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“As a key healthcare hub, Nashville is a natural place for a large-scale event designed to foster collaboration and accelerate industry advancement. I believe the connections and conversations that will happen at Nashville Healthcare Sessions will seed solutions to important issues that the healthcare industry faces today and inspire new innovation.”
DAVID DILL
NASHVILLE HEALTH CARE COUNCIL PAST BOARD CHAIR
CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH
Apryl Childs-Potter, President, Nashville Health Care Council
Apryl will welcome participants to the second annual Nashville Healthcare Sessions Conference, proudly produced by the Nashville Health Care Council, in the Healthcare City.
Featuring: Kathleen Premo, Member of the Firm, Epstein Baker Green, Stephen Scott, Managing Director, Bailey & Company, Wes Scott, Member of the Firm, Epstein Baker Green
This business-forward presentation will address key considerations and best practices for health care companies seeking to enter new markets or expand their businesses in legacy markets.
Led by entrepreneurial attorneys and former business executives, the conversation will focus on creative and time-tested techniques to evaluate and execute on transaction opportunities in order to maximize ROI and position platforms for continued growth and viability.
Attendees will benefit from a unique blend of nuanced legal strategy paired with seasoned business guidance.
Breakout Session sponsored by Epstein Becker Green
Moderator: Matt Cybulsky, PhD, LBMC Practice Leader: Healthcare AI, Value-based Care, and Product Innovation
Panelists: Bruce Brandes, President, Care.AI, Ross Koenig, Chief Data Officer, Shore Capital Partners, Van Steel, Shareholder, Cybersecurity
In the vast and growing world of AI, this panel explores how leveraging AI and cybersecurity features reshape the competitive role firms have in choosing products and services to implement. Discover how AI-driven technology is transforming and augmenting healthcare, manufacturing, and more. We will address concerns and considerations from experts about AI capabilities in our panel featuring experts from Care. AI and Shore Capital. Join us to explore winning adoption practices with AI and Cybersecurity
Breakout Session sponsored by LBMC
Featuring: Karishma Page, Partner, K&L Gates and Hector Torres, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, DC Advisory, LLC
Join this pivotal breakout session where we will be delving into the possible impact of the upcoming election on healthcare strategies for 2025 and beyond. The landscape of healthcare is poised to undergo significant changes, influenced by policy-making and regulatory shifts. In our session, entitled “Navigating New Horizons,” industry experts and policy analysts will converge to forecast the implications of the current political climate on healthcare delivery, management, and innovation.
Breakout Session sponsored by K&L Gates
This roundtable will delve into the evolving landscape of value-based care, focusing on how hospital systems, payors, and providers are redefining their strategies to transition from traditional fee-for-service models. Participants will explore innovative approaches to enhance patient outcomes, reduce costs, and improve overall healthcare quality through value-based operating models. The discussion aims to inspire collaboration and share actionable insights to accelerate the adoption of value-based care across the healthcare industry.
Sponsored by Optum
Join us for a conversation with Bass, Berry & Sims in healthcare private equity. While the US healthcare industry has weathered a storm over the past few years, we may be reaching calmer waters. Dry powder held by US private equity investors has reached an all-time high, and with capital on the sideline ready to deploy, pressure to get deals done will rise. Navigating the healthcare M&A landscape can be challenging, especially with an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. Recently passed and proposed regulations from multiple federal agencies will have significant impacts on those investing in healthcare. We have been closely following a few key areas impacting healthcare, and discussing with healthcare investors and executives across the country. Topics will include: State Healthcare Transaction Notification and Approval Requirements, Proposed State Legislation Impacting PE Investments, CTA Compliance, Pending HSR Merger Guidelines, DOJ Task Force on Healthcare Monopolies and Collusion, and more…
Featuring:
Breakout Session sponsored by Bass, Berry & Sims
Apryl Childs-Potter, President, Nashville Health Care Council
Apryl will welcome participants to the second annual Nashville Healthcare Sessions Conference, proudly produced by the Nashville Health Care Council, in the Healthcare City.
Opening remarks for the second annual Nashville Healthcare Sessions Conference, proudly produced by the Nashville Health Care Council, in the Healthcare City.
A conversation with Senator Bill Frist, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Frist Cressey Ventures, Dr. Toby Cosgrove, Executive Advisor, Former President & CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Moderator: Jed Brody, Head of Healthcare, Americas, Barclays
Panelists: Adam Boehler, Founder and Managing Partner, Rubicon Founders, Anna Haghgooie, Managing Director, Valtruis, Marcus Whitney, Founder and Managing Partner, JumpStart Nova
We’ll be discussing the evolution of health investing and where we are in market maturation today. Coming off a volatile past 5 years, speakers will reflect on what they currently are observing and optimizing for in their deal making strategy. We will then cover how this is impacting the capital strategy of companies going forward, and the changes operators are making to strike the right deals. We’ll wrap with investor trends for the rest of the year and what to expect going into 2025.
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Moderator: Daniel Murrey, MD, MPP, Chief Medical Officer, Optum Health
Panelists: Michael Uchrin, CEO and Co-Founder, Monogram Health, Matt Chance, CEO, HarmonyCares
During this panel, explore innovative approaches to delivering personalized healthcare services directly to patients’ homes, addressing challenges in accessibility, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Gain insights into the future of home health technology and collaborative care models, shaping the way we support aging populations and patients with chronic conditions in their own environments.
Featuring: Annie Lamont, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Oak HC/FT, Brad Smith, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Russell Street Ventures
Panelist: Michael Uchrin, CEO and Co-Founder, Matt Chance, CEO, HarmonyCares
During this panel, explore innovative approaches to delivering personalized healthcare services directly to patients’ homes, addressing challenges in accessibility, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Gain insights into the future of home health technology and collaborative care models, shaping the way we support aging populations and patients with chronic conditions in their own environments.
Let’s kickoff Sessions 2024 in a way only Nashville can, with style, a unique flair, and and intentional networking with high caliber healthcare organizations- all with an emphasis on community.
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Take in outstanding views of the Healthcare City while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and community-building.
Welcome Reception Sponsored by: athenahealth, Bass Berry Sims, Epstein Becker & Green, Holland & Knight, K&L Gates, and LBMC
*topics and times subject to change
From venture-studio models to venture arms to structured relationships between healthcare organizations, PE and VC firms or healthcare entities who have development partnerships with an existing vendor or start-up – fostering a culture of innovation is crucial for healthcare systems. This roundtable discussion will examine the opportunities and challenges of different models, real world case studies of successful partnerships and explore opportunities for new models of partnership. Participants will discuss what it takes to create and maintain a culture of innovation inside health systems.
Sponsored by IBM
Moderator: Eric Evans, CEO, Surgery Partners
Panelists: Dan Greenleaf, Chief Executive Officer, Duly Health and Care, Thom Herrmann, Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Health, Sanjay Shetty, President, CenterWell at Humana
Ambulatory care is one of the fastest growing segments in the healthcare market, expected to expand only further over the next 10 years. As consumers reach for convenience and outpatient settings, how can providers adapt to delivering care in new settings? In an increasingly competitive environment, we’ll hear from leaders in the space on their strategies to succeed, and what it takes from a clinical and operational perspective to scale in outpatient.
Moderator: Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Panelists: David Feinberg, M.D., Chairman, Oracle Health, Tom Mihaljevic, CEO, Cleveland Clinic, Jon Kaplan, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
This panel on innovation in hospitals will explore transformative technologies and strategies driving healthcare delivery forward in addition to the limitation that will shape how those technologies are implemented. We’ll cover how AI is being applied across teams in the hospital setting, from back office to clinical activities including
1. Applications from personalized care plans to administrative support
2. How EMRs can serve as a sandbox for many of these AI applications
3. Opportunities and challenges associated with these innovations in hospital settings
Featuring: Rick Landgarten, Global Head of Healthcare Banking, Barclays
Sponsored by Barclays
News/ media announcements to be made by Synchronous Health, Thomas F. Frist Jr College of Medicine, Belmont University, Vantage Surgical Solutions, Sage Health and Premise Health.
Sponsored by: Polsinelli
Featuring: Shawn Golhar, Managing Director, Global Head of Policy Advisory Banking; Barclays and Rohini Kosoglu, Former Deputy Assistant to President Biden & Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Harris; First South Asian American Woman Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President and U.S. Senate Chief of Staff; Venture Partner, Fusion Fund and Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)
Sponsored by Barclays
Featuring: Dave Bailey, Vice President of Security Services, Clearwater, Baxter Lee, CFO, Clearwater, Angie Santiago, Manager of Consulting Services—Resilience Solutions, Clearwater, Dan Schlacter, Vice President, Health Services, Jarrard
This session emphasizes the importance of rehearsing an incident response plan to effectively handle cyberattacks and minimize disruptions. Participants will engage in an immersive crisis scenario, learning practical strategies for communication, incident response, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Experts from Clearwater, 1stResponder, and Jarrard will guide attendees through real-world practices to strengthen organizational resilience against cyber threats.
Breakout Session sponsored by Clearwater
Featured Partnership: Cost Plus Drugs and CHS
A partnership discussion with Lynn Simon, M.D., MBA, President, Healthcare Innovation & Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Systems and Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, CEO & Co-Founder, Cost Plus Drug Company
Engaging “storyteller series” where two healthcare leaders delve into their unique partnership, sharing their journey through in-depth and intimate conversations. Each session unveils the intricacies of their collaboration, highlighting personal anecdotes, challenges overcome, and the innovative solutions they’ve pioneered together. Gain valuable insights into the dynamic world of healthcare leadership and the power of teamwork in driving transformative change.
Moderator: Rick Landgarten, Global Head of Healthcare Banking, Barclays
Panelists: Devin Carty, CEO, Martin Ventures, Clay Richards, Operating Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, Miriam Tawil, Partner, EQT Partners
Sponsored by Barclays
Moderator: Andrew Cohen, Global Healthcare/Life Sciences Industry Leader, IBM Consulting
Panelists: Amar Kendale, Co-Founder and President, Homeward, Rajan Girish Mohan, Chief Marketing and Digital Experience Officer, Ascension, Colleen Nicewicz, CEO, Groups Recover Together
Rural health care has long been challenged by access issues, workforce shortages, and health outcome disparities, with substance use disorders, particularly opioid addiction, exacerbating these issues. Our panelists are tackling these critical problems head-on by introducing innovative care models that address the unique challenges faced by rural populations. This session will explore strategies innovators are using to expand access, highlighting the critical role of technology, incentive alignment, and integrated care approaches in driving meaningful change. Join us as we delve into the strategies and solutions that are transforming care delivery in some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities.
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
Moderators: Stephanie Davis, Research Analyst, Barclays, Andrew Mok, Research Analyst, Barclays
Panelists: Steven Bukowczyk, Ashler Capital, Navid Farzad, Managing Partner, Frist Cressey, Ravi Sachdev, Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
Sponsored by Barclays
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
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Moderator: David Dill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lifepoint Health
Panelist: Fahad Tahir, President and CEO, Ascension Saint Thomas, Chris Altchek, Founder and CEO, Cadence, Leif Murphy, CEO, Team Health
Healthcare is a complex sector addressing many complex care delivery challenges each day. Collaborations between diverse industry stakeholders can often advance unexpected solutions to these challenges, improving health systems’ operations, boosting access to innovative care, and enhancing patients’ and providers’ experiences. In this discussion, we’ll explore how health system leaders think about partnerships with their peer providers, emerging innovators and community conveners. Participants will distill how to choose the right partners, discuss what it takes to make collaborations work, and offer best practices and advice on building partnerships that deliver results for patients, communities, and health systems.
Featuring: David Feinberg, Chairman, Oracle Health, Greg Aaron, Market Leader, US Providers East, Oracle Health
Welcome to a half day of programming sponsored by Oracle Health taking place at Sessions 2024. During welcome remarks leaders from Oracle health will discuss key advancements and what the future holds.
Sponsored by Oracle Health
Moderator: Matt Patterson, Senior Director, North America , Oracle Health
Speakers: Tiffany Cross, VP, Ambulatory, Covenant Health, Mike Bernard, MD, Covenant Health
In this session, audience members will hear from Covenant Health to learn how healthcare organizations are addressing the strain of overworked physicians in stressful environments with Oracle Health Clinical Digital Assistant, or CDA. CDA is an AI-powered application used to help reduce EHR time and allow physicians more time to focus on patient interactions rather than documentation and administrative tasks.
Sponsored by Oracle Health
Moderator: Justin Walter, Co-Head of Americas Healthcare Investment Banking and Managing Director, Bank of America
Panelists: Stu Clark, CEO, Premise Health, Laurie McGraw, Executive Vice President at Transcarent, John Zutter, CEO, Lantern
We’ll be discussing the shifting role of employers in the healthcare system towards more direct and active participation in the delivery of care. Panelists will explore how this shift can drive benefit for employers, types of services that have been driving value for employers and how that has shifted over time, opportunities for healthcare organizations, and the types of employers leading the charge, those most likely to be the next set of adopters.
Featuring: Travis True, Senior Director, Health Network, Graham Bury, Senior Director, Health Data Intelligence
Health Data Intelligence, or HDI, is an adaptable suite of cloud applications, services and analytics. In this panel, audience members will learn how HDI advances patient health, improves care delivery and modernizes operational efficiency by leveraging data from the healthcare landscape. Audience members will also learn how HDI aids stakeholders in healthcare and government sectors.
Sponsored by Oracle Health
Moderators: Drew Goldstein, Co-Head of Healthcare, Palantir and Jeremy David, Co-Head of Healthcare, Palantir
Featuring: Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, CEO of Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Michael Schlosser, SVP Care Transformation & Innovation, HCA Healthcare
The challenges on the frontlines of Healthcare are real, complex, and require a sense of urgency to solve. Every day matters when attempting to maximize patient throughput, optimize nurse schedules, and deliver the best care to the most patients. Palantir’s Co-Heads of Healthcare, Drew Goldstein and Jeremy David, will discuss how Cleveland Clinic and HCA Healthcare threw out the roadmap, and prioritized speed-to-impact to operationalize AI on their frontlines quickly.
Moderator: Brent Hill, Section Leader, Healthcare, Holland & Knight
Panelists: Bill Katz, Partner, Holland & Knight, Rohan Pai, Acting Assistant Director, Mergers IV Division Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition, Henry Leventis, Partner, Holland & Knight; former United States Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee
Join Holland & Knight and a representative from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as we explore the dynamic intersection of private equity and healthcare. This session will address the state and federal regulatory landscape surrounding private equity investments in healthcare, focusing on competition concerns, antitrust issues, state legislation impacting healthcare transactions, and the FTC’s role in monitoring and enforcing compliance. Participants will gain critical insights into how these investments impact the healthcare industry, the regulatory challenges they pose, and strategies for aligning financial goals with regulatory requirements.
Breakout Session sponsored by Holland & Knight
Featuring: Michael Palantoni, Vice President, Product Management, athenahealth, Bret Borota, Director, Healthcare Industry Business Unit, Amazon, Joe Warbington, Healthcare Industry Principal, Snowflake
Join us as we explore the transformative power of healthcare platforms, emphasizing the importance of partnerships with providers, payers, and third-party systems to build meaningful ecosystems, that ensure providers have the tools they need to deliver quality care. Learn how a well-designed ecosystem enables experiential interoperability, leading the way for providers to leverage best in breed solutions across a multitude of care settings. Find out how athenahealth is working across the healthcare industry to enable this reality.
Breakout Session sponsored by athenahealth
AI is already changing how care is delivered in many settings, but is there more hype than actual results? In this roundtable, healthcare technology leaders discuss how AI is supporting clinical decision making and where these leaders see opportunities and challenges as this technology continues to integrate into the health system in the coming year. This discussion will focus on the possibilities and real experiences to date that happen when different care models are infused with AI.
Sponsored by Google
Panelist: Amar Kendale, Co-Founder and President, Homeward
*topics and times subject to change
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
This roundtable will explore how healthcare systems and their partners can harness the power of technology, innovative care models, and retail health solutions to bridge the gap in access to care for underserved communities in the United States. By focusing on collaborative efforts, participants will discuss actionable strategies to ensure that all populations have access to high-quality, affordable care. The discussion will highlight real-world examples and emerging trends that demonstrate how innovation can drive equity in healthcare access.
Sponsored by Bank of America
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
Moderator: Nancy Brown, General Partner, Oak HC/FT
Speaker: Kate Ryder, Founder and CEO, Maven Clinic
Moderator: Cindy Baier, President and CEO, Brookdale Senior Living
Panelists: Lauren Brueggen, Partner, Heritage Group, Shawna Gisch, Chief Executive Officer, Health Solutions, Optum, Tim Hingtgen, Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Systems
This discussion will focus on the evolving needs of America’s aging population and the innovative approaches required to meet these challenges. The panel will explore how changing demographics are driving shifts in healthcare costs, the role of Medicare Advantage in providing tailored care solutions, and how hospital systems are adapting to address these changing care needs. We’ll also discuss the importance of senior living in this equation, emphasizing proactive care management and coordinated services to enhance the quality of life for seniors. Additionally, the panel will delve into the investments in innovative solutions that are reshaping senior living and aging, offering insights into the future of care and the collaborative efforts necessary to support our aging population effectively.
Featuring: Colleen Lindholz, President, Kroger Health
Moderator: Chris Hunter, CEO, Acadia
Panelist: Deepak Prabhakar, MD, MPH, FACPsych, Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services, Henry Ford Health, Jeremy Mercer, Vice President of Growth, Optum
The demand for behavioral health services is high and expected to increase in the future. This panel will explore the critical connection between mental and physical health, highlighting the significant impact that behavioral health challenges have on overall healthcare. Experts will discuss the need to expand access to behavioral health care, the importance of nurturing behavioral health talent pipelines, and the role of innovation – including value-based care models – as part of integrating mental and physical health. Attendees will gain insights into collective approaches that can improve patient outcomes and reduce costs by addressing the whole person in care delivery.
Featuring: Dr. Anurag Gupta, CEO, Tembo Health, Paul Kusserow, Chairman, Amedisys Home Health & Hospice,
Moderator: Dr. Lee Kaplan, Professor of Medicine and Chief, Section of Obesity Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
Panelists: Dr. Angela Fitch, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, knownwell, Dr. Michael Kyle, SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Currax Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Marc Watkins, Chief Medical Officer, Kroger Health
This panel will explore the evolving landscape of metabolic illness treatment, focusing on conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders. Experts from the fields of clinical practice, pharmaceutical development, and retail healthcare will discuss the latest innovations in treatment approaches, including advancements in drug therapies and the role of accessible healthcare delivery systems. The discussion will highlight how collaboration between clinicians, pharmaceutical innovators, and even our grocery stores can improve patient outcomes and expand access to cutting-edge treatments for metabolic diseases.
Moderator Bobby Frist, CEO, HealthStream
Speaker Sam Hazen, CEO, HCA Healthcare
Nashville IS the front row seat to the industry. Starting over 50 years ago with the founding of HCA to the now dynamic city that draws capital investment, entrepreneurs and talent from across the country, healthcare continues to be center stage for it all. The story of how an ecosystem gets built, with deep expertise, capital investment, reinvestment, creative culture, and passion for people and place, will be told by leadership of the nation’s largest healthcare system and how it continues to evolve for the future.
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE of Middle Tennessee, is authorized to award a total of 11.5 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
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