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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Tim Bowen\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:Another Breakfast with the President event you’re not going to want to miss!\n\n\n\nTim Bowen\, FACHE\nPresident\nBaylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Bowen\, FACHE\, serves as president of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney\, a role he assumed in September 2022. He joined the McKinney team from Baptist Health Medical Center – Conway\, part of Arkansas’s largest not-for-profit health system\, where he served as facility president. During his tenure there\, Bowen strengthened the medical staff\, improved financial performance\, and enhanced quality and safety outcomes. His leadership earned him recognition as one of Arkansas Business magazine’s “40 Under 40” honorees in 2020. \nPrior to that\, Bowen served as president of Integris Grove Hospital in Grove\, Oklahoma\, and as chief executive officer of Mena Regional Health System in Mena\, Arkansas. His career is marked by operational excellence\, program growth\, and a strong focus on team engagement. \nBowen holds a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology from the University of Central Arkansas and a Master of Business Administration from John Brown University in Arkansas. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves on the North Texas ACHE Board of Directors as president-elect. \nOutside of work\, Bowen enjoys spending time outdoors and on the golf course. He and his wife\, Natalie\, have two children\, Brody (14) and Bella (7). \n\n\n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-with-the-president-tim-bowen-fache/
LOCATION:Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney\, 5252 W University Dr.\, McKinney\, TX\, 75071\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 DFW Healthcare Student Summit – ACHE of North Texas
DESCRIPTION:Join healthcare leaders and early careerists for an inside look at executive strategies and the growing impact of AI on the future of health\n\n\n\nThe DFW Healthcare Student Summit is designed for early career professionals and healthcare administration students seeking to learn from and connect with experienced industry leaders. Through two engaging panel discussions\, attendees will gain practical insights into executive decision making\, operational leadership\, and the growing role of AI in healthcare. \nAgenda: \n\n8:30am – 8:50am Coffee\, Check-in\, and Registration\n8:50am – 9:00am Welcome and Introductions\n9:00am – 10:00am Keynote Presentation\n10:00am – 10:10am Break\n10:10am – 11:30am Panel Discussion 1 – Executive Strategies for Driving Value & Better Outcomes\n11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch and Networking (lunch provided)\n12:30pm – 1:50pm Panel Discussion 2 – The Growth of AI in Healthcare\n1:50pm – 2:30pm Optional Networking After/Event Ends\n\nYour ticket includes attendance at the Student Summit\, a light breakfast with coffee and water\, and lunch will be provided at the event as well. \nSpeakers At A Glance: \nAaron Bujnowski\, DSc\, FACHE\nManaging Director\nAlvarez & Marsal \nChad Collins\, FACHE\nVice President Operations\nTexas Health Resources \nFelixia Colón\, FACHE\nSenior Vice President in Business Development\nSCP Health \nRichard J. Dixon\nFounder & Managing Director\nFuture Way Health Strategies\n\nEmily Flahaven\nDirector of Nursing Informatics\nUT Southwestern Medical Center\nDr. Richard G. Greenhill\nPrincipal and Founder\nSmartSigma AI \nLisa Kilgore\nDirector of Enterprise Connected Medical Device Systems\nBaylor Scott & White Health \nChristina Mathis\nChief Executive Officer\nMedical City Las Colinas \n\n\nKris Sanders\, FACHE\nSenior Vice President\, Northern Market Growth & Development\nChildren’s Health Plano \nTimothy Wilson\nHead of Program Integrity\nParkland Health \nBert Witherspoon\, FACHE\nFounder & Managing Partner\nTriaxiom Advisors\, LLC \n\n\n  \nRegister Here\n  \n\n\nSpeakers’ Bios: \nAaron Bujnowski\, DSc\, FACHE\, is a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal\, a leading global professional services firm specializing in advisory\, consulting\, and turnaround management. With two decades of dedicated experience in the healthcare industry\, Dr. Bujnowski has built a reputation as a transformative healthcare strategist\, empowering health systems and their leaders to attain sustainable competitive advantage. \nDr. Bujnowski served as the former System Chief Strategy Officer of Texas Health Resources\, a ~$5 billion integrated health system in the Dallas-Fort Worth area\, where he dedicated nearly nine years to developing and executing enterprise-wide strategies. \nDr. Bujnowski holds a Doctor of Science degree in Healthcare Leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration with the highest honors from The University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in chemical engineering with a biomedical emphasis from Brigham Young University in Provo\, Utah. \nDr. Bujnowski was honored as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) in 2015. He is a Past President of its North Texas Chapter\, where he leads a diverse community of nearly 2\,000 healthcare executives and managers. \n  \nFelixia Colón\, FACHE\, serves as Senior Vice President in Business Development at SCP Health\, where she leads strategic market development at the executive and health system level. With more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience\, she brings deep expertise in clinical operations\, physician practice management\, and enterprise growth strategy. \nMs. Colón previously led SCP Health’s Telemedicine and Virtual Care service lines\, overseeing expansion across Hospital Medicine\, Emergency Medicine\, and Critical Care Medicine. Under her leadership\, the platform grew from three hospital medicine programs in 2016 to more than 100 sites by 2025\, supporting hospitals nationwide with sustainable\, high-quality clinical solutions. \nHer professional background includes senior leadership roles across multi-specialty\, multi-site physician practices\, including emergency medicine\, academic and private hospital medicine\, transitional care medicine\, tele-nocturnist and eHealth programs\, and post-acute care environments (SNFs and LTACs). She has also led physician outreach initiatives in collaboration with a national health insurance carrier. Prior to joining SCP Health\, Ms. Colón served as Senior Vice President for one of the largest independent physician practices in Texas\, where she held enterprise-wide responsibility for operations\, contracting\, business development\, marketing\, recruiting\, and healthcare payment reform initiatives\, including participation in CMS’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program. \nA native of Jacksonville\, Florida\, Ms. Colón holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Management from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Health Administration from the University of North Florida. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and an active leader within the organization\, having served as Regent-at-Large for District IV and former President of the ACHE North Texas Chapter. She has also held multiple elected board and committee leadership roles and serves as faculty for SCP Health’s Medical Leadership Intensive\, focused on developing physician and advanced practice leaders. \n  \n\nRichard Dixon is a healthcare executive\, advisor\, and author focused on system redesign\, digital strategy\, and sustainable care delivery. He works with health systems\, payers\, and public sector leaders to translate emerging technologies\, including AI\, into practical operating models that improve access\, outcomes\, and workforce experience.\nHis work emphasizes responsible adoption\, data integrity\, and governance\, ensuring that technology strengthens care delivery rather than adding complexity or risk. Richard is the author of Care Anywhere and the founder of Future Way Health Strategies\, where he advises leadership teams on building durable\, human-centered healthcare systems.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Richard G. Greenhill has spent over 30 years solving the problems that keep healthcare executives awake at night such as declining quality metrics\, patient safety challenges and the persistent gap between healthcare’s promise and its operational reality. As principal and founder of SmartSigma AI\, he brings rigorous quality science and pragmatic AI implementation expertise to healthcare organizations navigating the intersection of regulatory pressure and technological disruption\, turning strategy into sustainable results rather than failed pilots. Elected by his international peers to the prestigious International Academy for Quality and Safety (IAQS)\, one of the highest lifetime honors in global healthcare quality\, Dr. Greenhill serves as editor-in-chief of the International Journal for Quality in Healthcare\, Communications (Oxford University Press) and as national faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). As a sought-after international speaker on AI in healthcare delivery and a subject matter expert for the World Health Organization and International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua)\, his voice shapes global healthcare policy while his focus remains on what works in real healthcare organizations. He is a honorably retired U.S. Navy veteran with extensive publications in peer reviewed journals and textbooks. Dr. Greenhill brings academic rigor and operational excellence to every engagement\, delivering the strategic clarity and practical implementation support that transforms healthcare organizations. \n\n\n  \nLisa Kilgore serves as Director of Enterprise Connected Medical Device Systems at Baylor Scott & White Health\, where she provides executive oversight for the strategy\, governance\, and operational integration of clinical device ecosystems across the enterprise.\, she leads initiatives that advance interoperability\, cybersecurity resilience\, data integrity\, and clinical technology standardization in support of high-reliability care delivery. \nWith nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in hospitals coast to coast\, a career rooted in enterprise medical device integration and digital health transformation\, Lisa operates at the convergence of biomedical engineering\, health IT\, and executive operations. She partners with clinical\, technology\, and executive leadership to ensure connected medical technologies not only function reliably at scale but also generate actionable clinical data that strengthens outcomes\, operational performance\, and regulatory compliance. \nAs a panelist on The Growth of AI in Healthcare\, Lisa brings a systems-level perspective on how connected devices\, real-time data streams\, and intelligent automation are reshaping care models. Her focus is on building secure\, scalable infrastructures that responsibly enable AI-driven innovation while safeguarding patient safety and enterprise stability. \n  \n\n\nChristina Mathis has served as CEO at Medical City Las Colinas since March 2025. She provides leadership\, strategic direction and direct administrative responsibility for all aspects of financial operations\, clinical quality outcomes and patient experience for the 99-bed acute care hospital with more than 500 employees. The hospital offers comprehensive services\, including Level III trauma services\, cardiovascular\, orthopedic and spine surgery\, robotic surgery\, women’s services and a neonatal ICU (NICU). She proudly serves on the Board of Directors for ACHE North Texas\, Irving Schools Foundation\, Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and Trinity University Healthcare Administration Alumni Board. \n  \n  \n  \nKris Sanders\, FACHE\, currently serves as Senior Vice President\, Northern Market Growth and Development at Children’s Health Plano. She is board certified in Healthcare Administration. She has a Bachelor of Healthcare Administration as well as her Master of Business Administration. Kris currently oversees the leadership and implementation of all Northern Market activity in DFW for Children’s Health. She previously worked at Envision Physician Services\, which she worked as Vice President of Operations. Other previous roles include opportunities at Methodist Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. \nKris is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She also serves as a board member and President for ACHE North Texas. She is a proud member of National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) where she also serves as the President for the DFW chapter. Other board of director affiliations include Live Oak Surgery Center and Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County. She is a proud Leadership Plano Class 39 graduate and was awarded Diversity Leaders “Rising Star” by Modern Healthcare magazine in 2024. In addition to the professional work\, Kris is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Incorporated Chi Zeta Omega chapter in Plano\, TX. \n  \n\nTimothy Wilson is the Head of Program Integrity for Parkland Health’s Medicaid managed care organization\, Parkland Community Health Plan. In this role\, he provides enterprise leadership over payment integrity and program oversight\, strengthening financial stewardship\, regulatory compliance\, and operational discipline within a highly regulated managed care environment. His work ensures that healthcare dollars are spent appropriately while supporting high quality care and improved patient outcomes. \n  \nTimothy brings deep experience across population health operations\, managed care\, and enterprise risk management. He has led complex\, large scale portfolios spanning claims operations\, audit and recovery\, appeals\, system configuration\, delegated vendor oversight\, and profit and loss accountability. Prior to joining Parkland\, he served as Senior Vice President of Population Health Management at P3 Health Partners and held an executive leadership role at Children’s Health\, where he helped launch the organization’s health plan. He is known for translating operational complexity into clear executive strategy and for building disciplined operating models that strengthen governance\, improve accuracy\, and drive sustainable performance. \n  \nBeyond his operating roles\, Timothy is a recognized healthcare leader 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 executive development\, governance excellence\, and equity across the healthcare industry. He is also a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity\, Inc. \n  \nTimothy holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Image Management and a master’s degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified and is a frequent speaker on healthcare operations\, program integrity\, and executive leadership. \n  \n\nBert Witherspoon\, FACHE\, is a board-certified healthcare executive and the Founder & Managing Partner of Triaxiom Advisors\, LLC\, a boutique\, bespoke advisory firm built on one conviction: healthcare works best when it stays deeply personal. Through Triaxiom Advisors\, he helps provider-owned practices\, surgical groups\, and healthcare ventures reclaim control of their future—turning business problems into business solutions grounded in clarity\, operational discipline\, and human-centered leadership. \nHis path into healthcare leadership is uniquely shaped by frontline service. A retired firefighter-paramedic and former president and COO of a private EMS organization\, Bert learned early that the systems behind care matter just as much as the care itself. That frontline-to-boardroom trajectory gives his work a rare blend of operational realism\, empathy\, and strategic rigor. \nHe holds dual graduate degrees (MS and MBA) from The University of Texas at Dallas. In addition to his advisory work\, he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Graduate Healthcare Finance at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth\, a Vocational EMS Instructor at Dallas College\, and an active mentor for the American College of Healthcare Executives at both the local chapter and national levels\, supporting the development of rising healthcare leaders across the country. \nBert’s leadership philosophy is simple but transformative: the future of healthcare depends on building more Clock Builders\, not just more Time Tellers. He believes leaders have a responsibility to grow other leaders—through education\, mentorship\, and a life-long learner’s mindset—so that innovation isn’t a moment but a mindset. In a field as dynamic as healthcare\, he champions the kind of leadership that creates systems\, cultures\, and people capable of sustaining real\, lasting impact. \n\n\n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/2026-dfw-healthcare-student-summit-ache-of-north-texas/
LOCATION:UNT Health Science Center – Medical Education & Training Building\, 1000 Montgomery Street\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:Partnerships for Success: Public Health and Health System Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:This panel has been approved for 1.50 ACHE Virtual Interactive Education Credits.\n\n\n\nThe top three functions of public health are to assess and monitor populations\, form public policies to address problems and priorities\, and finally to make sure access to services is provided. Public health challenges that were once found only in certain countries are no longer limited to within those borders. Globalization has increased these challenges. Through globalization\, the public health arena has a significant impact on health administration challenges in the US and on the path that healthcare will take in the foreseeable future. \nModerator: George Roberts\, FACHE\nChief Executive Officer\nNortheast Texas Public Health District \nPanelists: \nW. Stephen Love\nPresident & CEO\nDallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council \nLisako McKyer\, PhD\, MPH\, FAAHB\nProfessor & Chair\, Dept. of Population and Community Health\nUNT Health \nMatt Richardson\, DrPH\, FACHE\nDirector\nDenton County Public Health \n\n\n  \nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers’ Bios: \nMr. Stephen Love is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council which promotes collaboration\, cooperation\, and advocacy on behalf of its 90 member hospitals. The Hospital Council also has approximately 100 Associate Members (business and industry)\, including prominent accounting\, legal and consulting firms. The primary mission is to drive evidence-based improvement in patient care and health equity in North Texas. He was the United Nations Association Award Winner in 2018 for Global Goals. He served as 2015 Chair for the Conference of Metropolitan and Regional Hospitals Association in the United States. He received the 2020 D CEO’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received the Dallas Medical Society’s Millard J. and Robert L. Health Award for a non-physician providing outstanding leadership to the community. He previously served on the Children at Risk Board for North Texas\, Southwest Region Board for the American Heart Association\, and the Chair for the March of Dimes Walk for Babies Campaign\, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Dallas\, and Cure Glaucoma Foundation Advisory Board. He serves on the Southwest Transplant Alliance for organ transplants; North Texas Eye Research Institute; the Metropolitan YMCA Board of Directors and received the 2024 Theodore P. Beasley Distinguished Leadership Award in 2024; the Board of Directors of Prism Health North Texas and the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He was the Chair for the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber for 2024-2025. Mr. Love has worked in healthcare management for over 50 years. He has demonstrated leadership in tax exempt\, investor-owned\, specialty and private hospitals in operations\, finance\, and corporate governance. Prior to joining the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council\, Mr. Love was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a Fortune 500 healthcare company that owned over 50 hospitals and managed approximately 200 facilities in the United States. \n  \nDr. Lisako McKyer was a non-traditional student\, earning a BA in Psychology from California State University Northridge\, where she was awarded a NIGMS-funded undergraduate research training grant under Dr. Maria Elena Zavala and Dr. Carrie Saetermoe. Next\, she pursued doctoral training in two programs at Indiana University; Clinical Science (Psychology 1995-1999 [incomplete])\, and Health Behavior (completed in 2005)\, where she also earned an MPH degree along the way. \nShe started her faculty career at Indiana University\, where she directed the annual statewide school-based ATOD survey at the Indiana Prevention Research Center. She moved to Texas A&M University in 2006\, where she held appointments in the College of Public Health\, the School of Medicine and the School of Education and Human Development. During her 16 years at Texas A&M\, she rose through the ranks to tenured full professor and served in various leadership positions. Prior to joining UNT Health in 2024\, she served as the Inaugural Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Inclusive Excellence at the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine \n  \nDr. Matt Richardson was appointed as the Director of Public Health for Denton County in the summer of 2014. He previously served as Director with the City of Amarillo and Potter/Randall Counties for 9 years. He has authored peer-reviewed publications\, testified to the Texas Legislature regarding public health issues\, and continues to advocate for public health practice and resources for Denton County and the state of Texas. Matt is currently the past president of the Texas Association of City and County Health Officials and was recently appointed as a board member of the National Board of Public Health Examiners. He has been a Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) accreditation site reviewer since 2013\, as both a public health practitioner and site review chair. He is an expert in accreditation efforts across many academic and practice environments—from national public health university programs to individual credentials and certifications. \nHe has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Abilene Christian University and both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from the University of North Texas. He is currently board-certified and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \nGeorge T. Roberts\, Jr.\, has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast Texas Public Health District (NET Health) since November 2006. Services provided by NET Health include Community Outreach\, Disease Surveillance\, Environmental Health\, Immunization\, Tuberculosis Control\, Public Health Emergency Preparedness\, Regional Laboratory\, Vital Statistics\, and WIC (Women\, Infants\, and Children) Program. NET Health primarily serves Tyler and Smith County but also provides some services in 21 counties in East Texas. The WIC Program serves a 20-county area and Public Health Preparedness serves a 7-county region. \nMr. Roberts has over 45 years of health care experience\, the majority of which was spent in hospital administration\, having previously served at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas\, Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler\, and Henderson Memorial Hospital in Henderson\, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from SMU in Dallas and a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis\, Missouri. He is a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) and served as the East Texas ACHE Chapter President in 2023. He is a member of the Board of the Texas Health Institute\, Carter BloodCare\, the Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council\, Mosaic Counseling\, the Tyler Family Circle of Care and the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. He recently completed his service to the American Board of Preventive Medicine where he served as the First Public Member of the Board. He is Past President of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Texas Association of City and County Health Officials (TACCHO)\, and the Past Chairman of the Texas Health Institute. Mr. Roberts is active in a number of church\, community\, and statewide efforts. Mr. Roberts has been married to his wife Leslie for 38 years\, and they have 2 children – Claire (32) and Travis (28). \n\n\n  \nRegister Here
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SUMMARY:Innovation and the Changing Face of Healthcare Delivery
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nThis panel has been approved for 1.50 ACHE Virtual Interactive Education Credits.\n\n\n\nGiven the extensive changes in healthcare delivery and the technological landscape overall\, there is a necessity to take stock of where the healthcare community stands on change and innovation\, specifically regarding the use of technology. The demand for higher quality healthcare at a lower cost creates an imminent need for change and innovation in healthcare delivery. Healthcare has already seen innovations in the tools used to deliver care\, including pharmacy products\, medical devices\, information technology\, and biotechnology products. This innovation has changed and continues to change the way healthcare is delivered. This panel will discuss how health systems are using innovation in technology to improve the value of the healthcare they deliver. Examples may include using technology to improve connectivity\, patient flow\, provider efficiency\, and/or quality measurement. \nModerator: Quyet V. Tran\, RPh\, MBA\, FACHE\nRegional DOP\nPrime Healthcare \nPanelists: \nDr. Xiaoxu Kang\nFounder & CEO\nKangarooHealth \nDavid Larsen\, DO\, MBA\, FACHE\nInstitute Chair of Primary Care for CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic\nDirector of Physician Practice Operations & Medical Director of Clinical Informatics \nSteve Miff\, PhD\nPresident and CEO\nParkland Center for Clinical Innovation \n\n\n  \nRegister Here\n  \n\n\nSpeakers’ Bios: \nDr. Xiaoxu Kang is the Founder and CEO of KangarooHealth\, a company transforming healthcare access and quality through innovative technology. After earning her PhD at Johns Hopkins Medicine\, she spent over 15 years at the forefront of healthcare innovation and commercialization\, combining scientific rigor with entrepreneurial drive. \nAs a two-time startup founder\, Dr. Kang has navigated the challenges of translating research into real-world impact\, earning 20+ industry awards\, publishing 16 peer-reviewed scientific articles\, and securing four patents along the way. Her vision is clear: to leverage technology to make healthcare more connected\, accessible\, and effective for all. \nAt KangarooHealth\, she is building a world-class team dedicated to powering the healthcare of tomorrow—one innovation\, one patient\, and one partnership at a time. \n  \nDr. David Larsen serves as the Institute Chair of Primary Care for CHRISTUS Trinity clinic\, Director of Physician Practice Operations\, and as a Medical Director of Clinical Informatics. He joined CHRISTUS in 2019 as a family medicine physician and has since held a range of clinical and leadership roles\, including Medical Director of Clinical Informatics\, Lead Physician\, and Medical Director of Bluebonnet Point Wellness. His work has been recognized with the CHRISTUS Health Patient’s Choice Award and the CHRISTUS Health Rising Star Award. \nDr. Larsen earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Midwestern University. He holds an Executive MBA in Healthcare Management from The University of Texas at Tyler and a Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and currently serves on the board of the East Texas Chapter. \n  \nDr. Steve Miff is the President and CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI)\, a leading\, non-profit\, artificial intelligence and cognitive computing organization affiliated with Parkland Health\, one of the country’s largest and most progressive safety-net hospitals. Spurred by his passion to use next-generation analytics and technology to help serve the most vulnerable and underserved residents\, Steve and his team focus on leveraging technology\, data science\, and clinical expertise to obtain unique social-determinants-of-health data and incorporate those holistic\, personal insights into point-of-care interventions. Steve was the recipient of the 2020 Dallas Business Journal Most Inspiring Leader award and the winner of the 2021 DCEO and Dallas Innovates healthcare awards. Since 2020\, Steve was been named for five consecutive years to the Dallas 500 Most Influential Leaders Awards and in 2023\, Steve was named the Tech Titans emerging company CEO of the year. In 2025\, Steve received the prestigious Dallas County Medical Society Champion of Science and Medicine award. Under his leadership\, PCCI was named one of the 2019 Dallas Best Tech Startups by the Tech Tribune\, the award recipient for the 2022 Corporate Citizenship Award\, and the recipient of the national Augmented Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare Initiative award by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. \nSteve earned his PhD and MS degrees in biomedical engineering and a BA in economics from Northwestern University. He has been an adjunct professor of biomedical engineering for more than five years and has authored more than 100 thought leadership\, white papers\, and peer-reviewed publications. He is also the co-author of the 2020 Building Connected Communities of Care book released by HIMSS publishing and Amazon. Steve and PCCI’s work have been featured in Time Magazine\, NEJM\, IHI\, HealthLeaders\, NPR\, CBS\, NBC\, Stat News\, and many other leading news and scientific venues. Steve is the lead inventor on the PCCI’s most recent United States Patent for AI driven proximity index system and methods (US 12\,087\,449 B2). \nBefore joining the nonprofit world\, Steve served as the General Manager of Sg2\, a national advanced analytics and consulting business serving over 1\,200 leading healthcare systems\, and as the Senior Vice President of clinical analytics\, population health\, and performance management at VHA (Vizient Inc.). He has also performed in various roles at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago\, the National Institute of Standards and Technology\, and St. Agnes Hospital System. \nSteve has served on the Senior Board of Examiners for the Baldrige National Quality Program\, on the Executive Quest for Quality Prize Board Committee for the American Hospital Association\, and as an editor and reviewer for the NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. He currently participates on multiple other associations and boards\, including Health Evolution\, Healthcare Executive Forum CEO\, and the Northwestern University Biomedical Engineering Advisory Board. Steve serves on the National Academy of Medicine AI Adoption and Code of Conduct committee and on the advisory board for the Health AI Partnership. \nSteve is a first generation American born in Romanian. He is a data and technology geek\, an avid sports enthusiast\, world traveler\, and a self-taught sous-chef and mixologist. \n  \nQuyet Tran\, RPh\, MBA\, FACHE is a Regional Director of Pharmacy for Prime Healthcare. Since that time the hospital system has seen consistent decrease in pharmaceutical spend. Additionally\, Tran lead the transition to a new pharmaceutical wholesale distributor for over 100 outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers. He is passionate about finding new and innovative strategies to reduce cost and increase revenues. \nPrior to his arrival at Prime Healthcare Services\, Tran held pharmacy leadership positions within several hospital systems. Tran also worked for many years with Cardinal Health in various roles including operations\, sales\, and business development. \nTran holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Louisiana\, Monroe. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Purdue University. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n\n\n  \nRegister Here
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