The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Marty Paslick, Retired CIO at HCA Healthcare will keynote our Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly December 3-4th at The JW Marriott, Nashville.  

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About Marty Paslick

With nearly four decades of leadership at HCA Healthcare, Marty has been instrumental in driving the company’s Information Technology Group (ITG) to deliver innovative IT strategy and support across its care sites. A visionary leader, he served as the first Chief Operating Officer of ITG in 2010, overseeing critical IT operations before being appointed Chief Information Officer in June 2012.

His influence extends beyond healthcare technology. As Chair of both the Technology and Sports Councils for the city of Nashville, Marty has played a key role in fostering innovation within the region. His contributions were honored with an induction into the Nashville Technology Council’s Hall of Fame in 2020. Recognized as one of the hundred most powerful leaders by the Nashville Business Journal, Marty remains a pivotal figure in shaping the intersection of technology, healthcare, and community leadership.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Jim Merlino, EVP & Chief Innovation Officer at The Joint Commission will keynote our Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly on September 17-18th. 

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About Jim Merlino

James Merlino, MD, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at The Joint Commission. In this role, Dr. Merlino focuses on the transformation of The Joint Commission’s
services utilizing data and innovation to advance health care safety and quality worldwide. Previously, he served as the Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at Cleveland Clinic overseeing
enterprise strategy, business development, safety, quality, experience, and continuous organizational improvement. Earlier, he also served as Chief Experience Officer and Associate Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic, vice-chair of the Digestive Disease Institute, and was a practicing staff colorectal surgeon. Prior to Cleveland Clinic, he served as the Chief Transformation Officer for Press Ganey Associates. Dr. Merlino is recognized as an expert in health care strategy, improving safety, quality, and patient experience, and has extensive experience both domestically and internationally. He is a renowned speaker with over 400 invited presentations including on strategies to redefine care around the needs of the patient. He has led C-suite strategic sessions with more than 70 of the largest and most successful health care organizations in the U.S., and regularly coached CEOs, C-suite leaders and health care boards on health care strategy and cultural change.

Dr. Merlino was named to HealthLeaders Magazine’s list of “20 people who make health care better” in 2013 and has consistently been on Becker’s list of top 50 experts in health care safety, and was recognized by Beckers as a top Chief Transformation Officer. He has been widely published in academic papers and released his first book, “Service Fanatics: How to Build Superior Patient Experience the Cleveland Clinic Way” in 2014. He is a co-editor of the best-selling safety book “Zero Harm: How to Achieve Patient and Workforce Safety in Healthcare,” released in 2018. He has also received numerous awards in health care. Dr. Merlino is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and American Medical Association.

Dr. Merlino earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH, and his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. He completed his general surgery training at University Hospitals of Cleveland and his colorectal surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. He was also an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) fellow.

The Millennium Alliance is excited to announce Adam Myers, Former Chief Clinical Transformation Officer at BCBS will keynote our Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly June 25-26 at The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans.

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About Adam Myers

Before joining the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in September 2021, Myers served as the Cleveland Clinic’s chief of population health and director of the Cleveland Clinic Community Care program. This is where he provided leadership to a variety of clinical and residency programs, as well as the center for value-based research. Myers led the clinic’s care model redesign strategy, the community and public health strategy, and the Diversity Inclusion and Racial Equity Council. A New York City native, Myers is board-certified in family medicine and was in private practice in Oklahoma for more than 10 years. He served on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma obstetrics and gynecology department teaching obstetrics and has earned the status of Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, The American Institute of Healthcare Quality and the American Association of Family Physicians. He holds additional board certification in healthcare quality management and patient safety and is a certified professional in healthcare risk management. He is past chair of the American Hospital Association board-level Committee for Clinical Leadership and has held board positions with both the Health Care Transformation Task Force and The Joint Commission. While at BCBS as Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Dr. Adam Myers collaborated with the Chief Medical Officers across the 35 BCBS companies and led the Office of Clinical Affairs (OCA) and the BCBS Institute.