Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (Times Shown in EST) -
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM NCHN Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Set Up
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception Sponsored by IMA
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (Times Shown in EST) -
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
10:15 AM - 4:00 PM
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
Registration
Networking Breakfast
Exhibits Open
Welcome
Caryl Johnston, ID, 2025 Conference Chair, NCHN Vice President
Keynote
Zachary Benedict, AIA, President, MKM, architecture + design
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Digital and Health Disparities in Rural Communities: Issues and Solutions
Davia Smith, Chief Community Relations Officer, Palmetto Care Connections
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
One Minute Name Memory - How to Remember Every Name, Every Time, Forever!
Brian Lee , CEO and Founder, Custom Learning Systems Group Ltd.
High Value Specialty networks and why they are going to become increasingly important
Kelly Conroy, Principal, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Navigating the insurance marketplace: Lessons from a network of hospitals in Washington State
Elya Prystowsky, Executive Director, The Rural Collaborative
Leslie Hiebert, CEO, Rural Health Enterprise
Jim Chesemore, COO & Senior Vice President, IMA
30- Year Celebration Luncheon
Joy: Building Resilient Teams, Inspiring Innovation, and Improving Patient Care
Bill Auxier CEO, Center for Rural Health Leadership
How can AI adopt drive profitability in rural healthcare?
Nathan Myers, President, AccuCodeAI
Scott Roper, VP of Business Development, AccuCodeAI
Unlocking Collaboration: Strategic Communication with Community Leaders
Matt Bancroft, Development Specialist, National Rural Health Resource Center
Alyssa Meller, COO, National Rural Health Resource Center
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
Get off of My Lawn! Benchmarking, Goals, and other things from the 80s that Still Honk Me Off!
Phillip Ellis (Network Director, Indiana Rural Health Association)
Pass the Mike
NCHN Members, Opportunity to briefly share your events, news, & successes
Day 1 Wrap-Up
Caryl Johnston, ID, 2025 Conference Chair, NCHN Vice President
NCHN Annual Membership Meeting
Phil Ellis, IN, NCHN President
Thursday, April 17, 2025 (Times Shown in EST) -
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
8:00 AM - 2:45 PM
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Networking Breakfast
Exhibits Open
Landscape of Rural Health
Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer, NRHA
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
The Rural Collaborative MCO Administrative Simplification Initiative
Brad Becker, Senior Director Payer Strategy, The Rural Collaborative
Managing Board Dynamics: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Kara Witalis, Principal, Kara Witalis LLC
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
Awards Ceremony Luncheon
Table Top Topics
Networking Break in Exhibit Area
Reignite the Patient Experience - Fully Staffed
Brian Lee, CEO and Founder, Custom Learning Systems Group, Ltd
Optimizing Patient Engagement & Intervention Management to Improve Quality Scores & Reduce Cost of Care
Riya Pulicharam, CMO, Caret Health
NCHN's Next 30 Years of Impact
(NCHN Board of Directors & Conference Planning Committee)
Conference Wrap-Up - 2025 NCHN President
Networking Event - (Wear your School Fan Gear ! - Casual Event)
Sponsored by TRS Managed Services
NCAA Hall of Champions - Museum Tour, Interactive Exhibits, Dinner & Drinks
*Color Coding on Agenda
- Networking Opportunities: Past conference attendees repeatedly rank networking as the greatest benefit of attending NCHN events. The opportunity to meet your peers and share successes of your network organization, as well as discuss challenges is the hallmark of NCHN gatherings. Take advantage of all the informal and formal networking opportunities provided throughout the conference to connect with other network leaders. Life-long professional relationships are developed through positive networking and sharing of resources, knowledge, and expertise.