Faster, smarter, safer: How health systems thrive in an era of constant disruption


Thursday, March 26th, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Health systems no longer experience episodic disruption. Today, disruption is continuous, overlapping and accelerating faster than traditional leadership models were designed to handle.

Labor pressure, reimbursement uncertainty, AI acceleration, partnership complexity and changing consumer expectations are colliding at once. This executive conversation examines how health system leaders are operating at the edge of constant disruption without increasing risk. Rather than debating tools or frameworks, the discussion centers on real decision-making inside complex operating environments.

During this session, senior health system leaders will share how they are rethinking governance, prioritization and leadership behaviors to move faster while protecting clinical, financial and operational stability.

Attendees will learn:
 
  • Where leadership teams unintentionally slow decision-making and how to remove friction without compromising oversight
  • Which decisions are commonly over-governed and how to reset decision rights
  • How executives cut through vendor noise to identify true strategic priorities
  • What leadership capabilities will matter most over the next three to five years

Presenters:

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Theo Koury, MD

President, Vituity 

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David Rahija, PT, MPT, MBA, FACHE

President, Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital

Amanda Barash - Liz Engman

Amanda L Barash, MS PMP

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Jim J. DeRosa - Liz Engman

James J. De Rosa, CPA

Executive Vice President, Finance, Hackensack Meridian Health

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Larry Antonucci, MD

President and CEO, Lee Health