Agenda
The TN HIMSS Board of Directors strives to curate industry-leading subject matter experts to address healthcare’s most pressing challenges. We are proud to present the Summit26 agenda and our outstanding lineup of speakers, who will bring valuable insight, innovation, and leadership to the stage.
OPENING REMARKS
9:00 - 9:05 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE
9:05 - 9:35 AM
Dr. Michael Burcham
Executive Partner, Chief of Strategy & Talent Development at Shore Capital
Deregulation in DC and Transformation in the States: Health IT Policy in 2026 and Beyond
9:40 - 10:20 AM
Michael Hendrix
Policy Director at Governor Bill Lee's Office
Chris Kelly
Vice President at BGR Group
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Brett Meeks
VP, Government Affairs at Jeffrey K. Kimbell & Assoc
BREAK
10:20 - 10:40 AM
Designing Decisions That Hold Up: Experience, Governance, and Power in Digital Health
10:40 - 11:20 AM
Yaa Kumah-Crystal, MD,
Pediatric Endocrinology, Clinical Director, Health IT and Biomedical Informatics at VUMC
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Jessica Edwards
Strategic Advisor at Patient-Informed Innovation
Laurie Novak, PhD
Associate Prof., Department of Biomedical Informatics, Deputy Director, ADVANCE Center at VUMC
S. Trent Rosenbloom, MD MPH
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs & Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Director, My Health at VUMC
From Breach to Recovery: Modern Cybersecurity Response in Healthcare
11:25 - 12:00 PM
Andy Heins
Chief Information Security Officer at Lifepoint Health
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Joey Johnson
Chief Information Security Officer at Premise Health
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Michael Johnson
Chief Information Security Officer at Team Health
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Victor Rodriguez
Chief Information Security Officer at Acadia Healthcare
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LUNCH
12:00 - 12:50 PM
Elevating the Leader Within: EQ, Executive Coaching & Career Transformation in Healthcare
1:10 - 1:40 PM
Sarah Richardson
Principal at This Week Health
Cinnamon Matthews
Chief Digital Information Officer at Erlanger
Tiffany Cross, MBA, MLS (ASCP)
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Covenant Health
Maria Sexton
Chief Information Officer at UT Medical
Redefining Healthcare Today: Insights Across the Care Continuum
1:44 - 2:25 PM
Sherri Hess
Chief Nursing Information Officer at HCA Healthcare
Jim Jirjis
Deputy Chief of Staff at Veteran Affairs
Connie Saltsman
AVP, Clinical Pharmacy Informatics at HCA Healthcare
Steve Yurjevich
Chief Executive Officer at Optum Insight Payer Market
BREAK
2:25 - 2:40 PM
Leading Forward: Statewide Health IT Challenges and the Road Ahead
2:40 - 3:20 PM
Jon Fredrickson
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Surgery Partners
Keith Perry
SVP, Chief Information Officer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Alan Smith, MPH
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Lifepoint
David O'Brien
Chief Information Security Officer at Covenant Health
Haden McWhorter
Chief Information Officer at Premise Health
CLOSING KEYNOTE
3:25 - 3:55 PM
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld
Former President, American Medical Association
Global Chief Medical Officer at Aidoc
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
4:00 - 5:00 PM