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Download the CDO Healthcare Exchange agenda to view the full session lineup, speakers, and interactive formats shaping healthcare data leadership in 2026.

An invite‑only, closed‑door program built for CDOs and senior data leaders reshaping healthcare in the USA. The CDO Healthcare Exchange gives executives two focused days to compare notes honestly, learn what’s working elsewhere, and pressure‑test their plans with peers navigating the same architectural, cultural, and governance constraints.

As organizations contend with fragmented data, unclear ownership, stretched teams, and rising expectations around AI‑enabled operations, this year’s agenda focuses on what’s practical. See how other leaders are strengthening data foundations, improving payer–provider workflow alignment, and building operating models where information flows reliably and teams can work at the pace modern care demands.

The HIMSS Analytics Maturity Assessment Model (AMAM) determines where healthcare organizations are on the data and analytics maturity curve. Only a handful of organizations worldwide have reached the highest level, indicating population-level predictive modeling. The CDO Healthcare Exchange was lucky enough to sit down with Ryan Sousa, a data and analytics leader who has led organizations through the journey to HIMSS AMAM Stage 7. In this interview, Ryan shares valuable insight on:

• The roadmap to reach HIMSS AMAM Stage 7 
• The kind of cultural change needed to reach HIMSS AMAM Stage 7
• The impact that advanced analytics can have on patient care and employee experience
  

Generative AI is poised and ready to revolutionize modern healthcare - do organizations have proactive strategies & risk mitigation in place?