Explore the intersection of innovation and transformation in digital health as we navigate the technology super cycle. Our virtual event brings together thought leaders, clinicians, technologists, and policymakers to share cutting-edge insights and practical strategies for shaping the future of healthcare to combat chronic diseases and other seemingly intractable challenges.
KEYNOTE
Defying Gravity: How Digital Revolution Can Conquer America's Chronic Disease Crisis in an Era of Scarcity
Time: 9:00 – 9:45am PT
This visionary keynote by Christopher Khoury, Vice President of Business Analytics at the American Medical Association, will challenge conventional thinking about what’s possible as healthcare faces its perfect storm of shrinking funding, aging populations, and the seemingly insurmountable burden of chronic disease threatening both lives and economic stability. Drawing on cutting-edge analytics and industry foresight, Mr. Khoury will reveal how technological innovation offers unprecedented pathways to transcend traditional constraints that have long limited healthcare’s effectiveness and sustainability. Attendees will discover how forward-thinking organizations are leveraging artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and novel care models to achieve what once seemed impossible—better outcomes at lower costs—even in resource-constrained environments. This provocative presentation delivers essential strategic intelligence for California healthcare leaders navigating the most consequential technological and economic inflection point in modern healthcare history, offering a blueprint for not just surviving but thriving amid disruption.
Christopher Khoury
MBA MSc, Vice President of Strategic Insights at the American Medical AssociationSESSION 1
eConsults as Digital Lifelines: Unleashing Specialist Expertise in the Battle Against America's Chronic Disease Crisis
Time: 10:00 – 10:45am PT
In the face of America’s growing chronic disease epidemic, healthcare systems are discovering how e-consult platforms can dramatically expand access to critical specialty expertise while reducing the crippling wait times that compromise effective disease management for the most complex conditions. This session reveals how innovative digital consultation models are breaking through traditional barriers to connect patients with specialized knowledge despite workforce limitations and geographical constraints affecting communities nationwide. Our distinguished panelists will share implementation strategies and documented outcomes from health systems that have successfully deployed e-consult programs to extend specialist reach in resource-challenged environments where traditional models fall short. Discover how these digital pathways are becoming fundamental weapons in the fight against chronic disease, representing a cornerstone application of the broader technology supercycle transforming healthcare delivery for our most vulnerable patients.
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SESSION 2
AI vs. MD: Can ChatGPT Outsmart Diabetes, Heart Disease, and America's Obesity Crisis?
Time: 11:00 – 11:45am PT
This panel brings together pioneering researchers from Stanford and a regulatory expert from the Mayo Clinic to explore the emerging battleground where artificial intelligence meets medicine’s most devastating chronic diseases. Attendees will discover cutting-edge research findings comparing AI diagnostic and treatment capabilities against human clinicians and discuss implications for the chronic disease crisis. The conversation will navigate the complex regulatory landscape evolving around healthcare AI, examining current frameworks designed to ensure these powerful tools enhance rather than compromise patient safety and clinical outcomes. Distinguished panelists will address critical questions at the intersection of technology and medicine: What safeguards must be implemented to ensure effective systems meant to prevent and reverse chronic disease are prioritized and implemented at scale safely? How can AI tools be meaningfully integrated into clinical workflows without disrupting the doctor-patient relationship? What evidence threshold and guardrails should be required before deploying AI systems in high-stakes clinical scenarios involving complex chronic conditions?
SPEAKERS
Adam Rodman
MD, MPH, FACP, General Internist and Medical Educator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Ethan Goh
MD, MS, Executive Director, Stanford ARISE (AI Research and Science Evaluation) Network; Fellow Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics ResearchSESSION 3
Cybersecurity: Fortifying Healthcare's Most Vulnerable Frontiers
Time: 1:00 – 1:45pm PT
This dynamic session brings together two national cybersecurity leaders—Greg Garcia, Executive Director of the Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG), and Jennifer Stoll, Chief External Affairs Officer, OCHIN and member of the HSCC CWG Executive Committee —for a timely and critical discussion on the state of cybersecurity across the healthcare sector. Together, they will examine how escalating threats are reshaping the national cybersecurity landscape and what it means for healthcare organizations, particularly those in rural and low resourced areas. The session will feature a first look at the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group’s “On the Edge: Cybersecurity Health of America’s Resource-Constrained Healthcare Providers Findings and Recommendations” report. The speakers will dive into the report’s key findings, actionable recommendations, and what they signal for the future of cybersecurity resilience. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how public-private partnerships between government agencies, technology vendors, and healthcare stakeholders are redefining responsibility for protecting critical infrastructure against increasingly sophisticated threats. The session will explore how broad policy directives are translating into industry-wide standards and expectations, with particular attention to implications for resource-constrained healthcare providers navigating these complex requirements.
SPEAKERS
Jennifer Stoll
Chief External Affairs Officer, OCHIN; Member, Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group (HSCC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)SESSION 4
Rural Renaissance: Digital Solutions Revitalizing America's Heartland Against Chronic Disease
Time: 2:00 – 2:45pm PT
Rural hospitals stand at the frontlines of an intensifying chronic disease crisis, facing higher disease burdens with fewer resources than their urban counterparts while struggling to maintain financial sustainability. This critical panel brings together California’s foremost rural healthcare innovators, policy experts, and key stakeholders to explore novel approaches that hospitals can implement to achieve both clinical excellence and operational viability in challenging environments. Participants will explore how telehealth, e-consult platforms, and remote physiological monitoring could be deployed to overcome traditional barriers to specialty care while creating sustainable service models that rural communities urgently need. Our distinguished speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities that digital solutions and the potential to reduce costs while improving health outcomes for patients with complex chronic conditions. Join us for a forward-thinking conversation that reimagines rural healthcare delivery for the modern era, where technology creates new possibilities for communities previously left behind in America’s healthcare evolution.
SPEAKERS
Martin Entwistle
MBA, MB ChB, FRCSEd, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Population Health, Marshall Medical
Jeff Dunbar
BA, Chief Executive Officer of OffSite Care, Board Member, California State Rural Health AssociationSESSION 5
Inflection Point: Telehealth, AI, and Digital Health at the Crossroads: Policy, Payment, and Innovation in the Next Technology Wave (Panel)
Time: 3:00 – 3:45pm PT
Don’t miss this high-stakes policy panel where decision-makers reveal the latest digital health developments reshaping healthcare delivery across America!
Get exclusive updates directly from Washington DC and Sacramento as our expert panelists decode the most recent legislative actions, regulatory changes, and policy shifts transforming digital health access and reimbursement. This powerhouse session brings together leading voices navigating the complex intersection of healthcare policy, payment reform, and technological innovation.
Our distinguished speakers will deliver breaking insights on:
- The new Administration’s AI Policy and what’s happening in California
- The latest federal telehealth legislation and regulatory frameworks emerging from DC
- How policy changes are creating new opportunities for chronic disease management
Whether you’re a healthcare administrator, clinician, technology developer, or policy advocate, this timely briefing will equip you with crucial intelligence on how evolving policies will impact your organization’s telehealth strategy. Position yourself to leverage these changes!
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SESSION 6
Telehealth-Driven Nutrition Strategies for Chronic Disease and Pediatric Obesity Management
Time: 4:00 – 4:45pm PT
This session will explore two complementary but distinct approaches to leveraging telehealth for nutrition-based interventions to combat chronic disease rates, particularly in rural and low-resourced areas. Attendees will learn from a Food as Medicine expert about the use of medically tailored meals as a clinical intervention, their impact on patient outcomes, and strategies for integrating them into care plans, as well as how providers can deliver personalized, evidence-based telenutrition for chronic disease management. Attendees will also learn about the TeleWOW program, a multidisciplinary telehealth initiative designed specifically to combat pediatric obesity in rural and medically underserved communities. This program uses telenutrition as one key tool within a broader framework of clinical and behavioral interventions. Attendees will come away with a clear understanding of how these strategies differ, how they complement each other, and how they can be deployed to strengthen care delivery. This session is ideal for dietitians, clinic managers, and telehealth teams seeking to expand their chronic disease management toolkit through innovative, evidence-based nutrition approaches.
SPEAKERS
Valerie M. O’Hara
FAAP, FOMA, ABOM, Pediatric Obesity Physician Specialist at Weight Management Center Maine Medical Center, founder and Medical Director of WOW Clinic (2009 – 2020), WOW 4 Wellness Clinic (2020 -2022)
