By Ben Hilmes – ViVE has become one of those industry gatherings where real conversations happen. Leaders from across healthcare come together to showcase ideas and pressure-test them. I attended this year with a clear intention: to be present where systems-level change is discussed, and to engage in those conversations in a realistic, accountable way.
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By Beth Friedman – If ViVE 2026 had a plot twist, it was this: data is king, and every vendor is now a data company. The subplot of our health IT reality show is that AI innovation is no longer the headline, successful implementation is. Across three days of conversation, few shiny new tools emerged.
ViVE 2026 was in LA this week and Carol Flagg and Jared Johnson did some booth hopping to ask attendees their impressions of the event. Here is what they had to say.
Heading to ViVE next week in LA? Stop by the eFax by Consensus booth 1918 to learn more about their product. Have some down time traveling there? Take a listen to Bevey Miner on The Tate Chronicles with Jim Tate as they discuss the upcoming event.
ViVE 2026 start 2/22 in Los Angeles. With 9,000+ executives across the ecosystem, ViVE 2026 is where healthcare’s digital leaders meet to decide what’s next. Consider adding these sessions to your agenda.
Heading to the ViVE conference in Los Angeles? Add these booths to your trip to the exhibit hall. Say hi and tell them HealthIT Answers and Healthcare NOW Radio sent you!
Starts February 22nd in Los Angeles – ViVE is the premier event where the business of healthcare meets the future of technology. Co-created by HLTH and CHIME, ViVE unites health systems and payer leaders with the innovators, investors, and solution partners driving measurable transformation across digital health.
Looking for a conference to attend this Winter? Check out these five events to consider: RSNA 2025, Transform 2025, CES 2026, 2026 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, and ViVE 2026.
By Erica Olenski – Walking the floor at ViVE 2025, it was impossible to ignore how much of the conversation around technology has shifted. What once felt like hype now felt like momentum—real, tangible progress in how healthcare organizations are rethinking technology’s role in patient care.