HealthData Talks: 2026 CIO Priorities

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Speakers

Host:

Erik Johnson, comes to Harmony Healthcare IT with over 20 years of experience leading marketing and commercial teams focusing on Healthcare Information Technology applications. Erik has worked with large organizations (3M, Wolters Kluwer) and start-ups (VigiLanz, PatientIQ), helping teams evolve their go-to-market strategies to achieve sustained growth.

Guest:

Scott Smiser, Scott Smiser, MBA, FACHE, FHIMSS, FACHDM, CHCIO Chief Strategy & Digital Officer, Smiser brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare technology, having served in leadership roles within major U.S. healthcare systems. Throughout his career, he has advanced patient care delivery by guiding strategic technology investments and advising organizations on transformational initiatives, including EMR implementations and mergers and acquisitions. As a seasoned technology executive, Mr. Smiser has built and led high-performing teams that harness the power of advanced clinical and technical systems to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care.

Most recently, Mr. Smiser served as Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, GA. In this role, he was a key member of the leadership team that executed the largest single-day Epic implementation in history, bringing 11 hospitals and 250 clinics live within 24 hours. Under his direction, Emory became the first health system to natively deploy Epic Hyperspace for Mac on Apple devices—an innovation that culminated in the launch of Emory Hillandale Hospital, the world’s first hospital to operate entirely on Apple technology.

Mr. Smiser is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and holds board certification in healthcare management. He is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), where he has contributed to multiple national task forces and held leadership positions in state chapters for more than 20 years. In addition, he is a Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and a Fellow of the American College of Health Data Management (FACHDM). He has also presented extensively to both regional and national audiences on a wide range of healthcare technology topics.

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