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HIMSS is one of the largest gatherings in health IT, bringing together more than 30,000 healthcare leaders, CIOs, executives, and innovators to explore the future of healthcare technology.

Throughout the conference, we’re talking with top companies and industry leaders about the biggest trends shaping healthcare today including AI, cybersecurity, workforce challenges, leadership, and major product announcements from the show floor.

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The Trump administration on Friday unveiled legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence.

The aim is to create security and safety guardrails for the use of AI while also preventing states from enacting their own laws. The legislative framework is intended to be a blueprint for Congress to guide AI regulation.

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The Trump Administration, this past Friday, put forth its new National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, a set of goals and recommendations for legislators that the White House says should streamline innovation while protecting families and communities and expanding workforce development, among other priorities.

Along with other AI imperatives, the legislative framework seeks to further establish efforts to unify a national artificial intelligence policy that prevents potentially conflicting state regulations.

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The White House has released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations, a broad proposal intended to guide Congress in developing the first comprehensive federal AI law.

The framework outlines a national strategy for AI development while also addressing risks such as child safety, intellectual property, and infrastructure demands.

It’s hard not to conclude that the US healthcare system is at an inflection point. After more than 40 years in this industry, I feel that few other moments (perhaps COVID?) have carried the same weight of urgency, disruption, and potential.

Our complex healthcare ecosystem has always operated under pressure. Financial constraints, reimbursement changes, and a shifting regulatory environment are constants in the revenue cycle and across the broader system. What is different now is the pace and scale of technological change, particularly with artificial intelligence (AI).​

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 2, 2026 – AGS Health^®, a leading provider of tech-enabled RCM solutions and a strategic growth partner to healthcare providers across the U.S., announced today it has enhanced its security profile with HITRUST i1 certification for its cloud-hosted and on-premises enterprise infrastructure and SaaS applications, and the systems and platforms that support its global operations. This certification shows that AGS Health has met requirements defined by a leading cybersecurity assurance leader and confirms that strong controls are in place to protect sensitive data and manage risk effectively.

“Earning HITRUST Certification demonstrates AGS Health’s commitment to managing information risk and protecting sensitive data through a rigorous, proven assurance process,” said Gregory Webb, CEO at HITRUST. “This achievement reflects the organization’s proactive approach to cybersecurity and trust.”

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) initiative in January 2026, more than 700 hospitals across the country took another significant step toward enacting value-based care.

The five-year, episode-based payment model aims to improve the patient experience by linking hospitals’ financial incentives directly to patient outcomes and seamlessly coordinating care between providers.

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Preserving and protecting brain health is one of the most crucial things you can do, not just for longevity, but also to maintain your quality of life—but some of the measures many of us take to stay sharp may actually have the opposite effect.

Chances are you’ve seen commercials for vitamins, supplements and other products that promise to keep your noggin working properly, but buyer beware: Many of them aren’t very effective, and some of them may potentially accelerate brain aging, increasing your risk of cognitive decline.

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The healthcare technology industry supports reducing health IT certification complexities. But some of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's latest proposed changes – which eliminate 34 requirements and revise seven others – still need tweaking, industry experts say.

The EHR Association spoke with Healthcare IT News recently about some key aspects of the latest health IT certification proposed rulemaking – Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability version 5, or HTI-5 – including reductions to data exchange and security conditions.

Already grappling with staffing shortages and clinical personnel burnout, provider organizations are now facing rising clinical denial rates as payers focus on medical necessity and prior authorization issues stemming from insufficient clinical documentation. These denials have risen sharply over the past few years for reasons ranging from increased audits and deeper integration of AI and automation into the claim review process to increasingly stringent denial practices. As a result, hospitals’ already strained budgets and operational capacity are being stretched to the breaking point.

Wellesley, MA — January 12, 2026 — MDaudit, an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, is honored to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best in Business of 2025. The annual program celebrates organizations that drive innovation, efficiency, and excellence, highlighting their pivotal role in enhancing the overall healthcare ecosystem.

Time is money, and many physician practices today are short on both. Which is why optimizing billing workflows to accelerate claims submission and improve accuracy should be an administrative priority to turn things around on both fronts.

Technology is often the go-to solution for healthcare administrative workflow woes, including billing. Still, it’s just one of several practical steps that can deliver tangible impact, many of which require little to no capital investment.

Wellesley, MA — January 6, 2026 — MDaudit, an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for RCM that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, announced today the expansion of its executive team as the company seeks to expand its footprint and prominence in the healthcare revenue integrity market. Nicholas Rodich joins MDaudit as Chief Commercial Officer, and Johnny Kaye as Chief Operating Officer. Additionally, Jaenna Babajane was promoted to Chief Customer Officer and Nisheet Goenka to Chief Technology Officer.

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launches its Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) initiative next year, the aim will be to improve the patient experience by better coordinating care between healthcare providers.

For more than 700 hospitals across the country, it will mean meeting new accountability, cost, outcomes, and quality standards for surgical care.

The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have issued updated enforcement discretion criteria and extended the compliance deadline for several requirements under the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-1) Final Rule.

Health IT developers who were expected to meet certification requirements by January 1, 2026, will now have until the end of February to complete mandated updates.