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Disruption & innovation are constant in healthcare.

Join senior leaders in Health IT, digital health, and RCM for an inside view of the strategies health systems are using to scale innovation and improve financial resilience. You’ll leave with prioritized actions and real-world lessons to drive ROI across care, operations, and revenue.

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7:00 AMPanelRegistration Opens
8:50 AMPanel01. AI Portfolio Decisions: Scale, Pause or Kill?
8:50 AMPanel02. Tech and AI Must-Haves for Future-Ready Health Systems
8:50 AMPanel03. Lessons Learned for a Better Patient Financial Experience
8:50 AMFireside Chat05. The CIO-Chief Marketing Officer Alliance: Driving Growth through Digital Strategy
8:50 AMPanel07. The Latest Advances for Smart Hospitals and Rooms
8:50 AMPanel08. The CMIO Strategy for Value-Driven AI Integration
8:50 AMPanel09. Building a Culture of Continuous AI Learning
8:50 AMPanel10. Tech Tools to Reshape Patient Care
9:40 AMPanel01. Building a Foundation: Key Considerations for Scaling AI in Healthcare
9:40 AMPanel03. Pros and Cons When Outsourcing Revenue Cycle and IT Departments
9:40 AMPanel04. AI in the Revenue Cycle: What's Working and What Isn't
9:40 AMPanel06. Fostering Trust in Healthcare AI
9:40 AMPanel07. How Smaller Systems Can Bridge the AI and Tech Divide
9:40 AMPanel08. The Next Frontier for CMIOs in Ambient AI Transformation
9:40 AMPanel09. What's Hot and What's Not: Leading Innovation Adoption
9:40 AMPanel10. Where Virtual Nursing Will Go Next in 2035
10:20 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 AMPanel01. AI, Automation, and Risk: Balancing Innovation with Oversight
10:45 AMPanel02. Top Tactics for AI Growth & Alignment When Scaling Pilots
10:45 AMPanel03. Confronting and Mitigating Today's Revenue Cycle Challenges
10:45 AMPanel05. How CIOs Drive IT Team Innovation
10:45 AMPanel06. Paying the Price: Strategies for Managing Denials and Slow Payments
10:45 AMPanel08. Tech Transformation and Trust: What the Top CMIOs Do Best (and Lessons Learned)
10:45 AMPanel09. AI Adding Value to Staff Work-Life Balance
10:45 AMPanel10. Nurse-led Design: The Future of Clinical Technology
11:35 AMKeynote Panel01. Use Cases: What New Technologies and Strategies Will Actually Improve Patient Experience
11:35 AMSemi-Keynote Panel02. Home-Based Care Breakthroughs: Real-World Strategies and Lessons
11:35 AMSemi-Keynote Panel03. Where the Human Touch Succeeds in RCM
12:25 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 PMPanel01. How the CIO Role is Evolving
1:30 PMPanel02. AI Governance in an Era of Constant Change
1:30 PMPanel03. My Favorite KPI in the Revenue Cycle and Why
1:30 PMPanel04. Smarter AI Governance for Finance Leaders and Controlling Vendor Sprawl
1:30 PMPanel06. Interoperability as a Financial Lever and Fixing Data Flow Breakdowns
1:30 PMPanel06. 2027 Forecast: What CMIOs Need to Keep Top of Mind
1:30 PMPanel08. Best Strategies to Kick-Start Nursing Ambient AI Adoption
1:30 PMPanel09. Harnessing Data for Smarter Healthcare Operations
1:30 PMPanel10. High Stakes, Higher Tech: Redesigning Inpatient Care amid the Ambulatory Boom
2:20 PMPanel02. The Blueprint to Optimize AI ROI: 5 Core Concepts
2:20 PMPanel04. Beyond Champions of Tech: What Differentiates CMIO Influencers
2:20 PMPanel05. Strategies for Prioritizing Digital Spending
2:20 PMPanel07. How to Meet Rising Consumer Experience Expectations in Healthcare
2:20 PMPanel08. AI Agents in Care Delivery: What Works and What Doesn't
2:20 PMPanel09. Big Ideas to Build Better Cybersecurity Teams
2:20 PMPanel10. Designing User-Centric Tech for Nurses
3:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:20 PMFireside Chat01. Fireside Chat with Luis Taveras, PhD, Senior Vice President and CIO, Jefferson Health
3:20 PMPanel03. How to Minimize Burnout and Build Trust in Your RCM Workforce
3:20 PMPanel06. How AI Shifts Impact RCM Succession Planning
3:20 PMPanel07. Transform the Digital Patient Experience: Bold Ideas From Top Systems
3:20 PMPanel08. Strategies to Dispel AI Anxiety
3:20 PMPanel09. Partnership Wins: Health System and Big Tech Relationships Driving ROI
3:20 PMPanel10. Virtual Nursing: Inside the Successes, Setbacks and Surprises
5:00 PMPanelOpening Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
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7:30 AMPanelRegistration Opens
7:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:35 AMKeynote Panel01. Supercharge the Frontlines: Where Top Systems are Focused Next
8:35 AMSemi-Keynote Panel02. Lessons Learned in Healthcare Interoperability and Efficiency
8:35 AMSemi-Keynote Panel03. Problem Solving in the Revenue Cycle: 4 Leaders on Their Biggest Win � and What They're Tackling Next
8:35 AMKeynote Panel07. AI for Healthcare Marketing: Pitfalls and Best Practices
8:35 AMSemi-Keynote Panel10. The Next Wave of Cyberthreats in Healthcare
9:25 AMPanel01. The Next IT C-Suite Leader
9:25 AMPanel02. Real Costs of AI: What Leaders Need to Know Before Investing
9:25 AMPanel05. The ROI on Healthcare AI
9:25 AMPanel07. Why and How Marketing Leaders are Taking on Patient Experience
9:25 AMPanel08. Inside Innovation Success Stories: Turning Trends Into Transformation
9:25 AMPanel09. Sustainable Patient Access Practices: Lessons Learned
9:25 AMPanel10. Policy Updates to Know for AI and Cybersecurity
10:05 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:35 AMPanel01. Past the Pilot: Bold Strategies to Scale AI Enterprisewide
10:35 AMPanel03. Leaders' Financial Strategies and Hard Truths
10:35 AMPanel04. The CFO-RCM Partnership: How to Align on Metrics That Move the Needle
10:35 AMPanel06. What Transforms Good Virtual Care to Great
10:35 AMPanel07. AI in Healthcare Marketing: Strategy, Ethics and Impact
10:35 AMPanel08. AI in Patient Care: Real-World Impacts at the Bedside
10:35 AMPanel09. Trainees and AI Tools: Pros and Cons
10:35 AMPanel10. How to Plan for and Avoid Third-Party Cyberattacks
11:25 AMKeynote Panel01. The Best Investments for a Smarter EHR
11:25 AMSemi-Keynote Panel02. AI Agents in Action: Early Use Cases and Success Stories
11:25 AMSemi-Keynote Panel03. Before and After Stories: How Automation Is Transforming the Revenue Cycle
11:25 AMSemi-Keynote Panel07. From Googling a Physician to Paying the Bill: How to Create a Seamless Digital Experience
12:15 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:20 PMPanel01. Hospital at Home: Patient Experience and Technology Wins
1:20 PMPanel03. Optimize RCM: Mastering Denials, Charge Capture and Management Excellence
1:20 PMPanel04. How to Improve Payer Relations
1:20 PMPanel05. After the Breach: The 90 Days That Matter
1:20 PMPanel07. How Digital Health and Marketing Teams are Joining Forces for the Patient
1:20 PMPanel08. Where Ambient AI in Healthcare Adds Value
1:20 PMPanel09. Shorten Wait Times and Improve Access: What Works, What Doesn't
1:20 PMPanel10. The Real Needle-Moving Patient Care Tech
2:10 PMPanel01. Steering the Future: Visionary Leaders Driving Digital Health Evolution
2:10 PMPanel02. Empowering Nurses with Ambient Tech and Achieve ROI
2:10 PMPanel03. Destroy Silos: Interoperability in the Revenue Cycle
2:10 PMPanel04. Driving Revenue Cycle Innovation: Lessons from Top Systems
2:10 PMPanel06. Navigating the Next Wave of Revenue Cycle Pressures
2:10 PMPanel08. AI Strategy in Action: Wins, Roadblocks and Real-World Outcomes
2:10 PMPanel10. Build Elite Tech-Enabled Bedside Teams
2:50 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PMKeynote Panel01. How Executives Collaborate and Find Common Ground on AI
3:15 PMSemi-Keynote Panel02. Working at the Top of Their Degree: How AI Frees up Time for Staff
3:15 PMSemi-Keynote Panel03. What�s Next for the RCM Workforce: The New Roles Emerging
4:00 PMCelebrity Keynote01. Celebrity Keynote - Jimmy Johnson, NFL Hall of Fame Coach and Two Time Super Bowl Champion
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesOpening Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
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7:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:35 AMPanel01. AI and Platform Playbooks: Leaders' Wins, Pain Points and Lessons Learned
8:35 AMPanel02. AI Literacy 101: Training and Upskilling That Works
8:35 AMPanel04. Reimagining RCM Leadership to Prevent Burnout and Drive Loyalty
8:35 AMPanel05. Cyber Incidents That Didn�t Make Headlines � but Changed Everything
8:35 AMPanel07. The Tech Improving Access to Care at Top Health Systems
8:35 AMPanel08. Beyond 'Pajama Time': The Next Big Ways IT Will Boost Physician Happiness
8:35 AMPanel09. IT Investments: What's Actually Worth It?
8:35 AMPanel10. How to Build a Premier Virtual Nursing Program From Leaders Who Have Done It
8:35 AMPanel11. Lessons Learned: What Didn't Work When Outsourcing Departments
9:25 AMKeynote Panel01. AI in the Revenue Cycle: What�s Real, What�s Hype and What�s Working
9:25 AMSemi-Keynote Panel03. Surviving Medicaid Cuts and Preparing Finance Teams for the Next 2 Years
10:05 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:35 AMPanel02. The Big IT Decisions for 2027: Teams, Partnerships and Investment Trends
10:35 AMPanel07. High-Value Patient Engagement Strategy: 5 Bold Ideas
10:35 AMPanel08. The Most Interesting AI Clinical Use Cases & What's Next
10:35 AMPanel09. How to Build a Sustainable Patient Access & Engagement Strategy on a Budget
10:35 AMPanel10. What Virtual Care Stand-Outs Do Differently
10:35 AMPanel11. Top Ideas to Elevate Clinical Informatics at Academic Systems
11:25 AMKeynote Panel01. The CIO�s Playbook for Retraining the AI-Era Workforce
11:25 AMFireside Chat02. Strategies for Long-Term AI Use and Success
11:25 AMSemi-Keynote Panel03. RCM at Scale: Lessons From National and Regional Health Systems
12:15 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:20 PMPanel01. Still on the Same EHR � What We Finally Fixed
1:20 PMPanel03. How to Build a Resilient RCM Team without Burning Them Out
1:20 PMPanel06. From Fragmented to Fully Integrated: Creating a Seamless Front-to-Back-End Revenue Cycle
1:20 PMPanel07. Real Tech and Tactics to Deliver Patient Experience Wins
1:20 PMPanel08. Transform Patient Rooms with AI: Case Studies from 4 Systems
1:20 PMPanel09. Winning Strategies for Innovation That Sticks
1:20 PMPanel10. Empower Nurses with AI: The Next Frontier of Clinical Care
2:10 PMFireside Chat01. Multimodal Data, AI and the Emerging Infrastructure Leading to Disease Elimination
2:10 PMPanel02. Essential Tech for Thriving Health Systems
2:10 PMPanel08. Ambient AI Investments: Key Considerations and Lessons Learned
2:10 PMPanel09. From Dashboards to Decisions: The Data Powering Hospital Command Centers
2:10 PMPanel10. Best Tech to Beat Clinician Burnout
2:50 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PMPanel02. Engineering Tomorrow: Innovators Powering Digital Health Operations
3:15 PMPanel03. RCM Reinvented: Winning Approaches to Denials, Charge Capture and Management Excellence
3:15 PMPanel06. Smart Tech Investments: How to Boost Your Profit Margins
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesClosing Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall
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