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What did your last technology investment actually deliver?

Your technology is live—but can you demonstrate what improved? Before making the next investment, health system leaders need to understand what existing capabilities are delivering, what the data tells them about performance, and whether remaining gaps involve technology, workflow, ownership,…

Oct 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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Chae Menard, Vice President, Professional & Advisory Services, Claritev
Stephanie Farley, Professional Services Executive, Solutions & Consulting, Claritev

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The barrier stalling digital transformation isn't legacy technology

Provider organizations have the budget, the roadmap and the confidence. Scaling is still where initiatives break down. Digital transformation spending is climbing across the industry, and 92% of executives expect measurable ROI within 24 months. But asked to name the…

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What the most influential healthcare CIOs do differently

Donna Roach has a simple way to measure whether a health system CIO has built the influence the role now requires. “The most successful CIO will be the one who has the relationships with their executive peers,” said Ms. Roach,…

Austin Jones, CPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at NKC Health

In this episode, Austin Jones, CPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at NKC Health, joins the podcast to discuss balancing investment in physicians with the financial priorities of a healthcare organization. He also shares insights on pharmacy benefit…

Austin Jones, CPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at NKC Health

In this episode, Austin Jones, CPA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at NKC Health, joins the podcast to discuss balancing investment in physicians with the financial priorities of a healthcare organization. He also shares insights on pharmacy benefit…

The AI agent bill health systems can't see

More than 18 months into building AI agents, Rush's CIO says the tooling to model what they cost does not exist — so the control has to be the workforce.

Providence, Ascension, Allegheny Health CEOs detail their turnaround strategies

From the Northwest to the Midwest to the Northeast, health systems are navigating financial recoveries shaped by distinct pressures — different payer mixes, different market structures and different starting points. Renton, Wash.-based Providence, St. Louis-based Ascension and Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health…

HCA CFO on claims AI: 'We're behind the payers'

HCA Healthcare CFO Mike Marks said payers have outpaced hospitals on AI-driven claims processing, adding another layer to the friction hospitals face on denials, underpayments and prior authorization. “I know there’s a lot of talk about AI in the hospital…

Healthcare leaders revisit 'trust but verify' in the age of AI

In tandem with AI’s effect on the healthcare workforce, hospital executives are recalibrating how employees learn to do their jobs and what that shift demands of their leaders. Tim Calahan, founder and managing member of EHC Consulting and former chief…

'Paying for attendance' is over: CHROs tie front-line raises to results

For years, health systems had a single priority when it came to staffing: get people in the door and keep them there. The compensation strategies that emerged from that era — built largely around rewarding attendance — are now being…