Alexis Kayser
Healthcare Editor, Newsweek

As hospitals and health systems navigate increasingly complex IT landscapes, integration remains elusive. This panel will explore the challenges health systems face when pursuing interoperability, and potential solutions for seamless data-sharing across platforms. Experts will discuss how to align IT investments with strategic priorities, so technology enhances care delivery rather than hindering it.

Hospitals are under significant financial pressure—so every dollar spent must deliver a measurable return. This panel will explore the financial calculus behind tech investments and reveal how digital transformation can drive efficiency and reduce costs. Experts from financially strong health systems will give advice for building a tech portfolio with an impressive ROI.

Chief medical and nursing informatics officers play a critical role at their health systems, serving as a liaison between health care providers and the data they log and produce. Although most health systems struggle with change management, few have created a role to target the gap between IT and clinicians. In this presentation, CMIOs and CNIOs will explain their unique positions and share lessons they’ve learned from their vantage points.

Virtual care was once an add-on for health systems—but now, it’s a strategic imperative. This panel will explore advancements in telehealth, hospital-at-home and remote patient monitoring from some of the best in the game. Leaders will also discuss the regulatory hurdles that executives should be aware of.

This panel will review AI advancements and best use cases, drawing from the experiences of leading health systems. It will also address the challenges of AI implementation and the most realistic possibilities for the future. Attendees should leave feeling like they can differentiate hype from reality, and like they’re “up-to-speed" on their peers’ AI strategies.

Health tech is moving fast, but health systems have a lot to consider before they keep pace. This panel will discuss how to vet, implement and scale new technologies without disrupting care teams or straining budgets. Leaders will also define “healthy risk” and explain how they approach it at their own systems.

Health care executives are assuming new responsibilities as new technologies emerge, like generative AI. But some of these innovations touch multiple departments—IT, nursing, finance, administration, quality—and health systems have been struggling to divide the work appropriately. In this panel composed of Newsweek CEO Circle members, we will explore how executives are assigning duties, bringing voices to the table and reimagining their own roles as they work to foster an innovative culture.