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Memorial Hermann’s Okafor Says Extracting the Value of IT Requires a Greater Investment in Training 
November 13, 2025

Nnaemeka Okafor, MD, VP, Chief Analytics and Informatics Officer, Memorial Hermann Health System, says health systems are shifting from purchasing tools to building the conditions that let them delive

Mount Sinai’s Freeman Lays Out Keys for Moving AI Initiatives From Pilots to Scale
November 12, 2025

Robbie Freeman, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Mount Sinai Health System, is steering a consolidated digital-and-AI agenda that aims to simplify experiences for patients, clinicians, and a 48,0

Cedars-Sinai’s Odeh Says Shifting to Product Mindset Key to Delivering what Users Need
November 06, 2025

Mouneer Odeh, VP, Chief Data and AI Officer, Cedars-Sinai, is positioning the organization to harness fast-maturing AI while keeping clinical workflow, governance, and scale at the center of decision-

Providence’s Goswami Prioritizing Spending Time on the Front Lines & Staying Focused on the Patient
November 05, 2025

Chero Goswami, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Providence, is using front line observation, disciplined governance and renewed business-continuity planning to align technology with clinical reali

Rady Children’s Peika Says Combining Cloud & Chatbot Can Yield Big Results
November 05, 2025

Rady Childrens Health is consolidating analytics and AI-enabling services on a governed cloud platform to reduce friction for clinical, operational, and financial users. Caroline Peika, Director, Int

Intermountain’s Ranade-Kharkar Lays Out Strategy for Responsible AI Adoption
November 05, 2025

Pallavi Ranade-Kharkar, PhD, Enterprise Director of Research Informatics and Genomics, Intermountain Health, laid out a disciplined approach to AI adoption that balances rising organizational pressure

Renown’s Podesta Says AI May Alter the Traditional Interoperability Paradigm
November 05, 2025

Chuck Podesta, CIO, Renown Health, is steering his organization toward an interoperability model that leans on AI orchestration rather than large, centralized data repositorieswhile pairing that sh

Inception’s Somai Focused on Letting Innovative Tech Lead, Workflow Follow
November 04, 2025

Melek Somai, MD, MPH, VP, Chief Technology & Product Officer, Inception Health the innovation arm of ThedaCare-Froedtert Health, argues that healthcares cost and access pressures cannot be solved b

Baptist’s Case Says CISO Role is About Balancing Security Controls & Clinical Workflow Needs
November 04, 2025

James Case, VP/CISO, Baptist Health, frames his program around a single theme: balance. Case seeks to harden the enterprise against modern threats while protecting the speed and reliability clinicians

CommonSpirit’s Hamid Says IT Spending Has to Take Tight Margins into Account
November 04, 2025

Adnan Hamid, VP/Regional CIO, CommonSpirit Health, says the next phase of transforming care through innovation begins with financial realism: health systems must preserve access for communities whil