Industry partner spotlights feature engaging, passionate speakers whose talks expose new ideas in healthcare that are supported by concrete evidence and are relevant to current and future industry trends. Presentations will explore novel and counterintuitive approaches to solving the many complex problems facing our health system.

Among the operational areas most in need of support from IT leaders in patient care organizations right now are all the processes around revenue cycle management, and the optimization of clinician workflow. And to move forward in those areas will require strategic thinking and smart execution. Suzi Dack, Senior IT Director for Business Applications at the Phoenix-based Banner Health, and her team, have been able to log significant advances in both areas, through applying strategy to the challenges at hand. She will share with the audience how they’ve done it, and what they’ve learned in their journey so far.

The Rise of Distributed Care: Optimizing Cybersecurity and Health IT for the Connected Digital Ecosystem

The healthcare landscape is shifting towards a more distributed care model, expanding access for patients while increasing complexity for healthcare delivery organizations. This session will address how Health IT and Cybersecurity teams can reduce complexity, eliminate inefficiencies, and enable a secure and resilient digital experience so your clinical and non-clinical workforce can access the necessary healthcare systems and data, to provide patient-centric care, from anywhere.

Lee Gardner, Healthcare Industry Security Architect - Palo Alto Networks

Panel Discussion: Navigating the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape in Patient Care

With the threat landscape continuing to intensify over time, what are some of the leading-edge strategies that forward-thinking health IT leaders are engaging in around cybersecurity? A panel of experts and industry leaders will discuss advanced strategies and techniques, and the growing list of vulnerabilities that patient care organizations are facing these days.

Provider Spotlight

Provider spotlight sessions feature local healthcare organization leader(s) discussing how they have changed patient care.

Paul Butler, Chief Information Officer - Regional West Health Services

Panel Discussion: The Power of Advanced Analytics in Patient Care Organizations through AI and Machine Learning Innovations

Advanced data analytics is becoming essential to success for patient care organizations of all kinds. Find out what the leading edge is in advanced analytics, especially in artificial intelligence and machine learning—at a time of rapid development and leapfrogging innovation.

Industry partner spotlights feature engaging, passionate speakers whose talks expose new ideas in healthcare that are supported by concrete evidence and are relevant to current and future industry trends. Presentations will explore novel and counterintuitive approaches to solving the many complex problems facing our health system.

Provider spotlight sessions feature local healthcare organization leader(s) discussing how they have changed patient care.

Provider spotlight sessions feature local healthcare organization leader(s) discussing how they have changed patient care.

Fireside Chat with Colorado Access

Provider spotlight sessions feature local healthcare organization leader(s) discussing how they have changed patient care.

Mark Hagland, Editor-in-Chief - Healthcare Innovation
Ashlie Brown, Senior Director of Data, Strategy, and Analytics - Colorado Access

Panel Discussion: Bridging the Gap: Innovative Strategies in Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Interest in the social determinants of health, in the context of population health management, is exploding across the U.S. healthcare delivery system. Find out from industry leaders what the most innovative strategies are right now, and how patient care organization leaders are coming together to collaborate with one another, with community-based social services organizations, and with public health leaders. A not-to-be-missed discussion!