Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2025
While AI — from generative to agentic — was the talk of HIMSS25, the annual gathering of the health IT trade association held March 3-6 in Las Vegas, the thousands of executives in attendance discussed a variety of technological advancements in healthcare.
Here are five takeaways from the event, according to Becker’s interviews with executives on site:
1. The AI race. Many health system leaders discussed their enterprise rollouts or pilots of ambient AI technology to document patient visits. “I’ve been in this business 30 years and nothing has come close to being this impactful, this quickly, at the right time,” said Eric Poon, MD, chief health information officer of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System, which turned on Abridge...