Chief Medical Officers across the board are facing unprecedented cost pressures and will continue to have more pressure placed on them to reduce costs, but at the same time continue to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety. Collaborative approaches between the CMIO and CNO to show generalized HIT adoption and EMR adoption are crucial to hospitals and health systems moving forward.   The primary objective of the National Healthcare CMO/CMIO Summit is to explore the key aspects and issues related to medical best practices and their application as business drivers for innovation and growth. The Summit's program topics have been pinpointed and validated by senior executives from the medical executive community as the top critical issues they face.