WEBINAR | Preserving Critical Functions and Services Amid Disruptions: How to Set up a Business Continuity Management Program

Hospitals are becoming increasingly complex and dependent on technology, while the threat landscape - cyberattacks, natural disasters, and IT outages - expands.  Experiencing disruption is not a matter of “if”– it’s a matter of “when.” Join Jim Carr and Evangelea Fegaras from Impact Advisors to learn how a regional health system with 10+ hospitals and […]

WEBINAR | Navigating Federal Policy Uncertainty: Tech-Enabled Strategies for Health-System Resilience & Growth

Dan Czech, Vice President of Insights; and Emily Paxman, SVP & Managing Director, Consulting, KLAS Research. Federal policy turbulence—from reimbursement shifts and tariff pressures to evolving AI and cybersecurity rules—is rewriting the playbook for provider strategy. Drawing on fresh KLAS Research findings from 169 healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs), this Scottsdale Institute webinar will unpack how leading […]

WEBINAR | Reclaiming Nurses’ Time: A Blueprint for Nurse EHR Optimization

Wooster Community Hospital (WCH), an independent, non-profit health system in Ohio, transformed their recent KLAS Arch Collaborative survey results into a significant growth opportunity after the findings indicated a post-pandemic decrease in nurses' engagement led to documentation and charting difficulties. WCH's direct response was the "Freeing Up Nurses Time" (FUN Time) initiative. This program empowered […]

FIRESIDE CHAT | Revenue in the Crosshairs: Adapting to Active CMS & Reimbursement Shifts

Julie Brown-Georgi, MS, CAHIMS, Founder and CEO, Digital Health Policy Strategies. By late October, CMS and related regulatory changes for 2025 will no longer be theoretical, they’ll be affecting claims, coverage, and cash flow. This webinar unpacks the real-world financial impacts of newly implemented policies, from reimbursement shifts to altered payment models, and explore strategies […]

WEBINAR | Using Agentic AI to Transform the Patient Payment Experience

Join Keri McCrensky, VP of Healthcare Digital Transformation at EXL, and Michael Walsh, VP of AI Solutions at EXL, as they explore how Agentic AI is revolutionizing healthcare operations and revenue cycle management. Discover how customized large language models (LLMs) can streamline complex workflows to significantly enhance the patient experience and improve self-pay collections. This […]

WEBINAR | The Missing Link: Empowering Healthcare’s Middle Leaders

Cathi Rittelmann, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry. Healthcare organizations are facing unprecedented pressures—from workforce shortages and rising patient expectations to rapid technological change and regulatory demands. At the center of these challenges are frontline and middle managers, who serve as the critical link between organizational strategy and day-to-day care delivery. Yet, many lack the support, development, […]

FIRESIDE CHAT | Navigating the Clinical AI Revolution: Quality, Safety, and the Role of Humans

David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Medical Director of Clinical and Quality Analysis, Information Systems, Partners HealthCare System and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and Tejal Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, Chief Safety and Transformation Officer, Press Ganey. Clinical AI is rapidly moving from pilot projects to scaled implementation […]

POP-UP DIALOGUE | “Navigating the NIH Funding Landscape: A Member Discussion on Recent Cutbacks”

Majid Afshar, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Director, Institute for Clinical and Translation Research (ICTR) Learning Health System, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Affiliate, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Affiliate, Data Science Institute Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE, EVP, Research and Learning, Scottsdale Institute   Discussion Questions: How […]

FIRESIDE CHAT | When Algorithms Harm: Understanding and Addressing Bias in Clinical Care

Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH, FASN, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Emory; and Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD, FASCO, Chief Medical Officer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. For decades, race-based clinical algorithms have shaped diagnosis and treatment decisions across medicine, often without critical examination of their underlying assumptions. Yet race is a social, not biological, construct, and […]

WEBINAR | AI Vendor Intake Forms: Comparative Analysis of SI Member Governance Practices

J.C. Rojas, MD, MS, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer at Rush University Medical Center joins with Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE, EVP, Research and Learning at SI for an insightful and timely discussion of a recent survey of SI members. In this comparative analysis study, AI solution intake forms used by 16 health systems were collected and analyzed. […]

WEBINAR | Reimagining Medical Coding: The Autonomous Revolution in Healthcare

Anne Robinson, VP, Middle Revenue Cycle Innovation; and Melinda Bowman, Director, CAC and AI Technology Implementation & Optimization, Ensemble. Join us as we explore how autonomous medical coding is reshaping the healthcare landscape. Learn about the latest AI-driven advancements, workforce impacts, and practical strategies for successful adoption. Gain insights from real-world implementations and see how […]

Fireside Chat: From Strategy to Value: Implementing AI in Complex Health Systems

Duke Health’s SVP & Chief Digital Officer, Jeffery Ferranti, MD, MS joins Kirby Partners CEO, Judy Kirby for this timely discussion. He shares practical insights on Adopting AI in a complex organization, including where he is creating measurable value, managing risks and expectations, and the investment choices that matter most.  He offers perspectives on med-tech […]

WEBINAR | Scaling AI-Assisted Infection Prevention: CLABSI Case Review and Beyond

John Doerpinghaus, Director; Jathan Merkel, Managing Consultant; and Avery Ashby, Managing Director, Impact Advisors. Many health systems are testing Generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs), but pilots often stall before they help front-line teams. In this webinar, Impact Advisors shares how it implemented GenAI within a leading health system to support central line-associated […]

FIRESIDE CHAT | The Great Healthcare Disruption: The Good (mostly) the Bad and the Ugly About Tomorrow’s Healthcare

Join Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, former CEO of Michigan Medicine and Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, Bryan Kirby, VP, Kirby Partners and Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, EVP of Research & Learning, Scottsdale Institute for an optimistic exploration of the future of U.S. healthcare. Despite our unique national challenges, the discussion will delve […]