Ten talks. Three tracks.
Every one field-tested.
Physician-delivered keynotes, workshops, and grand rounds for audiences from a 12-physician practice to 13,000 seats — available as keynote, workshop, panel, or grand rounds, and adaptable to your organization’s mission.
Field-tested.
Physician-delivered.
Every talk below has been delivered live — to a grand rounds audience of twelve or an arena of thirteen thousand — and is available as keynote, workshop, panel, or grand rounds.
The Big Stage
C-Suite · Conferences · Grand Rounds · ACP · AMAHealthcare 2.X: Days of Future Past
Airlines, banking, and retail digitized decades ago — and solved problems healthcare is still fighting. Cross-industry parallels, Cowboys vs Pit Crews, and the arc from 1.0 to 2.X. Delivered to 13,000+ at All EpicTalk and adapted for HIMSS, Spok, and Wolters Kluwer keynotes.
AI at the Bedside: What's Real, What's Hype, What's Monday
Ambient listening, DAX Copilot, clinical decision support that actually fires — and the AI features your physicians don't know they have. No vendor pitches. What's working, what's theater, and what you can turn on before your next shift.
Burnout Is a Design Problem, Not a Doctor Problem
Physician burnout started with systems designed without physician input. The four biggest EHR waste areas, the tactical playbook to get physicians home on time, and why resistance is feedback, not defiance. Featured at Iowa Medical Society and Bay Area Informatics.
The Clinical Floor
Physicians · Nurses · Clinical Ops · Medical StaffThe Digital Black Bag: A Physician's Essential Toolkit
The old doctor's black bag held everything for a house call. Today's is digital — but most physicians don't know what belongs in it. 95% NPS (n=30 providers) in Netflix-style physician-to-physician short content format.
Physician Wellness and Epic... Sounds Crazy, Right?
Along with yoga, mindfulness, etc. — we show you how to “Marie Kondo” your digital EHR workspace. Master the five ClickFlows® that eat 30 minutes a day. If you have to use it 10 hours a day, why not optimize it. Not a burnout lecture — a burnout fix.
How to Get Your Epic IT Team to Fix Anything…Fast!
Teaching non-technical clinical staff to speak “Epic-ese”: how to name a request so it gets prioritized, frame a problem so the analyst gets it, and navigate governance without losing your mind.
Hardwiring Communication: Always in All Ways
Designated an “Epic Classic” — placed in Epic's permanent library for new clients. How health systems across five states used standard functionality in creative ways to communicate with thousands of physicians.
The Boardroom & Vendor Suite
Executives · Vendors · IndustryThe CMIO Playbook: Surviving the Role That Eats Its Own
The Dime Strategy, Mouse Miles, the 80% Rule — named frameworks from Bedside to Boardrooms. How to earn trust with the medical staff, survive the CIO relationship, and build a team that outlasts your tenure.
How to Act Like a Vendor But Think Like a Hospital
Originally the Wolters Kluwer (UpToDate) keynote in Maui. How healthcare systems actually evaluate products — and why most vendor pitches miss. A roadmap for anyone selling to health systems.
Breaking Foundation Build: Safe Changes Without Upgrade Hell
Small and mid-size systems are terrified to touch their EHR. This talk shows how to make safe, incremental changes using the Butler Prioritization Quadrant: “Wow Just Do It” vs. “The Diva.”
Named ideas.
Built to stick.
Healthcare 1.0 → 2.0 → 2.X: Days of Future Past
The nostalgic walk, then run, into the evolution of healthcare in the US and where we're headed.
Stop Communicating and Start Marketing
How healthcare delivery systems must approach new technology, upgrades, and overall communication strategy for busy providers.
ClickFlows: Make the Right Thing the Easiest Thing
It's not “just another click.” Software should follow the workflow — not the buttons. Includes the Dime Strategy: earning physician trust with small, impactful wins that add up.
The Prioritization Problem: What to Work on Now
Simple concepts to ensure the right EHR enhancement is addressed first.
Fifteen years on
the Epic PAC circuit.
Select Engagements
- All EpicTalk Keynote (13,000+ attendees)
- Wolters Kluwer Annual Sales Conference Keynote
- uPerform/Ancile Users Summit Keynote
- Spok Connect Keynote Series
- HIMSS CSO Leadership Symposium
- CHIME CMIO/CHIO Leadership Academy (Faculty)
- AMIA Clinical Informatics Conference
- Bay Area Physician Informatics Collaborative
- Iowa Medical Society Well-Being Conference
- Epic Physician Advisory Council (15 yrs · Best Session · Classics)
Published
- Bedside to Boardrooms: A CMIO Field Guide
- Healthcare IT News · HISTalk (2× featured)
- Preventing Physician Burnout (contributing author)
Podcasts & Media
- HIMSS Media — The Messy Middle
- Nordic In Network w/ Craig Joseph, MD
- 3M/Solventum Inside Angle
- Healthcare Nation w/ Rick Gannotta
- The CMIO Podcast w/ Mark Weisman, MD
Advisory Boards
- UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer) · uPerform (Ancile)
- Spok Mobile · Pfizer · IBM Watson Health
- Epic Emeritus Steering Committee
Clinical Systems
- Geisinger · Texas Children's · Sutter Health
- Bon Secours · NYC Health + Hospitals
- Guthrie Clinic · KeyCare · Chartis Group
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