Vice President of Finance (VPF) Forum: 2026 Healthcare Financial Management Conference
April 15-17, 2026
Frisco, TX
Engage Directly with Health System Leaders
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 decision-making 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. The Vice President of Finance Forum is opening space for additional industry members. We are seeking industry members who can bring important thought leadership and ideas to drive health forward.
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.
Health System Forum Members
The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community
The VPF 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 Vice Presidents of Finance and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.
Industry Forum Members
Planned topics include:
Finance and Strategy Alignment in a Changing Market: Health system finance and strategy leaders explored how to balance financial sustainability with innovation and care transformation. Discussions centered on managing tradeoffs between short-term margin pressures and long-term strategic growth in an increasingly volatile market.
Risk and Resilience in the Post-H.R.1 Era: Building on policy updates from THMA’s Health Policy team, Banner Health and other systems shared how they are assessing and mitigating financial risks tied to new federal legislation. Attendees examined scenario planning, vulnerability benchmarking, and targeted risk mitigation approaches to strengthen resilience amid ongoing regulatory change.
Data-Driven Financial Planning and Growth Strategy: Leaders from Mayo Clinic, Allina Health, and THMA’s Finance Leaders Survey shared insights on analytics-driven decision-making and long-range planning. Sessions highlighted how financial teams are rethinking forecasting, capital allocation, and diversification strategies to support sustainable growth and operational stability.
Collaborating on Cost Management and Population Health Innovation: Members discussed how finance leaders can partner across functions to redesign population health strategies and address rising costs. Real-world examples demonstrated how joint finance–clinical collaboration is driving smarter investments, optimizing workforce models, and improving value-based performance.
The Vice President of 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 VPF 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.
Our Convening Experiences
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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Health System Executives
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Health System C-Suite Members
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Of U.S. Physicians
