Publications

Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, president & CEO, WellSpan Health, is redefining how care, culture and community health intersect at a community hospital-based health system in Pennsylvania.

Eduardo Conrado, president & CEO, Ascension, is applying lessons learned from two decades as an executive at Motorola to lead transformation at one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems.

SI Members share perspectives on where their organizations stand on the technology maturity curve, challenges governing multiple AI vendors, and where AI is generating — or has yet to generate — measurable value.

Woven into the fabric of everything we do is a commitment to intentional action that ensures quality healthcare for every member of our community. Read the Population Health, Access, and Primary Care Innovation Summit Report for highlights of the October 2025 Summit, hosted by OneHealth and sponsored by Epic.

As we move towards an era of patient partnership, health systems are preparing for dramatic change. For the leaders gathered at the Summit, the discussions were a balance of uncovering the short-term implications, operationally and clinically, of AI with the imperative to begin thinking about the fundamental shift of care outside of the healthcare system

Measuring ROI for AI remains elusive, posing challenges to decision-making and strategic planning. Read how 30 executive leaders explore the balance of implementing new technologies.

Healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges in maintaining operational resilience. This Roundtable sponsored by Chartis implementation strategies and future investment priorities aimed at making business continuity part of daily operations.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Jeff Flaks, president & CEO, Hartford HealthCare, has spent 22 years helping transform HHC from a single hospital into an award-winning, highly integrated, $8-billion network of 48,000 colleagues at more than 500 locations.

The 2025 Innovation Summit Report is now available. Hosted by Houston Methodist and co-sponsored by Deloitte and Ambience Healthcare, the Summit uncovered that with diligence, clinical staff engagement, and a bit of courage, tomorrow’s technology has a place in today’s healthcare environment.

Transformation is possible when leaders combine courage with community partnership, technology with human touch, and financial sustainability with social mission. Read the latest Summit Snapshot for highlights of the October 2025 Population Health, Access & Primary Care Summit, hosted by OneHealth and sponsored by Epic.

Together with the American Nurses Enterprise, the Scottsdale Institute wrapped up the three-part Technology and Nurse Well-Being Roundtable Series.

Innovation is everywhere, but sorting what is realistic and scalable is the challenge facing healthcare leaders today. Read the latest Summit Snapshot for highlights of the October 2025 Innovation Summit.

ive into HCA Healthcare’s strategic digital transformation journey that emphasizes a data-first approach to AI and a unique co-development partnership with MEDITECH to create user-centered solutions.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Mandy Eaton, PhD, president & CEO, Memorial Health is leading the regional health system in a cultural transformation.

Scottsdale Institute had the privilege of partnering with SI sponsor, MEDITECH, for an engaging and informative Roundtable with HCA Healthcare leaders around intelligently mapping enterprise technologies to comprehend how the integration of AI is an unparalleled opportunity for positive disruption across the healthcare continuum. Read highlights from this inspiring session.

At the SI CISO Summit, hosted by Hartford HealthCare and sponsored by Deloitte, CISOs discussed harnessing the power of AI not just defensively but strategically, placing it in the right hands and ensuring it’s used wisely and effectively. 

Efforts to improve patient safety using technology and AI abound, but are we making progress? Hosted by UC San Diego Health, the National Academy of Medicine, and the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation

A future-ready nursing workforce will be shaped by AI, not only in the practice setting but in the education environment. Learn how pioneering leaders are engaging nurses to drive this transformation, shifting training and clinical care to prepare for what’s next.

Forces beyond traditional stakeholders are driving change in health systems, and the Scottsdale Institute’s Annual Conference explored the possibilities and perils from all angles.

Change happens at the speed of trust, and the Scottsdale Institute’s first AI Symposium explored the transformative force that is AI which is reshaping conversations from the bedside to the boardroom on the future of healthcare. This exclusive report covers insights from esteemed industry and health system panelists.

To stay ahead, healthcare organizations must harness the power of AI not just defensively but strategically placing it in the right hands and ensuring it’s used wisely and effectively.

SI and the American Nurses Foundation kicked off 2025 Nurses Week with a Roundtable to recognize that nurse well-being starts with innovative training and educational approaches to best position nurses for current and future careers.

Over 200 SI members gathered for the 2025 Annual Conference to explore the intersections of innovation and value, trust and transparency, margins and growth and business model transformation. Read highlights from the industry’s brightest innovators and thought leaders.

SI convened its first AI Symposium, welcoming 120 industry and health system thought leaders to explore the future state of healthcare enabled with rapidly advancing AI technology. Read highlights from sessions featuring panelists from 18 leading organizations.

At the SI CIO Summit, sponsored by Impact Advisors and hosted by Stanford Medicine, CIOs discussed strategies to lead their organizations through digital and AI transformation while balancing security, sustainability and costs. 

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Wendy Horton, PharmD, president & CEO of UVA Health University Medical Center is leading the health system and its communities into the future by partnering in the largest Habitat for Humanity project in the nation.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Mohan Suntha, MD, president & CEO, University of Maryland
Medical System is leading the academic health system to redefine Big Data in healthcare through the Institute for Health Computing.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Imran Andrabi, MD, president & CEO of Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare is leading a year-old merger of an urban academic medical system with a community-hospital-based system.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Joanne Conroy, MD, CEO & president, Dartmouth Health is leading the academic health system in rural health, from zip-code analysis of rural communities to pioneering the role of community health workers and supporting a parish nursing model.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Chris Howard, President & CEO, Sharp HealthCare is integrating AI into Sharp’s vision to profoundly enhance care delivery, workplace environment and community presence.

Health system IT leaders are focused now more than ever on their missions, adopting a resilient mindset to act on new opportunities and manage the burgeoning risks. Sponsored by Impact Advisors.

Sponsored by Impact Advisors, the Summit engaged CIOs to share strategies for harnessing the power of AI capabilities while embracing cloud migration with cybersecurity concerns looming all around.  

The healthcare cybersecurity landscape is evolving with hundreds of organizations targeted by cybercriminals. This SI Roundtable, sponsored and moderated by Deloitte, explored cyber threats, operational resilience and healthcare AI.

In this Executive Viewpoint, read how Rob Allen, president & CEO, Intermountain Health is designing the health system of the future around proactive care and not value-based care.

In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, president & CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, is driving significant investments in digital and AI to lead the $13-billion globally integrated health system into the future.

The opportunities of the future state of digital health are abundant, and the pace of change is extraordinary. Learn how SI health systems are adapting operating models and overhauling digital architecture to deliver market-leading patient care in the Analytics and Digital Health Summit Report.

The massive growth in generative AI creates opportunities to improve efficiencies along with security challenges. The SI CIO Virtual Summit, sponsored by Impact Advisors, uncovered strategies to harness AIs power while embracing cloud migration.

AI is everywhere, and with questions swirling around risk, ability for generative AI to reduce clinician burden and whether AI can deliver ROI, this SI Roundtable sought to address if it’s possible to garner the productivity benefits of AI today with safe, bias-free and verifiable data.