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Vice President of Finance (VPF) Forum: 2025 Healthcare Financial Management Conference

Fall Forum: October 20-22, 2025 | The Seabird Resort, CA

THMA Vice President of Finance Forum

The Health Management Academy’s (THMA) Vice President of Finance Forum is your chance to connect with health system Vice Presidents of Finance who play a pivotal role in health system decisionmaking across finance, strategy, operations, and system-wide growth.

THMA’s Vice President of Finance Forum gathers twice each year— once in Spring and once in Fall—for an immersive, retreat-style event. Vice President of Finance Forum is opening space for additional industry members in 2025. We are seeking industry members that can bring important thought leadership and ideas to drive health forward.

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The Value of THMA Industry Convening

Bringing health systems and industry companies together to drive change through retreat-style forums is what we've specialized in for the past 25 years.

Join us this Spring and build genuine relationships with health system Vice Presidents of Finance through intimate discussions, collaborative problem-solving and thought leadership exchange.

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Health System Vice President of Finance Forum Members

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The Vice President, Finance Forum Experience

The VP of Finance Forum is a 2.5-day, collaborative experience built for senior finance executives navigating the future of health system performance. The Health Management Academy’s Fall 2025 Forum will bring together financial leaders and industry partners to explore emerging models, exchange real-world solutions, and tackle today’s most pressing fiscal challenges.

Planned topics include:

Strategic Planning in a Shifting Financial Environment: Members will share frameworks for long-term financial sustainability—from capital planning to service line alignment—while facing growing costs and evolving payment models.

Technology’s Role in Core Finance Operations: Health systems will spotlight how they're using automation, AI, and data analytics to boost team efficiency, improve forecasting accuracy, and navigate workforce constraints.

Today’s Cash Flow Challenges, Tomorrow’s Margin Strategy: With wage inflation and supply chain pressures persisting, sessions will surface real-world tactics finance leaders are using to stabilize operations and protect margins.

Growth Through Access Transformation: Finance executives will explore how to partner across clinical and operational teams to redesign patient access strategies that drive utilization and unlock new revenue streams.

Washington Policy Briefing: A timely update from The Academy Advisors will break down federal policy shifts and implications for reimbursement, budgeting, and capital strategy heading into 2026.

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Our Convening Experiences

The Power of Relationships With Jeff Jones

Join us as Jeff Jones shares his personal experience with The Health Management Academy, which spans over two decades.

The Power of Vulnerability and Collaboration

Beth Walker, CEO of Oschner Baptist, shares how the open, trust-filled environment among C-suite executives allows them to candidly discuss their challenges.

How THMA Has Deepened Healthcare Relationships

Todd Cozzens, Founder of Transformation Capital, shares how THMA has helped deepen his industry connections and relationships.

Investing in Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders

Andy DeLao, CSO & CMKO at Ge HealthCare, shares his insights and experiences working with The Health Management Academy.

Cultivating Connections with Health System CXOs

Nicole Shingler, VP, Enterprise Revenue Cycle for R1 RCM explains just how much THMA stands apart by cultivating connections within the healthcare industry.

Having a Support System is Critical

Nkem Iroegbu, President of Advocate Health, speaks about having the right support system in the healthcare industry.

How a Sense of Ownership Makes All the Difference

Corey Aferiat, VP at THMA, talks about how members feel a very unique sense of ownership over the forums.

Being Honest & Open in Healthcare

Dennis Murphy President & CEO of IU Health shares how coming to THMA events has helped him professionally.

Upcoming VPF Forum Event Dates

For over 25 years, The Health Management Academy has convened health system C-suite leaders and select industry executives, curating two-way conversations, collaborative problem solving and thought leadership sharing. Join us at one of our upcoming Forums. You can explore dates, locations, and agendas below.

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2025 Fall VPF Forum

How to Join

Limited opportunity is available and is reserved for companies wanting to partner with Leading Health Systems with operating revenue of $2B or more. We will contact you with additional information within the next few days if your company is the right fit for this exclusive opportunity.

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