Originally presented through HIMSS.
Smart rooms are no longer a future-state concept. They are a strategic decision clinical leaders are being asked to make right now. With no single industry definition, a crowded vendor landscape, and competing priorities from the CNO, CIO, and CFO, knowing where to start is half the battle. This webinar is designed for leaders who need a practical, clinically grounded framework for defining what a smart room means to them, and for learning how to build a smart room strategy that supports caregivers, improves patient safety, and holds up in the boardroom. Attendees will leave with a clear roadmap for defining their organization’s smart room vision and evaluating the platform infrastructure that makes it real.
Learning objectives:
- Define what a smart room actually means for your organization, and why aligning your CNO, CIO, and CFO on a shared definition is the essential first step
- Learn how to audit your current tech stack for fragmentation: disconnected tools, limited EHR integration, and point solutions that don’t compound
- Explore how open platform infrastructure supports long-term flexibility, helping health systems adopt new innovations without requiring costly technology replacements
- Walk away with a practical framework for building internal alignment and a business case that speaks to clinical, operational, and financial leadership
Panelists:
- Brad Smith, Principal Product Manager for AI & Interoperability
- Emily Warr, MSN, RN, Administrator, Center for Telehealth, Medical University of South Carolina
August 27, 12:00pm - August 27, 2026 1:00pm EDT