| Panel | 2. Eliminating Capacity Constraints: How the Best Physician Teams Drive Results | Lisa Griffin, MBA, CCCM, Chief Consumer Officer, Consumer Experience and Patient Access, University Hospitals Tyler Price, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Tipu Puri, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Matthew Harinstein, MD, MBA, FACC, FASE, FASNC, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Associate Chief Medical Officer, UPMC International |
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Networking Opportunities | Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Opens | |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | 1. Building Flexible Staffing Models: Practical Approaches for Clinician Satisfaction | Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center K. Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe, Chief Medical Officer, La Rabida Children's Hospital Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, CRNA, Chief Nursing Officer, Advocate Health Joanne Skaggs, MD, FACP, Associate Chief Medical Officer Adult, OU Health |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Panel | 2. Reducing Length of Stay: Results from Top Hospitals | Kim Meeker, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Thomas Spiegel, MD, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, UChicago Medicine Miguel Benet, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Systems |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Keynote Panel | 1. AI in Healthcare: Big Ideas and Risks for the Next 5 Years | Christopher Longhurst, MD, Chief Clinical & Innovation Officer, University of California San Diego Michael Pfeffer, MD, FACP, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Stanford Health Care; Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Stanford School of Medicine Gurmeet Sran, MD, Chief Clinical Data Science Officer, CommonSpirit Health |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. Innovative Equity: How to Celebrate and Support Women at Your System | Diana Schwartzstein, Vice President, Innovator Development and Growth, Mass General Brigham Innovation Michael Ugwueke, President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Mary E. Cassai, MPA, RN, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery |
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM | Semi-Keynote Interview | 3. Keynote Interview - Parthibha Varkey, President at Mayo Clinic Health System | Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, MPH, MHPE, MBA, Professor of Medicine & of Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; President, Mayo Clinic Health System |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 2. Unburdening Clinicians: Essential Strategies for Smarter Documentation | S. Nicholas Desai, DPM, MBA, FACFAS, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Susan Russell, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Singing River Health Erik Summers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, MUSC Health's Charleston Division |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 2. The Growth Imperative: Sustainable Strategies for Expanding Health Systems | Shelby Decosta, Chief Business Development Officer, Kaiser Permanente Shubhada Jagasia, MD, MMHC, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Diane Lynn, Enterprise Assistant Vice President, Global Health Care, Advocate Health Michael Stapleton Jr., FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Thompson Health Peter Banko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baystate Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 3. The Evolution of Patient Care: Transformational Strategies in Population Health | Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., Chief Medical Executive, Baptist Health South Florida Ria Paul, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, Santa Clara Family Health Plan Naomi West, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Vice President, Community Care, Outpatient and Community Care Management, Atrium Health Elham Yousef, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Bayshore Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 4. Sustaining Patient Safety and Quality Despite External Pressures and Challenges | Omar Hasan, MD, MPH, FACP, Chief Quality Officer, MaineHealth Karen Miller, RN, MS, CPHQ, Chief Quality Officer, Quality Department, BayCare Health Systems, LLC Jim Zolnowski, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Dignity Health Michelle Watson, Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations, Lifepoint Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 6. Shifting Paradigms: The Evolution Towards Outcome-Centric Care | Ellen Barlis, Chief Financial Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx Rebecca Napier, MBA, SHRM-SCP, Vice President, Finance and Administration, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Courtney Jackson, Executive Director, Women and Children’s Institute, Providence Monique Gary, DO, Breast Surgical Oncologist and Medical Director, Grand View Health Vernicka Sales, Chief, Population Health and Performance Services, Legacy Community Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 7. Harnessing Data Analytics for Better Patient Outcomes | Zafar Chaudry, MD, MS, MIS, MBA, CHCIO, CDH-E, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer and Chief AI and Chief Information Officer, Seattle Children's Eric Cruzen, MD, MBA, FACEP, Senior Vice President and Chief Data and Informatics Officer, Northwell Health Chuck Nordyke, RN, MSN, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Clarinda Regional Health Center Anil Saldanha, MS, Chief Innovation Officer, Rush University System for Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 9. Implementing Holistic, Patient-Centered Care Models in Academic Medical Settings | Dennis Delisle, ScD, FACHE, Executive Director, University Hospitals, Brain and Spine Hospital and Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Christopher McLarty, DNP, ACNP-BC, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Grou, Northwestern Medicine Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, FACOG, Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Patrice Weiss, MD, Chief Medical Officer Prisma Health Medical Group Midlands and Chief Academic Officer, Prisma Health |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 9. Values, Equity and Outcomes: A New Frontier for Visionary Healthcare Executives | Jeffrey Cohen, MD, FACS, FASCRS, CPE, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Operating Officer, Hartford HealthCare Lisa Griffin, MBA, CCCM, Chief Consumer Officer, Consumer Experience and Patient Access, University Hospitals Lisa Wagamon, President, Rush Health Michael Wiggins, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Health System |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 11. Revolutionizing the Patient Journey: IT Innovations for Superior Care | Chetan V. Aher, MD, FACS, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Alpa Vyas, Senior Vice President and Chief Patient Experience and Operational Performance Officer, Stanford Health Care Sandi Wagener, Director, Virtual Services, Saint Francis Health Darby Davenport, MSHI, MSHA, Manager, Operations and Telehealth, UAB Health System |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 12. Developing Top-Tier Nursing Teams for the Next Generation | K. David Bailey, PhD, RN, MBA, CCRN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, UCLA Health - Santa Monica Medical Center Catherine Mohr, Chief Nursing Officer, J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital Ronda Sweet, RN, DNP, Chief Nursing Officer, NMHS Gilmore - Amory Stacy Bentil, DNP, MSN, RN, Director, Nursing, State of Connecticut Kevin Kepley, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Morris County Hospital |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 13. Behavioral Health Trends: Anticipating the Needs of Tomorrow | Steven Airhart, Group Chief Executive Officer, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System & Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital Chris Jagoditz, MBA, ALM, Chief Financial Officer, Rogers Behavioral Health System Patricia McClure-Chessier, MBA, MPA, Chief, Operations, Patient Safety and Strategy, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Imran Shakir, DO, Group Chief Medical Officer, Chicago Behavioral Health Hospital, Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 14. Inspiring Leadership: How CEOs Can Foster Innovation and Growth | Melisa Adkins, EJD, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, UofL Health - Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Kevin Cullinan, President, CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chancellor, Human Health Sciences, UC Davis Health Wayne Gillis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services |
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM | Panel | 15. Invest in Tomorrow: Crafting a Robust Healthcare Workforce Strategy | Rebecca Andrews, Senior Vice President, Administrator Raleigh, WakeMed Hospitals Matthew Belanger, Regional Assistant Vice President, Interventional Platform & Anesthesia, Endeavor Health Alan Cooper, PhD, Chief Performance Officer and Vice President, Organizational Learning and Innovation, Catholic Health |
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Break in Regency Foyer | |
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Fireside Chat | 1. The Elite CMO-CNO Duo | Scott Jessie, MSN, MBA, RN, CNS, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, SUNY Upstate University Hospital Amy Tucker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Upstate University Hospital |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 1. Blueprint for Excellence: Crafting Cultures of Value and Innovation in Healthcare | David Berger, MD, MHCM, Chief Executive Officer, University Hospital at Downstate David Sylvan, President, UH Ventures; Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, University Hospitals James G. Terwilliger, Senior Vice President, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Puget Sound Market President, CommonSpirit Health Jim Whitfill, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, HonorHealth |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 2. Best AI Use Cases for Operational Efficiency | James E. Craven, MD, MBA, FACS, President, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Franciscan Health Physicians, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Chris Harper, MBA, MPM, CDH-E, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer, The University of Kansas Health System and Medical Center Dave Marcelletti, Division Chair, Supply Chain Operations, Mayo Clinic |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 3. Stay Ahead of the Curve by Anticipating Behavioral Health Trends | Erin Booker, LPC, Chief Biopsychosocial Officer, ChristianaCare Lindsey Jasinski, PhD, MHA, Chief Administrative Officer, Eastern State Hospital, UK Healthcare Patrick Sanders, Chief Executive Officer, Montrose Behavioral Hospital John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD, Chair and Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health, Northwell Health |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 4. Blocking Out the Noise: What a True Patient-centered Culture Looks Like | Andrea S. Fernandez, MD, MA, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Market, Atrium Health Janet Larson, MD, FACP, Chief Quality Officer and Vice President, Quality, Patient Safety and Experience, Boston Medical Center Katie Shilling, DNP, MSN, RN, Chief Quality Officer, Fresno Surgical Hospital Jennifer Kennedy Stovall, Director, DCI Access Operations and Patient Experience, Duke University Health System Rina Bansal, MD, MBA, President, Inova Alexandria Hospital SVP, Inova Health System, Inova Health System |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 6. How to Boost Humanity to the Revenue Cycle | Ara Feinstein, MD, MPH, FACS, Physician Executive, Banner University Medical Group, Trauma Surgeon, Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix;, Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Debi Lasswell, MHA, Executive Director, Revenue Cycle, Providence Clinical Network Miguel Vigo, MBA, Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, UC San Diego Health |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 9. Strategic Investment in Social Health: Crafting Winning Approaches | Chad J. Brown, FACHE, President South and West Areas, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Zachary Lenert, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Integrated Care Management, Sharp HealthCare Kiley Muzumdar, Director, Community Health, IU Health Petrina Martin, MBA, Vice President, Community Engagement and External Affairs, Boston Medical Center Health System Suparna Dutta, Chair, Medicine Department, Hartford Healthcare |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 11. Amplifying Physicians and Elevating Technology for More Efficient Teams | George Cybulski, MD, Chief, Neurosurgery, Humboldt Park Health Dani Hackner, MD MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Southcoast Health System Michael Kelley, MD, MBA, FACC, Chief Physician Officer, Owensboro Health Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, Chief Physician Executive, BayCare Health System |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 12. The Upstream Issues Most Pressing for Nursing Leaders | Peta-Ann Anderson, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Jackson North Medical Center Catherine Shull Fernald, DNP, RN, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FACHE, Chief Nursing Officer, Acute Care, ChristianaCare Frances Kelly, PhD, MSN, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, USA Health, Children's & Women's Hospital Athena Minor, DNP, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing and Chief Clinical Officer, Ohio County HealthCare Stephanie Martinez, MBA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, Executive Director and Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Care Continuum, Boston Medical Center Health System |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 13. Champions of Change: Driving a Holistic Workforce through DEIA Initiatives | Tanjia Coleman, PhD, System Assistant Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, NorthShore-EEH University HealthSystem Julie King, MBA, PHR, Area Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer - IL; Enterprise DEI Learning & Education, Advocate Health Alyson K. Myers, MD, Associate Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Einstein Ling Zheng, PhD, CPHQ, MBBS, Chief, Clinical Analytics and Interim Executive Administrator, Quality, Keck Medical Center of USC;, Associate Professor of Research Neurology, Keck School of Medicine Lauren De Simon, Chief Human Resources Officer, Southcoast Health |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 14. Big Ideas to Lead More Efficient ORs and Care Transformation | Brian Kann, MD, Chairman, Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery; Chairman, OR Block & Scheduling Committee, Ochsner Health Jami Salzberg, Senior Director, Surgery, Quality and Informatics, Carilion Clinic Colleen Blackburn, Director, Cardiovascular Service Line, OSF Healthcare Mark Coticchia, Corporate Vice President, Innovation, Baptist Health South Florida |
10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Panel | 15. Tomorrow's Hospitals Today: Visionary Leaders Reinventing Healthcare Workforces | Dana Evans, MHA, FACHE, Respiratory Care Director, Midwest Region, Advocate Health Care Heather Isola, MPAS, PA-C, Vice President, Physician Assistant Services, Mount Sinai Health System Matthew Munroe, MHA, RRT, RCP, CTTS, Administrator, Hospital Operations, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 5. Designing Tomorrow's Sustainable Healthcare | Jill Duplechan, RN, MA, Chief Executive, Providence Clinical Network Southern California - Orange County and High Desert Motz Feinberg, MBA, BS, Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Cedars Sinai Health System Kyle Kramer, FACCA, FAAMA, Chief Executive Officer, Day Kimball Health J.R. Greene, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Psychiatric Medical Care |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 3. The Best Ideas for Efficient Clinical Workflows from Top Systems | Eric D. Katz, MD, MBA, Physician Executive, Medical Specialties and Graduate Medical Education, Banner Medical Group;, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tanvir Sahsi, MD, MHA, Senior Director, Business Operations and Senior Director, Revenue Cycle, Neurosurgery Department, The Mount Sinai Health System Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACEP, Vice President, Chief Medical Information Officer, Nuvance Health Elham Yousef, MD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Bayshore Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 1. Driving Health Equity: Initiatives That Are Closing Disparities | Komal Bajaj, MD, Chief Quality Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, FACOG, Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor; Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Chief Obstetrical Transformation Officer, University of Chicago Medicine Alric Simmonds, MD, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, AdventHealth |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 1. AI in the Revenue Cycle: What's Working, What Isn't | Neil Ray, MD, MBA, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Duke University Medical Center Misty Taylor, MHA, Director, Strategic Operations, Mercy Cheryl Sadro, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine;, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Johns Hopkins Health System |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 4. Raising the Bar: Achieving Hospital Excellence through Quality Measures | Stephanei Calcasola, MSN, RN-BC, CPHQ, Vice President, Quality and Safety, Hartford Healthcare Adeel Faruki, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Department, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Raymond Hino, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Coos Hospital Tracey Lewis Taylor, MPH, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 8. Illuminating Paths to Health Equity: Practical Wisdom and Dynamic Execution | Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MED, MPPM, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Diversity Equity Inclusion Officer; Professor and Chair Ob/Gyn, Highmark Health Allegheny Health Network; Drexel University School of Medicine Mikel Whittier, DBA, MHA, Director, Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UCLA Health Johanna Vidal-Phelan, MD, MBA, FAAP, CHIE, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh;, Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Pediatrics, UPMC Health Plan Celina Cunanan, MSN, APRN-CNM, Chief Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer, University Hospitals Carrie Harris-Muller, Chief Population Health Officer, OhioHealth |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 9. Fostering a Culture of Research, Care and Innovation at AMCs | Mary Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Duke University Hospital Mohammed Quadri, MD, MBA, Vice President, Strategy, Academics, Research and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health David Steinberg, MD, Department Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Executive Medical Director, Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Utah Health Nygel Williams, MHA, CHFP, Executive Director, Physical Therapy Program, Washington University School of Medicine |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 10. Best Ideas to Make the Most of EHR Investments | Kathy Bereston, MS/MIS, LSSBB, RT, Vice President, Revenue Cycle and Optimization, Allegheny Health Network Michael Lewis, MD, Vice President, Hospital Division and Medical Director, Capacity Command and Utilization Review, MetroHealth Daisy Rodriguez, MSN, MPH, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, Humboldt Park Health |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 11. The Path to Improve Quality and Safety in Hospitals | Dani Hackner, MD MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Southcoast Health System Sharda Udassi, MD, FAAP, FIQua, CMQ, Associate Chief Quality Officer, WVU Health System Alon Weizer, MD, MS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center Beau Bailey, MD, Lead Physician-Appeals and Denials, Intermountain Health |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 12. CMOs on the Forefront of Patient Safety: Here's How They Do It | Holly Mintz, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Elliot Medical Group, Elliot Health System Jerome B. Myers, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Medical Center Redding Ruby Skinner, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Dignity Health, Community Hospital of San Bernardino Ralph Yates, DO, Chief Medical Officer, Salem Health Amir Jaffer, MD, MBA, Regional Chief Medical Officer - St. Louis Region, SSM Health |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 13. Cultivating Executive Talent: Leadership Excellence in Healthcare | Lakesha Butler, PharmD, Chief Culture Officer, UF Health Liz Nolan, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Valley Medical Center Annie Thomas-Landrum, MSN, RN, Board Chair, Sunshine Community Health Center Alina Moran, MPA, FACHE, FABC, President, Dignity Health, California Hospital Medical Center |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 14. What CNOs Need to Thrive in the Next 5 Years | Jo Ann Ankoviak, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, AdventHealth Heart of Florida Rudy Jackson, DNP, RN, MHA, CENP, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, UWHealth Scott Jessie, MSN, MBA, RN, CNS, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, SUNY Upstate University Hospital Susan Okuno-Jones, DNP, MSN, MA, FACHE, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, RNC-NIC, Regional CNO, Ascension Wendi Hulett, MSN, MHA, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, Chief Nursing Officer, Lincoln County Medical Center - Presbyterian Healthcare Services |
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Panel | 15. Leadership Makeup: Cultivating Executive Talent in Healthcare | Vanessa Torres, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP, Ministry Chief Human Resources Officer, Providence Judy Wolfe, MD, Associate Chief Experience Officer, Cleveland Clinic Margie Zyble, Chief Human Resources Officer, UC Health Ekta Vyas, PhD, Chief Human Resources Officer, Keck Medicine, University of Southern California |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 1. Future-Proofing Quality and Safety: Strategies From Top Systems | Rajan Gurunathan, MD, FACP, Vice President, Regional Chief Quality Officer, Southern Market, Hackensack Meridian Health System Thomas S. Ivester, MD, MPH, Chief Quality Officer, UNC Hospitals Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt, MD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer, Hospital Channel, Texas Health Resources Pranavi Sreeramoju, MD, MPH, MBA, FSHEA, FIDSA, Former Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Jefferson Health |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 2. CEO Survival Guide: Essential Tools for the Next 12 Months | Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lawrence General Hospital Mark Behl, MHA, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, NorthBay Health Megan Gillespie, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Santa Rosa Hospital Angela Ammons, Chief Executive Officer, Clinch Memorial Hospital |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 6. Evolving Hospital M&A Patterns: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve | Bob Ridlen, Vice President, Corporate Development, Ardent Health Tracea R. Saraliev, Board Member, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz;, Board Member, PIH Health Heather W. Miller, Associate General Counsel, Transactions, WakeMed |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 7. The Data Breach Dilemma: Protecting Health Systems from Cyber Threats | Joseph Z. DeLeon, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, UW Medicine Hugo Lai, Chief Information Security Officer, Temple University Health System Shefali Mookencherry, MPH, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, University of Illinois Chicago Jacob Hammersmith, Chief Information Security Officer, Billings Clinic – Logan Health |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 9. Moving the Health Equity Needle: Big Ideas for Better Patient Care | Lauralyn Brown, DNP, MSN, BS, RN, Quality Director, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Lewis W. Marshall Jr., MS, MBA, MD, JD, FACP, FACHE, CPHQ, Chief Medical Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Hospital Cedrek McFadden, Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Surgery, Prisma Health Jinel Scott, MD, MBA, Chief Quality Officer, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Quality, Associate Professor, Clinical Radiology, Kings County, NYC Health + Hospitals |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 9. Defining and Realizing the Value of Research Within the Health System | Nicole Anderson Leonard, JD, MBA, Vice Dean and Vice President, Academic Affairs, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Neil J. Weissman, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, MedStar Health Frederick Masoudi, MD, MSPH, MACC, FAHA, Chief Science Officer, Vice President, Research and Analytics, Ascension Keith Graff, Principal, ECG Management Consultants |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 11. Strengthening Minds, Strengthening Care: Mental Health in Healthcare | Tamara M. Campbell, MD, PsyD, DFAPA, Executive Director, VHA Office of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Shakira Henderson, PhD, DNP, MS, MPH, EMBA, IBCLC, RNC-NIC, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer, College of Nursing; Chief Nurse Executive, University of Florida Health System Theresa Martinez, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCRN-K, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, La Rabida Children’s Hospital |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 12. Nursing Innovations: Winning Talent and Enhancing Engagement for Superior Care | Ceonne Houston-Raasikh, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Keck Medicine of USC, Keck Hospital Beena Peters, System Chief Nursing Executive, Cook County Health Kim Meeker, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 13. Cultivating Elite Teams: The Blueprint for Outstanding Healthcare Culture | Al Campbell, MBA, FACHE, RN, President, Beth Israel Lahey Health- Winchester Hospital Amy Frieman, MD, MBA, FAAHPM, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Physician Enterprise, Hackensack Meridian Health Ania Horner, President, Aurora Lakeland and Aurora Burlington Medical Centers, Advocate Health Debra Fields, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, City of Hope Trevor Brand, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Delta Medical Center |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 14. Leadership in Care Model Evolution: Key Concepts and Insights | Michael Dolan, MD, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, Gundersen Region, Bellin and Gundersen Health System Janet Hadar, MSN, MBA, FACHE, President, UNC Hospitals Jose Lopez, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Holy Cross Health Sanjay Pattani, MD, MHSA, FACEP, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Central Florida Division, AdventHealth Ianessa A. Humbert, PhD, SLP, Chief Executive Officer, The Swallowing Wellness Center |
11:35 AM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 15. Resilience Redefined: Shaping the Future of Clinical Workforces | Soozan Abouhassan, MD, FASA, Vice Chair, Community and Ambulatory Anesthesia, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Carman Ciervo, Chief Physician Executive, Cooper Care Alliance Justine Kaurich, Vice President, Operations, Erie County Medical Center Mike Koroscik, MBA, MHA, FACHE, System Vice President, Main Line Health Cancer Care |
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Lunch in Regency Foyer | |
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall | |
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 1. Nurse Retention in 2025 & Beyond: Top Strategies for a Sustainable Workforce | Sarah Matney, BSN, RN, Senior Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Connecticut Children's Tiffany Murdock, BSN, MSN, MBA, DNP, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Ochsner Health System Mila Sprouse, EdD, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, North Puget Sound Region, Providence |
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel | 2. Effective CMO-CNO Relationships: Driving Better Outcomes Through Collaboration | Jim Allard, DNP, RN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer - Medical City Arlington, HCA Healthcare Andy Anderson, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer, RWJBarnabas Health Henri Lamothe, MD, MHA, FAAEP, Chief Medical Officer, Upper Allegheny Health System Suzi Talarico, RN, MSN, FNP, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief APP Leader, Providence Clinical Network |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 1. The Great Balancing Act: Employed vs. Affiliated Physicians | Jennifer Davenport, MD, MHA, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Intermountain Health, Peaks Region Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Lee Health Jose Lopez, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Holy Cross Health |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 1. Voices from the Vanguard: Testimonials of Transformation in Clinical Leadership | JP Valin, MD, MHA, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, Intermountain Health Amit Vashist, MD, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Ballad Health Eric Zuhlke, RN, BSN, PMP, Vice President, Ambulatory Integration and Operational Excellence, HonorHealth Lucy Bucher, DO, FACOOG, Associate Vice President, Clinical Affairs, OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 3. The Role of Values and Equity in Achieving Healthcare Outcomes | David Duffey, Vice President, Women's and Children's Service Line, OSF HealthCare Anika Gardenhire, Chief Digital Information Officer, Ardent Health Services Stacy Mays, Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Gillette Children’s Andrew Molosky, MBA, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chapters Health System |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 4. Beyond Capacity: Managing Patient Volume and Complexity | Kenneth Altman, MD, PhD, FACS, Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Professor, Geisinger Health System Daniel Ireland, DHA, MBA, BSN, FACHE, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rochester Regional Health, Finger Lakes Rural Hospitals June Scarlett, MSc, MPH, Chief Patient Access, White Plains Hospital |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 5. Bold Ideas for Clinical Leaders to Build a High-Trust Culture | Patrick Brillantes, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Service Lines, Memorial Healthcare System Nike Onifade, MS, FACHE, Division Vice President, Oncology Service Line - Texas Division, CommonSpirit Health Margo Shoup, MD, MBA, Professor of Surgery, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine James Robberson, MBA, Executive Director, Providence Neuroscience Institute, Providence Chip Rank, MHA, Director, Operations - Canning Thoracic Institute, Northwestern Medicine |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 7. What Healthcare Needs Next: Sparking Innovative Strategies for Care Delivery | Melissa Aske, MHSA, Senior Director Administrator, Primary Care Clinic Operations, Advocate Health Dominica Tallarico, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Allina Health Jonathan D. Washko, MBA, FACPE, NRP, AEMD, Assistant Vice President, CEMS Operations, Northwell Health;, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pre-hospital and Disaster Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Northwell Health Kardie Tobb, DO, MS, FACC, Clinical Integration Officer, Center for Health Equity and Medical Director, Women's Heart Health/Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic, Cone Health Michelle Stansbury, Vice President, Innovation and IT Applications, Houston Methodist |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 8. Safety Net Hospitals: Strategies in Today's Environment | Cindy Bo, MBA, FACHE, Chief Strategy Officer, Boston Medical Center Health System Sommer Kleweno Walley, Chief Executive Officer, Harborview Medical Center Gian Varbaro, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Ambulatory Services, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Stacy Ignoffo, Executive Director, Community Health Innovations, Sinai Urban Health Institute |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 9. Bridging Gaps and Fostering Growth at Academic Medical Centers | Amir Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Physician Enterprise; Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Yuan Luo, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI, Chief AI Officer, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Giovanni Piedimonte, MD, Vice President, Research, Institutional Official, and Research Integrity Officer, Tulane University Tipu Puri, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Chicago Medicine |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 11. Staffing Solutions for Tight IT Budgets | Charles Podesta, Chief Information Officer, Renown Health Steve Schofner, Execute Director, Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer, Rogers Behavioral Healthcare |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 13. Overcoming Obstacles: Resilient Practices in Rural Health | Chad J. Brown, FACHE, President South and West Areas, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Ray Harrell, Esq, General Counsel and Chief External Affairs Officer, Boone Memorial Hospital Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, BSN, NE-BC, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics Nicholas Nussbaum, MD, Director, Medical Affairs and Community Services, Adams Medical Group, Adams Health Network William Davis, MBA, CLSS, Illinois Region President/Deaconess Illinois, Deaconess Illinois Crossroads |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 13. Advancing Nursing Careers: Opportunities and Challenges in Modern Healthcare | Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery Kelly Espinoza, PhD, RN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Kootenai health Joya Henderson, MBA, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Antelope Valley Medical Center Marshall Stephenson, BSN, RN, CCRN, MBA, Vice President, Nursing, Children's Health Brandi Fields, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Mercy Health – Cincinnati |
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | Panel | 14. Strategic Growth from a Marketing Perspective | Andrew Chang, Chief Marketing Officer, UChicago Medicine Ryan Younger, Vice President, Marketing, Virtua Health |
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM | Semi-Keynote Panel | 2. The New Pulse of Healthcare Economics and Policy | James Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, Mayo Clinic Health System Stephen Parodi, MD, Executive Vice President, External Affairs, Communications and Brand, The Permanente Federation and The Permanente Medical Group Kevin Smith, Chief Financial Officer, SSM Health |
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Networking Opportunities | Clinical Leadership Networking Break in Regency Foyer | |
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Fireside Chat | 1. Fireside Chat - Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, Geisinger | Janet Tomcavage, MSN, RN, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, Geisinger |
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Panel | 2. Are RVU Compensation Models Sustainable? Key Thoughts from Clinical Executives | Mo Shabahang, MD, PhD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Surgery Service Line, WellSpan Health Alon Weizer, MD, MS, CPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center Rebekah Compton, DNP, FNP-BC, MBA, Co-Medical Director, UVA Family Medicine Primary Care Center Clinic, UVA Family Medicine Clinic; Chief Clinical Officer; Chief Clinical Officer, UVA Physicians Group |
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM | Keynote Interview | 2. Keynote Interview - Dr. Cliff Megerian, CEO at University Hospitals | Cliff Megerian, MD, Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Celebrity Keynote | 1. Celebrity Keynote - Kevin O'Leary | Kevin O'Leary, Star of ABC’s 'Shark Tank', Top Business Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Investor, Featured in Harvard Business Review Case Study in 2023 |
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Opportunities | Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall | |