Houston Methodist Innovation Discussion

Discover how Houston Methodist is turning innovative ideas into practical solutions that improve the experiences of patients, clinicians, and care teams. Join Houston HIMSS for an engaging in-person discussion featuring two influential Houston Methodist leaders who are helping shape the future of healthcare technology, clinical informatics, artificial intelligence, and smart hospital innovation.

This event offers a unique opportunity to hear real-world perspectives, connect with Houston’s health IT community, and leave with actionable ideas you can apply within your own organization.

Healthcare organizations are under growing pressure to adopt new technologies, improve operational efficiency, support clinicians, and deliver a better patient experience. However, moving an innovative concept from an initial idea to a scalable, sustainable solution requires more than technology alone.

During this timely conversation, Houston Methodist leaders will share how their organization approaches innovation, evaluates emerging technologies, aligns clinical and technical priorities, and scales promising solutions across a complex healthcare environment.

Attendees will gain practical insights into artificial intelligence adoption, smart hospital technologies, clinical systems leadership, and the organizational collaboration required to drive meaningful change.

Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Health AI Officer, Houston Methodist

Dr. Jordan Dale serves as Houston Methodist’s Chief Medical Information Officer and inaugural Chief Health AI Officer while continuing to practice as a hospital medicine physician at Houston Methodist Hospital. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, he previously held several informatics leadership positions at Rush University Medical Center, including Chief Medical Informatics Officer.

Dr. Dale focuses on empowering patients and care teams through technology, improving clinicians’ experience with electronic health records, and strengthening trust in digital tools. He has spoken nationally about reducing clinical documentation burden and the responsible use of ambient listening, generative AI, and other emerging technologies. He also chairs Houston Methodist’s AI Oversight Committee and serves as adjunct clinical faculty in Texas A&M’s Engineering Medicine program.

Executive Director of Innovation and IT Clinical, Ancillary & Research Systems, Houston Methodist

Ginny Torno, Senior Director of Innovation and IT Clinical Systems at Houston Methodist, has over 25 years of technical leadership experience, with over 14 of those years at Houston Methodist in progressive leadership roles. Her current role spans strategy and leadership for inpatient clinical systems involving nursing, imaging, Ph*rm*cy, lab, operating rooms, emergency departments, cardiology, and research systems. 

Ginny also plays an instrumental role in the Center for Innovation at Houston Methodist, focusing on smart hospital functionality and technologies that advance and improve the patient, nurse, and physician experience. She is working on generative AI documentation and patient identification programs for nursing, AI-assisted diagnostics programs in imaging, and AI-enabled operational efficiency tools in several inpatient areas. She is a core member of the AI committee at Houston Methodist and leads the Clinical Transformation workgroup.

During this interactive discussion, attendees will explore:

• Insights into Houston Methodist’s innovation strategy and approach to scaling new ideas across the organization
• Real-world lessons on AI adoption, innovation leadership, and driving meaningful change
• Best practices for aligning IT, informatics, data, and clinical operations to support innovation
• Actionable takeaways healthcare, technology, and innovation leaders can apply with their own organizations

This event is ideal for healthcare executives, CIOs, CMIOs, CNIOs, clinical informatics professionals, IT professionals, digital health leaders, innovation teams, project and program managers, consultants, students, and anyone interested in the future of healthcare technology.

Whether you are leading an enterprise transformation, evaluating AI solutions, supporting clinical systems, or beginning your health IT career, this discussion will provide valuable insights and meaningful networking opportunities.

Parking is available in the Ion Red Lot and the Ion Garage.

• The Ion Red Lot includes up to three hours of complimentary parking.
• The Ion Garage includes up to two hours of complimentary parking.

For directions and additional parking information, visit Ion District Parking.

Space is limited. Register now to hear directly from Houston Methodist innovation leaders, connect with fellow Houston-area healthcare technology professionals, and gain practical insights into the future of AI and innovation in healthcare.

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