As Members prepare for digital transformation, peer-to-peer support becomes even more crucial. Toward such connection, The Scottsdale Institute (SI) virtually convened 18 professionals and guests from 14 Member and supporting organizations to share insights and leading practices at its CTO/VP Apps Virtual Summit, sponsored and moderated by Cerner on September 10, 2021.
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SI 2021 CTO/VP Apps Virtual Summit: Building Health’s Digital Front Door

This discussion-oriented Summit featured industry experts as they framed the challenges and opportunities in key areas of responsibility that CTOs/VPAs face, such as:
- Optimizing service delivery,
- Fine-tuning virtual tools post-COVID,
- Strengthening telework strategies,
- Outlining problems and framing solutions more clearly, and
- Managing vendors/3rd-party relationships.
Summit Participants
Christian Lindmark, CHCIO, CPHIMS, RCDD
VP and CTO, Stanford Medicine
Emily Borlas, MBA
AVP, IT Applications, HonorHealth
John Tippetts
Chief Architect, Intermountain Healthcare
Lynnette Clinton
VP, Applications, BayCare Health System
Marjorie Mathews
VP, Healthcare Applications, Beaumont Health
Patrick J. O’Hare
Former SVP Facilities and CIO, Spectrum Health
Scott D. Dresen, MBA, FACHE, FHIMSS, CISSP, CISM
SVP, Information Security & CISO, Corewell Health
Tania Bethea
Sr. Director, ERP/Enterprise Business Systems, Spectrum Health
Not pictured: Dylan Clark, AVP Analytics, OU Health
Sponsor Participants
Tanuj Gupta, MD
VP, Cerner
Tom Goguen
SVP, Architecture, Platform Management and Data, Cerner
| Agenda | ||
| 10:00 am | 10:30 am |
Welcome by Janet Guptill, FACHE, CPHIMS, President & CEO, Scottsdale Institute Moderation and Overview of Summit by Tom Goguen, SVP Architecture, Platform Management and Data; Tanuj Gupta, MD, VP, Cerner Intelligence, Cerner; and John Hendricks, COO, Scottsdale Institute
Poll/Chat – 5-minute poll – drill down on the Survey Qs
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| 10:30 am | 11:15 am |
Preparing for Digital transformation – Best Practices and Lessons Learned Discussion Host: Intermountain Healthcare – John Tippetts, Chief Architect Q&A and open discussion
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| 11:15 am | 11:20 am |
Poll/Break – 5-minute break with poll
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| 11:20 am | 12:00 pm |
Use of and Plans for Real-Time Algorithms and Analytics Discussion Host: Intermountain Healthcare – Greg Nelson, AVP, Analytics Service Q&A and open discussion
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| 12:00 pm | 12:30 pm |
Break for Lunch
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| 12:30 pm | 1:15 pm |
Leveraging Data and Technology to Improve Process and Customer Satisfaction Discussion Host: Intermountain Healthcare – Greg Nelson, AVP, Analytics Service Q&A and open discussion
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| 1:15 pm | 1:45 pm |
Ensuring Engagement and Higher Collaboration with Remote Work Discussion Host: Lurie Children’s– Laura Bagus, VP, Information Technology Q&A and open discussion
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| 1:45 pm | 2:00 pm |
Wrap Up – Best Takeaways, Next Steps
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Bill Lazarus Brian Connelly Christian Lindmark Emily Borlas Glynn Hollis Greg Nelson Janet Kummeth Jeanne Markland John Tippetts Ken Buechele Laura Bagus Lynnette Clinton Marjorie Mathews Patrick J. O’Hare Patrick O’Hare Phillip Arthur Scott D. Dresen Shariq Ata Tania Bethea Dylan Clark Mallory Hamilton Tanuj Gupta Tom Goguen
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