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Chief Physician Executive (CPE) Forum (Chief Medical Officer Forum): 2025 THMA Healthcare Conference

October 8-10, 2025

San Diego, CA

Engage Directly with Health System Leaders

The Health Management Academy’s Chief Physician Executive Forum is your chance to connect with health system Chief Physician Executives and Chief Medical Officers who play a pivotal role in health system decision-making across finance, strategy, operations, & system-wide growth.

THMA’s CPE Forum gathers twice each year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall, for an immersive, retreat-style event. The CPE Forum is opening space for additional industry members in 2025. We are seeking a limited number of industry members who can bring important thought leadership and ideas to drive health forward as members attending this exclusive event.

Health System Forum Members

Providence health system logo featuring a green and blue cross-shaped emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Northwell Health health system logo featuring a grid of multicolored triangles to the left of the words "Northwell Health" in blue text.
Ochsner Health health system logo with a blue and gold abstract emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Intermountain Health logo with stylized red and purple symbol and navy text.
Mass General Brigham industry logo with teal icon and blue text.
Novant Health health system logo with a bold purple "N" and two vertical squares, followed by the words "Novant Health" in gray text.
UnityPoint Health logo featuring a white cross within a blue square followed by the name "UnityPoint Health" in black text.
WellSpan Health logo featuring a rising sun graphic above the word “WellSpan” in blue with “HEALTH” in bold blue text below.
Yale New Haven Health logo featuring the words “Yale New Haven Health” in a stacked format with gradient blue tones on a transparent background.
Cedars-Sinai health system logo with two interlocking red rings on the left and gray text on the right.
Cone Health health system logo with a teal abstract figure on the left, followed by the words "CONE HEALTH" and the tagline "The Network for Exceptional Care" beneath.

The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community

The CPE 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 Chief Medical Officers, Chief Physician Executives, and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.

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Industry Forum Members

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GE Healthcare logo featuring the classic GE monogram inside a circular emblem followed by the text "GE Healthcare" in blue.
Accenture logo featuring the company name in bold black font with a forward-pointing purple greater-than symbol above the "t".
Johnson & Johnson logo in classic red cursive script, representing the global healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
Qventus logo with the company name in dark gray lowercase letters and a red accent mark above the "s."
Microsoft logo featuring a four-colored square icon (red, green, blue, yellow) to the left of the word "Microsoft" in gray text.
KPMG logo with bold blue letters beneath four outlined rectangles, symbolizing the global professional services firm.

Upcoming topics include:

  • Navigating Policy Shifts and Financial Risk: Members will explore how physician executives are addressing M&A volatility, Medicaid reforms, and site-neutral payment pressures—all while maintaining high-quality care and clinician alignment.

  • Designing for Clinical Performance at Scale: A spotlight session will feature how systems like Intermountain Health are aligning clinical and operational structures to drive outcomes, accountability, and system-wide agility.

  • Operationalizing Equity in the Post-Big Beautiful Era: Building on the national momentum around health equity, members will examine how to embed equity into clinical strategy—translating mission into measurable performance.

  • Strategic Insights from D.C. and The Academy Advisors: Ongoing policy briefings and academic research updates from The Academy Advisors will provide members with the latest implications for enterprise clinical leadership.

The Chief Physician Executive Forum Experience

The CPE Forum is a trusted, member-led community for physician executives shaping clinical and organizational performance across Leading Health Systems. Each 2.5-day convening explores the CPE’s evolving role as a system integrator, population health strategist, and transformation catalyst. While the Fall 2025 agenda is still in development, early session planning reflects the most urgent conversations happening across our member organizations.

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Our Convening Experiences

Upcoming CPE Forum Event Dates and Locations

The CPE Forum is hosted twice a year in thoughtfully selected locations across the country. Each event is timed to align with evolving industry priorities and provides a fresh opportunity to reconnect with peers, gain new insights, and advance your healthcare financial strategy.

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October 8-10, 2025

San Diego, CA

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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.

2,000+

Health System Executives

600+

Health System C-Suite Members

200+

Exec Industry Members

75%

Of U.S. Physicians

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