Sam King FHFMA, FHIMSS

Sam King, MPH, MBA, CPHIMS, CPHQ, FHIMSS, FHFMA

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. for payers, hospitals, medical groups, and startups. He is a faculty at UC Irvine Merage School of Business and USC Price School of Public Policy.

Sam currently is the Chief Operating Officer for Medical Intelligence 10, a unique artificial intelligence in medicine startup, 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, Southern California Chapter President, National Board of Examiners, Western Symposium Co-Chair, National CHFP Exam Standard Setting Committee, and Yerger judge, Region 11 Education Committee Co-Chair and Chair). 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. 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 is a New Venture Competition judge at UC Irvine and serves as an executive mentor for MBA students.