Cardiovascular Forum - 2026 Cardiovascular Conference
May 6-8, 2026
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Engage Directly with Health System Cardiovascular Leaders
The Health Management Academy’s Cardiovascular Forum convenes Cardiovascular System Service Line Leaders and heads of function from leading health systems nationwide. Together, they’ll address top priorities: scaling access, optimizing utilization, navigating new care models, and rethinking cardiovascular growth strategies.
For industry executives, the Forum offers rare insight into the complex challenges Cardiovascular leaders face, insights that sharpen strategic alignment and product-market fit.
Upcoming Event Dates and Locations
Join us at the Cardiovascular Forum. You can explore dates, locations, and agendas below.
Health System Forum Members
What Sets the Cardiovascular Forum Apart
Member-Driven Content, Curated for CV System Service Line Leaders and Head of Function: All our meetings are built around the priorities that matter most to today’s healthcare CV leaders. Members shape forum content to reflect their top priorities, such as optimizing access and ambulatory strategies.
The Right People, in the Right Room: Attendees include CV System Service Line Leaders and head of function from organizations like Mayo Clinic, Yale New Haven Health, and Intermountain, alongside key industry leaders - typically CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and product and strategy executives. All participants are hand-selected based on their ability to contribute meaningfully to the conversation.
A Forum Built for Relationships: Reception-style dinners and informal social gatherings welcome friends and family and facilitate long-term relationship building.
True Partnership: This is a peer-to-peer forum. The industry executives who attend want to listen, contribute insights, and build lasting connections with cardiovascular service line leaders facing similar challenges.
The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community
The Cardiovascular Forum creates a purpose-built space for executive-level engagement. Every session, social setting, and touchpoint is curated to foster meaningful, candid dialogue between fellow cardiovascular service line leaders, head of function, and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.
Industry Forum Members
Agenda topics will include:
AI and Analytics in Cardiovascular Care: Health system leaders explored how AI and advanced analytics are transforming cardiovascular programs—from diagnostics and predictive modeling to operational efficiency. Sessions highlighted strategies for implementation, physician engagement, and measuring ROI from early AI deployments.
Expanding Ambulatory Strategy and ASC Excellence: Banner Health shared its framework for scaling ambulatory surgical center operations to improve access and quality while maintaining financial sustainability. The conversation focused on operational alignment, analytics-driven decision-making, and navigating evolving reimbursement models.
Remote Patient Monitoring and Workforce Optimization: Cardiovascular executives discussed how remote patient monitoring is extending care beyond hospital walls, improving patient outcomes, and stabilizing service line margins. Members exchanged lessons on device selection, data workflows, and staffing models that enable efficiency and continuity.
Navigating Policy and Market Shifts: THMA’s policy team and health system experts unpacked federal reforms—including site-neutral payment changes and Medicaid updates—providing attendees with practical insights to anticipate disruption and position their organizations for long-term success.
The Cardiovascular Forum Experience
Each Cardiovascular Forum is a 2.5-day immersive experience with member-led sessions focusing on real-time challenges and forward-looking strategies. The Health Management Academy’s Fall 2025 Cardiovascular Forum provides original insights and analysis of today’s challenges.
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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.
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