| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | | Networking Opportunities | Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 01 | Panel | 1. AI Literacy for Clinicians: Training and Upskilling That Works | James M. Blum, MD, FCCM, Chief Health Information Officer, University of Iowa Health Care
Brian Patterson, MD, MPH, Physician Administrative Director, Clinical AI, UW Health
Bennett Cheramie, MSN, RN, CHCIO, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Sathya Vijayakumar, MS, MBA, LSSGB, Director, Appeals and Denials, Intermountain Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 02 | Panel | 2. Lessons Learned: Addressing and Mitigating AI Fears | Ryan Blackwell, Senior Vice President, IT Operations, Cloud and Cybersecurity Services, GAVS Technologies
Erik Zempel, Director, Service Management and Interim Senior Director, Business IT, Michigan Medicine
Howard L. Haronian, MD, FACC, Senior Vice President, Physician in Chief, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute
Minal Shah, MD, Medical Director, Virtual Care, Hospital Medicine, System Physician Informaticist, CommonSpirit Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 03 | Panel | 3. EHR Rollout Cost Projections vs. Reality - What to Expect | Daniel Kuntzi, Director, Information Systems, Chapters Health System
Julie Sarinelli, MSN, RN, Executive Director Clinical Applications, Information Services and Support, Atlantic Health
Oliver Galicki, MPH, PMP, CHCIO, Vice President, Clinical Applications, Memorial Hermann Health System
Tammie Rubel, MSN-ED, RN, Director, Patient Care Services, McLaren Flint
Stephanie Hines, MBA, RN-BC, CHCIO, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Valleywise Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 04 | Panel | 4. Reducing Noise in Revenue Cycle: Best Practices for Eliminating Unnecessary Tasks | Shana Tate, MBA, Chief Revenue Officer, Ballad Health
Michele Napier, MBA, FACHE, FHFMA, Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Orlando Health
Tim Sibert, MHRM, Director, Revenue Operations, Family Care Center
Henry Stokman, Principal, ECG Management Consultants
Katy Howard-Rife, MS, Director, Revenue Cycle Improvement, Eskenazi Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 05 | Panel | 5. Transforming IT Teams: The Evolving Role of the CIO | Michael Archuleta, Chief Information Officer and HIPAA and Information Security Officer, Mt. San Rafael Hospital
Scott Martin, MBA, Chief Information Officer, Diversus Health
Michael Mistretta, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 07 | Panel | 7. Fresh Ideas to Ignite Patient and Employee Engagement | Kristy Haggett, DO, FAAP, Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville and St. Charles
Joseph Wikman, Senior Director, Digital Patient Experience, Rush
Jonna Jenkins, DNP, RN, Founder, Principal, and Chief Nurse Executive, Sano Leadership
Scott James, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Gerard Pierre Jenkins, MD, MA, Chief Medical Executive, Eden Medical Hospital, Sutter Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 08 | Panel | 8. Hospital Workforce AI and Automation Done Right: What Top Leaders Know Now | John Novak, Chief information Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Hiral Patel, System Director, Innovation Action and Enablement, Endeavor Health
Crystal Broj, CPDHTS, Enterprise Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Medical University of South Carolina
Mark Connolly, MEng, Program Director, Digital Data Solutions and Strategy, UChicago Medicine |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 09 | Panel | 9. Inspiring the Next Generation of Clinical Informaticists | Leo Bay, DO, FAAFP, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Essentia Health
Ameena Husain, DO, Neonatologist and Assistant Professor, Neonatology Division, University of Utah School of Medicine
Thomas Spiegel, MD, MBA, MS, FACEP, Vice President and Health System Chief Quality Officer, University of Chicago Medicine
Charles Emerman, MD, Chair, Emergency Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center
Ally Schroepfer, MSN, RN, NI-BC, CPN, IS Nursing Liaison, Rush University Medical Center |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 10 | Panel | 10. The Most Exciting Tech for the Next 12 Months | Rebecca Stametz, Vice President, Digital Transformation, Geisinger
Ilir Zenku, PMP, CHCIO, FACHE, Assistant Vice President, Health System IT, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Fernanda C.G. Polubriaginof, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Anthony Pratt, MBA, Director, IS Service Desk, Sinai Health Systems |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 11 | Panel | 11. Digital and Virtual Care: Strategies with Results | Kameron Ferdowsali, MD, Regional Medical Director, Altea Healthcare; Director, Tele-Critical Care, Utah Region, USACS; Division Chief, Medical Specialties, PeaceHealth
Harshal Shah, MBA, MHA, Director, Virtual Care, Hackensack Meridian Health
Parag Jain, Director, Clinical Research, Children's Health and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Marie Lee, PMP, MEd, Director, Virtual Care, Henry Ford Health |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 12 | Presentation | 12. Outmaneuvering Insurers with AI: Reinventing Prior Authorization for Speed of Service and Payment | Ismet Sharich, Director, Access and Financial Clearance, Riverside Healthcare |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 13 | Panel | 13. Scaling Pilots That Work Enterprisewide: Best People and Technology Strategies | Jeffrey S. Sturman, CHCIO, CDH-E, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer, Memorial Healthcare System
Ken Nepple, MD, FACS, Associate Chief Health Information Officer, Physician Value Officer, Clinical Documentation Improvement Advisor, Clinical Professor, Urology, University of Iowa Health Care
Regan Theiler, MD, PhD, Chair, Hospital Virtual Care, Mayo Clinic |
| 8:35 AM - 9:15 AM | 14 | Fireside Chat | 14. Fireside Chat - Shakeeb Akhter, CHCIO, CDH-E, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Shakeeb Akhter, CHCIO, CDH-E, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| 8:35 AM - 3:55 PM | Forums / Summits | Networking Opportunities | AI Summit | |
| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | 01 | Keynote Panel | 1. Future-Proofing AI Strategies and Governance | Michael Pfeffer, MD, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine
Sandra Elliott, MBA, Vice President, Chief Innovation and Commercialization Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
Richard Zane, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Innovation Officer, UCHealth
Salim Saiyed, MD, MBA, FAMIA, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, UT Health Austin; Assistant Professor, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin |
| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | 02 | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. Digital Playbooks to Succeed in Competitive Markets | Tesha Montgomery, RN, MHA, FACHE, Senior Vice President, System Patient Access, Houston Methodist
Anuj Mehta, MD, MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, South Region, Hackensack Meridian Health
Michael Hasselberg, PhD, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, Nebraska Medicine |
| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | 03 | Presentation | 3. Reducing No Auth Claim Denials: A Provider's Perspective | Regina Taylor, Access Program Director, Northwestern Medicine
Noam Davidoff, Director, Access, Northwestern Medicine
Rasa Ruzgas, MBA, Director, Revenue Cycle and Analytics, Northwestern Medicine |
| 9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | 05 | Fireside Chat | 5. Fireside Chat - Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health | Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 01 | Panel | 1. AI Off Limits: Navigating Ethical Boundaries of AI in Healthcare | Ann Cappellari, MD, System Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, SSM Health
Umberto Tachinardi, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Health Digital Officer, UC Health
Pooja Vyas, DO, MBA, CPE, System Vice President, Care Coordination and Physician Advisement, SSM Health
Jaya Phookan, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Aurora Medical Center, Mount Pleasant, Advocate Health |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 02 | Panel | 2. AI in RCM: From Buzzword to Performance Catalyst | Jenn Mykland, MHA, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, MultiCare Health System
Nicole L. Fountain, CRCE, CHAM, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, UChicago Medicine
Elias Villaverde, Director, Revenue Cycle Analytics Automation, AdventHealth
Colene Hickman, Director, Revenue Cycle, Southern Coos Hospital and Health Clinic
Blake Evans, MBA, System Vice President, Revenue Cycle, Rush University Medical Center |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 03 | Presentation | 3. The Innovation Design Unit: How Nebraska Medicine Approached the Evolution of Healthcare | Ron Carson, Executive Director, Enterprise Applications, Nebraska Medicine
Bethany Lowndes, PhD, Scientific Director Innovation, Nebraska Medicine
Kara Tomlinson, DNP, RN, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Executive Director, System Care Delivery and Innovation, Nebraska Medicine |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 04 | Featured Session | 4. Unlocking Data & Efficiency: How a Major Health System Transformed Workflows with Data Fabric and AI | Sarah Galyon, Senior Director, Healthcare Solutions, Intellistack
Sarah Staley, Director, Billing Operations, Synergy Orthopedics
Jeannie Zaemes, Vice President, Marketing, Intellistack |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 05 | Panel | 5. The Next Tech Must-Haves for Health Systems | Kumar Aditya, MBA, MS, MTECH, Executive Director, Information Technology, Atlantic Health
Desmond D'Souza, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor, Thoracic Surgery Division and Associate Vice Chair, Quality and Patient Safety, Surgery Department, James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Shea C. Gregg, MD, FACS, Chair, CT State Trauma Committee and Chair, Surgery Department, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare
John Gachago, DHA, VP of Digital Innovation, Parrish Healthcare |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 06 | Panel | 6. Efficient Ideas to Elevate Patient Engagement | Gregg Nicandri, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
Shahidul Mannan, MBA, MPH, CPDHTS, Chief Data Analytics and AI Officer, Orlando Health
Andrew Kim, MD, MBA, Director, Physician Informatics, Baylor Scott & White Health
J.B. Powell, Head of Growth, Patient Support, DoseSpot |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 07 | Panel | 7. Digital Engagement for Lasting Patient Connections | Preston Hodapp, BS, Director, Patient Access, Phelps Health
Dawson Ballard Jr., RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-P, CPCD, CUC, RCMS, CEMC, CPMA CEMA, AAPC Fellow, Coding Auditor and Educator, Rush University Medical Center
Laura Wood, BA, MSOM, Program Administrator, Northwest Regional Campus, UAMS Health
Rasika Surpali, MS in Clinical Informatics from Stanford University, Associate Director, Clinical Applications, UCSF Health |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 08 | Panel | 8. AI Governance in an Era of Constant Change | Shelly Nash, DO, FACOOG, Senior Vice President and Global Chief Medical Information Officer, Fresenius Medical Care
Ashok Kurian, Assistant Vice President, Information Services, Data and Artificial Intelligence, Texas Children's Hospital
Girish N. Nadkarni, MD, MPH, Fishberg Professor of Medicine; Chair, Windreich Department of AI and Human Health; Director, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health and Inaugural Chief AI Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
Kelly Greening, JD, Associate General Counsel, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 09 | Panel | 9. Digital Health's Next Generation of Teams and Leaders | Lisa Stump, BSPharm, MS, FASHP, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer, Mount Sinai Health System
Teresa Ash, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, System Director, UC Health
Jessica Zhang, MPH, Director, Digital Health and Strategy, Boston Children's Hospital
Jimmy Chung, MD, MBA, FACS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 10 | Panel | 10. How to Make Telehealth and Hospital at Home Pay Off | Amber Humphrey, Senior Director, Telehealth, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cindy Welsh, RN, FACHE, MBA, Former Vice President, TeleAcute and Respiratory Care, Advocate Health
Joe Esneault, MBA, Chief Clinical Data Officer, Tulane University Medical Group
Russell Fiorella, MD, MBA, FACHE, System Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Medical Affairs, Sinai Chicago |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 11 | Panel | 11. What Works: Projects Making a Real Difference for Access | Indrajit Choudhuri, MD, Chief Digital Officer, Cardiovascular Quality Co-Chair and Electrophysiology Chief, Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital
Suzi Talarico, RN, MSN, FNP, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief APP Leader, Providence Clinical Network
Sophia Saleem, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, NHPP at Northwell Health
Catriona Harrop, MD, FACP, SFHM, Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Physician Executive, Jefferson Medical Group, Jefferson Health |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 12 | Presentation | 12. How Northwestern Medicine Built Its Own Generative AI | Samir Abboud, MD, Chief, Emergency Radiology, Northwestern Medicine
Lanty O'Connor, Program Director, Research and Development, Northwestern Medicine |
| 10:35 AM - 11:15 AM | 13 | Panel | 13. Blueprint for AI Policies and Risk Management | Brian Patterson, MD, MPH, Physician Administrative Director, Clinical AI, UW Health
Yasir Tarabichi, MD, MSCR, Chief Medical Informatics, Ovatient; Chief Health AI Officer, MetroHealth System
John Shanahan, Director, Cancer Informatics, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 01 | Panel | 1. Digital Health Investments: Exploring ROI, Opportunities and Challenges | James Forrester, MS, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
Matthew Harinstein, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, UPMC International
Mark Townsend, MD, MHCM, Chief Clinical Digital Ventures Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Nio Queiro, Former Chief Strategy Officer, Nashville General Hospital |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 02 | Panel | 2. The Tech Tools That Are Revolutionizing Diagnosis and Care | James M. Blum, MD, FCCM, Chief Health Information Officer, University of Iowa Health Care
Yasir Tarabichi, MD, MSCR, Chief Medical Informatics, Ovatient; Chief Health AI Officer, MetroHealth System
Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD, Magerstadt Professor and Chair, Pathology Department, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Pathologist-in-Chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Renald Rooney, Director, Data Analytics, Compass Health Center |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 03 | Panel | 3. Using Automation and AI to Ignite Revenue Cycle Teams | Melissa Koehler, DHA, MBA, RHIA, CHDA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CSBI, CRCR, CSPR, FAHIMA, Assistant Vice President, Health Information Managment, Inova Health System
Michael Laukaitis, MBA, Director, Revenue Cycle Analytics, Accounting and Quality Assurance, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jennifer Liggins, Manager, Revenue Cycle, Mount Sinai Health System
Michelle Myers, MHL, CPC, Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Management, Boulder Care |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 04 | Panel | 4. Driving Revenue Cycle Innovation: Lessons from High-Performing Health Systems | Darlene Vendittelli, MSM, Director, Digital Revenue Management, Southcoast Health
Sagar Parikh, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Operations, Exellence and Innovation, Ensemble Health Partners
Ismet Sharich, Director, Access and Financial Clearance, Riverside Healthcare
Anneliese Fischer, MBA, Revenue Cycle Manager, The Medical Center at Ocean Reef |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 05 | Panel | 5. Future-Proofing EHRs: What Leaders are Planning and Doing | Karen E. Hunter, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CENP, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Adventist Health
Jason Cherry, MBA, Director, IS Technology Services, Lexington Medical Center |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 06 | Featured Session | 6. The Value of Physician Expertise in the Revenue Cycle | |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 07 | Panel | 7. How Healthcare Leaders Prioritize Digital Spending | Jason Szczuka, Chief Digital Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Dan Shields, Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Digital Medicine
Joy Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System
Lisa Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer, UNC Health Medical Group |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 08 | Panel | 8. What Rural Healthcare Needs to Bridge the AI Divide | Benjamin Armfield, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Sonoma Valley Hospital
Will Johnson, MBA, CHCIO, FHIMSS, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Tidelands Health
Scott Vaughan, MIS, CISSP, CISM, CHISL, Director, Information Services, Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Kristy K. Ward, MD, MAS, Associate Professor, Medical Director, Robotic Surgery and Director, Gynecologic Oncology Division, WVU Medicine |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 09 | Panel | 9. Best Ideas to Build a Data Science and Analytics Team | Richard Clarke, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer, Highmark Health
Albert Duntugan, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, UCLA Health
Kerri Webster, MS, RN, CPHIMS, Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer, Children's Hospital Colorado |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 10 | Panel | 10. Data-Driven Optimization: Leveraging Meaningful Insights for Processes | Randall J. Farmer, MS, MEd, Chief Operating Officer, Delaware Health Information Network
Rosalind Newton, Associate Chief, Research Informatics, Emory Healthcare
Scott Briercheck, Director, AI & Product Platform Management, TeleTracking
Jennifer Ledford, Director, Analytics and Financial Operations, Northeast Georgia Health Systems |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 11 | Panel | 11. Seamless Strategies: IT Ownership After a Deal | Jon Copley, MHA, Chief Innovation Technology Officer and Vice President, Digital Technology, Franciscan Health Alliance
Rusty Yeager, Chief Information Officer, Encompass Health Corporation
Krishna Tangirala, Senior Director, Information Security Operations, Temple University Health System
Dave Lamar, Chief Growth Officer, MediQuant |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 12 | Panel | 12. Big Tech: Partner or Competitor for Health Systems? | Debi Lasswell, MHA, Senior Director, Revenue Cycle, Providence Clinical Network
Fernando Small, PhD, CHCIO, Associate Vice President, Chief Academic Office Administration, Core Administration, Academic Systems and Analytics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Monica Peze, Vice President, Information Technology, Ochsner Health System
Anna Flattau, MD, MSc, MS, Enterprise Chief, Primary Care and Chair, Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Health |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 13 | Presentation | 13. What Health System Leaders Must Ask Before Signing an AI Vendor Contract | John Doulis, MD, MBBS, Grad.DIP, Vice President, Data Services and Technology Innovation, HCA Healthcare |
| 11:25 AM - 12:05 PM | 14 | Presentation | 14. AI for Small Health Systems: What Is Achievable vs. Not Affordable | J.D. Whitlock, Chief Information Officer, Dayton Children's Hospital |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | | Networking Opportunities | Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 01 | Panel | 1. Forecasting Tomorrow: CMIOs Navigate the Future | Chris DeFlitch, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Vice President, Chief Medical Information Officer, Penn State Health; Professor, Penn State College of Medicine, Emergency Physician, Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Gregg Nicandri, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Rochester Medical Center
Keith Woeltje, Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Sashi Kodali, MD, CPHQ, FHM, Corporate Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, HCA |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 02 | Featured Session | 2. AI Meets the Mid-Revenue Cycle: Inova's Strategy for Smarter Care and Appropriate Reimbursement | Erin Hodson, MSN, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, Inova
Michelle Tutem Greame, PA-C, MSHS, Assistant Vice President, Revenue Integrity, Inova
Heather Bassett, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Xsolis
Tanya Sanderson, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CRCR, CHFP, Senior Director, Revenue Integrity, Xsolis |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 03 | Panel | 3. Outsourcing Revenue Cycle and IT Departments: The Pros and Cons | Angela Kobel, MBA, MAcc, Chief Financial Officer, Clay County Medical Center
Lynn Ansley, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Moffitt Cancer Center
Darlynn Tate, MBA, Director, Revenue Cycle and Coding, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Aaron Waldie, BA, CHFP, Director, Revenue Cycle, Union General Health System |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 04 | Featured Session | 4. The Modern Marketing Organization: Accelerating Innovation & Impact in Healthcare | Jay Sivasailam, Chief Brand and Division Marketing Officer, Providence
J. Cris Salinas, MD, Head, Industry Strategy & Marketing, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Adobe |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 05 | Panel | 5. Smart Hospitals and Rooms: The Latest Advances | Duane Perry, MBA, BSN, CENP, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, OhioHealth
Amit Patel, MSN, NI-BC, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Tampa General Hospital
Chris Denman, Vice President, Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer, Sugar Land, Memorial Hermann Health System
Sarah Kitchen, RN, BSN, CBN, Director, Virtual Care Strategies, INTEGRIS Health |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 06 | Panel | 6. Strategic Investments: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Profit Margins in Healthcare | John Revis, Director, Clinical Operations, Endeavor Health
Douglas Kreis, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Thunder Bay Community Health Service
Danyelle Binko, MHA, President, Entech Advisors |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 07 | Panel | 7. Patient Engagement Strategies: Digital Winners and Losers | Byung Kang, Executive Director, Health IT, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Amira Welch, Vice President, System Access, Beacon Health System
Nate Gladwell, RN, MHA, Executive Director, Network Development and Digital Health, University of Utah Health
Nicole Rogas, President, RevSpring |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 08 | Panel | 8. AI in Patient Care: Real-World Impacts at the Bedside | Rob Campbell, Director, Data Science and AI, Corewell Health
Lien Le, MD, MBA, Vice President Hospital Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Tampa General Hospital
Ken Nepple, MD, FACS, Associate Chief Health Information Officer, Physician Value Officer, Clinical Documentation Improvement Advisor, Clinical Professor, Urology, University of Iowa Health Care
Tom Andriola, MS, MBA, Chief Digital Officer and Vice Chancellor, Information, Technology and Data, UC Irvine |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 09 | Panel | 9. Beyond Checkboxes: How Diversity Drives Better Tech | Jason Raidbard, MPA, FACMPE, Executive Administrator, University of Chicago
Marcus Speaker, MD, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Carilion Clinic
Tammie Rubel, MSN-ED, RN, Director, Patient Care Services, McLaren Flint |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 10 | Panel | 10. From Dictation to Documentation: The Future of Ambient AI in Healthcare | Lisa Bazis, Chief Information Security Officer, Nebraska Medicine
Sai Kand, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Holy Name Medical Center AKA Holy Name Health
Biju Samkutty, Chief Operating Officer, International and Enterprise Automation, Mayo Clinic
Gregg Miller, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Vituity |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 11 | Panel | 11. Streamlining Workflows: Proven Digital Solutions and Pitfalls to Avoid | Jason Misurac, MD, MS, Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Associate Chief Health Information Officer, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Sam Shen, MD, MBA, CPPS, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Emergency Medicine Department and Patient Safety Officer, Stanford Health Care
James Solava, DO, MMM, FACP, Medical Director, Clinical Informatics, Allegheny Health Network
Jody Hinton, Senior Director, Medical Revenue Operations, PDS Health |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 12 | Presentation | 12. Optimizing Cancer Registry Extraction with AI | Corey Arnold, PhD, Director, Biomedical Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, Professor and Vice Chair, Research, Radiological Sciences, UCLA Health
Albert Duntugan, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, UCLA Health
Meng Wei, MBA, Chief, Clinical Analytics and Chair, Health Integrated Analytics Group, UCLA Health |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | 13 | Panel | 13. ROI in Healthcare AI: Stop Guessing and Start Achieving Meaningful Results | Melissa Sousa, MBA, Corporate Director, AI Strategy, Emory Healthcare
Crystal Broj, CPDHTS, Enterprise Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Medical University of South Carolina
Sagar Sanghvi, Chief Financial Officer, Abridge |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 01 | Keynote Panel | 1. Improving Patient Experience with New Technologies and Strategies | Amy Trainor, RN, Chief Information Officer, Ochsner Health
Ryan Vervack, Chief Technology Officer, University of Maryland Medical System
Paul Casey, MD, MBA, FACEP, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Rush University System for Health |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 02 | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. Next-Gen EHRs: Smart Choices for Progressive Health Systems | Tim Calahan, MS, MBA, DBA, Chief Technology Officer, University of Michigan Health
Jawad Khan, Vice President, Enterprise Analytics, Akron Children’s Hospital
Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH, FCCP, Physician, National TeleICU Program and Physician, V10 Clinical Resource Hub and Tele-Emergency Care, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Dan Exley, MMI, FABC, ACHIP, Interim Chief Information and Innovation Officer, Sharp HealthCare |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 03 | Fireside Chat | 3. Fireside Chat - Michael Pfeffer, MD, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine | Michael Pfeffer, MD, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 04 | Presentation | 4. Leveraging Virtual Care Teams to Expand Access in Value-Based Care | Monique Diaz, MD, Region Vice President, Chief Medical Informatics Officer - California, CommonSpirit
Imad Jobah, MHA, Manager, Patient Access, CommonSpirit Health
Jennifer Pennon, MSN, FNP-C, Region Director Practice Innovation, CommonSpirit Health
J. Bianca Roberts, MD, Virtualist Program Medical Director, CommonSpirit Health; Family Medicine Department Chair, Mercy Medical Group |
| 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 14 | Presentation | 14. Code to Care: Driving AI Adoption, Collaboration and ROI in Healthcare | Albert Villarin, MD, FACEP, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Nuvance Health
Salim Afshar, MD, DMD, FACS, Faculty and AI Translation Lead, Health Systems Innovation Lab, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Vice President, Innovation, Essen Health |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 01 | Panel | 1. From Idea to Implementation: How Health Systems Can Effectively Pilot New Technologies | Vish Anantraman, Chief Technology Officer, Centauri Health Solutions
Kelley Hamby, MSN, MBA, RN, System Chief Nursing Executive, Baptist Health
Tom Kelly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Heidi Health
Bhrandon Harris, MD, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, University of Illinois Hospital & Health System |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 02 | Panel | 2. Bold Ideas to Bridge the Healthcare Innovation Gap (Without Overspending) | Vinay Bhooma, MD, President, Southern Illinois, SSM Health Medical Group; Region Chief Medical Officer, SSM Health Illinois
Ebrahim Barkoudah, MD, MPH, MBA, division chief, Baystate Health
Gian Varbaro, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Anil Saldanha, MS, Chief Innovation Officer, Rush University System for Health |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 03 | Panel | 3. Building a Better Patient Financial Experience | Robert V. Boos, Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, Centra
Billie Jean Mounts, MBA, FHFMA, EHRC, CRCR, CSMC, Chief Revenue Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Kevin Sharp, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, ProMedica Health System
Roxanne Lopez, Director, Patient Financial Services, Children's Hospital Colorado |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 05 | Panel | 5. Transforming Digital and Virtual Care to Succeed | Kolaleh Eskandanian, PhD, MBA, PMP, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Childrens National Health System
Garrett Olin, MBA, Chief Information Officer, Shasta Community Health Center
Hemali Patel, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Virtual Health, UCHealth
Erica Carney, MBA, Director, Virtual Care Transformation, Virtua Health |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 07 | Panel | 7. Digital Strategies to Engage Patients | Kenny J Cole, MD, MS, System Vice President Clinical Improvement Medical Director Digital Medicine, Ochsner Health System
Jen Jackson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Operations and Chief Nursing Officer, UC Health
Malik Bahar, MS, Assistant Vice President, Access Center, Virtua Health
Jaimie Weber, MBA-HM, MSN-ED, RN, PHN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K, CNOR, System Director of Nursing Perioperative Services, Alameda Health System |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 08 | Presentation | 8. Transforming Emergency Care: The Power of Technology and Collaboration | Patrice Callagy, RN, MPH, MSN, Vice President, Emergency Services, Stanford Health Care
Jennifer Fralick, Vice President, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Stanford Health Care
Ann-Marie Yap, CHCIO, CDH-E, Executive Director Technology and Digital Solutions, Stanford Health Care, Standford School of Medicine |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 09 | Panel | 9. Why Health Systems Are Teaming Up on Digital, AI | Nabil Chehade, MD, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation, Innovation and Strategy Officer, MetroHealth System
Richard Mulry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwell Holdings
Ryan Ribeira, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford Health Care
Justin Brueck, MHA, MA, System Vice President, Innovation and Research, Endeavor Health |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 10 | Presentation | 10. The Hospital of the Future - Emory's Journey | Jason Atkins, MBI, RN-BC, Vice President and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, Emory Healthcare
Laura Fultz, Interim Chief Information Digital Officer, Emory Healthcare |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 11 | Panel | 11. The Innovation Gap: Why Some Lead and Others Follow | Adil Alaoui, Director, Health Informatics, Georgetown University Medical Center
Mark Helms, MBA, Executive Director, Strategy and Analytics, UChicago Medicine
Eric Snyder, Executive Director Technology Innovation, University of Rochester Medical Center
Lisa Carter, NE-BC, FABC, President - Southern Region, Ballad Health
Ije Akunyili, MD, MBA, MPA, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center, RWJBarnabas Health, New Jersey Medical School |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 12 | Panel | 12. Why Health Systems Buy vs. Build — And When That's a Mistake | Kunjan Divatia, MS, MBA, Vice President, Digital Technology Solutions, Yale New Haven Health System
Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Health Innovation, Enterprises; Professor and Chairman, Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineDepartment, UPMC Health System
Gulshan Mehta, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Blanchard Valley Health System |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 13 | Presentation | 13. Blending New & Old Tech: How to Innovate with Operational and Clinical Impact | Michael Mainiero, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Catholic Health |
| 3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | 14 | Presentation | 14. Use of Ambient Speech Technology to Reduce Administrative Burden | Samantha Coleman, Product Owner, Ambient Speech Technology, HCA Healthcare
Vikesh Tahiliani, MD, MBA, Vice President and Domain Leader, Clinical Documentation Transformation, Digital Transformation and Innovation, HCA Healthcare |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 01 | Celebrity Keynote | 1. Celebrity Keynote - Simone Biles | Simone Biles, Athlete and Advocate
Shiv Rao, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Abridge |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | | Networking Opportunities | Closing Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall | |
