Join the Kansas City Local Program Chapter of ACHE — a bi-state collaboration between ACHE of Kansas and MO-ACHE — for a morning educational session and networking coffee on November 10 from 7:30-9:30am on Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare Delivery. 

As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, ACHE of Kansas, is authorized to award 1.5 hours of ACHE In Person Education credit toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. All ACHE members are invited to join - either from the KC area or outside of it.

Topic description

Disruptive innovation is reshaping healthcare by leveraging technology, new business models, and emerging care models to make care more accessible, affordable, and effective. From artificial intelligence and personalized medicine to innovative approaches to treatment and precision diagnostics, new models are transforming how care is delivered, how providers are reimbursed, and how patients access services.

Join us for a discussion on the innovations challenging traditional healthcare models, the opportunities and challenges they present, and how healthcare leaders can harness disruption to improve quality, affordability, access, and patient outcomes.

Schedule

Check-In and Networking Coffee: 7:30-8:00 a.m.

Education Panel: 8:00-9:30 a.m.

• Vanessa Watkins, MPH, FACHE, CHES | Children's Mercy Kansas City | Intelligence and Insights Strategist, Moderator
• Jeffrey Burns, MD, MS | University of Kansas Medical Center | Edward H. Hashinger Professor of Medicine & Co-Director of the KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
• Dick Flanigan, FACHE | Digital Health KC | President
• Beth Weisz Riead, PharmD, MHA, BCPS | Vizient | Vice President, Pharmacy Consulting Services