ACHENTX & Quest Diagnostics Networking Event: Digital Pathology & AI in the Lab
2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Quest Diagnostics, 2501 South State Highway 121, Suite 1100, Lewisville, TX, 75067
Bridging innovation & diagnostics, we are bringing together industry leaders to explore the future of digital pathology in the lab.

Join ACHENTX and Quest Diagnostics for a high-impact networking event featuring a dynamic panel on digital pathology and AI in the lab – where you’ll gain real-world insights, connect with forward-thinking leaders, and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping diagnostics, driving efficiency, and improving patient outcomes.
Moderator: Jared Lange, FACHE
Vice President, Operational Transformation
Parkland Health
Panelists:
Viv Babber, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Lean Six Intelligence Group
Dr. Mark Kruzel
Medical Director for Oncology and Consumer-Initiated Testing
Quest Diagnostics
Joel Soto, MT (ASCP)
Director, Laboratory Services
Methodist Mansfield Hospital
Monisha Veerapaneni
AI Governance & Enterprise Transformation Leader
Author/Podcast Host

A big thanks to Quest Diagnostics for hosting this event for us! Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be available.

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Speakers’ Bios:
Dr. Viv Babber is a physician leader and AI governance and responsible AI strategist with over 20 years of clinical and healthcare leadership experience. She holds advanced certifications in AI Medicine and AI Ethics, and has earned the AI Governance Professional (AIGP) designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She has achieved a unique, visionary, and forward-thinking milestone with ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor certification for global AI management systems (AIMS), positioning her among early leaders shaping the adoption of a rapidly emerging standard that supports structured AI governance, AI risk management, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance for organizations deploying AI.
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Dr. Babber applies a disciplined, systems-driven approach grounded in process optimization, risk reduction, and operational efficiency to help healthcare systems, life sciences, and digital health companies implement safe, scalable, and compliant healthcare AI and enterprise AI solutions, including EHR-integrated AI. As an educator, advisor, and speaker, she positions AI governance as critical infrastructure, guiding medical and legal professionals to strengthen trust, safeguard privacy, and ensure safe, accountable AI adoption in high-stakes, high-trust environments. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and has been recognized as an AI75 Impact Innovator among leading AI voices in North Texas for advancing responsible, enterprise-ready AI. A trusted thought leader, her articles and AI On Call newsletter deliver clear, executive-level insights that inform decision-making across AI governance, compliance, and AI risk.
Mark Kruzel, MD, MBA serves as Medical Director for Oncology and Consumer-Initiated Testing at Quest Diagnostics. In these roles, he leads strategic efforts to expand access to high-quality diagnostics and advance precision medicine. In his consumer-initiated testing work, Dr. Kruzel focuses on designing clinically responsible patient-centered testing models that empower individuals while maintaining strong integration with the clinician care continuum. His approach reflects a nuanced understanding of the patient–physician relationship alongside a sophisticated appreciation for the operational, financial, and strategic dimensions—the business and the art—of modern medicine.
Dr. Kruzel also serves as a medical liaison to the organization’s national payers, partnering on reimbursement strategy and evidence development to support coverage for clinically actionable testing pathways. His work spans the full diagnostic lifecycle—from assay development, validation and clinical utility—while emphasizing appropriate utilization and the implementation of guideline-driven care pathways.
Deeply committed to improving health outcomes, Dr. Kruzel is particularly passionate about expanding equitable access to diagnostics for underserved populations. He is passionate about advancing testing pathways that are precise, efficient, and capable of informing meaningful clinical decisions.
With extensive experience across research and industry, Dr. Kruzel has managed an FDA clinical trial site and contributed to the commercialization of a novel therapeutic within a startup environment. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and presented at regional and national conferences, and he continues to pursue scholarship focused on diagnostic access, payer engagement, and innovative testing models.
He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Dr. Kruzel earned his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

Jared Lange, FACHE, joined Parkland Health & Hospital System in March 2019 as an Administrator and was subsequently promoted to Director of Business Sustainability and Development before assuming his current role as Vice President of Operational Transformation. In this capacity, he oversees several enterprise-wide non-clinical support functions, including Labor Optimization and Operational Excellence, Operations Data Services, the Enterprise Project Management Office, the Ambulatory Operations Business Office, and the Patient Access Center.
Prior to joining Parkland, Jared held consulting and operational leadership roles across the healthcare industry. He served as a Senior Operations Consultant at CallisonRTKL, where he helped define future-state operational processes to support the conceptual design of a new healthcare facility. Earlier in his career, Jared spent seven years with Crothall Healthcare in a variety of hospital support service leadership roles nationwide.
Jared earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wabash College and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Dallas. He also holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. Jared serves as a Board Member and Officer for the ACHE of North Texas Chapter and is President of the Wabash College DFW Alumni Board of Governors.

Joel Soto, Sr. serves as Director of Laboratory and Pathology Operations at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center. With over two decades of experience at the intersection of clinical science and executive leadership, Joel has built a reputation for walking into complex, high-stakes environments and improving them — operationally, culturally, and strategically.
As a senior laboratory executive within Methodist Health System, Joel has been consistently reliable in closing the gap between vision and execution. He has rebuilt teams from the ground up, redesigned workflows, driven measurable clinical outcomes, and repositioned the laboratory as a competitive advantage and a strategic pillar of patient are. His work spans the full enterprise: financial performance, workforce development, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional clinical integration at the highest levels.
Concurrently, Joel founded a real estate investment firm where the same principles of disciplined capital allocation, calculated risk, and relentless execution apply. That entrepreneurial experience has sharpened his instincts in ways no leadership course can replicate, and it is that dual lens as operator and executive that makes his perspective distinct.
Joel’s conviction is straightforward: emerging technology only becomes transformational when it is met with the right leadership discipline to deploy it with intention to elevate patient outcomes, strengthen clinical operations, and advance the standard of care.

Monisha Veerapaneni is a healthcare AI governance and enterprise transformation leader focused on scaling responsible AI adoption across integrated healthcare systems. With a triple background spanning medicine, healthcare management, and health informatics — alongside a decade of clinical research experience — she brings an interdisciplinary perspective that connects frontline clinical realities with enterprise operations, governance, and digital innovation. She has worked across urban and rural healthcare systems on both the provider and payer sides, leading multiple multi-million-dollar strategic initiatives.

She currently leads artificial intelligence governance and operations across a large integrated health system spanning the clinical enterprise, health plan, and medical school. Partnering with senior executive leadership, she guides enterprise-wide AI governance, workforce enablement through system-wide education, and the responsible implementation of enterprise and platform AI initiatives, including Epic AI. She also serves on the organization’s AI governance committee, where her work focuses on building the governance and operational infrastructure required for scalable, compliant, and clinically grounded AI adoption.

Beyond her professional work, Monisha serves on the Board of Directors of a North Texas STEM nonprofit supporting more than 840,000 students across 1,200 sites through strategic guidance and partnerships. She is the co-author of Orchestration Sovereignty: Why Enterprises Must Control Their AI Future, where she co-developed an enterprise framework for AI governance and responsible adoption. Monisha is also the host of the Orchestration Sovereignty podcast and creator of the A3Nexus: AI Orchestration newsletter, where she writes on enterprise AI governance and the evolving future of responsible AI integration. She has additionally shared her perspectives on healthcare AI through industry panels, research publications, and executive discussions centered on enterprise transformation and organizational readiness for AI adoption.

Monisha pursued medical training in New Mexico, where she developed an early interest in systems-level healthcare transformation through her frontline clinical experiences. During this time, she co-authored a nationally featured front-page publication on systemic loxoscelism for EM Resident, the national magazine of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA), graduated from the EMRA Leadership Academy, and held multiple leadership roles focused on physician well-being and healthcare leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her frontline experiences during the pandemic ultimately shaped her transition toward enterprise healthcare transformation, inspiring a broader focus on improving healthcare delivery, workforce systems, operations, and technology implementation at an organizational scale.

Monisha holds graduate degrees from Boston University and Saint Louis University, along with executive and AI-focused training from institutions including Harvard Business School, Stanford University, Cornell University, and Johns Hopkins University. Leveraging her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare alongside training in project, product, and agile management, she applies a systems-oriented approach to enterprise transformation and AI implementation. A DFW native, Monisha earned her BS in Interdisciplinary Healthcare Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating with Collegium V Honors.

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Breakfast with the CEO - Imamu “Mu” Tomlinson, MD, MBA
2026-06-09 07:30 - 09:00 | Vituity, 5215 N O'Connor Blvd, Suite 1600, Irving, TX, 75039
Leading Beyond Limits and Defying the Odds

Imamu “Mu” Tomlinson, MD, MBA, is the Chief Executive Officer of Vituity, one of the nation’s largest physician-owned, multispecialty partnerships, delivering care to over 13 million patients across emergency medicine, hospital medicine, anesthesia, radiology, urgent care, and more. He is also a practicing emergency physician.
He is the author of Less Than One Percent. This leadership book challenges conventional definitions of success and examines how societal labels and artificial barriers limit potential, particularly for those historically underrepresented in leadership. He also hosts the Less Than One Percent podcast, where he speaks with leaders across healthcare, business, sports, and culture about resilience, disruption, and building impact beyond traditional paths.
A former collegiate basketball player with Jamaican-Canadian roots, Dr. Tomlinson brings a global and deeply personal lens to leadership. He is a vocal advocate for physician ownership, frontline-driven innovation, and inclusive leadership models that better reflect the communities healthcare serves.
Beyond the C-suite, he is committed to developing the next generation of leaders through mentorship, philanthropy, and community investment. This is realized through Vituity Cares, the non-profit arm of Vituity that brings clinical services and care to communities in need, and also funds scholarships and other programs to foster tomorrow’s generations. His work reflects a simple belief. Excellence is everywhere. Opportunity is not.

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The Inlaid Mosaic: Inclusive Leadership & Safe Healthcare Environments
2026-06-17 17:00 - 20:00 | Moody Outpatient Center at Parkland Hospital, 5151 Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75235, United States
Explore how inclusive leadership fosters psychologically safe healthcare environments support workforce well-being & equitable patient care.

Join healthcare leaders from ACHE of North Texas, NALHE, and NAHSE for The Inlaid Mosaic: Inclusive Leadership & Safe Healthcare Environments, a dynamic panel discussion focused on advancing inclusive leadership in healthcare. This event will explore how psychological safety, workforce belonging, and leadership accountability shape stronger teams and improve patient trust and care outcomes.
Designed for healthcare professionals, students, and community partners, this session offers practical insights and real-world perspectives to support professional growth, strengthen workplace culture, and advance equitable, patient-centered care.
Moderator: Timothy Wilson, MA (he/him)
Head of Program Integrity
Parkland Health
Panelists:
Laurýn Tamar Minter de Porres, Ph.D. (she/hers/ella)
Administrative Director Workforce Impact, Office of Talent Management
Parkland Hospital
Court Wakefield (they/them)
Vice President, Digital and Transformation
Marketing and Communications
Jeffrey Place MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC (he/him)
Vice President Patient Care
Baylor Medical Center/BSWH
Lillana (Lilly) Chavez, MOT, MBA, OTR/L (she/her)
Occupational Therapist
Parkland Health

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Speakers’ Bios:
Courtney Wakefield is a healthcare marketing and digital transformation executive with nearly 20 years of experience driving innovation at the intersection of strategy, technology, and mission-driven care. They currently serve as Vice President of Digital and MarCom Transformation at Children’s Health, where they have spent nine years leading marketing and digital strategy for the region’s largest pediatric healthcare system. A passionate advocate for health equity, Courtney serves on the Board of Directors of the Resource Center, Dallas’ largest LGBTQ+ community center, and previously served as Marketing Chair for Black Tie Dinner, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ fundraising dinner.

Jeffrey Place is a highly experienced healthcare professional with a strong background in nursing administration and leadership within acute care settings for more than 37 years. Educational background: Jeffrey received an Associate degree in Nursing from the State University of New York in 1980. After moving to Texas later in 1980, Jeffrey received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and an MBA. In addition, he completed a Nurse Executive Fellowship at SMU in 2013. Executive roles: Vice President overseeing Patient Care Services including Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Nursing Support Services, Environmental Services, Nutrition Services, oversight of system Transfer Center with leadership spanning over 1,500 full-time employees and multiple hospital systems since 2015. Current Executive role: Vice President Patient Care Women’s and Children’s, Oncology, Wound Care, Apheresis, Infusion, OETC, Dialysis, and Vascular Access Services: Early career roles: Served in various clinical and administrative nursing positions including clinical manager, nursing supervisor, and staff nurse from 1980 through 1990

Dr. Laurýn Tamar Minter de Porres (she/hers/ella) is a political scientist and organizational strategist with more than 15 years of experience designing workplace systems that center belonging, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of New Orleans, a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies (Psychology) from Tulane University, and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Spanish from Fisk University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude.
Originally from Rochester, New York, Dr. Minter relocated to Dallas, Texas in 2023 to serve as the Administrative Director of Workforce Impact at Parkland Health. Dr. Minter de Porres leads enterprise-wide workforce equity strategy for one of the largest safety-net hospital systems in the country. Her work spans recruitment and retention reform, anti-ableism infrastructure, trauma-informed workplace design, and culturally congruent hiring practices. She authored the organization’s first anti-ableism and accessibility strategic plan, launched a pilot interviewing process for individuals with Autism spectrum disorder and other neurodiversities, and led a comprehensive lactation room and sensory friendly room equity initiative grounded in federal compliance and workforce data.
Her academic and professional expertise includes African American and Caribbean/Afro-Latino identity politics, behavioral psychology, LGBTQ+ youth programming and policy, and voting/elections. She is receptive trilingual in English, Spanish, and French (francais quebecois) and has delivered more than 25 keynotes and training sessions nationwide on youth programming, workforce inclusion, and cultural identity.
Dr. Minter de Porres is also the principal consultant of de Porres Enterprises and the founder of Salons by Laurýn. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She lives in Dallas with her wife, Miranda, and their dog Beignet Roux.
Lillana “Lilly” Chavez, MOT, MBA, OTR/L (She/Her) is a licensed Occupational Therapist at Parkland Health with over five years of experience across acute care, outpatient, and home health settings. She recently earned her MBA from Texas Woman’s University, with an emphasis in Healthcare Administration, and is passionate about advancing health equity, patient access, and inclusive, system-level change in healthcare.
Lilly serves as Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group at Parkland Health, Chair of the Community, Culture & Inclusion (CCI) Committee for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) North Texas Chapter and Co-Chair for Co-Chair of the Sponsorship & Fundraising Committee for the National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE). She also previously served as Chair of the PRIDE Community within CCI, where she supported efforts to advance LGBTQ+ representation and foster more inclusive, psychologically safe environments for healthcare professionals.
Recognized with the Parkland ICARE Equity Award (March 2026), Lilly is committed to amplifying diverse voices and bridging the gap between frontline care and leadership to advance equitable, affirming care for all.
Timothy Wilson is the Head of Program Integrity for Parkland Health, where he leads enterprise efforts to safeguard public funds and strengthen accountability across managed care operations within Parkland Community Health Plan (PCHP). His work centers on driving financial discipline, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence in one of the nation’s most complex healthcare environments.
With deep experience across Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and commercial health plans, Timothy has built a reputation for translating strategy into execution, aligning financial, operational, and clinical claim priorities to improve performance and protect healthcare resources.
Prior to Parkland, he served as Senior Vice President of Population Health Management at P3 Health Partners and held a key leadership role at Children’s Health, where he helped launch the system’s health plan.
Timothy is a nationally recognized healthcare executive, speaker, and mentor. He serves on the Editorial Board of Healthcare Executive magazine and is President Elect of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter. He also serves on the boards of NAHSE DFW and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of North Texas, advancing leadership development and strengthening the future of healthcare leadership.
A compelling voice on program integrity, value based care, and executive leadership, Timothy brings real world insight, sharp perspective, and a results driven approach to every stage.

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Women's Networking Event: Power & Presence: Sip. Shop, & Connect
2026-06-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Las Colinas Country Club, 4400 N O'Connor Road, Irving, TX, 75062, United States
Join healthcare professionals & leaders from across DFW for an inspiring evening of connection, conversation, networking, & personal growth

Power & Presence: Sip, Shop & Connect is an evening designed to bring together healthcare professionals and leaders from across the DFW area for meaningful networking, authentic conversations, and personal growth. Hosted by the ACHE of North Texas Women’s Healthcare Executive Network and Women in Healthcare, this event offers attendees the opportunity to build valuable connections, gain inspiration from fellow leaders, and invest in both their professional presence and personal development in a fun, welcoming atmosphere.
Food and one drink ticket is included. Free parking is available in the parking lots.

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Introduction to ACHE Fellowship Virtual Event
2026-07-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Demonstrate your commitment to your healthcare career by becoming an ACHE Fellow (FACHE).

Are you a healthcare professional working on your graduate degree? Perhaps you have the years of experience under your belt, are active in your profession and community and are looking for a way to differentiate yourself from your peers? Earning your board certification in healthcare management from ACHE is an excellent way to do that. The ACHENTX Advancement Committee wants to support you on your journey. Join this informative session as we discuss the pathway and requirements to earning your certification, share some details about the Board of Governors exam process, provide some tidbits about the separate Board of Governors Exam Review course (which will be offered later this year by the Advancement Committee and led by local industry professionals).
Speakers:
Day-Vene Gilliam, FACHE
SVP of National Network Optimization & Business Development
Anthem BCBSElevance Health
Warren Poquiz
Operations
Children’s Health System of Texas
Chirag Gosai
Senior Project Manager
Texas Health Resources
Sejal Patel, FACHE
Director of Operations
US Anesthesia Partners

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ACHE of North Texas Better Together
2026-07-16 17:30 - 20:00 | 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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