Your inside look at Connected Healthcare Summit 2026 🎸

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This year, over 75% of Connected Healthcare Summit 2026 registrants are already HUB members. That means the conversations happening in Nashville this week are going to continue right here — in real time, for everyone.

We are on the ground. Summit starts today.

Every morning this week I will post one question in this thread for the whole community to weigh in on — whether you are in Nashville or following along from home. Your daily pulse check from the floor.

But let’s start here, before the sessions begin.

What is the one challenge you are hoping to walk away from Summit with a solution for?

Drop it below. I will be reading every single one — and looking out for you at HUBQuarters when you arrive.

Also — if you are in Nashville, come find us at the HUB Community Meetup tonight, 4:30–5:30 PM in Grand Hall Terrace . No agenda, just good conversation with your HUB peers in person. :wave:

See you out there.

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Day 1 of Connected Healthcare Summit 2026 - Nashville is buzzing! :guitar::cowboy_hat_face:

We are live from Nashville and Day 1 did not disappoint. For everyone following along from home, here is your full update on everything that went down.

Pre-con day started strong with three advanced workshops running in parallel across the venue. 52 RL6 admins spent a full day in a hands-on deep dive covering reporting, workflow optimisation, and real-world configuration. Meanwhile, 24 PolicyStat users and 14 Audits & Standards users were working through governance, workflow design, and platform health in Brick Yard A and B. These were the power users - the people who know their product well enough to go deep, and they showed up ready.

By 3:30 PM, HUBQuarters was open on Level 2, right in the heart of the action outside the breakout rooms. Conversations were flowing from the moment the doors opened - new members getting set up, existing members reconnecting, and everyone finding out just how many people in that building are working through the same challenges they are.

And then the highlight of the day - the HUB Community Meetup at 4:30 PM in the Veranda Room. A room full of HUB members, no slides, no agenda, just open conversation. People who had been on HUB for months finally putting faces to names. People who just signed up that afternoon already finding their people. The energy was exactly what this community is built for.

The line that came up more than once in that room:

“I didn’t know other people were dealing with the same thing.”

That’s HUB doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

Today’s Daily Pulse question was:
:speech_balloon: What is one thing you are hoping to take back to your team from Summit this week?

Answers are already coming in from Nashville - jump in below and add yours. Whether you’re on the ground here or following along from home, your voice belongs in this thread.

Day 2 starts today. Main conference kicks off, Dan’s Welcome Keynote sets the tone, and HUBQuarters is open all day on Level 2. Back tonight with another update. :raised_hands:

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Day 2 of Connected Healthcare Summit 2026 is a wrap, and we are bringing you everything from Nashville. :guitar:

For everyone following along from home, here is your full update on what your peers have been up to today.

The morning started with a big keynote from RLDatix CEO Dan Michelson.

Dan took the stage in front of the full Summit audience and set the tone for the week. He shared real stories from healthcare organizations that are already seeing results on the ground, drew a surprisingly spot-on parallel between healthcare and the music industry, and spoke openly about where RLDatix is heading as a company.

The part the room was buzzing about afterward? AI. Dan walked through how artificial intelligence is already being woven into the RLD360 platform today, not somewhere on a future roadmap. Smart event reporting that cuts documentation time by up to 90%, PolicyGen already producing over 20 policies a day, and a connected platform that brings together safety, compliance, provider management, and patient experience in one place. For anyone in this community who has ever wished their tools just worked together, this was the session that showed what that actually looks like.

Three panel discussions tackled some of healthcare’s hardest topics.

While the keynote set the vision, the 10:30 AM panels got into the real work. Three rooms ran at the same time, each one led by healthcare professionals sharing what is actually happening at their organizations:

  • Data Driven Insights with leaders from Children’s Nebraska and Providence St. Joseph Health, moderated by RLDatix Chief Product Officer Barbara Staruk
  • Workplace Violence with panelists from Henry Ford Health and Methodist Health System, moderated by SVP Ann Louise Puopolo
  • Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) with panelists from KB Consulting and Endeavor Health, led by Dr. Tim McDonald

These are conversations your peers are having right now. The good news is that threads like this one exist so you do not have to wait for next year’s Summit to be part of them.

Over 20 breakout sessions ran throughout the afternoon.

Sessions covered everything from beginner-friendly RL6 and PolicyStat training to advanced discussions on RCA process improvement, accreditation readiness, workplace violence response, and AI in clinical workflows. One that stands out for this community: “AI in Action: Using AI to simplify workflows, support better decisions, and help team efficiency.” If that topic is relevant to your work, it is absolutely worth bringing into a HUB discussion this week.

HUBQuarters was open all day on Level 2 at the venue.

This is the dedicated community space at Summit where attendees stop by for live demos, peer conversations, and to connect with others using the same products they use every day. The most common thing we hear at the booth: “I didn’t know other people were working through the same thing.” That is exactly why this community exists and why your voice matters here, whether you are in Nashville or not.

The day closed with an evening event poolside at Solstice , with live music and Broadway views over Nashville. A well-earned end to a packed day. :sunrise:

Today’s Daily Pulse question is:
:speech_balloon: What was the most useful session you attended today and why?

Not at Summit? No problem. Tell us which of today’s topics resonates most with what you are working on right now. This thread is for all of us.

Day 3 tomorrow. We will be back with another update. :wave:

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Day 3 from Nashville - here is what your peers got up to yesterday. :guitar:

We are keeping this thread going every day so no one in this community misses out, whether you are in Tennessee or not. Here is your Day 3 update.

The day kicked off with a morning run led by August Calhoun, President of North America at RLDatix.

Attendees met in the hotel lobby at 6:55 AM for a casual, no-pressure run before the day started. Small moment, but the kind of thing that says a lot about how this company shows up for its people and customers.

The morning sessions covered some of the most talked-about topics in healthcare safety right now.

Organizations like Cedars Sinai, GBMC HealthCare, SCA Health, University of Michigan Health, and Baptist Health System took to the stage to share what is actually working at their organizations. Topics included near miss reporting programs built from scratch, real-world cyberattack response using PolicyStat, unifying policy governance across multiple facilities after a system merger, and digitizing paper-based safety forms to improve data accuracy and accountability.

One session that would resonate with a lot of people in this community: a Vanderbilt Health presenter made a research-backed case that unprofessional behavior in healthcare is not just a culture problem - it is a direct patient safety risk. And it is something organizations can actively track and address through a structured accountability model. Worth a conversation here on HUB if that resonates with your work.

In the afternoon, Chief Product Officer Barbara Staruk took the main stage for the Product Keynote.

She shared how customer feedback is directly shaping the RLDatix roadmap and gave the clearest picture yet of what is coming next. For anyone in this community who has ever raised a product idea or flagged a gap - this is where that input shows up.

Right after, the Innovation HUB opened with four sessions running at the same time. Attendees could choose between a candid discussion on responsible AI in healthcare, an exclusive look at what is next in the RLD360 AI Lab, a hands-on session where customers designed and pitched the next RLDatix feature, or a deep dive into embedding Just Culture and safety transparency into everyday workflows. The thread running through all four rooms: the people in this community have a real say in what gets built next.

The evening ended at Friends in Low Places on Broadway - the iconic four-story honky-tonk that Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood built from the ground up. Live music, dinner, boots, denim, and three hours of pure Nashville. A proper send-off to a full and meaningful day.

Today’s Daily Pulse question is:

:speech_balloon: Who did you meet at Summit that you want to stay connected with on HUB?

You do not have to be in Nashville to answer this one. Who in this community do you want to connect with or hear more from? Drop a name or a reply below and keep the conversation going.

Last day of Summit today. We will be back with a final update. :wave:

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The final day of Summit is done and what a way to close it out. Here is everything that happened.

The morning packed in one last round of sessions before the big finish.

A few worth highlighting for this community: a hands-on look at using AI tools inside the Policy Management Editor to author and format policies, a candid no-hype conversation from RLDatix’s VP of Engineering and CTO on what responsible AI actually requires in healthcare, an exclusive preview of what is coming next in the RLD360 AI Lab with customers directly shaping the roadmap, and a members-only Safety Institute Round Table giving an early look at the new Patient Safety Organization Portal for secure collaboration and safety insights.

Then came the awards. :trophy:

The 2026 RLDatix Awards celebrated organizations doing genuinely important work. This year’s winners:

  • Innovation in Patient Safety & Risk Management — Children’s Hospital of Orange County
  • Innovation in Regulatory & Compliance - University Hospitals, Cleveland
  • Innovation in Patient Experience & Outcomes - GI North
  • Data Continuity & Availability - MedStar Health
  • Innovation in Provider & Workforce - Saint Francis Health System
  • Excellence in Implementation - SCA Health
  • Collaboration Champion - Katelyn Hobbs, Midwest Surgical Hospital
  • Change Agents of the Year - Stephanie Grabowsky & Becky Pomrenke, USA Health

Every one of these organizations is part of this community. If you work at any of these health systems, take a moment to recognize your colleagues. Well deserved.

A technical highlight worth saving.

Northwestern Medicine’s Julie Lyons and Vanessa Kersten shared a set of dashboard formulas that are genuinely useful for anyone working with RLDatix data. Combining harm severity levels into a single clean category, correcting anonymous entry misspellings, and building a unified near miss indicator. Exactly the kind of peer-shared knowledge HUB exists to keep alive after Summit ends. Start a thread if you want to dig in.

And with that, Summit 2026 is a wrap.

Four days. Nashville. Hundreds of conversations. A community that is stronger and more connected than it was on Monday morning. Everything discussed this week, AI in healthcare, policy governance, near miss reporting, safety culture, peer review, compliance readiness, all of it belongs here on HUB. Bring your questions, your takeaways, and your ideas. Your peers are listening.

Today’s Daily Pulse question is:
:speech_balloon: What is one thing you will do differently within 30 days?

Nashville gave a lot of people new ideas and new energy. Drop your answer below and let’s make sure it turns into something real. :wave:

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