Are You Showing Up as a Vendor or a Strategic Partner to CHROs?


Are You Showing Up as a Vendor or a Strategic Partner to CHROs?

If you want to win with CHROs in 2026, your approach has to reflect how they’re actually leading.

Chief Human Resources Officers are no longer operating at the edge of strategy—they’re at the center of it. They’re shaping how organizations adopt AI, navigating shifting federal expectations, addressing critical talent gaps, and redesigning workforce models to protect long-term performance.

The challenge isn’t just understanding these priorities; it’s knowing how they influence decisions, investments, and partnerships. Our cutting-edge research based on over 28 years of partnership with the nation’s largest health systems informs these insights and provides you with that clarity.

Built from direct engagement with health system HR leaders through The Health Management Academy, this resource helps you align your message to what matters most, so your team can engage with relevance, build trust faster, and show up as a partner CHROs are willing to invest in.

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What You’ll Learn

What’s influencing how health system CHROs make decisions: Gain insight into how AI adoption, workforce shortages, regulatory uncertainty, and shifting talent expectations are shaping strategy and investment priorities for health system CHROs

Where health system CHROs are placing their focus today: Understand how CHROs are leading AI governance, redesigning organizational structures, strengthening retention through career pathways, and elevating well-being and workplace safety

How to align with CHRO investment priorities: Learn what health system CHROs look for in industry partners, from measurable impact on retention and engagement to scalable solutions that align with enterprise leadership goals

The top priorities shaping CHRO strategy in 2026: Explore the key areas driving CHRO strategy, including AI adoption, workforce development, cost management, organizational readiness, and HR technology modernization

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About The Health Management Academy

Since 1998, The Health Management Academy has cultivated the premier membership-based community of healthcare’s most influential CXOs from top U.S. health systems, as well as decision makers from innovative industry companies.

We cultivate exceptional peer groups, providing original market insights, world-class leadership development programs, and novel member alliances to more than 2,000 health system senior executives and 200 industry organizations.

2,500+

Health System Executives

600+

Health System C-Suite Members

300+

Industry Members

28+

Years of Convening

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