President

HFMA Southern California

Sam is a seasoned healthcare executive, faculty and consultant with 30 years of experience in health IT, healthcare finance, big data analytics, artificial intelligence and continuous quality improvement, serving as COO, CIO, VP of Analytics, Senior Director, Director of Medical/Healthcare Informatics, etc. He is a faculty at UC Irvine Merage School of Business and USC Price School of Public Policy. Sam currently is the Chief Information and Innovation Officer for a healthcare startup, and serves as Chief AI Evangelist and Strategic Adviser for AI Med. He has served in many HFMA national, regional and chapter leadership roles (including HFMA National Advisory Council, National Board of Examiners, National CHFP Exam Standard Setting Committee, Yerger Award judge, Region 11 Education Committee Co‐Chair and Chair, Wester Region Symposium Provide Outreach Committee, and Southern California Chapter President,). Additionally, He served as President of HIMSS Southern California Chapter with over 3,000 members, Chair of the HIMSS National Chapters Task Force, and on HIMSS National Davies Committee on the use of HIT and EHRs. He received HFMA Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Medal of Honor, and several Yerger Special Recognition awards. He received the 2012 HIMSS National Chapter Leader of the Year Award. Under his presidency HIMSS SoCal chapter received HIMSS National Chapter of the Year award in 2011. He is a frequent speaker/moderator at international, national and professional conferences addressing health IT and healthcare finance challenges facing our society, including keynotes and sessions at HFMA, HIMSS, ACHE, NAHQ, PAHCOM, AHIMA, APG, AI Med, Becker’s Hospital Review, Becker’s NALHE, NSHMBA, Pediatrics 2040: Trends and Innovations in Pediatrics, National Healthcare CXO Summit, CIO Forum, Health IT Summit, National Hospital Revenue Cycle Conference, Medicare Advantage Strategic Symposium, etc. He speaks internationally as well, from the Middle East, South America, Asia to Europe. He provides training and consulting for healthcare leaders in the U.S. and around the world. Sam has active memberships in American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and Healthcare Data and Analytics Association (HDAA). He has been an executive mentor for UC Irvine’s graduate students for 15 years. Sam is a marathon runner. He is a USSF licensed coach, and USSF, NISOA, and NFHS certified referee. He enjoys hiking, biking and beaching going.