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Rapid shifts in reimbursement, AI, care models, and competition are transforming ambulatory care, prompting leaders to reassess strategies and technology investments. This discussion explores how healthcare executives prioritize and align technology amid these market shifts, and how they envision a future with better integration and interoperability. 
 

Speaker:

Sam Lambson, Vice President, Product Management, athenahealth 

This panel with leaders from Epic, athenahealth, and Sutter Health will address scaling connectivity across 50+ ambulatory practices. Traditional point-to-point models break down at scale, causing incomplete records and missed care. Panelists will discuss scalable, seamless data exchange strategies that preserve practice autonomy and manage costs. Topics include technology architectures, governance, change management, workflows, and more.  
 

Speakers:

Sam Lambson, Vice President, Product Management, athenahealth

Matt Doyle, Director of Interoperability, Epic

Michael Marchant, Director of Digital Applications, Sutter Health

Amy Roberts, Director of Health Information Systems and Information Technology, Raleigh Neurology Associate

Moderated by: Christian Robles, Inside Health Policy

Despite decades of policy and standards like HL7, FHIR, and TEFCA, healthcare data remains fragmented, impacting efficiency and costs. AI, especially large language models, offers a promising shift by breaking down data silos and enhancing care coordination. This interactive session, moderated by the American Hospital Association, will explore why interoperability is still challenging, AI’s potential and risks, leadership strategies for change, and a vision for a fully connected health system.  
 

Speakers:

Sam Lambson, Vice President, Product Management, athenahealth
Suzanna Hoppszallern, Senior Editor, Data & Research, American Hospital Association
Kevin Hodak, VP, Strategy & Integration, Concord Technologies 

Ambulatory practices face staff shortages, rising demand, and tighter margins. AI can automate tasks, streamline workflows, and improve revenue cycle management, supporting coordinated care and safe adoption through rigorous testing. In this session, Sap Sinha from Allied Digestive Health shares how AI reduces operational friction and enables staff to focus on higher-value work. Attendees will gain practical insights and real-world results to advance care excellence through intelligent, human-centered innovation.
 

Speakers:

Chad Dodd, Vice President, Product Development, athenahealth
Sap Sinha, President & COO, Allied Digestive Health 

Effective gap closure depends on timely, embedded insights. This session highlights how athenahealth and Aetna leverage standardized clinical data exchange to surface care and diagnosis gaps within the provider experience. Automated feedback loops to the health plan reduce administrative friction while improving outcomes and strengthening payer‑provider coordination.
 

Speakers:

Greg LeGrow, Executive Director, Product Market Strategy, athenahealth
Kristen Monk, Aetna
Sonal Jain, Aetna 

Despite a deregulatory focus, CMS, ASTP, and ONC still rely on developing health IT standards. Real-time data access, e-prescribing, value-based exchange, and AI  depend on mature, yet evolving, standards and regulations. This session will explore how current and future standards align with policy goals, differences between state and federal regulations, and how private sector innovation progresses amid ongoing standards development.
 

Speakers:

Jen Michaels, Senior Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs, athenahealth
Leigh Burchell, VP, Policy & Public Affairs, Altera Digital Health Chair, EHR Association