Inside the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit: C-Suite Insights, Healthcare Trends, and Podcast Collaboration

HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit: A Preview for Healthcare Executives

On September 18-19, Chicago will host the inaugural HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit, a focused event for healthcare executives aiming to sharpen their leadership approach to artificial intelligence. The two-day summit targets C-suite leaders eager to optimize their organizations’ AI investments across clinical, financial, and operational areas.

The summit offers practical insights through panel discussions and educational sessions covering key topics such as data governance, infrastructure preparedness, regulatory compliance, ethical issues, and measuring AI’s return on investment. Attendees will gain frameworks to guide AI adoption, financial planning, compliance assurance, and scaling pilot projects to enterprise-wide programs.

What to Expect from the Summit

• High-level strategy sessions tailored for healthcare executives
• Industry expert panels addressing AI governance and ethics
• Discussions on infrastructure readiness and regulatory requirements
• Tools for measuring AI’s financial and operational impact
• Approaches to scale AI projects beyond pilot phases

For the first time, HIMSSCast will broadcast live from the summit, partnering with the Straight Outta Health IT podcast. Hosted by Christopher Kunney, a digital transformation strategist and managing partner at IOTECH Consulting, the podcast features conversations with healthcare technology leaders on topics including digital transformation, patient experience, health equity, and AI.

Insights from Christopher Kunney

Christopher Kunney joins HIMSSCast to share his perspective on the trends shaping healthcare AI in the latter half of 2025 and beyond. Among his key points:

• Excitement about AI’s potential to improve healthcare delivery and decision-making
• Concerns around ethical challenges and the need for responsible AI implementation
• The role AI can play in advancing health equity—and the areas where progress is still needed
• Plans for co-hosting the podcast live from the summit to engage with leaders on AI strategy
• What he hopes to learn from fellow executives and experts at the event

Additional Topics Covered in the Episode

• How nurses and physicians differ in their perspectives on AI
• Oracle Health’s launch of a new AI-powered electronic health record (EHR) system
• Success stories from a community hospital implementing AI effectively
• Using AI-trained triage tools for hospital bed planning to improve care delivery
• Illinois’ ban on therapeutic AI use without clinician involvement
• Integris Health’s implementation of AI to reduce urgent care visits to 30 minutes
• Healthcare IT leaders’ views on the new federal AI Action Plan

The HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit is a must-attend for healthcare executives who want actionable strategies to lead AI initiatives responsibly and effectively. For executives interested in furthering their AI knowledge, resources such as Complete AI Training’s latest AI courses offer practical skills tailored to healthcare and business leadership.