Name
06. Balancing Clinical, Financial and Strategic Priorities Without Losing Ground
Date & Time
Thursday, April 22, 2027, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers
Kimberly Cantees, MD, MBA, Vice Chair, Community Engagement and Inclusion and Chief Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Caroline Deskin, MHA, Associate Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Therapy Services, UI Health
Lee D. Murphy, DO, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Riley Hospital for Children and Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University Health
Pam Ott, CPA, CMA, MBA, FHFMA, FACHE, Controller and Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Olympia Fields Hospital, Franciscan Health
Gary Zimmer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Mohawk Valley Health System
Caroline Deskin, MHA, Associate Chief Clinical Operations Officer, Therapy Services, UI Health
Lee D. Murphy, DO, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Riley Hospital for Children and Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University Health
Pam Ott, CPA, CMA, MBA, FHFMA, FACHE, Controller and Assistant Chief Financial Officer, Olympia Fields Hospital, Franciscan Health
Gary Zimmer, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Mohawk Valley Health System
Description
Clinical quality, financial sustainability, and long-term strategy frequently pull leadership in different directions at once. Health system executives discuss how they weigh competing priorities without sacrificing any one dimension, sharing decision-making frameworks that keep organizations moving forward on all three fronts simultaneously, even under sustained operational and market pressure.
Session Type
Panel