Full Agenda
2025 Congress Agenda
Details for the ACHE 2026 Congress coming this Fall. Check back soon for more information.
- Monday, March 24, 2025
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7:00am - 7:30am CT
Monday Speed Networking and First-Time Congress Attendees Orientation (FIRST2)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
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8:00am - 9:30am CT
Welcome & Opening Session: Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture: Dare to Lead: Cultivating Courage through Vulnerability and Trust (OPNSN)Location: George R. Brown - Hall A3
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Beyond the City Limits: Innovating for Healthcare Deserts (07X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – UT Southwestern Medical Center
Speaker: – Yale New Haven Health System
Speaker: – Avera Health
Speaker: – SSM Health
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Building the Value-Based Enterprise: Transforming Healthcare Delivery for Optimal Outcomes (01X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Speaker: – Intermountain Healthcare
Speaker: – Hall Render
Speaker: – Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Healthcare Law—The Year in Review (08X)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Speaker: – The Burroughs Healthcare Consulting Network, Inc.
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Improving Outcomes and Strengthening Community Partnerships with an Innovative Provider Contracting Strategy (10X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Speaker: – Kaiser Permanente
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leadership Insights: AI Is an Answer, but It Is Not Always the Right Answer—Honing Your Strategy for Success (LEAD02)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Major Symposium Speaker: – HCA Healthcare
Major Symposium Speaker: – Prosneus
Major Symposium Speaker: – CommonSpirit Health
Moderator: – Quality Insights
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leadership Insights: Strength in Unity: Lessons and Insights Into the Joint Venture of Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan (LEAD01)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Major Symposium Speaker: – Henry Ford Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Henry Ford Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Guidehouse
Moderator: – CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leading From the Bedside to the Boardroom: Navigating a Successful Path to Clinician Leadership (11X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – Houston Methodist / Houston Methodist Physician Organization
Speaker: – UTMB Health
Speaker: – Houston Methodist
Physician & Clinical Relationships
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Leveraging an Enterprise Medication Management Strategy for Clinical, Financial and Operational Success (06X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – Becton Dickinson
Speaker: – Ochsner Health
Speaker: – Henry Ford Health
Speaker: – Ochsner Health
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Managing in the Middle While Mastering the Matrix (02X)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Mayo Clinic in Florida
Speaker: – Advocate Health-High Point Regional Hospital
Speaker: – ECG Management Consultants
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Selecting Stellar Hospital Board Members to Foster Future Success (09X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 381C
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Student Session: Pathways to Success: Building a Career as a Diverse Candidate in Healthcare Management (S01X)Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom D
Speaker: – Freed Associates
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Student Session: The Growth Edge: Leveraging Mentorship, Sponsorship and Coaching for Career Success (S03X)Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom F
Speaker: – Growth Edge Leadership
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Student Session: Through the Looking Glass: Perspectives From Prior Administrative Fellows (S02X)Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom E
Speaker: – Action Behavior Centers
Speaker: – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Speaker: – UCI Health
Speaker: – CommonSpirit Health
Speaker: – Atlas Healthcare Partners
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Successful Implementation of AI: New Collaborations Among Clinical, Operations and Information Technology Leaders (04X)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Speaker: – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: – Mayo Clinic
Speaker: – The Scottsdale Institute
Speaker: – Self-Employed
Technology & Information Management
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
Teams for All Times: Adaptive Skills Required for Leading, Integrating and Motivating a Remote or Hybrid Healthcare Workforce (05X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Texas Woman’s University
Speaker: – Memorial Hermann Health System
Speaker: – Memorial Hermann Health System
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
The Bias Time Out in Practice: Mitigating Bias in Recruitment and Performance Evaluation (13X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – Hartford HealthCare
Speaker: – The Equity Collaborative
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Leading Change to Transform Healthcare (12X)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – CFAR, Inc.
Speaker: – Inspira Health
Speaker: – Tufts Medicine
Speaker: – Keck Medical Center, Keck Hospital of USC & USC Norris Cancer Hospital
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10:00am - 11:30am CT
The Journey From a Holding Company to an Operating Company—Lessons Learned on How to Build a World-Class Healthcare Delivery System (03X)Location: George R. Brown - Ballroom A
Speaker: – Sutter Health
Speaker: – Sutter Health
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12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
Hot Topic: Developing Your Leadership Brand and Telling Your Story (MON1)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Major Symposium Speaker: – Google
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12:00pm - 1:45pm CT
Bachmeyer Memorial Address and Luncheon—Reimagine the Status Quo With Moonshot Thinking (LUNCHM)Location: George R. Brown - Hall A3
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
AI meets Value-Based Care: Unlocking Untapped Potential (166H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – Radial
Speaker: – Alto Health, LLC
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Building Successful Consultant Partnerships: The Art of Getting What You Need and Want (15H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – Via Healthcare Consulting
Speaker: – Cedars-Sinai
Communication & Relationship Management
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Enhancing Health Plan Partnerships to Drive Community Healthcare Value (21H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Hospitals
Speaker: – Kaiser Permanente
Speaker: – Southern California Permanente Medical Group
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Environments Reimagined: How AI and Tech Are Changing Care Delivery and Staffing and What This Means for Capital Prioritization and Facilities Investment (18H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Ankura Consulting
Speaker: – Emory Healthcare
Speaker: – QGenda
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Fellow-Exclusive Session With Ozan Varol, JD (FEL1)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
How Cone Health Achieved a $100M Turnaround and a Process to Fuel Our Future (17H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Cone Health
Speaker: – Cone Health
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
How to Find the Value Sweet Spot With Your Patient Safety Organization(s) (22H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – KCH Solutions
Speaker: – Children's Mercy
Speaker: – Children’s Hospital of Colorado / Anesthesia Quality Institute
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Delivering Value to Patients, Staff and the Bottom Line (16H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – American Hospital Association
Speaker: – American Psychiatric Association
Speaker: – John Muir Health
Speaker: – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Interactive Workshop: Developing Your Leadership Brand and Telling Your Story (WKSH1)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Leadership Insights: Women in Leadership and Innovation in Healthcare (LEAD03)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Major Symposium Speaker: – Houston Methodist
Major Symposium Speaker: – Houston Methodist
Major Symposium Speaker: – Houston Methodist
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Masters of Executive Leadership: Agile Leadership in Transformational Times (MSTR1)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Major Symposium Speaker: – SSM Health
Moderator: – Growth Edge Leadership
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Navigating Uncertainty: Personal and Professional Strategies for Leading Through Turbulence (19H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – KS Leadership Advisors
Speaker: – Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
The Blueprint for Performance Excellence: Alignment, Accountability and Transformation (20H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – MUSC Health
Speaker: – MUSC Health
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
The Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship in Career Advancement (14H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Duke Health
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Speaker: – Duke Health
Speaker: – UChicago Medicine
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
The Not Impossible Way: Turning Uncertainty Into Breakthroughs in Healthcare (165H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – Not Impossible Labs
Speaker: – Kaiser Permanente
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
A Shared Experience: Approaches to High Reliability Organization Implementation in Two U.S. Federal Healthcare Systems (29H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Defense Health Agency
Speaker: – Veterans Health Administration, QPS
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Building Executive Presence as New Managers—Transforming Cultural Values Into Culture Add (26H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Sutter Health
Speaker: – Kaiser Permanente
Speaker: – Sutter Health
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
CEO-Exclusive Session: The State of Our Industry From a Financial and Strategic Perspective (CEO1)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Major Symposium Speaker: – Kaufman Hall
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Collaborative Strategies: Aligning Medical Staff With Organizational Goals (28H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
Speaker: – University Hospitals Health System
Speaker: – University Hospitals Parma Medical Center
Speaker: – University Hospitals
Physician & Clinical Relationships
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Creating Patient-Centric, Cost-Effective Specialty Hospitals: A Collaborative Approach (27H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – JLL
Speaker: – Lifepoint Health
Speaker: – Lifepoint Health
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Future-Ready Boards: Transforming Board Practices for Organizational Success (25H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Via Healthcare Consulting
Speaker: – Swedish Health Services
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Hospital and Health System Ownership of Post-Care Services: Advantages, Challenges and Opportunities (30H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – Health Dimensions Group
Speaker: – Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Investing in Palliative Care Earlier Across All Settings to Enhance Customer Experience and Quality (23H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
Speaker: – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Speaker: – Spragens and Gualtieri Reed
Speaker: – MedStar Health System / U of MD School of Pharmacy
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Leadership Insights: Building a Connected Healthcare Ecosystem (LEAD05)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Major Symposium Speaker: – Sutter Health
Moderator: – Growth Edge Leadership
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Masters of Health Equity: Collaboration and Continuous Learning for Success (MSTR2)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Major Symposium Speaker: – Virtua Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Main Line Health
Moderator: – American Hospital Association / Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE)
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Medicare Advantage Capitation Strategies for Payer-Providers (24H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – WVU Health System
Speaker: – WVU Health System
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Navigating the Intergenerational Workforce: Strategies for Success in Healthcare (32H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Speaker: – HUmargin Group
Speaker: – Healthcare Plus Solutions Group
Speaker: – Amelie Karam Speaking and Consulting
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Planting Your Flag—Lessons Learned From Female CEOs as They Embark on New Leadership Journeys (33H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – Piedmont Newton Hospital
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Speaker: – Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Speaker: – HDR
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Reimagine Work: An Integrated, Multi-Segment Solution to Solving Healthcare Provider Workforce Shortages and Challenges (31H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – Mercer
Speaker: – Mercer
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Strategies for Success Before, During and Post-Merger: The Importance of Culture, Leadership and Communication in Integration (34H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Speaker: – RWJBarnabas Health
Speaker: – VMG Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Digital Pathology: The Lab of the Future Is Now (46H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Quest Diagnostics
Speaker: – Quest Diagnostics
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Early Healthcare Professional Survival Kit: Navigating the Workplace and Skills for Success (45H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – UC San Diego Health
Speaker: – UCI Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Finding the "Signal in the Noise": How Professionalism Tunes Into Patient Safety (35H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Speaker: – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Speaker: – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Communication & Relationship Management
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Healthcare Leadership in Environmental Sustainability: Debunking the Myths (39H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – RUSH University/IHF-Geneva Sustainability Centre
Speaker: – Hackensack Meridian Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Innovative Capacity Building: University of Utah Health's Success With a Collaborative Capacity Action Plan (40H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – University of Utah Health
Speaker: – University of Utah Health
Speaker: – University of Utah Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Keys to a Successful Ambulatory Surgery Center Joint Venture (41H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Oak Brook Medical Management
Speaker: – Covenant Health/Providence
Speaker: – National Cardiovascular Partners / SCA
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leadership Insights: Embracing the Unknown: Leading Through Times of Uncertainty to Build a Clear and Shared Vision for the Future (LEAD15)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Moderator: – RechargedMD
Major Symposium Speaker: – MUSC Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital
Major Symposium Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leadership Insights: Succession Planning—Is Your Institution Prepared? Are You? (LEAD06)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Moderator: – The Health System Simulation, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Major Symposium Speaker: – Main Line Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Northwell Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Leveraging Direct-to-Employer Relationships to Diversify Revenue and Transform Care Delivery (37H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – Northwell Direct
Speaker: – Southwestern Health Resources
Speaker: – Providence
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Maximizing Impact: Reimagined Care Teams to Finally Realize to Top-of-License and Top-of-Ability (42H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – University of Texas Health at Austin
Speaker: – University of Texas Health at Austin
Speaker: – University of Texas Health at Austin
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Smart Governance Is the Key To Success (38H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Speaker: – Innovaccer
Speaker: – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Socially Determined: The Healthcare Executive's Role in Health Equity (36H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – Mississippi State Department of Health
Speaker: – Mississippi Hospital Association
Speaker: – Clearlink Partners
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Surviving the Etiquette Minefield - A Crash Course for Early Careerists (155H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – HUmargin Group
Speaker: – The Hopeful Hostess
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Synergy in Healthcare: Unveiling the Power of Multidisciplinary Clinics and Programs (43H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Why Managing Your Health System's Online Reputation Is Critical for Access and Retention of Patients and Consumers (44H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
Speaker: – Intermountain Health
Speaker: – Intermountain Health
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5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
Monday Congress Networking Reception (RECMN)Location: George R. Brown - Avenida Plaza (outside)
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5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
Student Associate Networking Reception (STURC)Location: Hilton Americas - Ballroom of the Americas