Building A Durable AI Strategy for Health Systems

AI in Healthcare Marketing June 2026 Day 4 Closing Keynote

Presented June 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:

• Margo Schneider, Assistant Vice President, Digital Strategy & Operations, UW Medicine
• Ryan Younger, Vice President of Marketing, Virtua Health
• Peter Isaacson, Chief Marketing Officer, Invoca

Moderated by:

• Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Health Care

What you’ll learn:

• How to link AI initiatives to specific growth, access, and experience goals your C suite already cares about.
• What an AI-enabled consumer experience may look like across websites, search, content, access, and patient communications.
• How to balance AI-driven efficiency with preserving empathy, brand voice, and trusted clinician expertise in all channels.
• How to prepare teams, workflows, and success metrics for a future in which AI is simply part of how work gets done.
• Where healthcare marketing and digital leaders should focus next to create measurable value from AI.

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Stop chasing AI “shoulds”: a focus-first approach for health system marketers

AI in Healthcare Marketing June 2026 Day 2 Session 1

Presented June 16, 2026 at 1 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:

• Luke Farkas, VP of Innovation & AI, Unlock Health
• Daniel Fell, Health Systems Practice Lead, Unlock Health and eHealthcare Strategy & Trends Editorial Advisory Board Member
• Joe McMahon, Vice President, Northwell Health’s Enterprise Change Management team
• Anne Martino, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Children’s Wisconsin

Moderated by:

• Wendy Margolin, Contributing Writer, Plain-English Health Care

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain why AI progress is primarily a change-management challenge in hospital marketing and identify the common failure mode of “everything, all at once” prioritization.
• Diagnose their organization’s default AI orientation (what it tends to prioritize and protect) and understand why two health systems can make opposite AI decisions and both be right.
• Assess their team’s AI fluency and translate it into a focused 90-day plan, including what to do now, what to postpone, and what guardrails are required for adoption.

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Focus on AI in Healthcare Marketing: How Healthcare Leaders Are Shaping the AI-Driven Marketing Landscape

During our AI in Healthcare Marketing Week virtual summit in December 2025, leaders across the industry shared how they are putting AI to work. This new report brings together those insights to help guide your next steps. We offer practical ideas and real-world examples you can apply as you shape your organization’s approach to AI.

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The Real AI Opportunity in Healthcare Isn’t Speed — It’s Reinvention

AI already helps health systems work faster and more efficiently. But the bigger opportunity, according to leaders from Hackensack Meridian Health, Wellstar, BPD, and Marx Advisory, uses AI to fundamentally reshape how healthcare organizations operate and engage patients. The challenge now is balancing speed, innovation, and trust.

AI in Healthcare: Moving from Productivity to Transformation

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // AI already helps health systems work faster and more efficiently. But the bigger opportunity, according to leaders from Hackensack Meridian Health, Wellstar, BPD, and Marx Advisory, uses AI to fundamentally reshape how healthcare organizations operate and engage patients. The challenge now is balancing speed, innovation, and trust.

Focus On Digital Front Door: How Health Systems Are Closing the Digital Experience Gap

This new report examines how leading hospitals and health systems around the country create digital experiences that work for patients.

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Hackensack Meridian, Intermountain, and UCLA Health Prove Digital Transformation Is About Culture, Not Tools

This year’s Mark Gothberg eHealthcare Organizational Commitment Award winners — Hackensack Meridian Health, Intermountain Health, and UCLA Health —  redefine what it means to lead in a digital-first world. Get a closer look at how each of these award-winning organizations brings its mission to life through forward-thinking digital strategies.

Focus On Digital Marketing Strategy: Winning Approaches to AI, Data Integration, and Bold Campaigns

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll discover how healthcare organizations are adapting their digital marketing strategies with AI, data, and innovative campaigns to connect with patients more effectively and drive measurable results.

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Beyond Digital: How Three Health Systems Turned Transformation into a Way of Life

// By Susan Dubuque // This year’s Mark Gothberg eHealthcare Organizational Commitment Award winners — Hackensack Meridian Health, Intermountain Health, and UCLA Health —  redefine what it means to lead in a digital-first world. Get a closer look at how each of these award-winning organizations brings its mission to life through forward-thinking digital strategies.

AI in Healthcare Marketing: Moving Beyond Iteration to Transformation

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // eHealthcare Strategy & Trends invites you to join us during AI in Healthcare Marketing Week, a new virtual summit for healthcare marketers and digital strategists, December 8-12, 2025. Join our stellar lineup of industry thought leaders and learn how AI transforms Content Strategies, Data-Driven Marketing, Workflow Optimization, Enterprise Design, and more.

Prisma Health’s Digital Integration Strategy Drives 400 Percent Increase in New Patient Bookings

When two of South Carolina’s leading healthcare organizations merged to form Prisma Health, it marked more than a consolidation of services. It was the creation of a new healthcare identity for more than 1.4 million South Carolinians. Learn how Prisma Health solidified its brand and created a unified digital front door.

Digital Showcase: Building Trust Through Digital Integration

// By Susan Dubuque // When two of South Carolina’s leading healthcare organizations merged to form Prisma Health, it marked more than a consolidation of services. It was the creation of a new healthcare identity for more than 1.4 million South Carolinians. Learn how Prisma Health solidified its brand and created a unified digital front door.

FirstHealth of the Carolinas Redesigns Website to Meet Evolving Consumer Expectations

// By Althea Fung // In today’s healthcare landscape, a hospital’s website is its digital front door and often its most powerful marketing tool. Recognizing this, FirstHealth of the Carolinas launched a comprehensive website redesign in 2023. Learn how FirstHealth improved access and experience, increased site traffic, and picked up several industry awards along the way.

Focus On Digital Front Door: How Hospitals and Health Systems Create Seamless and Integrated Digital Patient Experiences

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll discover effective digital front door strategies you can put to work to attract and retain patients, improve operational effectiveness, and achieve sustainable growth.

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Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Innovation: Lessons from Award-Winning Leaders

Presented March 11, 2025

Panelists:

• Mona Baset, Vice President of Digital Services, Intermountain Health
• Andrew Snyder, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Orlando Health

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

What you will learn:

• How to build organizational readiness for digital transformation.
• Strategies to gain and sustain executive support.
• A framework for prioritizing digital initiatives.
• Tactics to enhance engagement through omnichannel communications.
• Tools that improve staff connection and alignment.
• Ways to leverage AI & automation.
• Real-world examples of efficiency and patient impact.
• Essential KPIs to track and optimize digital strategies.
• What’s next in healthcare marketing and digital engagement?

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Collaboration, Consolidation, and Centralization: The Core of UW Medicine and AtlantiCare’s Patient Engagement Success

Collaboration, consolidation, and centralization are key factors in creating a successful enterprise digital front-door strategy. Digital leaders from UW Medicine and AtlantiCare weigh in on how they win. Read on to learn more from our panel of experts about how they work through the challenges of digital transformation to achieve success.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare Consumer-First Culture Built on Privacy-First Foundation

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Gaining full visibility into customer journeys while protecting privacy empowers health systems to move forward confidently. During a January webinar, Stephanie Downing and Ray Mina shared how St. Elizabeth regained access to critical data by implementing a privacy management platform, and how that enables the organization to embrace a consumer-first culture.

What It Takes to Succeed with Digital Front-Door Strategies

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Collaboration, consolidation, and centralization are key factors in creating a successful enterprise digital front-door strategy. Digital leaders from UW Medicine and AtlantiCare weigh in on how they win. Read on to learn more from our panel of experts about how they work through the challenges of digital transformation to achieve success.

Focus on Digital Content: How 16 Leading Healthcare Organizations Engage Audiences Using the Latest Tools, Technologies, and Tactics

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll discover how leading hospitals and health systems have earned recognition and achieved business results through digital content that engages patients, improves health outcomes, and establishes their healthcare providers as trusted experts and thought leaders.

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How to Build Your Healthcare Consumer Experience Roadmap — for 2025 and Beyond

Your Presenters:

• Jennifer Carron Passon, CPXP, MSOM, Patient Experience Officer, BJC HealthCare
• Brian Carlson, VP of Patient Experience, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Justin Dearborn, Founder and CEO, Praia Health

Moderated by:

• Jared Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer at Praia Health and eHealthcare Strategy & Trends Editorial Advisory Board Member

You’ll learn:

• How to create or update your organization’s consumer experience strategy based on insights from forward-thinking institutions.
• Effective change management strategies to accelerate and gain buy-in for consumer experience initiatives
• How marketing leaders effectively collaborate with others who have consumer experience responsibilities without derailing other priorities and investments.
• How to evaluate new digital platforms and the possibilities that they open for connecting consumer experiences beyond the clinical encounter.

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How Leading Healthcare Organizations Improve Access and Engagement Through Digital Solutions

The term “digital front door” (DFD) first emerged in the mid-2010s and has become a central concept in the healthcare landscape. During the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, the judges presented 15 awards in the Best Digital Front Door category. Discover how award-winning organizations enhance patient access, engagement, and experience.

Welcoming Patients Through the Digital Front Door

// By Susan Dubuque // The term “digital front door” (DFD) first emerged in the mid-2010s and has become a central concept in the healthcare landscape. During the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, the judges presented 15 awards in the Best Digital Front Door category. Discover how award-winning organizations enhance patient access, engagement, and experience.

Celebrate Excellence and Innovation in Healthcare at HCIC 2024

HCIC is where leaders in our industry gather to share best practices and reveal what’s next in the ever-changing digital healthcare landscape. Join us in Austin, Texas, November 10-13 for this educational and networking extravaganza. Read on for a snapshot of what’s in store for you if you attend this year’s conference.

HCIC 2024: Transformation in Action

// By Susan Dubuque // HCIC is where leaders in our industry gather to share best practices and reveal what’s next in the ever-changing digital healthcare landscape. Join us in Austin, Texas, November 10-13 for this educational and networking extravaganza. Read on for a snapshot of what’s in store for you if you attend this year’s conference.

Focus on Healthcare Websites: Designing Digital Experiences to Meet the Needs of Today’s Consumers and Drive Organizational Strategies

In this new report from eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, you’ll get an inside look at healthcare website transformations from leading hospitals and health systems around the country.

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