An Intimate Strategy Dialogue Among Healthcare Leaders
On June 17, 2025, SCALE Community hosted a high-level executive roundtable at the J.P. Morgan Client Centre in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This invitation-only event brought together a select group of 7 senior executives from leading healthcare organizations for a focused discussion on emerging investment priorities and strategic growth opportunities shaping the healthcare landscape.
Set within a private, peer-only setting, the session enabled candid conversations and deep engagement on the pressing issues facing healthcare leaders today. The roundtable aligned with SCALE Community’s mission to accelerate innovation, collaboration, and best-practice exchange across the healthcare services sector.
Attending CEOs Included Leaders From:
- DLA Piper LLP
- HCA Florida JFK North Hospital
- Eyesouth Partners
- Salud Healthcare
- Femwell
- AssociatesMD Medical Group
Topics Discussed:
Participants engaged in a rich discussion around future strategic prioritization and operational execution, with a particular focus on AI and process automation. Key discussion points included:
- Current Implementation Trends: CEOs shared the progress their organizations have made in implementing AI and automation, ranging from back-office efficiencies to clinical support systems.
- Investment Focus: Most CEOs identified Automation & AI technologies as their top investment priority, whereas some pointed to Patient Acquisition & Engagement as their key area of focus, with efforts underway to strengthen marketing, referral networks, and digital outreach.
- Growth Opportunities: Many participants highlighted Value-Based or Risk-Based Payer Contracting as the most exciting growth area, and some cited Provider Recruitment as the top opportunity, emphasizing the need to scale provider capacity to meet patient demand and drive expansion.
- Organizational Culture and Tech Adoption: The group explored how internal culture, leadership alignment, and team readiness influence the success of new tech initiatives.
- Top Barriers: Common challenges included integration complexity, vendor selection, workforce resistance, and measuring impact effectively.
This exclusive roundtable reinforced SCALE Community’s continued efforts to convene leading voices in healthcare for unfiltered, forward-looking conversations that drive strategic clarity and executive