Full Agenda
2025 Congress Agenda
Details for the ACHE 2026 Congress coming this Fall. Check back soon for more information.
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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7:15am - 8:30am CT
CEO & COO Networking Breakfast: Four Sites of Care: Placing Care Within Reach (CEOBK)Location: Marriott Marquis - Houston Ballroom 5-7
Major Symposium Speaker: – Penn Medicine
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7:15am - 8:30am CT
Thomas C. Dolan Diversity Address: The Imperative for Comprehensive and Inclusive Population Health Leadership (DIVBK)Location: Marriott Marquis - Houston Ballroom 1-3
Major Symposium Speaker: – Georgetown University
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7:30am - 8:30am CT
Hot Topic: A Lens on Talent Strategies: Preparing Your Organization (WEDS2)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Moderator: – WittKieffer
Major Symposium Speaker: – Sutter Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Froedtert ThedaCare Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Inova Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Orlando Health
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7:30am - 8:30am CT
Hot Topic: Medication Management, Prescription Drugs and the Bottom Line (WEDS1)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Major Symposium Speaker: – Loyola University Medical Center
Major Symposium Speaker: – American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Major Symposium Speaker: – American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Moderator: – Loyola Medicine/Saint Joseph Health System
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8:45am - 10:15am CT
Richard J. Stull Essay Competition in Healthcare Management: Finalists’ Presentations (RJSES)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Global Impact of Innovation—VA Immersive Successes (112X)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – Department of Veteran Affairs
Speaker: – VHA Strategic Initiatives Lab
Speaker: – VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration
Speaker: – Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) - Central office
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Improving the Experience of Care: A Pecha Kucha Panel (108X)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – TiER1 Impact
Speaker: – Northwell Health
Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst
Speaker: – Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation
Speaker: – NYC Health and Hospitals | Kings County
Speaker: – Houston Methodist / Houston Methodist Physician Organization
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Journey to Excellence: Navigating Saudi Arabia's Healthcare Transformation (115X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Speaker: – Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Speaker: – Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Speaker: – Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Leadership Insights: Bolstering Women's Healthcare Access and Affordability (LEAD14)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
Major Symposium Speaker: – Deloitte Services LP
Major Symposium Speaker: – CVS Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – Deloitte Consulting LLP
Major Symposium Speaker: – Northwell Health
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Leadership Insights: Building a Culture That Drives and Supports Value-Based Care (LEAD13)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Major Symposium Speaker: – Healthcare Plus Solutions Group
Major Symposium Speaker: – TriHealth
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Patient No Longer: How You Can Lead the Consumer Revolution in Healthcare (113X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – NRC Health
Speaker: – General Catalyst
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Planning for and Managing Healthcare Resource Demand for Vulnerable Patient Populations (105X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – Capital Healthcare Planning
Speaker: – Capital Healthcare Planning
Speaker: – Harris Health
Speaker: – Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Remaining Independent Through Interdependence: A Case Study of the New England Collaborative Health Network (68H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – New England Collaborative Health Network, LLC
Speaker: – Ovation Healthcare
Speaker: – Northwestern Medical Center
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Restoring Psychological Safety to Support QI and Transformation at the Nation's Largest Municipal Healthcare System (111X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals
Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals
Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Strategically Aligning Provider Compensation Into Enterprisewide Goals and Objectives (107X)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – CoxHealth
Speaker: – Forvis/Mazars
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
The Moral Playbook for Health Equity (106X)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Speaker: – Wellstar Health System
Speaker: – Impact4Health, LLC
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
The Next Generation of Women's Health: Moving Beyond Maternal Health to Close the Equity Gap (109X)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – Korn Ferry
Speaker: – Nyoo Health
Speaker: – Advocate Sherman Service Area
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Healthcare: A Deeper Dive Into Resumes, Interviews and Compensation (114X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – Connecticut Children's
Speaker:
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9:00am - 10:30am CT
Veterans Health Administration's Industry-Leading Workplace Violence Prevention Program Overview and Easily Adaptable Implementation Strategies (110X)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Veterans Health Administration
Speaker: – Veterans Health Administration
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
A Leadership Guide to Influencing a Culture of Safety (127H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital
Speaker: – Johns Hopkins Medicine - Suburban Hospital
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Actionable Health Equity: The Journey to Progress (118H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – SCP Health
Speaker: – Quality Insights
Speaker: – Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Better Together: Leadership Approaches to Drive to Health Equity (129H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 362
Speaker: – AUPHA
Speaker: – American Hospital Association / Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE)
Speaker: – Hillcrest Medical Center
Speaker: – National Association of Health Services Executives
Speaker: – Atrium Health Navicent
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Bridging Gaps in Population Health: Strategies for a Healthier Future (121H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Exact Sciences
Speaker: – Penn Medicine
Speaker: – Atlantic Health System
Speaker: – City of Hope Atlanta
Speaker: – The Medical University of South Carolina
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Bridging Generations: Unlock Your Edge in Leadership, Teams, and Career Development (123H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – Kaufman Hall
Speaker: – UC San Diego Health
Speaker: – UC San Diego Health
Speaker: – Cleveland Clinic Nevada
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Elevating Hidden Heroes: Recognizing and Empowering Essential Support Staff (125H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – Aramark Healthcare+
Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Hospital
Speaker: – Advocate Health
Session Moderator: – Aramark Healthcare+
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Forging Your Path – Job Crafting to Get What You Want (and Enjoy) Out of Work (158H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – HUmargin Group
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Forum on Advances in Healthcare Leadership Research (116H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – University of Tennessee – Chattanooga
Speaker: – University of New Orleans Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration
Moderator/Facilitator: – Your Customer’s Voice
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Innovating Physician Network Strategy—New Models and Value-Based Care Alignment (120H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom B
Speaker: – VMG Health
Speaker: – Banner Health
Physician & Clinical Relationships
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Leading in Times of Change: The Role of Leader Humility and Ambition in Improving Engagement and Innovation (128H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Trinity University
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Moving Up: From Senior Leader to Senior Executive (126H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly B
Speaker: – Spiro Coaching Institute
Speaker: – Advocate Health-High Point Regional Hospital
Speaker: – American Hospital Association
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Proving Public Health Can Be Financially Sustainable (119H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
Speaker: – NYC H+H/South Brooklyn Health
Speaker: – NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health
Speaker: – NYC Health +Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health
Speaker: – NYC H+H / South Brooklyn Health
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Reducing Unwarranted Care Variation and Improving Outcomes Through Data (117H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – Lifepoint Health
Speaker: – Lifepoint Health
Speaker: – Paris Regional Health
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
The Scholar Pipeline Project: Striving to Address Current Staff and Faculty Workforce Challenges (122H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Bayhealth
Speaker: – University of Delaware
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10:45am - 11:45am CT
Thriving in Change Management for Healthcare System Optimization (124H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – H&H Leadership Solutions
Speaker: – Melissa Memorial Hospital
Speaker: – Melissa Memorial Hospital
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12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
Hot Topic: Learning, Leadership, and Leaning into the Future of Work in Healthcare (WEDS3)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Major Symposium Speaker: – Honor Education
Major Symposium Speaker: – Rush University System for Health
Major Symposium Speaker: – American Academy of Physician Associates
Moderator: – HUmargin Group
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12:00pm - 1:45pm CT
Gintzig Commemorative Lecture and Luncheon: From Chaos to Clarity: Strategies for Leading Through Change and Uncertainty (LUNCHW)Location: George R. Brown - Hall A3
Keynote Speaker: – President of Paul Quinn College
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
10 KPIs for Quick, Data-Driven Wins and Rapid AI Readiness (136H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – Omada Health
Speaker: – Csuite Growth Advisors / Harvard University
Technology & Information Management
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Access and Flow: Why a System Approach Works (130H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly C
Speaker: – Inova Health System
Speaker: – Inova Health System
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Activating Change and Reinvigorating Culture (135H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – UNC Health
Speaker: – UNC Health
Speaker: – Root, a part of Accenture
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Empathy: The Leadership Strategy That Retains Talent and Saves Millions in Healthcare (137H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – Empathetics, Inc./Harvard Medical School
Speaker: – Gould Medical Group
Speaker: – Sutter Health
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Executive Edge: Mastering Personal Branding for Sustained Leadership Success (159H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – Quality Insights
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Fellow-Exclusive Session With Michael Sorrell, EdD (FEL3)Location: George R. Brown - Room 310
Keynote Speaker: – President of Paul Quinn College
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
From Task-Oriented to Vision-Oriented: Building the Foundation for Success in Your Early Career (162H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Session Moderator: – Cleveland Clinic
Speaker: – Baylor College of Medicine
Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Arizona
Speaker: – Integrated Surgical Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
How Cincinnati Tackled Its Infant Mortality Crisis (A Blueprint for Solving Wicked Problems) (132H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Bethesda, Inc. / bi3 Fund
Speaker: – Cradle Cincinnati / University of Cincinnati Medical College; Queens Village
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Improving the Human Experience Through an Integrated and Data-Driven Patient/Member Experience Approach (134H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – Press Ganey
Speaker: – UPMC Health Plan
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Optimizing Provider Compensation: Real-Life Strategies and How-To Guide for Community Based Not-for-Profit Hospitals (131H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – Conway Regional Health System
Speaker: – Conway Regional Health System
Physician & Clinical Relationships
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
The Study and Application of Best Practices Used for Healthcare Organization Process Improvements (160H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – FHN Memorial Hospital
Speaker: – McLaren Health Care
Speaker: – LeanTaaS
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2:00pm - 3:00pm CT
Whole-Person Care Integration: Streamlining Patient Flow to Improve Patient Safety and Timeliness to Treatment (138H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – John Muir Health
Speaker: – John Muir Behavioral Health
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Advancing the Patient and Provider Experience With the Ambulatory Administrative Academy, a Robust Training Program for Our Front-Line Administrative Staff (142H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – Northwell Health
Speaker: – Northwell Health
Speaker: – Northwell Health
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Building a Future-Ready Board: Keeping Trustees Informed and Focused Through Education and Development (144H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – Veralon Partners Inc.
Speaker: – Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Implementing Healthcare Technology Safely With a Systems Approach (141H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – ECRI
Speaker: – ECRI
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Maximizing Value: The Strategic Benefits of Partnering With a PBM (167H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 320
Speaker: – Liviniti
Speaker: – Memorial Healthcare System
Speaker: – Liviniti
Speaker: – Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
More Than a Snapshot in Time: Operational and Finance Diligence Across the Life Cycle of Capital Projects (140H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Hammes Healthcare
Speaker: – Hammes
Speaker: – Virginia Hospital Center
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Raising the Bar on Executive Levels—Structure, Titles and Spans for Optimal Organizational Performance (168H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – SullivanCotter
Speaker: – SullivanCotter
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Understanding Your Consumers to Create an Indispensable Brand Through a Strategy and Marketing Lens (145H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – NRC Health
Speaker: – Duke Health
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
Using a Team Approach to Drive Revenue Cycle Improvements (146H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – UR Medicine, Jones Memorial Hospital
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
What It Means for Healthcare That Retail Disruptors Are Scaling Back Their Healthcare Ventures (143H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – Hancock, Daniel and Johnson, P.C
Speaker: – Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia
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3:15pm - 4:15pm CT
You Belong at the Table, but Bring Your Own Chair: A Panel Discussion on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in the Healthcare Industry (139H)Location: George R. Brown - General Assembly A
Speaker: – Medical Center of Excellence, U.S. Army
Speaker: – U.S. Army
Speaker: – U.S. Army / Baylor University
Speaker: – U.S. Army
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
From Learning to Leading: Navigating Early Careerist Transitions to Mid-Career Leadership (152H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom A
Speaker: – Adventist Health
Speaker: – Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Speaker: – Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Lessons Learned: Expanding Primary Care Access at an Academic Medical Center Through a Community Physician Model (149H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 351
Speaker: – Ohio State University
Speaker: – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Speaker: – Ohio State University Physicians, Inc
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Operational Tactics to Manage Prior Authorizations in Health-System Organizations (147H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 370
Speaker: – Children's Mercy Kansas City
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Succession Planning in Healthcare: Lighting the Way Forward Amid the Great Retirement and Great Resignation (151H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 342
Speaker: – Nutter Group, LLC
Speaker: – TriscendNP
Speaker: – SullivanCotter
Speaker: – Baptist Health
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Sustainability Is Healthcare: Strategic Approaches for Optimizing Energy, Reducing Carbon Footprint and Enhancing Access to Quality Healthcare (150H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 371
Speaker: – Boston Medical Center Health System
Speaker: – Boston Medical Center Health System
Speaker: – Boston Medical Center Health System
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
The State of Chronic Disease Management and Solutions to Impact Equitable and Evidence-Based Care (154H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 360
Speaker: – American Heart Association
Speaker: – American Heart Association
Speaker: – The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston Cardiology Consultants
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Things Fall Apart: A Playbook for Leading Through Disruption and Derailment Towards Growth and Success (153H)Location: George R. Brown - Grand Ballroom C
Speaker: – University of Toledo/UToledo Health
Speaker: – CoxHealth
Speaker: – Tiller-Hewitt HealthCare Strategies
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4:30pm - 5:30pm CT
Unveiling the Nexus: Clinical Quality and Patient Experience (148H)Location: George R. Brown - Room 361
Speaker: – Atrium Health Cabarrus
Speaker: – Atrium Health Cabarrus
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5:45pm - 6:45pm CT
Wednesday Congress Networking Reception (RECWD)Location: Marriott Marquis - Texas Ballroom (4th Floor)