HLI and HIMSS Partner to Empower Executives to Lead Their Teams Through the Next Digital Transformation

CHICAGO AND TAMPA, FL

Two leading healthcare organizations are partnering to help empower health system executives to lead the next wave of digital transformation across their organizations. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and The Healthcare Leadership Institute (HLI) have launched the Executive Connect program, a co-branded coaching and leadership development initiative to teach and coach healthcare leaders how to lead their teams through the next digital transformation.

This collaboration brings together the expertise and experience of HIMSS, a global health advocate improving health through information and technology, and HLI, a world-class leader in executive coaching and healthcare leadership development to make a stronger Executive Connect program..

HIMSS and HLI created an unparalleled learning experience that will empower healthcare executives and emerging leaders to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape shaped by artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital health transformation and other key drivers of change.

“To change the way we deliver care, expand access, and achieve health equity, we need more than just technical solutions. We must work together to guide the advancement of people, process, and technology,” said HIMSS President & CEO Hal Wolf. “Through this partnership, HIMSS and HLI are supporting both established and early career leaders in creating a digitally mature global health ecosystem.”

“This is more than a partnership. It’s a 1 + 1 = 3 moment,” said Mo Kasti, CEO of HLI. “By combining HIMSS’s global reach and digital health expertise with HLI’s proven leadership development and coaching capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to support healthcare leaders in turning complexity into clarity and disruption into opportunity.”

Executive Connect, previously known as CIO Connect, is a 9-month cohort-based program that offers current and aspiring healthcare executives the education and tools they need to lead the next wave of digital transformation while achieving operational and clinical excellence within their organizations. The program includes in-person and virtual leadership development sessions, executive and team coaching, digital health strategy and AI integration modules and exclusive events and peer networking forums.

Cohorts will learn to lead strategically, cultivate high-trust, high-performance teams, improve outcomes through innovation and foster a culture of resilience, inclusion and continuous learning. 

About HLI

The Healthcare Leadership Institute (HLI), a division of CTI, is the largest private label leadership development, executive coaching, and strategic transformation in healthcare.

HLI has served the healthcare community for more than 20 years, globally. We have partnered with hundreds of organizations and graduated more than 10,000 leaders and physicians through our leadership development academies and fellowships.

Our mission is to transform healthcare with uncommon leadership, HLI partners with organizations and leaders globally to build the capacity needed to navigate change and shape the future of care.

About HIMSS

Vision: To realize the full health potential of every human, everywhere.

Mission: Reform the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology.

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is a global advisor, thought leader and member-based society committed to reforming the global health ecosystem through the power of information and technology. As a mission-driven nonprofit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and digital health transformation to advise leaders, stakeholders and influencers across the global health ecosystem on best practices.

HIMSS has served the global health community for more than 60 years, with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Our members include more than 125,000 individuals, 480+ provider organizations, 470 nonprofit partners and 650 health services organizations.