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HIMSS26 speaker Andrew Rubin will discuss how NYU Langone Health established a service-oriented patient interaction program in its ambulatory care centers that has improved patient satisfaction.

Virginia Halsey of FDB explains how Model Context Protocols set limits for AI models so they defer to human clinical judgment rather than guessing at answers. This prevents hallucinations that can impact patient safety.

Terry Rubin, cofounder of The Professional Communicators, joins MobiHealthNews to preview his upcoming HIMSS26 talk, where he'll discuss problems that arise when experts focus on everything they know, rather than what their audience needs to understand.

Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton recommends that states use Rural Health Transformation Program money to move beyond hospital-centric care models and supplement local health services with virtual-first primary and specialty care.

Also, Wellumio has received $4 million in pre-Series A funding to further develop its portable, AI-augmented brain scanner.

Also, an Indian sleep tech startup is headingo the United States after raising $3 million in seed funding.

General Catalyst's Dr. Stephen Klasko discusses his keynote at the Smart Health Transformation Preconference Forum at HIMSS26, where he'll outline how healthcare can become truly patient-centered by being "tailored to the individual, and made swift."

The company launched a cloud-native operator console to replace legacy hospital switchboards and streamline call routing, alerts and communication workflows.

Rivalling OpenEvidence and DoxGPT, Heidi’s latest offering, Heidi Evidence, sets itself apart by allowing clinicians to upload their own sources and documents.

Ryan M. Harrison of the CDC joins MobiHealthNews to preview his upcoming HIMSS26 talk where he'll discuss how the agency’s Technical Reference Architecture accelerates digital transformation across federal public health systems.