Every year, healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals convene at the AAMI eXchange to tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges—and 2026 is no exception. Taking place May 29–June 1 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, this year’s event will spotlight cross-disciplinary collaboration, emerging technologies, and hands-on learning shaping the next era of HTM.

Below, AAMI Vice President of HTM Danielle McGeary, CHTM, PMP, shares how the eXchange reflects today’s realities in the field—and where it’s headed next.

HCB News: What are the top priorities shaping AAMI eXchange 2026, and how do they reflect the real-world challenges HTM teams face?

Danielle McGeary: In 2026, the AAMI eXchange is centered on three interconnected priorities: cybersecurity and connected device risk, workforce development, and the evolving role of HTM professionals as strategic partners within their health systems. These aren’t just conference themes—they reflect what we’re hearing from HTM leaders on the ground every day. Hospitals are managing increasingly complex technology ecosystems, staffing pipelines are under pressure, and the expectation that HTM professionals simply “fix things” has given way to a much broader mandate.

One of the things we’re most excited about this year is the expansion into the dental space—because dental care is healthcare, and dental equipment servicing is HTM. The Dental Pavilion is a direct reflection of our commitment to breaking down silos, and it’s a conversation that’s long overdue. We’re also deepening our cross-association work this year, including a presentation from the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM), because we know that the most pressing challenges in HTM don’t stop at departmental boundaries.

The AAMI eXchange is designed to meet HTM professionals where that reality lives—and to help them become better problem-solvers, stronger technical experts, and higher-level thinkers who can translate their technical competence more broadly across healthcare.

HCB News: How are AAMI eXchange sessions applying a systems-based approach to how HTM teams manage technology and data across departments?
DM: The sessions are intentionally built around cross-functional thinking, not just device-level troubleshooting. We’re looking at how HTM intersects with IT, clinical engineering, infection control, facilities, and administration—because that’s how hospitals actually operate. Sessions explore how device integration affects clinical workflow, how data from medical equipment informs patient safety decisions, and how HTM leaders can communicate technology risk in ways that resonate with C-suite stakeholders. It’s a shift from siloed technical training to the broader systems literacy that today’s HTM professionals genuinely need.

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