Annual Health Summit
April 10, 2025 | Chapter Event
Arizona Science Center
This one-day event will be packed with education, networking, and fun! Now is the time to secure your exhibit/sponsorship – Space is limited don’t miss out. We anticipate 200+ attendees.
Our Health Summit Sponsors:
Health Summit Exhibitors:
Sponsorship Opportunities for the 2024 Annual Summit
• Opening Title Sponsor
• Keynote Sponsor
• Booth Sponsors (Consensus, Olah & Experis)
• After Party Networking Sponsor
• Educational Session Sponsor
• Parking Sponsor
• Breakfast Sponsor
• Lunch Sponsor
• Break Sponsor
• All Day Coffee Sponsor (Talk Desk)
• Swag Bag Sponsor
• Lanyard Sponsor (Harmony Healthcare IT)
Review & Secure HIMSS AZ Sponsorship
Conference Agenda
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8:00 - 8:45 |
Continental Breakfast & Registration |
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8:45 - 9:00 |
Welcome Remarks |
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9:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote / General Session Dr. David Langer - Lenox Hill Hospital |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
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10:15 - 11:15 |
Breakout Session Jason Griffin - Nordic Global (moderator) |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 - 12:30 |
Lunch & Networking |
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12:30 - 1:30 |
Keynote / General Sesson Jonathan Bowman, JD - Clear Picture Leadership |
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1:30 - 1:45 |
Break |
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Breakout Session Marjorie Rosen - VP Education & Advocacy, RHIA, Bryan University (moderator) |
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2:45 - 3:00 |
Break |
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3:00 - 4:00 |
Breakout Session Heather Gustcott - Mayo Clinic (moderator) |
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4:00 - 6:00 |
Closing Remarks, Happy Hour & Networking |
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Keynote Speakers
Jonathan Bowman
Jonathan’s presentations are the result of heart-felt experience, critical thought and an unbridled passion to help others achieve their full potential.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jonathan is the last of four children, whose lives were enveloped in poverty and homelessness. By the time he was 17 years old, he and his family had lived in two homeless shelters, a church, a small fourth-floor attic, public housing projects and a hotel, among many other places.
However, with his determination to ascend from poverty unaffected, he earned his G.E.D. and obtained an associate’s degree in English and Communications at Allegheny
Community College. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in Journalism and
Communications from Point Park University where he graduated Cum Laude. Jonathan then
attended and graduated from Ohio State University College of Law.
He then practiced law at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. During his 12-year-career
there, he served in a variety of leadership posts, including Deputy Attorney General
and Section Chief. He led several departments to achieve success. As a result, he was a recipient of the Ohio Attorney General's Innovation and Excellence Award in 2005.
Jonathan is also an avid photographer. Pictures have intrigued him ever since he was a
child. While growing up, drawing pictures provided him with an escape from his life of poverty. Later in life he became hooked on photography when he happened upon a 35 mm camera and looked through the viewfinder. He was so enthralled that he studied photography as part of his undergraduate major in communications.
Today Jonathan serves as CEO of Clear Picture Leadership®. He uses lessons learned from his childhood, leadership skills honed throughout his career and the inspiration embodied in his artwork to encourage leaders to achieve a “clear picture” vision. As Jonathan says, “Picturing your destination is the first step to achieving something great.” Sometimes leaders are tempted to cast aside an imaginative vision because it is deemed “unrealistic.” Yet – as his tagline says – Jonathan challenges leaders with “a different perspective: Where imagination and reality meet
Dr. David Langer
David Langer, MD, is the chair of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and Vice President of neurosurgery for Northwell Health's Western Region. He is Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Nationally and Internationally recognized as a leading neurosurgeon and expert in cerebral revascularization and cerebral aneurysms, Dr. Langer brings over 25 years of experience to his highly personalized direct patient care practice and specialty in diseases of the brain vessels. One of the few cerebral bypass surgeons in the country, Dr. Langer's award-winning work has been featured in numerous peer-reviewed publications and he has spoken nationally and internationally on vascular disorders such as aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain. Dr. Langer also maintains an active practice in spinal disease and benign brain tumors including acoustic neuromas and meningiomas.
A third-generation physician, Dr. Langer attended the University of Pennsylvania to receive both his undergraduate and medical school degrees. As a loyal Quaker, he remained at Penn to complete his neurosurgical residency. Since joining Northwell Health in 2010, Dr. Langer has been a pioneer across multiple areas. From establishing the Moyamoya Center of the Northwell Neuroscience Institute, dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and support of patients and their families with Moyamoya disease to developing Playback Health, a smartphone app employing clinical multimedia creation and communication to enhance patient experience and improve access to personalized medical information, Dr. Langer is committed to the most advanced and highest quality care to improve the lives of his patients.
In 2013 Dr. Langer became the inaugural Chair of Neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. . Now ranked #23 on US News and World Report’s Best Hospitals List, Dr. Langer succeeded in his mission to establish a world-class department founded in collaboration, talent and empathy. Dr. Langer has been recognized as a Top Doctor and Best Doctor by numerous publications and has a global reputation in neurosurgical excellence. He is currently an investigator for several research studies and a peer-reviewer for the journals: Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery. Dr. Langer is a member of the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) as well as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), and the cerebrovascular subsection of these organizations. In addition, Dr. Langer serves on the editorial board for Operative Neurosurgery’s digital platforms in the journal’s Surgical Video section. In 2015, Dr. Langer received Northwell Health System's President's Award and in 2018,The Sally Harrington Goldwater Memorial Visiting Professor Award from the Barrow Neurological Foundation. He has been involved in numerous medical advisory boards including Cisco Systems, Box Inc., Olympus, Sony and the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF). He is also a founding member of the board of the Brain Technology Institute.
In June of 2020, Netflix launched “Lenox Hill,” an original docu-series starring Dr. Langer which provides an honest and empathetic look into his role as a neurosurgeon in New York City. In 2023, Netflix premiered “Emergency NYC” which follows Dr. Langer and other frontline medical providers as they try to balance their personal and intense professional lives. Dr. Langer has offered his neurosurgical expertise to numerous CNN, FOX, ABC, and CBS as well as the Dr. Oz Show to offer his neurosurgical expertise to the public. He has also been frequently quoted in The New York Times and other print news sources. In November 2015, Dr. Langer was featured in The Wall Street Journal article "What Patients Need to Remember After Leaving the Hospital" for his innovative technology to record crucial steps of patient's experience in the hospital. Most recently, Dr. Langer spearheaded a global summer internship program, BRAINterns, offering free virtual education to high school through medical students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting to a new way of teaching, the program offered over 15,000 students the physician shadowing experience through virtual webinars, academic seminars and virtually bringing them into the operating room to see live, neurosurgical procedures.
Jason B. Griffin, MBA, CISM
Jason B. Griffin, MBA, CISM, is a seasoned Senior Healthcare IT Executive and former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with over 25 years of expertise in IT strategy, cyber security operations, and program management. Based in Houston, TX, Jason has built a reputation for leveraging cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices to develop robust IT programs and environments.
Currently serving as the Managing Director of Digital Health Strategy & Cyber Practice Leader at Nordic Global, Jason is responsible for driving solution development, delivery, and growth in digital health strategy and cybersecurity consulting. He is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the healthcare IT community, regularly sharing insights on topics including all aspects of digital health and cybersecurity at national and global forums.
Throughout his career, Jason has held key leadership roles in both startup ventures and established organizations, driving business development initiatives, managing P&L, and delivering executive-level advisory services. His experience spans various facets of healthcare IT, including EMR services and support, cybersecurity, advisory services, managed services, and infrastructure management.
Jason's tenure includes notable achievements such as developing and implementing IT and Digital Health strategy components for small and larger hospital organizations, enhancing governance structures to improve decision making, leading a large EMR selection and implementation project, developing and implementing cybersecurity program/compliance/certification strategies, and delivering advisory level consulting to help organizations improve their IT/Clinical/Operational effectiveness and efficiencies.
Jason holds an MBA in General Business from LSU Health Shreveport and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Houston-Downtown. He is also a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and holds AWS Sales Essentials certification. Connect with Jason on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonbgriffincism.
Perry Horner
Perry Horner is Director of Information Technology Data Intelligence and Security, Adobe Population Health.
Mr. Horner has over three decades of experience in the information technology multiverse. He has held a plethora of IT positions throughout his career. From PDP/11 systems administration to CIO for multiple healthcare organizations, he always pursues initiatives and employers that better the health and wellbeing of others. In the education universe, Horner has seventeen years of experience leading projects at Arizona State University such as architecting and implementing a 100% infrastructure conversion from Windows to Linux to create the first all-Linux academic library in the United States. In the healthcare universe, Horner served as Adelante Healthcare’s CIO for over a decade, and as CIO for the Community Health Open Source Network. His current role at Adobe Population Health enables him to consistently innovate technologies that positively impact on hundreds of thousands of lives. Horner has an MBA with focus on Technology Management.
Bob Schlotfelt
Bob Schlotfelt is currently the Executive Director IT and Chief Information Security Officer at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, Arizona. Valleywise Health is the “county” hospital and “safety net” hospital for the region.
Bob has cultivated a career in Cybersecurity and Information Technology over the past 30 plus years. He has risen through the ranks and has successfully built and directed teams. Bob has continually positioned himself as a trusted advisor and leader and has garnered Cyber Security and IT experience in the Healthcare, Lifesciences, Financial Services, Mortgage Banking, Mutual Fund Management, Pension Fund Management, Automotive, and Business Process Outsourcing (Call Center) Industries, as well as being a leader with a large Information Technology Services Provider.
Many times, in his career, he has been tasked with creating or re-creating the Information and Cybersecurity Programs by leveraging the existing IT teams or building a new team. This includes developing the organization and program structures for Security Operations and Engineering, Architecture, Security Administration, and Control and Compliance. Bob has built and managed teams of as few as two members up to teams with 4 Departments and as many as sixty members – both domestically and abroad.
Bob believes the CISO role is all about a balanced blend of People, Process and Technology and his passion has been to get the best out of the people and their success. Additionally, Schlotfelt has a background and certification in Service Management and Project Management. This combination requires an instinct in collaboration and to ensure strong cooperation between Information Security, IT, and the other lines of business.
Bob currently lives in Glendale Arizona with his wife of 24 years.
Craig Kartchner
Craig Kartchner is the Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer for HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona. He joined the system in 2017 as AVP of Marketing and Customer Experience. Prior to HonorHealth, Craig served as senior director of marketing at Intermountain Healthcare.
Craig believes healthcare is ripe for a consumer revolution, and HonorHealth should help lead the charge. This requires building a strong brand – different from competitors – so customers know what to expect from their healthcare interactions. It involves hyper-targeting messages to the right audience, when and where they need it to drive meaningful action. Finally, it means HonorHealth must remove friction and barriers from the patient experience.
Craig’s philosophy is that the best way to consumerize healthcare is to listen to patients and give them a seat at the decision-making table. He has invested heavily in market research and customer feedback channels. While patients are at the center of the care team, theirs isn’t the only voice that matters, which is why Craig’s team also focuses on caregiver communication and experience. The HonorHealth marketing team also leads public relations, reputation, and digital efforts for the six-hospital healthcare system.
Greg Smith
Greg Smith has more than 30 years of creating value across provider, payer, and life science companies, leading virtual care, Care Anywhere, Nursing First, and successfully delivering health transformation strategies and technology platforms. During his career, Greg has served as an expert panelist for the National Institute of Health – Health of the Populations regarding virtual health, telemedicine, and telehealth. He has provided virtual health direction to various providers, payers, life science companies, the Veterans Administration, state hospital associations, and departments of health, as well as the Office of Rural Health Policy and other federal agencies.
Greg has published several articles and books and presented at numerous conferences.
- Virtual Health Lead (including Telemedicine, Telehealth, Digital Health)
- Care Anywhere publications, webinars, and delivery
- Patent: Nursing communication technologies (e.g., Nursing First, virtual nursing)
Heather Guscott, MS, RHIA
Heather Guscott, RHIA, MS has 20 years of experience in Health Information Management, revenue cycle and outpatient/professional coding. She has worked at Mayo Clinic as an Outpatient Coder, an Outpatient Coding Team Lead, a Coding Trainer and Reviewer, Denial Coding Supervisor and most recently Heather is working as a Revenue Compliance Analyst on the Auditing and Monitoring team in the Compliance Department.
Heather has a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Administration with an RHIA credential and a Master’s degree in Project Management. Heather is originally from Minnesota but has called Arizona her home for the last 27 years.
Heather volunteers with AzHIMA as President and she’s also part of the Education and Annual Conference committees and the Coding Roundtable Committee.
In her spare time (when she has any!), Heather enjoys hiking in the Grand Canyon, traveling, camping, and reading.