Mr. Higginson is executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Phoenix Children’s, where he has helped transform the organization into a nationally ranked pediatric health system while maintaining or reducing costs. Under his leadership, Phoenix Children’s has more than tripled in size over the past decade and is on track to become the nation’s fourth-largest pediatric health system. He has led the development of enterprisewide digital solutions, including predictive surveillance tools, real-time clinical decision support dashboards and remote monitoring applications supporting complex pediatric conditions. Mr. Higginson oversaw creation of an enterprise data lake integrating data from nearly 70 systems, enabling thousands of clinicians to access actionable insights across care settings. His partnerships with organizations such as Amazon and Intel have expanded behavioral health access, supported suicide prevention efforts and enabled secure, cost-efficient bedside AI experimentation.
