North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives

ACHE of North Texas Better Together
2026-07-16 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Methodist Dallas Medical Center, 221 W Colorado Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75208
Join us for an engaging evening of networking, collaboration, and community connection at Better Together: Building Bridges Across Healthcare. This event will bring together healthcare leaders, professionals, and community organizations from across North Texas to foster meaningful partnerships, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities to collectively advance healthcare innovation, equity, and community impact.
Attendees will have the opportunity to expand their professional network, connect with cross-sector leaders, and participate in conversations focused on strengthening the future of healthcare through collaboration. The evening will also feature a showcase of participating organizations and professional associations, including HLA; NCQA; CV Roman; Women in Healthcare; HIMSS; HFMA; HQA; Armanino Advisory; Catalyst Health Group; CareerSpring; NALHE DFW; NAHSE; and ACHENTX’s WHEN, AHLC, PRIDE; and more.

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Breakfast with the CMO: Dr. Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt
2026-07-21 07:30 - 09:00 | Texas Health Resources Pavilion, 600 E Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas, 76011
Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt, M.D., M.B.A.
A cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Sunita Koshy-Nesbitt MD, MBA serves as the chief medical and quality officer for the Texas Health Physicians Group at Texas Health Resources as well as the chief quality officer of the Hospital Channel at Texas Health Resources. In her Hospital Channel role, she oversees quality outcomes, infection prevention, regulatory operations, as well as quality review and accountability related to all value-based purchasing and public reporting programs. In her physicians group role, she has oversight of patient safety and risk management, clinical performance, quality outcomes, professionalism and well-being. Texas Health Resources provides 420 access points including 29 hospitals and over 1300 providers serving communities across North Texas.
In her prior experience, she served as SVP and chief population health officer for Southwestern Health Resources Clinically Integrated Network (SWHR CIN), which was established by the UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources to optimize care for patients in North Texas. At SWHR CIN, Dr. Koshy-Nesbitt was responsible for strategies, technology and operations designed to advance value-based healthcare for quality improvement and clinical effectiveness. Based on quality and cost, she helped lead the organization to the No. 1 ACO in the United States, participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) most aggressive payment model, the Next Generation program, for 3 years in a row (2017-2019).
She is currently a board member and previous President of the American Heart Association Dallas Board of Directors over the years 2019-2021.
Prior to her roles as a physician leader, Dr. Koshy-Nesbitt was a practicing electrophysiologist in the community. She completed her training in internal medicine, and served as chief resident for an additional year, at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. She then went on to complete fellowships in both general cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Additionally, Dr. Koshy-Nesbitt earned a master’s degree in Healthcare Management and Administration from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas, where she is currently an adjunct executive professor.
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Summer 2026 AI in HealthCare: Leadership Essentials – Fundamentals
2026-07-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-07-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-08-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-08-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-08-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-08-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-09-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-09-10 18:30 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | Virtual
ACHE of North Texas is excited to be partnering with the ACHE Southeast Texas Chapter to offer you this special opportunity!
Earn a certificate, a digital badges, and up to 20 hours of qualifying ACHE credits in an increasingly valuable area with this program – “AI in Healthcare: Leadership Essentials– Fundamentals”. GREAT VALUE!
This comprehensive AI in Healthcare virtual course, taught by a faculty of experts, is designed for healthcare administrators and emerging leaders seeking to understand and guide the integration of artificial intelligence across their organizations. AI has a rapidly expanding influence on clinical operations, administrative efficiency, and patients outcomes. This course equips participants with the knowledge to improve long-term strategic direction and lead confidently in an AI-driven healthcare environment. This course will employ a combination of foundational instruction, hands on application, and cohort based didactic sessions to give participants a deeper understanding of AI terminology, data and infrastructure requirements, risk management, governance, and implementation strategy. The course consists of 10 virtual sessions (Thursdays from 6:30-8:30PM CT starting July 23rd, 2026) and will result in participants constructing their own AI implementation plan tailored to the use case they selected. By the end of this course, participants will be prepared to evaluate, design, and oversee AI initiatives within their organizations. They will emerge capable of navigating the operational, technical, regulatory, and ethical complexities of AI in healthcare.
Throughout the course, participants will:

Gain a clear understanding of core AI concepts, terminology, and technologies and how they apply within healthcare settings.
Identify, assess, and prioritize AI use cases that address meaningful organizational challenges and strategic opportunities.
Analyze real-world AI applications in healthcare to understand impact, feasibility, ROI, and key success factors.
Develop a comprehensive business case for a selected AI initiative, including problem definition, value proposition, ROI modeling, and stakeholder alignment.
Evaluate data readiness, technical infrastructure needs, and integration requirements to support effective AI deployment.
Assess and mitigate clinical, ethical, regulatory, operational, and organizational risks associated with AI adoption.
Create a full implementation roadmap and governance strategy—including milestones, communication plans, and change management—to support responsible and successful AI adoption within their organization.

Topics covered include:

Foundational AI concepts, terminology, and healthcare-specific applications
Identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing AI use cases within healthcare organizations
Real-world examples of successful AI implementations and their impact on quality, efficiency, and ROI
Business case development for AI initiatives, including value definition, cost considerations, and stakeholder alignment
Data readiness, interoperability, infrastructure requirements, and vendor assessment
Clinical, ethical, regulatory, operational, and organizational risks associated with AI
Governance models, oversight structures, and strategies for responsible AI adoption
Change management, communication planning, and leadership strategies for successful implementation
Development of a complete AI implementation plan and actionable roadmap

Click HERE to see the Spring 2026 course agenda. The Summer 2026 agenda will be available soon!
Meet Our Summer 2026 Instructors!
PRICING INFO:
$450 => ACHE Member
$650 => Non-member ($200 rebate if you join ACHE!)
$250 => ACHE Student Member or Early Careerist ACHE Member
*Please note that we will verify ACHE membership if registering as such.

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ACHE of North Texas Board of Governors Exam Preparation Course
2026-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford (HEB), 1600 Hospital Parkway, Bedford, TX, 76022
Become a recognized leader among executives in healthcare management by becoming a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Guided by North Texas Healthcare Leaders, Designed for Your Success!

Join the ACHE NTX Advancement Committee for our annual Board of Governors Prep Course

We’ve brought together a diverse group of seasoned leaders and hospital executives from across North Texas to guide you through our Board of Governors Exam Preparation Course. These accomplished professionals will share their firsthand knowledge, expertise, and insights to help prepare the next generation of Fellows.
Parking is free, Breakfast & Lunch included courtesy of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford catering team.
Subject Matter Presenters:
Lee Ann Benson, FACHESenior Vice PresidentChildren’s Health
Matt Richardson, DrPH, MPH, FACHEDirector of Public HealthDenton County Public Health
Phaedra Johnson, RACR, CCMP, SHRMHuman Resources OfficerTexas Health Fort Worth Hospital
Heather Jones, FACHEVice President & CFOBaylor Scott & White Frisco
Brandon Goertz, PhD, FACHEPresidentTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Ken Hutchenrider, FACHEPresidentMethodist Richardson Medical Center
Toya White, JD, MBA, APRN, FNP-C, FACHEPresident & Chief Nursing OfficerTexas Health Kaufman
Nick Kagal, FACHE, FHIMSSSenior Client Implementation ManagerPressGaney
Eric Stephens, FACHEVice President, Enterprise Data & AnalyticsCatalyst Health Group

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