Advancing stewardship through informatics: A practical guide for sustainability in healthcare organizations

Presentation Type: Workshop

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2026 Amplify Health System Presentation

Presentation Time: 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Abstract Keywords: Change Management, Leadership and Strategy, Analytical Artificial Intelligence: ML, Digital Pathology, Imaging AI, Predictive Analytics, Governance
Working Group: Climate, Health and Informatics Working Group
Primary Track: Implementing Real-World Change, Digital Engagement, and Connected Health


Healthcare is a resource-intensive industry whose significant environmental footprint negatively impacts human and planetary health. With nearly every operational decision having sustainability implications, healthcare workers expect their employers to address the sector's contribution to climate change. Sustainability is fundamentally a data challenge - organizations cannot manage what they cannot measure. Informaticians are uniquely positioned to architect the "nervous system" of healthcare sustainability by bridging the gap between clinical care, operations, and environmental impact. This four-hour, interactive workshop provides a practical guide for health system informaticians to advance stewardship in their organizations. The workshop will cover four key areas: (1) The imperative of stewardship: Framing environmental stewardship as a quality improvement initiative; (2) A menu of interventions: Showcasing case studies of informatics-driven sustainability in clinical operations, supply chain, and virtual care; (3) Measuring what matters: Understanding the role of informatics and tools such as CarbonEMR™ in measuring key performance indicators (KPIs); and (4) Creating a culture of sustainability: Addressing common hurdles and developing an individual "Stewardship Action Plan." Participants will learn to evaluate organizational maturity, design scalable informatics intervention , and quantify the carbon reduction impact of clinical operations. All attendees will receive a free copy of the CarbonEMR™ software tool and connect to a growing community of change agents through the Healthcare Stewardship and Resilience Community of Practice. The target audience includes clinical informaticians, CNIOs, CMIOs, CIOs, and administrators interested in advancing sustainability.

Speaker(s):
Nico Brown, MPT
Vail Health

Shanda Demorest, DNP, RN, PHN
Health Care Without Harm/Practice Greenhealth

Titus Schleyer, DMD, MBA, PhD
Regenstrief Institute

Andy Draper, PhD
HCA Healthcare- Denver region

Laura Eaken, BA
IU Bloomington

Timothy Ivancich, Sustainability with a Concentration in Sustainability Management
Vail Health

Author(s):
Titus Schleyer, DMD, MBA, PhD - Regenstrief Institute; Andy Draper, PhD - HCA Healthcare- Denver region; Laura Eaken, BA - IU Bloomington; Nico Brown, MPT - Vail Health;

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