2026 OR Business Management Summit - Event Sessions
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All 2026 sessions from the conference program.
| Spotlight Session: Navigating Towards Excellence - Enhancing Surgical Outcomes with AI and Staff Engagement, Sponsored by: Pegasys Medical, Inc. |
| Pre-Conference Workshop: Foundational Leadership Practicum Certificate of Mastery |
| Pre-Conference Workshop: Foundational Leadership Practicum Certificate of Mastery |
| ECRI's Top 10 Technology Hazards for 2025 |
| Upgrading the Scheduling Experience: Modernizing Scheduling Workflows |
| Spotlight Session: Maximizing OR Financial Performance with AI, Sponsored by: Opmed.ai |
| Opening Keynote: Charting Your Course to Success - Financial Wins through Value-Based Performance |
| Anchoring Profits: Restructuring Inventory Practices to Secure $200 Million in Cost Savings |
| All Hands-on-Deck: How to Justify Your Staffing Needs and FTEs |
| Spotlight Session: Enhancing Ambulatory Surgery Center Profitability - Leveraging Performance Improvement and Strategic Contracting, Sponsored by: Vizient |
| Course Correction: Negotiating Payor Rates in the ASC Setting |
| Surfs Up: Rolling Out the OAS CAHPS Survey |
| Smooth Sailing: Making Your EMR Work for You! |
| Charting Value: Transforming Financial Data into Operational Excellence |
| Breakfast Presentation: Leadership in Action - Creating Efficient, Resilient, and Thriving Healthcare Teams, Sponsored by: SIPS Consults Corporation |
| Cracking the Code: Innovative Hacks for Preference Card Management and C-Suite Support |
| Crew Incentives: 3 Guiding Principles to Leverage Value Analysis Teams |
| Luncheon Presentation - The ROI of OR Optimization: How Data-Driven Strategies Deliver Financial and Operational Gains, Sponsored by: LeanTaaS |
| Trimming the Sails: Improving Perioperative Efficiency by Managing Same-Day Admission Transitions |
| Anchors Away: 5 Strategies to Right-Size Your Inventory and Improve Supply Contracts |
| The Beacon of Leadership: 5 Ways Improv Can Help Boost Financial Performance |
| Breakfast Presentation - Oceans of Savings: A User-Friendly Approach to Scheduling and Preference Cards, Sponsored by: LiveData |
| Navigating the Storm: Ensuring Operational Continuity Through Crisis Leadership |
| Lighthouse Luncheon Presentations - Spotlight on Innovation, Sponsored by: AssistIQ and SpendMend |
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Opening Keynote: The State of Healthcare 2026 - Disruption, Innovation, and the Future of Perioperative Care
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Artificial Intelligence is reshaping healthcare by enhancing clinical decision-making, streamlining workflows, and driving operational efficiency. This keynote explores how AI can optimize resources, reduce delays, and improve patient outcomes when time is critical.
Speaker: Stephen Esper, MD, MBA, Director, Center for Perioperative Care, UPMC
Presentation: Opening Keynote: The State of Healthcare 2026 - Disruption, Innovation, and the Future of Perioperative Care
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AI-powered insights to boost efficiency and margins in the ASC setting
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Ambulatory surgery centers face mounting pressure to do more with less. In this session, discover how AI is helping ASCs uncover hidden revenue opportunities and control costs without sacrificing quality. Explore practical, data-driven strategies to streamline workflows, reduce supply variability, and strengthen financial performance. Learn how leading ASCs are leveraging AI to make smarter operational decisions, improve efficiency, and maximize perioperative margins in today’s competitive outpatient market.
Learning Objectives:
Identify how AI can uncover hidden cost-saving and revenue opportunities in ASC operations.
Explore strategies to streamline workflows and reduce supply variability using data-driven insights.
Apply best practices from leading ASCs to strengthen financial performance without compromising quality.
Speaker: Emily Spooner, President & Owner, ASC Development, Marisa Consulting
Presentation: AI-powered insights to boost efficiency and margins in the ASC setting
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Building High Reliability in the Operating Room Of the Future
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A High Reliability Organization (HRO) operates in complex, high-risk environments where even small errors can have serious consequences—yet these organizations consistently maintain exceptionally low rates of failure. This session will explore the five core principles of HROs and how to apply them both within your team culture and when designing or renovating your OR to optimize performance and safety.
Learning Objectives:
Define the five core principles of High Reliability Organizations.
Illustrate how HRO principles influence OR team culture and safety.
Explore how to integrate HRO concepts into OR design and renovation projects.
Speakers:
Kate Ulrich, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President Perioperative Services, Tampa General Hospital
Yessenia Salgado, DNP-ENL, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, Senior Director of Clinical Operations, Surgical & Procedural Services, Tampa General Hospital
Presentation: Building High Reliability in the Operating Room Of the Future
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Scaling for growth: Building an SPD hub to drive system-wide efficiency
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As surgical volumes grow and demand for complex instrumentation increases, large health systems must rethink how they manage sterile processing. This session highlights how a major health system in the Northeastern U.S. successfully optimized its centralized offsite reprocessing center by developing a network of small hospital SPD hubs. This innovative model enabled the organization to expand surgical programs, accommodate new surgeons, and improve instrument turnaround—without overburdening a single location. Attendees will learn how this approach supports OR efficiency, reduces the risk of case delays, enhances staffing agility, and lays a strong foundation for long-term growth.
Learning Objectives:
Explain how SPD hub models support OR efficiency and scalability.
Identify benefits of decentralized SPD hubs for instrument turnaround and staffing.
Discuss strategies for implementing a multi-hub SPD model in large health systems.
Speakers:
Gloria M. Collura, MSN, RNC, NEA-BC, Assistant Vice President System Sterile Processing, Northwell Health
Alyssa Ferrer, Senior Director of Operations, Northwell Health
Presentation: Scaling for growth: Building an SPD hub to drive system-wide efficiency
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Data-driven decisions: Unlocking OR efficiency and financial performance
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In today’s surgical environment, data is more than just numbers—it’s the foundation for smarter decision-making that drives both operational excellence and financial sustainability. Hear from experts on how to harness data to uncover inefficiencies, optimize workflows, and improve bottom-line performance. Learn how to translate key performance indicators (KPIs) such as room utilization, case delays, turnover time, supply usage, and staffing productivity into actionable insights. Whether you're building your first dashboard or refining an established analytics strategy, this session will equip you with practical tools to lead data-informed change in your OR.
Learning Objectives:
Identify essential KPIs for operational analysis and improvement.
Interpret data dashboards to uncover workflow inefficiencies.
Apply data-driven insights to enhance OR financial performance and efficiency.
Moderator: Zach Tudor, MBA, System Operations and Performance Manager, Perioperative Services, Northwestern Medicine
Speakers:
Emily Tchiblakian, MHA, BSN, RN, Vice President Perioperative Service Lines, Sentara Health
Geoffrey Howard, MBA, Technical Director, High-Level Disinfection & Sterilization, Massachusetts General Hospital
Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC, Associate Vice President, Perioperative Services, MultiCare Health System
Presentation: Data-driven decisions: Unlocking OR efficiency and financial performance
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Same-day success: Advancing total joints with standardization and strategic shifts
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Hear from one medical center on how they achieved a 90% same-day discharge rate for total hips and knees by standardizing care and relocating their joint program to a boutique offsite hospital.
Learning Objectives:
Describe care pathways supporting same-day discharge in joint replacement.
Identify benefits of relocating joint programs to dedicated facilities.
Discuss strategies to achieve high same-day discharge rates for total joints.
Speaker: Joy Newton, BSN, RN, CNOR, Ortho Nurse Navigator/Joint Program Coordinator, Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center
Presentation: Same-day success: Advancing total joints with standardization and strategic shifts
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Strategic Perioperative Growth in Critical Access Hospitals
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Learning Objectives:
Reframe service line / surgical expansion around stability and reliability
Identify common failure points and discuss mitigation strategies
Evaluate risk to reward ratios by service line
Understand how to effectively lead through potential expansion at a highly specific facility
Speaker: Stephen Spake, MBA, MHA, PMP, CCP-F, CST, Senior Surgery Management Consultant, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Strengthening ASC compliance and quality through credentialing and peer review
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In today’s high-stakes healthcare environment, Ambulatory Surgery Centers must go beyond basic compliance to thrive financially and operationally. This session explores how credentialing and peer review systems—when done right—are not just regulatory requirements, but powerful tools for financial protection and growth. Learn how effective provider vetting and performance evaluation safeguard against costly claims, minimize risk exposure, improve payer relationships, and contribute to positive surgical outcomes that drive reimbursement and reputation.
Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how regulatory compliance, credentialing, and peer review intersect to impact ASC profitability by enhancing quality, accountability, and strategic decision-making.
Learning Objectives:
Define how credentialing and privileging contribute to quality management and cost containment in the ASC setting.
Explain how peer review and compliance systems reduce liability and increase operational efficiency.
Identify practical steps for implementing credentialing and peer review practices that improve both patient safety and the ASC’s financial bottom line.
Speaker: Nyleen Flores, FMSP, CPMSM, CPCS, CPES, CPCO, CASC, Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Oconee Orthopedics
Presentation: Strengthening ASC compliance and quality through credentialing and peer review
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Breakfast presentation: Operational Blindness™: Why Leadership Feels Harder Than It Should: Sponsored by SIPS
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Healthcare leaders are being held accountable for outcomes they cannot see, govern, or influence in real time; despite having more data, dashboards, and technology than ever before. This isn't a failure of effort; it's a structural problem. In this session, Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs, COO of SIPS Healthcare Solutions, introduces Operational Blindness™; a framework for understanding why complexity has outpaced visibility, and what other industries have done to solve it. Attendees will learn why legacy systems optimized for documentation can't support modern operational governance, how siloed optimization creates system-wide dysfunction, and what architectural shifts are required to move from reactive firefighting to predictive leadership.
Learning Objectives:
Recognize why leadership feels harder despite having more data than ever.
Identify structural causes of visibility gaps that training and staffing can't fix.
Differentiate between reporting systems and governance systems.
Identify what modern operational architecture actually requires.
Speaker: Jake Tayler Jacobs, DBA, President & Chief Operations Officer, SIPS Healthcare Solutions
Presentation: Breakfast presentation: Operational Blindness™: Why Leadership Feels Harder Than It Should: Sponsored by SIPS
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Profitable precision: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) as a lucrative ASC service line
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) is a minimally invasive, high-value procedure ideal for ASCs. Performed by orthopedic surgeons, it offers fast throughput, low recovery time, and minimal complications. With growing demand for non-opioid pain relief, PNS is a profitable service line that improves outcomes and boosts ASC financial performance.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the clinical benefits of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) in providing effective, non-opioid pain relief for ASC patients.
Identify operational strategies for integrating PNS into ASC workflows to support fast throughput and minimal recovery time.
Evaluate the financial impact of PNS as a service line, including its potential to enhance revenue and improve overall ASC performance.
Speaker: Earl Kilbride, MD, MHA, Orthopedic Surgeon, Austin Orthopedic Institute
Presentation: Profitable precision: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) as a lucrative ASC service line
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Surgeon onboarding strategy: A unified approach to onboarding across multiple campuses
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Surgeons are frequently asked to practice at multiple locations, each with distinct teams, workflows, and resources. To address the challenges of variability and knowledge gaps, one community hospital implemented a standardized surgeon onboarding program designed to streamline orientation, enhance efficiency, and align expectations across the enterprise. This structured approach ensures clarity around supply and instrument usage, scheduling practices, and cultural norms, while also reinforcing system-wide protocols and compliance.
Learning Objectives:
Identify challenges surgeons face when working across multiple campuses.
Describe standardized onboarding processes that reduce variability and confusion.
Explore how unified onboarding fosters efficiency and compliance.
Speaker: Bryanne Harrington, MSN, BSN, RN, CNOR, Nursing Director, OR and SPD, Newton Wellesley Hospital
Presentation: Surgeon onboarding strategy: A unified approach to onboarding across multiple campuses
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The right case in the right place: Expanding access without expanding cost
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Hear from one system on their steps to reorganization efforts for surgical services—moving orthopedics to a new ASC, consolidating endoscopy into a dedicated unit, shifting basic robotic cases, and optimizing the main OR for complex surgeries. By aligning case types with the right spaces, they significantly expanded capacity, revealed hidden inefficiencies, and achieved it all within budget.
Learning Objectives:
Explain how aligning case types to specific settings improves efficiency.
Identify steps for reorganizing surgical services without increasing costs.
Discuss practical examples of reallocating surgical cases to expand capacity.
Speaker: Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, President and CEO, BD Perioperative Healthcare Consulting
Presentation: The right case in the right place: Expanding access without expanding cost
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From Silos to Solidarity: Building a Cohesive Surgical Culture Across Many Rooms
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To improve efficiency and coordination across surgical services, a large academic medical center launched The Surgical Nexus, a centralized, multidisciplinary command center. Piloted in May 2025, it uses predictive analytics, real-time case oversight, daily debriefs, and rapid escalation pathways to enhance surgical operations. Early feedback suggests better communication and operational clarity, with full results pending. This session will highlight key strategies, milestones, and lessons learned from this innovative approach to surgical management.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the purpose and functions of The Surgical Nexus command center.
Identify how predictive analytics and real-time oversight improve OR coordination.
Discuss early lessons and results from centralized surgical management efforts.
Speakers:
Andrea Nelson, MA, PMP, Senior Project Manager, Surgical Services Operations Team, Mayo Clinic
Amber Wirkus, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Vice Chair of Nursing, Surgical Services, Mayo Clinic
Presentation: From Silos to Solidarity: Building a Cohesive Surgical Culture Across Many Rooms
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Real-world perspectives on PNS in the ASC setting
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Following the foundational presentation on the financial and clinical value of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS), this 30-minute discussion features an experienced ASC leader sharing real-world insights on implementing PNS in the ambulatory setting. Topics will include best practices for adoption, operational workflows, patient selection, and reimbursement strategies. Attendees will gain practical takeaways on maximizing the profitability and patient benefits of PNS in the ambulatory surgery center environment.
Learning Objectives:
Identify key operational workflows for integrating PNS in ASCs.
Discuss best practices for patient selection and reimbursement.
Apply practical insights for maximizing PNS profitability and patient outcomes.
Presentation: Real-world perspectives on PNS in the ASC setting
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Right-sizing block: How data and relationships drive better OR efficiency
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Hear from one organization how they optimized OR block utilization by establishing a review process centered around data. Discover how building strong relationships with stakeholders—such as schedulers, surgeons, and clinic managers—enabled them to build trust. They will share their journey on how governance, a data-driven process, and relationship building with service line leaders has supported a 5-10% volume increase year over year and continues to improve access to the OR.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the importance of data-driven processes in block utilization reviews.
Discuss how relationship-building with stakeholders supports OR access.
Identify practical outcomes from optimizing OR block allocation.
Speakers:
Natalie Setterberg, MBA, MPH, Director, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects, University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Dorothy Starostecki, MSN, RN, MBA, CNOR, Associate Chief Clinical Operations Officer for Perioperative Services, University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics
Presentation: Right-sizing block: How data and relationships drive better OR efficiency
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Tuesday Spotlight Session: Protecting Patient Safety and Hospital Margins: Exploring the Biggest Documentation Gaps in Your OR
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When documentation in the OR isn’t accurate, the risks extend well beyond billing headaches. Inaccurate implant charting and missing item master data create compliance exposure, drive off-contract spend, and erode margin while pulling clinicians away from patient care. In this session we’ll unpack where bill-only and implant workflows break down, show how “close-enough charting” evolves into denied POs, credit holds, and clinical risk, and share what perioperative leaders are asking from technology and vendor partners. You'll hear how ReadySet clients are deploying pragmatic fixes - cleaner item data, closed-loop case workflows, and automation that prevents exceptions before they reach AP - so you can provide OR teams the tools they need to stay focused on patients, not on billing.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the most common perioperative documentation gaps and explain how they create serious downstream patient safety, compliance, and margin risks.
Understand how status-quo workflows across several hospital departments are leading to these gaps and what hospital leaders are looking for in a solution.
Learn how other health systems are utilizing ReadySet Bill-Only technology to reduce costs, improve patient documentation, and save time for OR staff.
Speakers:
Catherine Buck, Director of Informatics, Surgical Services, Carilion Clinic
Matt Rechin, Chief Customer Success Officer, ReadySet Surgical
Sponsored by: ReadySet Surgical
Presentation: Tuesday Spotlight Session: Protecting Patient Safety and Hospital Margins: Exploring the Biggest Documentation Gaps in Your OR: Sponsored by ReadySet
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Tuesday Spotlight Session: Proving the Business Case: Health System Experiences Adopting AI-Driven Capture of Supplies, Tissue and Implants
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Moderator: Shawn Sefton, RN, BSN, MBA, Clinical Advisor, AssistIQ
Speakers:
Shannon Holley, MSN, RN, CNOR, NE-BC, RNFA, Vice President of Surgical Services Operations, ProMedica Health System
Thadius Wadsworth, MBA, BSN, RN, Chief Operating Officer, Acute Care Division, ProMedica Health System
Amy Brown, MHA, Director of Customer Delivery, AssistIQ
Sponsored by: AssistIQ
Luncheon Presentation: Transforming Surgical Operations to Withstand Policy Shocks
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This panel brings together perioperative leaders from two leading academic medical centers—each at different points in their digital transformation journeys—to share how they are modernizing surgical operations with data-driven approaches.
Together, they will discuss how data, forecasting, and operational intelligence are enabling both organizations to maximize existing OR resources, expand access, and drive meaningful efficiency gains—while navigating the cultural and structural complexities unique to academic medical centers. Attendees will leave with a sense of the art of the possible and what it takes to leverage technology to address barriers head on that are capacity limiting.
Learning Objectives:
Data-Driven Transformation: Understand how both systems leveraged iQueue analytics to uncover hidden OR capacity—even at already high utilization.
From Tool to Culture: Learn how digital tools evolve from “a system we use” to “how we operate.” The University of Kansas Health System will share how embedding iQueue into policies, standards, and daily routines transformed their perioperative culture and drove long-term sustainability.
Beyond Epic-Only Thinking: Hear how specialized operational tools complement EHR capabilities by providing predictive, actionable guidance on what to do next—a key differentiator that helped The University of Kansas Health System achieve operational excellence alongside their Epic implementation.
Moderator: Alyssa Arrese, MHA, Senior Director, Client Services, LeanTaaS
Speakers:
Megan Eubanks, MBA, Senior Director of Business Operations, Perioperative and Procedural Services, The University of Kansas Health System
Ben Hall, MBA, MHA, MHCDS, Executive Director, Perioperative Services, University of Iowa Health Care
Presentation: Luncheon Presentation: Transforming Surgical Operations to Withstand Policy Shocks: Sponsored by: LeanTaaS
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Smart staffing: Aligning OR labor with surgical demand
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Labor is one of the highest costs in the OR—making smart staffing strategies essential.
In this panel, speakers will share real-world examples and practical approaches for optimizing labor efficiency and aligning staffing with surgical volume.
Learning Objectives:
Identify factors influencing OR staffing efficiency and labor costs.
Discuss methods for matching staffing levels to fluctuating surgical demand.
Explore real-world examples of implementing flexible staffing models.
Speakers:
Melissa Belcher, BSN, RN, CNOR, Director Surgical Services, Onvida Health
Jennifer Jump, DNP, MSN, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CRNFA-E, Director Perioperative Services, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Christy Taylor, MBA, Director, Business Operations- Periop, Phoenix Children's Hospital
Presentation: Smart staffing: Aligning OR labor with surgical demand
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Hidden gems: The path to increasing patient volume through surgical schedulers
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Historically the surgical scheduler’s role may have been viewed predominantly as a data entry role with little ability to impact operations. However, as single hospitals grew into larger healthcare systems, the surgical scheduler’s role is no longer transactional and must be looked at in a new way. Hear from one team about their journey to work with local leaders at 18 different hospitals and ASCs to create one unified team that increased surgical volume by more than 15,000 cases in 2 years.
Learning Objectives:
Explain how the role of surgical schedulers has evolved in modern health systems.
Identify strategies for engaging schedulers to drive surgical volume growth.
Discuss practical lessons from building unified scheduling teams across facilities.
Speakers:
Katie Breudigam, Department Manager IV, OR Operations, Cleveland Clinic
Natalie Bright, MBA, MSN, RN, CNOR, Director, OR Operations, Cleveland Clinic
Presentation: Hidden gems: The path to increasing patient volume through surgical schedulers
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Private Equity, Strategic Partnerships & the New Economics of Surgery
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Bring your toughest questions to get expert guidance on building a De Novo, exiting a management contract, or other joint venture challenges.
Learning Objectives:
Identify key structural models for ASC joint ventures.
Discuss considerations for entering or exiting management contracts.
Apply expert guidance to navigate complex joint venture negotiations.
Speaker:
Joan Dentler, MBA, Founder, Avanza Healthcare Strategies
ASC joint ventures uncovered: Control, profitability, and partnership dynamics
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This session explores the evolving landscape of ASC joint ventures, sparking debate around physician-owned vs. hospital-owned models. Hear from industry leaders as they unpack the realities of ASC joint ventures—offering fresh insights on control, profitability, alignment, and long-term strategy—highlighting key opportunities shaping the future of ASC partnerships.
Learning Objectives:
Identify differences between physician-owned and hospital-owned ASC models.
Discuss key considerations around governance, control, and profitability.
Evaluate partnership strategies to align interests and drive long-term success.
Speaker:
Danilo D'Aprile, CASC, VP of Business Development, Merritt Healthcare
Presentation: ASC joint ventures uncovered: Control, profitability, and partnership dynamics
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Managing Clinical Staff Fireside Chat
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Speaker:
Kali Rehm, MBA, MHA
Business Operations Manager of Surgical Services
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital
Addressing the Anesthesia Challenge Fireside Chat
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Speaker:
Danilo D’Aprile, CASC
Vice President of Business Development
Merritt Healthcare
Closing Keynote: Perioperative impacts of recent legislative changes: The good and the bad news from Washington
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Every day seems to bring news of change for the OR. There have been so many legislative changes in the last year or two that it’s gotten to the point where most perioperative leaders are overwhelmed and confused. This presentation tries to make sense of many of the changes that affect perioperative leaders at the federal level. Changes in reimbursement, changing requirements, and impacts of legislative changes will be discussed and analyzed, along with some effective strategies leaders can implement today to mitigate the risks or amplify the benefits.
Learning Objectives:
Identify major federal and state legislative/regulatory changes from the last two years impacting ORs and ASCs
Understand how these changes affect perioperative operations, staffing, and financial performance
Translate policy changes into practical leadership and operational actions
Speaker: Randy Heiser, MA, BA, President, Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, LLC
Presentation: Closing Keynote: Perioperative impacts of recent legislative changes: The good and the bad news from Washington
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Closing Luncheon Presentation: The Future of Sterile Processing: Automation, Robotics, and the Intelligent Backbone - Sponsored by Getinge
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Sterile Processing is at an inflection point. Rising surgical volumes, persistent staffing shortages, and increasing regulatory and clinical complexity are pushing departments to rethink how work gets done. Automation and robotics are rapidly entering the sterile processing environment - but without intelligence, automation alone is just movement.
This session explores the future state of Sterile Processing through the lens of automation, robotics, and digital orchestration. Attendees will learn how instrument tracking and workflow intelligence serve as the backbone that connects automated equipment, robotics, and hospital systems - enabling predictable delivery, prioritized work, and scalable operations. Drawing on real-world implementations, this session will focus on practical architecture, integration considerations, and what it truly takes to move from isolated automation to an intelligent, connected sterile processing ecosystem.
Learning Objectives
Explain the role of instrument tracking as the foundational intelligence layer that enables effective automation and robotics in Sterile Processing.
Identify key workflow and integration requirements necessary to move from point automation to a fully orchestrated, end-to-end sterile processing operation.
Evaluate how automation and digital intelligence can support staffing resilience, operational predictability, and on-time surgical delivery in modern healthcare environments.
Speaker: Lars Søndergaard, Director of Product Management, Getinge
Sponsored by: Getinge