Upcoming Events
Navigating the Future of Healthcare: Strategies for Financial Resilience and Growth: September 8
Operating margins remain a critical concern for hospitals and health systems, reflecting the ongoing financial challenges that many organizations face. This webinar, sponsored by Optum, will take a deep dive into the healthcare industry’s increasingly challenging business landscape. Optum experts will provide a comprehensive analysis of key issues and strategies to enhance financial outcomes. They’ll also present practical, research-backed strategies to improve financial outcomes and maintain stability in the face of ongoing disruption.
The webinar will also explore immediate stressors like labor costs, supply chain issues, and shifting care models, as well as long-term trends including demographic shifts, industry consolidation, and emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI). By attending, you’ll gain a sharper understanding of the key forces shaping healthcare and concrete approaches to support financial resilience.
Acute Hospital Survey Trends: Common Deficiencies and Insights: September 10
Understanding the most frequently cited survey deficiencies helps compliance teams anticipate risks and respond more effectively. This webinar will review top citations from Illinois hospitals in recent years and provide strategies to improve performance in key focus areas.
Among the most common deficiencies, many fall under core Conditions of Participation, including infection prevention, patient rights and nursing services. You’ll hear about these high-frequency citations and what surveyors are seeking when assessing compliance in each area. By attending, you’ll gain practical insights to strengthen your organization’s compliance efforts, prioritize resources and enhance survey readiness organization-wide.
2025 IHA Leadership Summit: September 25-26
Summit Overview – "Unity Amid Uncertainty"
Hospital and health system leaders are no stranger to change and evolution across healthcare. Yet, the recent speed and scale of change, including major policy shifts in a matter of months, calls on the hospital community to remain united while moving forward. Unity is essential to advancing public policies and new innovations that allow hospitals and health systems to continue their important work to improve healthcare, ensure financial viability and deliver high quality healthcare for generations to come. With growing uncertainty comes unparalleled opportunity. Now is the time to embrace new ways of thinking, unleash the innovative potential of your organization and plot a powerful course forward.
See our program brochure for more details.