Hear from Summits Director Matt Raynor and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland as they share key program updates and outline the Texas Healthcare Innovation Summit

Matt Raynor, Director, Healthcare Innovation Summits
Mark Hagland, Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare Innovation

Special Introduction from the HIMSS Houston Chapter

Hear from Ginny Torno as she outlines all of the exciting innovations going on at Houston Methodist.

As the purchasers and payers of healthcare are demanding that patient care organizations deliver more cost-effective and higher-quality care than ever before, and consumers begin to demand better patient and family experiences, CIOs, CMIOs, CTOs, and other health IT leaders are joining together with other senior patient care organization leaders to rethink how care will be delivered in the future—and they’re focusing on digital health as a broad frame for their ambitions. Find out how nationally recognized leaders are reframing what technology and patient care delivery will look like—and are moving towards a new vision of care delivery.
 

Innovation 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

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.

Christopher Trevino, M.D., who is Administrator of Our Lake of the Lake/Ascension and also Vice-President and Physician executive, market Emergency Departments, at Our lady of the Lake Health, will share his experience leading a unique public health venture. His hospital has taken on the responsibility for the public health function for Ascension Parish, under the umbrella “Healthy Ascension,” through a distinctive county government/provider partnership. The experience has been a win-win for the health system, the parish (county), and the community.

A Conversation on Data Governance & Cyber Security

Hear from Healthcare Innovation's 40 Under 40 recipient Murat Uralkan as he joins Mark Hagland on stage for a conversation around Data Governance & Cyber Security. Murat will also share strategies around scaling innovations and seeing return on your investments. 

Murat Uralkan, Director of Innovation, Houston Methodist

Modern Data Protection - Keeping Hospitals Digital

Hear from Rubrik as they join us for a conversation about broad issues in cybersecurity - which go beyond immediate data-breach concerns. We'll learn about the impacts on patient care organizations from both downtime and the concomitant halt to operations. And we'll learn more about how vulnerable patient care organizations are around the exfiltration of patient data following any breach. 

Todd Barton, AVP - Americas Enterprise Solution Architects, Rubrik

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? This session will discuss advanced strategies and techniques, and the growing list of vulnerabilities that patient care organizations are facing these days.

Mac McMillan, CEO Emeritus, Board Member, Adjunct Faculty, Advisor, USMC Ret. Cybersecurity Industry Expert

Attendees will learn: 
•    The risks associated with using MDM, including ransomware and malware
•    How to eliminate need for a secondary work phone while ensuring data protection 
•    Delivery method of crucial healthcare and patient information to employees, regardless of location
 

AI Innovation Snapshot

Hear from Suki, a leading technology company that is providing AI-powered voice solutions in healthcare, as they outline the future of AI in Healthcare

Fireside Chat: Leveraging Data Analytics for Operational Excellence

What does the landscape of healthcare operations look like right now from the standpoint of the professionals charged with leveraging data analytics to help their colleagues determine how to spend precious capital in their organizations, at a time of many competing priorities? Vikram Bollu, AVP Planning & Data Management, Medical City Healthcare, will sit down with Healthcare Innovation Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland, to discuss the challenges, opportunities, and complexities that he and his colleagues face in this vital, consequential, complex area of healthcare operations.

Vikram Bollu, FACHE, AVP Planning & Data Management, Medical City Healthcare

Policy Imperatives and Developments in Texas & Beyond

Nora Cox, CEO of the Texas e-Health Alliance, will join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland. Numerous important legislative developments are taking place right now in the Texas legislature, ranging from data standards- and AI-related legislation, to a variety of policy, payment, and regulatory initiatives. And no one has a better handle on legislative directions than Nora Cox does. Join us for a stimulating discussion of all things policy.

Innovation 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

The CEO, CMO, and CIO of Gulf Coast Center, a behavioral healthcare provider based in League City, Texas, will join us for a discussion of the strategic and strategic-IT challenges and opportunities facing behavioral care provider organizations in the current healthcare landscape.

Innovation 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

Innovation 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

Even as the leaders at the Memorial Hermann Health System move forward assertively to broaden and enhance their population health management program, the health system has gone through a major EHR upgrade. What does that kind of situation look like in practice? Mital Brahmbhatt, MHA, LMSW, Director of Health Management, will share about the change management and end-user support elements involved.

Leading Forward on Interoperability - From the Inside

Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA, Interim CEO at the Texas Health Services Authority, will share with the audience her and her team’s work leading strong internal work on building and advancing interoperability from the inside, and will share her perspectives on the many complex elements involved, from the clinical, operational, and policy sides. She will discuss what lies ahead in this key area. She will also discuss her organization’s initiative around connecting patients with housing insecurity to local community-based organizations.

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!