Summit Reports

SI 2021 CMIO/CNIO Summit Report

January 3, 2022

Sponsored by Hearst Health. Read how 21 professionals and guests from 16 prominent US healthcare organizations shared about their goals for more intuitive, efficient healthcare delivery in this new digital age in “Clinical Informatics: A Meeting of the Minds.”

SI 2021 SDoH Hybrid Summit Report

December 6, 2021

Sponsored by Epic. Read how 20 professionals and guests from 11 prominent US healthcare organizations shared about barriers and passageways toward greater inclusion and healthcare accessibility in "Catalyst: Sparking Change Through SDoH."

SI 2021 CTO/VP Apps Virtual Summit Report

October 21, 2021

Sponsored by Cerner. Read how 18 professionals and guests from 14 prominent US healthcare systems shared about optimizing service delivery, fine-tuning virtual tools post-COVID and managing vendors/3rd-party relationships in “Building Health’s Digital Front Door.”...

SI 2021 Analytics Virtual Summit Report

October 13, 2021

Sponsored by Optum. Read how 33 analytics professionals from 28 prominent US healthcare systems shared about defining analytics strategies and goals, integrating insights at point-of-care, moving toward self-service analytics platforms... and juggling the necessary...

SI 2021 Innovation Virtual Summit Report

August 27, 2021

Sponsored by Deloitte. Read how 28 Innovation professionals from 19 organizations dove into the operations of innovation, the benefits and challenges of technological disruption and the ways successful organizations are following trends toward a...

SI 2021 CIO Virtual Summit Report

June 25, 2021

Sponsored by Impact Advisors. Read how 23 health-system Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and other senior executives from prominent US healthcare systems shared on the next generation of IT leadership, future priorities and better depicting...

SI 2020 CIO Virtual Summit Report

January 21, 2021

Sponsored by Impact Advisors. Twenty-five CIOs gathered December 8, 2020, to discuss how a new social pact between health systems and the public is emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic...

SI 2020 CISO Virtual Summit Report

January 20, 2021

Sponsored by Deloitte. Twenty-nine health-system Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and related senior executives from prominent US healthcare systems convened December 4, 2020, to facilitate stronger leadership understanding, business continuity and telework security regarding...

SI 2020 Innovation Virtual Summit Report

January 11, 2021

Sponsored by Deloitte. Forty-six health-system innovation leaders from prominent US healthcare systems convened November 18, 2020, to discuss how innovation is transforming the way health systems operate… and how thinking like a disruptor shatters...

SI 2020 CMIO Virtual Summit Report

December 14, 2020

Sponsored by Hearst Health. Twenty-eight health-system CMIOs from prominent healthcare systems across the country gathered October 1, 2020 to share their insights on “The Enabling Infrastructure for Effective COVID-19 Crisis Response.”

SI 2020 CNIO Virtual Summit Report

November 18, 2020

Sponsored by Nuance. SI convened 27 health-system Chief Nursing Information Officers and other nursing leaders from 20 prominent healthcare systems across the country for an annual Summit on September 30, 2020. These executives gathered...

SI 2020 SDoH Virtual Summit Report

November 12, 2020

Sponsored by Epic. Thirty-one SDoH executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country gathered September 10, 2020 to share their insights on "Addressing Community Health" and how SDoH strategies are being shaped by the...

SI 2020 Analytics Virtual Summit Report

November 4, 2020

Sponsored by Optum. Thirty-one health-system analytics executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country gathered September 9, 2020 to share their insights on "The New Standard for Analytics Value" that has arisen from the...

SI 2019 CIO Summit Report

December 18, 2019

Is the future CIO the CEO ─ Chief Experience Officer ─ or the CKO ─ Chief Keep-the-Lights-On Officer? How do consumers define High Availability? These and other topics were explored at the Scottsdale Institute’s...

SI 2019 Analytics Summit Report

December 11, 2019

SI 2019 Analytics Summit sponsored by Optum. Twenty-one leading analytics executives from 19 health systems across the country gathered in Chicago September 26-27 to share their insights on “Driving Innovation and Transformation with Analytics.”

SI 2019 Innovation & Digital Health Summit Report

December 4, 2019

The SI 2019 Innovation & Digital Health Summit sponsored by Cerner convened 23 innovation and digital health executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago September 25-26. These executives gathered to explore...

SI 2019 CISO Summit Highlights

December 3, 2019

The SI 2019 CISO Summit sponsored by Deloitte was held October 24 & 25. Co-hosts CHRISTUS VP and CISO Fernando Blanco and BayCare VP and CISO Thien Lam welcomed 21 chief cybersecurity officers and...

SI 2019 CNIO/CMIO Summit Report

November 20, 2019

Sponsored by LogicStream and Impact Advisors. Nineteen CNIOs and 18 CMIOs from prominent healthcare systems across the country gathered in Chicago September 18-20 to share their insights on "Care Standardization: Why and How to...

SI 2018 Analytics Summit Report

December 20, 2018

Sponsored by Impact Advisors. The Scottsdale Institute 2018 Analytics Summit convened 13 healthcare analytics executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on October 25-26, 2018. These executives gathered to explore “Digital Health...

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SI 2018 Pop Health Summit Report

December 20, 2018

Sponsored by Cerner. The Scottsdale Institute 2018 Population Health Summit convened 11 population-health executives from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on October 24-25, 2018. These executives gathered to explore the “Consumer Activation/Engagement,”...

SI 2018 CISO Summit Report

December 17, 2018

Sponsored by Deloitte. The Scottsdale Institute convened 15 CISOs from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on September 26-27, 2018. These executives gathered to explore the "Cyber Risk Strategy for the Future," with...

SI 2018 CMIO Summit Report

November 29, 2018

Sponsored by Deloitte. The Scottsdale Institute convened 12 CMIOs from prominent healthcare systems across the country in Chicago on September 27-28, 2018. These executives gathered to explore the "Clinical Practice of the Future," with...

SI 2018 CIO Summit Report

September 17, 2018

Sponsored by Impact Advisors. The Scottsdale Institute convened eight information technology executives to share strategies, concerns and insights as we examined the Summit theme of “Innovation in Action,” with specific focus on technical innovations in healthcare,...

SI 2018 CNIO Summit Report

May 2, 2018

Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer. Eight nurse executives fulfilling the functional role of Chief Nursing Informatics Officers (CNIOs) at major health systems and Scottsdale Institute member organizations met in Scottsdale to discuss “Managing Change and Optimizing Clinical...

SI 2017 CMIO Fall Summit Report

October 27, 2017

Seventeen Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) of leading health systems and Scottsdale Institute member organizations gathered in Chicago to share best practices and lessons learned regarding change management, clinical systems optimization, training and strategies to avoid clinician burnout...

SI 2017 Pop Health Summit Report

October 26, 2017

The SI 2017 Population Health Fall Summit brought together ten population-health thought leaders from prominent healthcare systems across the country to Chicago. What resulted was a lively discussion about the challenges today's healthcare executives...

SI 2017 CIO Fall Summit Report

October 20, 2017

The SI 2017 Chief Information Officers Fall Summit brought together seven CIO (and a CISO) thought leaders from prominent healthcare systems across the country to Chicago. What resulted was a lively discussion about the...

SI 2017 CISO Summit Report

October 19, 2017

The SI 2017 Chief Information Security Officers Fall Summit brought together 13 CISOs from prominent health systems across the country to Chicago. What resulted was a lively discussion about perspectives, experiences and strategies to...

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SI 2017 Business Analytics Summit Report

October 5, 2017

Executive Summary: The Scottsdale Institute convened data, analytics and information executives from across the country for the 2017 SI Business Analytics Fall Summit in Chicago on October 4-5, 2017. Attendees—representing large academic medical centers, multi-regional health systems, rural...

SI 2017 CMIO Spring Summit Report

April 21, 2017

Executive Summary: During the Scottsdale Institute 2017 Spring Conference, eleven Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) and former CMIOs convened for an exclusive discussion of the CMIO’s identity and mission within a health system. The discussion explored leadership strategies...

SI 2017 CIO Spring Summit Report

April 20, 2017

Executive Summary: CIOs from thirteen leading healthcare organizations convened in April 2017 for the annual Scottsdale Institute Spring Conference CIO Summit. This session, a follow up to the full conference session, “Prove that EHRs Add Value,” examined how...

SI 2016 CIO/CISO Summit Report

October 28, 2016

Executive Summary: Thirteen Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) of leading health systems gathered in Chicago to share best practices and lessons learned regarding information-security programs. These healthcare executives also explored lessons from...

SI 2016 CIO Fall Summit Report

October 14, 2016

Executive Summary: Nine CIO thought leaders from leading healthcare organizations across the country convened on October 14, 2016 for the annual Scottsdale Institute Fall CIO Summit. What resulted was a lively discussion about the challenges today’s healthcare...

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SI 2016 Chief Data and Analytics Officer Summit Report

October 6, 2016

Executive Summary: The Scottsdale Institute convened 13 data, analytics, and information executives in Chicago for the 2016 SI Chief Data and Analytics Officers Summit on Oct. 6, 2016. They gathered to share issues, insights and lessons learned...

SI 2016 CMIO/CHIO Summit Report

September 30, 2016

Executive Summary: Twenty Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) and Chief Health Information Officers (CHIOs) of leading health systems gathered in Chicago to share best practices and lessons learned regarding clinical decision support (CDS) and improving clinical work...

SI 2016 CIO Spring Summit Report

April 26, 2016

Executive Summary: CIOs from thirteen leading healthcare organizations convened in April 2016 for the annual Scottsdale Institute Conference and CIO Summit. With the passage of MACRA signaling rapid acceleration of value-based payment, the focus of this report...

SI 2015 CIO Fall Summit Report

September 25, 2015

Executive Summary: CIOs from eight leading healthcare organizations convened in September 2015 for the annual Scottsdale Institute Fall CIO Summit. This report highlights many of the key challenges faced by today’s healthcare CIOs and suggests some key...

SI 2015 CIO Spring Summit Report

May 1, 2015

Executive Summary: CIOs of thirteen leading healthcare organizations convened in April 2015 for the annual Scottsdale Institute Spring Conference’s CIO Breakout session. This year’s theme was Healthcare IT Optimization. This report highlights the challenges faced by CIOs related...

SI 2014 CIO Summit Report

October 26, 2014

Executive Summary: CIOs of eight leading healthcare organizations convened in Fall 2014 for the annual Scottsdale Institute CIO Summit. This year’s theme, Information Requirements for the Competitive Marketplace, yielded lively discussion. In the session, the group shared strategies,...

SI 2013 CIO Summit Report

November 22, 2013

Executive Summary: CIOs of seven leading healthcare organizations convened in late 2013 for an IT Cost Management and Value Realization Summit. In the session, the group shared strategies, tactics and insights for managing IT costs, fostering innovation...

Jill Piazza, PT, DPT

VP, Care Integration, AdventHealth

"How SI engaged participants, even though it was virtual, was great. I also liked how the presentations were actionable reviews of what other health systems have done to define and get support for their strategy in this space."

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SI 2021 CISO Virtual Summit – Strategic Security: Facing Off Against Threats

December 7, 2021, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm CST

Join us at Scottsdale Institute’s 2021 CISO Virtual Summit for cyber security, remote workforce, r...

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SI 2021 CMIO/CNIO Summit – Clinical Informatics: A Meeting of the Minds

November 15, 2021 - November 16, 2021

Put your heads together with peer experts to innovate clinical informatics solutions that last—fro...

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SI 2017 CMIO Fall Summit

October 26, 2017 - October 27, 2017

“The CMIO’s Emerging Role in Enterprise Leadership” The Scottsdale Institute 2017 ...

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SI 2017 Population Health Summit

October 25, 2017 - October 26, 2017

“Getting Pop Health Right” The Scottsdale Institute 2017 Population Health Fall Summit b...

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SI 2017 CIO Fall Summit

October 19, 2017 - October 20, 2017

“The New World of Healthcare IT” The Scottsdale Institute 2017 Chief Information Officer...

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SI 2017 CISO Summit

October 18, 2017 - October 19, 2017

“Best Practice Standards in Cybersecurity Risk Management” The Scottsdale Institute 2017...

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SI 2017 Analytics Summit – Constructing an Analytics Strategy

October 4, 2017 - October 5, 2017

The Scottsdale Institute 2017 Business Analytics Fall Summit sponsored by Impact Advisors gathered 1...

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SI 2017 CNIO Summit

June 9, 2017

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SI 2017 CMIO Spring Summit

April 21, 2017

“Leadership, Influence and the Ever-Evolving Role of CMIOs” The annual Scottsdale Instit...

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SI 2017 CIO Spring Summit

April 21, 2017

“EHR Value Realization – Rx for Success” The annual Scottsdale Institute 2017 Chie...

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SI 2016 CIO/CISO Summit

October 28, 2016

“Cybersecurity as a ‘Team Sport’: Governance, Organization, Strategy and Tactics&#...

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SI 2016 CIO Fall Summit

October 14, 2016

“Achieving Value-Based Payment Success: Implications for IT and the CIO” The 2016 Scotts...

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SI 2016 Chief Data & Analytics Officer Summit

October 6, 2016

“Population Health: Organizational and Data Governance, and Analytics Strategies” The Sc...

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SI 2016 CMIO/CHIO Summit

September 30, 2016

“Managing Clinical Decision Support and Improving Workflow” The Scottsdale Institute and...

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SI 2016 CIO Spring Summit

April 22, 2016

“Creating Clinically Integrated Networks” Fourteen CIOs from leading health health syste...

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SI 2015 CIO Fall Summit

September 25, 2015

“The New World of the Health System CIO: Consumers, Consolidation and Crooks” CIOs from ...

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SI 2015 CIO Spring Summit

May 1, 2015

“Healthcare IT Optimization” Health Data Management publishes a SLIDESHOW with seven ...

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SI 2014 CIO Summit

October 26, 2014

“Information Requirements for the Competitive Healthcare Marketplace” Convened by Scott...

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SI 2013 CIO Summit

November 22, 2013

“Managing Costs and Maximizing Value: Strategies From a CIO Summit” Convened by the Sco...

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