Session Details
Date & Time
Monday, September 14, 2026, 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Name
03. Ambient Listening in the OR: Best Practices for the Most ROI
Session Type
Panel
Location
Salon C-1,2 (Lower Level)
Speakers
- Bipan Chand, MD, MBA, Chair, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Medical Center; Professor, Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago
- Brittany Holston, MSN, RN, NP-C, Unit Director, Operating Room, Emory Healthcare
- Rebecca Urban, MEd, Vice President, System Surgical Services, Main Line Health
- Tony DeDominico, MSN, RN, CNOR, Vice President, Operations, Houston Methodist Hospital
Description
Under mounting pressure to ease documentation demands, health systems are turning to ambient listening in the OR. This panel highlights practical use cases, adoption pitfalls, and optimization strategies, with leaders detailing how thoughtful deployment can boost surgeon efficiency, improve data capture, and generate meaningful financial and operational returns.