Dr Valerie McKinnis
VP Clinical Innovation
AdventHealth
Valerie McKinnis, MD
Vice President of Clinical Innovation, AdventHealth
Dr. Valerie McKinnis works at the intersection of medicine, technology, and care delivery, advancing how care is experienced inside and beyond the hospital room.
As Vice President of Clinical Innovation at AdventHealth, Dr. McKinnis partners with clinical, operational, and IT leaders to advance the organization’s end-to-end virtual care and smart room strategies. She leads the design, evaluation, and enterprise implementation of smart room and virtual care technologies, with a focus on patient experience, clinical workflows, and care quality. She is responsible for ensuring AI-enabled support is meaningfully incorporated into patients’ daily care through smart rooms and clinically intelligent spaces. Her work translates emerging capabilities into practical, scalable workflows that bring relevant information and assistance into the care environment, helping care teams anticipate needs and deliver more proactive, data-informed care.
A practicing hospitalist at AdventHealth hospitals in Denver, Dr. McKinnis grounds her innovation work in the realities patients and clinicians face every day. Her career spans more than 15 years in clinical informatics and healthcare IT, including leadership roles as Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Information Officer.
Vice President of Clinical Innovation, AdventHealth
Dr. Valerie McKinnis works at the intersection of medicine, technology, and care delivery, advancing how care is experienced inside and beyond the hospital room.
As Vice President of Clinical Innovation at AdventHealth, Dr. McKinnis partners with clinical, operational, and IT leaders to advance the organization’s end-to-end virtual care and smart room strategies. She leads the design, evaluation, and enterprise implementation of smart room and virtual care technologies, with a focus on patient experience, clinical workflows, and care quality. She is responsible for ensuring AI-enabled support is meaningfully incorporated into patients’ daily care through smart rooms and clinically intelligent spaces. Her work translates emerging capabilities into practical, scalable workflows that bring relevant information and assistance into the care environment, helping care teams anticipate needs and deliver more proactive, data-informed care.
A practicing hospitalist at AdventHealth hospitals in Denver, Dr. McKinnis grounds her innovation work in the realities patients and clinicians face every day. Her career spans more than 15 years in clinical informatics and healthcare IT, including leadership roles as Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Information Officer.
