CFO Circle - Healthcare CFO Networking Event
November 12-14, 2025
Washington, D.C.
Engage Directly with Health System Leaders
The Health Management Academy’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Circle convenes system-level CFOs and senior finance leaders from independent health systems alongside select industry executives. In a retreat-style environment, members engage in candid, peer-led discussions on healthcare consolidation, workforce evolution, cost containment, emerging technologies, and regulatory complexity.
Sessions are designed to share best practices, address real-time challenges, and provide continuing education credit. With a strict 1:1 health system-to-industry ratio, the CFO Circle fosters strategic dialogue and trusted relationships, without vendor halls or transactional meetings.
Health System Forum Members
What Sets the CFO Circle Apart
Member-Driven Content, Curated for CFOs and Head of Function: All our meetings are built around the priorities that matter most to today’s healthcare CFOs. Members shape forum content to reflect their top priorities, such as state-specific Medicaid policy changes and clinical documentation improvement.
The Right People, in the Right Room: Attendees include health system CFOs from independent health systems like Covenant Health (TN & MI), MLK Community Hospital, and Stamford Healthcare System, 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 CFOs facing similar challenges.
The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community
The CFO Circle creates a purpose-built space for executive-level engagement. Every session, social setting, and touchpoint is curated to foster meaningful, candid dialogue between fellow integrated health system Chief Financial Officers and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.
Industry Forum Members
Topics include:
Medicaid & Regulatory Navigation: CFO Circle members will learn about state-specific Medicaid policy changes, provider tax implications, and DSH payment strategies, with practical insights on navigating regulatory shifts under the current administration.
Specialty Pharmacy & 340B Integration: Members will discover how to develop specialty pharmacy programs tailored to their system's maturity level, while exploring strategies to protect and optimize 340B qualification for sustainable revenue growth.
AI Strategy & Implementation: Members will explore the practical applications of AI in healthcare finance, including workforce impact assessments, revenue cycle optimization opportunities, and essential governance frameworks for successful implementation.
Revenue Cycle Excellence: Members will examine proven approaches to clinical documentation improvement, denial prevention methodologies, and innovative partnerships that have delivered measurable results for similar-sized health systems.
The CFO Circle Experience
Each CFO Circle 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 CFO Circle provides original insights and analysis of today’s most pressing issues in revenue, patient care, and technology innovation.
Our Convening Experiences
Upcoming Event Dates and Locations
The CFO Circle is hosted twice a year in thoughtfully selected locations across the country. Each event is timed to align with evolving industry priorities, providing a fresh opportunity to reconnect with peers, gain new insights, and advance your healthcare financial strategy.
Extending Value Beyond the Conference
Members gain access to a year-round ecosystem of insights and engagement through THMA’s Executive Insights Hub. This digital platform discusses trends and challenges unique to strategic planning, as well as trending CXO priorities, from large health systems across the country.
Our other year-round resources include:
Quarterly Trend Reports: Digestible insights and follow-ups from live briefings and proprietary research.
Executive Edge: A Sunday evening digest with quick-read summaries of industry-impacting events.
Post-Forum Debriefs: Key takeaways and insights from our Forums - useful even for teammates who did not attend.
Healthcare Bootcamp: A library of short videos and modules to onboard new team members or sharpen your team’s healthcare knowledge.
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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