Harnessing the Power of Partnerships

AHA Leadership Scan: A Series of Virtual Panel Discussions

Harnessing the Power of Partnerships 
Transformative strategies to cost-containment and technological integration  

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific  

Health care providers are at a tipping point. Mounting financial pressures, a constrained labor market, and the accelerating pace of technological change are exposing the limits of today’s labor-dependent models. In this environment, sustainable reinvention—not incremental optimization—is essential. Join us as we explore bold strategies to free up financial and human capacity by leveraging sourcing partnerships, automation, and AI to fundamentally rethink how work gets done.  

Implementing innovative cost-containment approaches. Panelists will explore the implementation of robust utilization management programs and the transformation of care delivery models, such as shifting to home-based care, to achieve more sustainable and cost-effective health care services.

Embracing the power of partnership in transformation. Participants will discover the benefits of partnering with sourcing providers that not only addresses financial elements, but also accelerates the transformation process. This partnership mindset not only makes financial sense but also accelerates the transformation process by providing access to specialized talent and skills necessary for successful implementation.

Enhancing operational efficiency. Learn how health care organizations are developing tech strategies that can enhance operational efficiency across various areas of the health care value chain and augment human processes with automation. This includes understanding the specific tools and technologies that can be leveraged to streamline processes, identify cost variations and improve patient outcomes.

Attendees Will Learn:

• To identify nontraditional approaches to advancing efficiency in back-office operations.
• To build greater organizational resiliency in supply chain and other essential operations.
• To explore the value of various partnership operating models.
• To benefit from the collective insights from front-line, tech-savvy leaders who are optimizing the power of automation to drive improved performance.

Session Panelists:

Kristin Ficery 
Senior Managing Director 
Accenture

AHA Moderator:  

Mike Schiller  
Executive Director, Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)  
The American Hospital Association 

By attending the AHA Leadership virtual panel discussion "Harnessing the Power of Partnerships" offered by the AHA, participants can earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education Hour toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.