Southern Nevada July Member Meeting
AI & Tech Imperative in Healthcare
Wednesday, July 15th | 7:30AM - 9:00AM
Select Health Nevada Headquarters
6795 Agilysys Way, Suite 120, Las Vegas, NV 89113
MODERATOR: Russell Suzuki - Senior Director of Business and Engagement, HealtHIE Nevada
SPEAKER: Brian Rosenberg - Adjunct Professor, UNLV, President, HIMSS-Nevada, Executive Director, HealtHIE Nevada
SPEAKER: Earle G. Hall - President and CEO, AXES.ai
SPEAKER: Pearl Kim, PhD, MHA - Assistant Professor-in-Residence, UNLV
NO FEE TO ATTEND!
About Russell:
Russell N. Suzuki, MSCIS is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of IT, Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Electronic Health Records (EHR), HIPAA, Marketing, and Project Management experience. After graduating from the US Air Force Academy, Russ served for six years as an active-duty US Air Force Officer and Hospital Administrator with assignments including Hospital Director of Medical Records, Chief Information Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer.
Russ and his wife then founded and ran a successful healthcare IT company offering Managed IT Services, EHR and Medical Billing services for 12 years before selling to a national Healthcare IT company and joining their executive team, where Russ led the company’s IT, Cloud Hosting, and Clinical Interfaces departments. After transitioning their former customers successfully, Russ moved on to provide Executive Management, IT, HIPAA, Sales, and Marketing consulting services to local and national businesses.
Russ is now Senior Director of Finance and Community Relations for HealtHIE Nevada, the state's only non-profit, community-based health information exchange (HIE), dedicated to providing local healthcare professionals the real-time, secure, and accurate clinical information they need to save lives and save money.
Russ holds a Bachelor of Science in Management and Master of Science in Computer Information Systems and currently resides in North Las Vegas with his family. In his spare time, Russ spends time with his family, volunteers on the board of the Nevada chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society, and mentors local students and entrepreneurs.
About Brian:
Brian Rosenberg has over 30 years of experience leading technology projects in the healthcare industry. He has led large-scale transformation projects as a project and change leaders for many of the largest healthcare providers in the country. Brian has been at the forefront of technology implementation and adoption strategy in the industry, and until recently led clinical and AI technology strategy as a managing director with KPMG. Before that, Brian built a successful consulting firm that became an Inc. 1000 fastest-growing company. Brian also serves as an adjunct professor at UNLV and as an Honorary Commander at Nellis Air Force Base for Mike O'Callaghan Medical Center, is the President of HIMSS-Nevada, and is a regular speaker and author on adoption of technologies. Recently, Brian Rosenberg was named executive director of HealthHIE Nevada, our state's healthcare information exchange.
About Earle:
Earle G. Hall is a globally recognized entrepreneur, multiple award-winning technology innovator, and 2x TEDx speaker with more than 20 years in the global casino industry.
He is President and CEO of AXES.ai, pioneering the replacement of legacy SMIB Casino Management Systems with real-time, IoT and cloud-based Casino Information Systems powering modern casino operations. The AXES Casino Information Management System provides casino operators with actionable intelligence through business analytics, a 360-degree cashless platform, and real-time performance monitoring across gaming environments in more than 30 countries.
Earle is the Emeritus Chairman of the International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) and currently serves as Chair of its Emerging Technologies Committee, where he leads the development of global standards for next-generation technologies in regulated gaming. Alongside building technology companies, he spent more than a decade teaching at the master’s level in Canada on new technologies and the evolution of management.
A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada and a veteran Army officer, he holds a Master of Public Administration and received the United States President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.
About Pearl:
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Dr. Pearl C. Kim is an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Healthcare Administration & Policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health and the founder of PK Consulting, LLC. She has served as a lead evaluator on multiple state and federally funded initiatives, working in partnership with healthcare organizations and community stakeholders.
Dr. Kim completed executive training in AI in Healthcare through Harvard Medical School and currently serves on two statewide boards appointed by the Governor of Nevada: the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council (BHPAC) and the Commission on Aging.
