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600+ Hospital and Health System Executives Shaping the Future of AI, Digital Health, and Revenue Strategy

Hospital and health system leaders running health IT and revenue cycle at leading systems come together to compare what is in motion, where they are investing next, and how they are navigating change across their organizations.

More hospital and health system executives attend this conference than any other.

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Focus Areas

What's Driving the Conversations

Led by CIOs, CFOs, and revenue cycle leaders, these sessions focus on how organizations are prioritizing investment, navigating pressure, and making decisions across AI, financial performance, and transformation. Leaders move between conversations based on organizational priorities, rather than following a fixed path.

AI Strategy & Innovation

For leaders governing AI deployment, measuring ROI, and aligning teams around decisions that cut across IT, finance, and operations.

Sample topics: AI Governance Frameworks · Deployment ROI · Scaling Pilots, AI + People, Cybersecurity

Revenue Cycle & Finance

For RCM and finance leaders working through the margin pressure, denial volume, and operational decisions that define performance right now.

Sample topics: AI Agents in RCM, Denials Automation, Patient Finance, Payer Strategy

Clinical & Operational Transformation

For CIOs and digital health leaders making decisions about how transformation takes shape across systems and patient experience.

Sample topics: EHR Optimization, Virtual Nursing, Interoperability, Digital Engagement

Program

What Anchors Each Day

Each day is anchored by key conversations, with time between sessions for the discussions that shape how ideas are applied. Some of the most valuable moments happen outside the session room, in the exhibit hall, over lunch, and between meetings.

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TimeTrackTypeSession
7:00 AMGeneralRegistration Opens
8:00 AM01Keynote InterviewOpening Keynote Address with Dr. Bobbie Byrne, CIO at Advocate Health and Dr. Mitchell Schnall, SVP, Data and Technology Solutions at Penn Medicine
8:50 AM01PanelAI Portfolio Decisions: Scale, Pause or Kill?
8:50 AM02PanelTech and AI Must-Haves for Future-Ready Health Systems
8:50 AM03PanelLessons Learned for a Better Patient Financial Experience
8:50 AM04PanelTransform Charge Capture With AI and Workflow Redesign
8:50 AM05PanelBusiness Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning: How Do You Know You're Truly Ready for a System Outage?
8:50 AM07PanelThe Latest Advances for Smart Hospitals and Rooms
8:50 AM08PanelThe CMIO Strategy for Value-Driven AI Integration
8:50 AM09PanelBuilding a Culture of Continuous AI Learning
8:50 AM10PanelTech Tools to Reshape Patient Care
8:50 AM11PanelReducing Nurse Burnout with Automation: What Works and What Backfires
9:40 AM01PanelBuilding a Foundation: Key Considerations for Scaling AI in Healthcare
9:40 AM02PanelThe Data-Driven Approach to Simplify Complex Systems at 4 Health Systems
9:40 AM03PanelPros and Cons When Outsourcing Revenue Cycle and IT Departments
9:40 AM04PanelAI in the Revenue Cycle: What's Working and What Isn't
9:40 AM06PanelFostering Trust in Healthcare AI
9:40 AM07PanelHow Smaller Systems Can Bridge the AI and Tech Divide
9:40 AM08PanelThe Next Frontier for CMIOs in Ambient AI Transformation
9:40 AM09PanelWhat's Hot and What's Not: Leading Innovation Adoption
9:40 AM10PanelWhere Virtual Nursing Will Go Next in 2035
10:20 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM01PanelAI, Automation, and Risk: Balancing Innovation with Oversight
10:45 AM02PanelTop Tactics for AI Growth & Alignment When Scaling Pilots
10:45 AM03PanelConfronting and Mitigating Today's Revenue Cycle Challenges
10:45 AM05PanelHow CIOs Drive IT Team Innovation
10:45 AM06PanelPaying the Price: Strategies for Managing Denials and Slow Payments
10:45 AM08PanelTech Transformation and Trust: What the Top CMIOs Do Best (and Lessons Learned)
10:45 AM09PanelAI Adding Value to Staff Work-Life Balance
10:45 AM10PanelNurse-led Design: The Future of Clinical Technology
10:45 AM11PanelAI-Assisted Documentation: What's Delivering Real Time Back to Clinicians
11:35 AM01Keynote PanelUse Cases: What New Technologies and Strategies Will Actually Improve Patient Experience
11:35 AM02Semi-Keynote PanelHome-Based Care Breakthroughs: Real-World Strategies and Lessons
11:35 AM03Semi-Keynote PanelWhere the Human Touch Succeeds in RCM
12:25 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM01PanelHow the CIO Role is Evolving
1:30 PM02PanelAI Governance in an Era of Constant Change
1:30 PM03PanelMy Favorite KPI in the Revenue Cycle and Why
1:30 PM04PanelSmarter AI Governance for Healthcare Leaders and Controlling Vendor Sprawl
1:30 PM05Panel2027 Forecast: What CMIOs Need to Keep Top of Mind
1:30 PM06PanelInteroperability as a Financial Lever and Fixing Data Flow Breakdowns
1:30 PM08PanelHigh Stakes, Higher Tech: Redesigning Inpatient Care amid the Ambulatory Boom
1:30 PM09PanelHarnessing Data for Smarter Healthcare Operations
1:30 PM10PanelBest Strategies to Kick-Start Nursing Ambient AI Adoption
2:20 PM02PanelThe Blueprint to Optimize AI ROI: 5 Core Concepts
2:20 PM04PanelBeyond Champions of Tech: What Differentiates CMIO Influencers
2:20 PM05PanelStrategies for Prioritizing Digital Spending
2:20 PM07PanelHow to Meet Rising Consumer Experience Expectations in Healthcare
2:20 PM08PanelAI Agents in Care Delivery: What Works and What Doesn't
2:20 PM09PanelBig Ideas to Build Better Cybersecurity Teams
2:20 PM10PanelDesigning User-Centric Tech for Nurses
2:20 PM11Fireside ChatFireside Chat with Dr. Barry Stein, Chief Clinical Innovation Officer & CMIO at Hartford HealthCare
3:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:20 PM01Fireside ChatFireside Chat with Luis Taveras, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Jefferson Health
3:20 PM02PanelHealthcare Innovation as a Strategic Advantage
3:20 PM03PanelHow to Minimize Burnout and Build Trust in Your RCM Workforce
3:20 PM06PanelHow AI Shifts Impact RCM Succession Planning
3:20 PM07PanelTransform the Digital Patient Experience: Bold Ideas From Top Systems
3:20 PM08PanelStrategies to Dispel AI Anxiety
3:20 PM09PanelPartnership Wins: Health System and Big Tech Relationships Driving ROI
3:20 PM10PanelVirtual Nursing: Inside the Successes, Setbacks and Surprises
4:10 PM01Celebrity KeynoteCelebrity Keynote - Wayne Gretzky
5:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

The Conversations That Move the Industry Forward Happen Here First

Every fall, the health system leaders driving AI, transformation, and RCM strategy spend four days comparing notes, pressure-testing ideas, and deciding what comes next at Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health.