Empowering Transformation: Leading with Strategy, Purpose, and Partnership in Digital Health

Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME, sits down with Rick Shepardson, Chief Strategy Officer at Optimum Healthcare IT, for a focused discussion on how healthcare organizations can move beyond implementation to realize meaningful value from digital health initiatives. Together, they explore practical insights on aligning people, data, and strategy to drive measurable progress — examine how digital health leaders are navigating modernization amid operational pressures—leveraging data to empower clinicians and patients, rethinking the role of legacy systems, and evaluating emerging technologies such as cloud, AI, and automation.

Key Takeaways

1. Where health systems are finding the greatest opportunities to improve clinician performance, patient experience, and operational results through smarter use of data.

2. How healthcare organizations can unlock hidden clinical, operational, and financial value from legacy systems as part of broader modernization efforts.

3. Practical approaches to unlocking value from legacy systems and integrating historical data into modern analytics and AI strategies.

4. Leadership insights on guiding teams through uncertainty while fostering alignment, trust, and continuous learning.