April 15-17, 2025
2025 Conference - Indianapolis
Omni Severin Hotel
Omni Severin Hotel - Indianapolis, Indiana
April 15-17, 2025
We're excited to announce that REGISTRATION
is now open for NCHN's 2025 Annual Educational Conference
Registration Fees
$660(NCHN Member) / $860 (Non-Member)
REGISTER HERE
Registration fee includes: Tuesday Night Reception; Thursday Night Networking Event*; 2 Breakfasts; 2 Lunches; Beverage Breaks; access to the conference app containing presentation slides.
*Thursday Night Networking Event: - Wear your college fan gear!
NCAA Hall of Champions Museum Tour, Interactive Exhibits & Dinner
Hotel Room Reservations
Rate: $159 +17% tax
Deadline: March 24, 2025
Check-In: 4:00 PM / Check-out 12:00 PM
Reservations: Call Omni Reservations at 1-800-843-6664, ask for the "NCHN Annual Conference Rate".
Parking - 15% discount on current pricing for conference attendees.
The hotel does not offer self-parking.The current daily parking rate is $40.00 per vehicle for less than 6 hours and $53.00 per vehicle for more than 6 hours. The current overnight valet rate is $53.00 and oversized vehicles (vans, large SUV's, large trucks) are at a nightly rate of $57.00 per day with in and out privileges.
The agenda will be released soon.
Please visit our conference website for updated information.
Are you interested in supporting health networks by being a sponsor or exhibitor at the event? If yes, please view the prospectus for all the details. Feel free to share with others you know that might be interested in this opportunity.
Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Available
---Apply Here---
NETWORKING FUN
Be sure to pack your college fan gear to wear to our networking event at the
NCAA Hall of Champions
[There may be a few competitive attendees ]
Conference Agenda
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:00 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 Parker, Smith & Feek]
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Networking Breakfast
10:15 AM - 4:00 PM Exhibits Open
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome, Caryl Johnston, ID, 2025 Conference Chair, NCHN Vice President
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote - Zachary Benedict, AIA, President, MKM, architecture + design
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Digital and Health Equity Issues and Solutions– Kathy Schwarting, CEO,
Palmetto Care Connections
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Networking Break in Exhibit Area
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM One Minute Name Memory – How to Remember Every Name, Every Time,
Forever!
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM High Value Specialty networks and why they are going to become
increasingly important
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Navigating the insurance marketplace: Lessons from a network of hospitals
in Washington State
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM 30-Year Celebration Luncheon
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM Joy: Building Resilient Teams, Inspiring Innovation, and Improving Patient
Care
2:15PM - 3:00 PM How can AI adoption drive profitability in rural healthcare?
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Unlocking Collaboration: Strategic Communication with Community
Leaders
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM What’s New on RHIhub
3:45 PM - 4:00PM Networking Break in Exhibit Area
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM 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
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Pass the Mike – NCHN Members, Opportunity to briefly share your events,
news & successes
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Day 1 Wrap-Up Caryl Johnston, ID, 2025 Conference Chair, NCHN Vice
President
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM NCHN Annual Membership Meeting, Phil Ellis, IN, NCHN President
Thursday, April 17, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 2:45 AM Exhibits Open
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Landscape of Rural Health – Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer, NRHA
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM The Rural Collaborative MCO Administrative Simplification Initiative
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Networking Break in Exhibit Area
10:45 AM - 11:45 PM Updates from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
11:45 PM - 12:30 PM Leadership
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Awards Ceremony Luncheon
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Table Top Topics
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Networking Break in Exhibit Area
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Reignite the Patient Experience – Fully Staffed - Brian Lee, CEO, Custom
Learning Systems Group, Ltd
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Optimizing Patient Engagement & Intervention Management to Improve
Quality Scores & Reduce Cost of Care
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM NCHN’s Next 30 Years of Impact - (NCHN Board of Directors & Conference
Planning Committee)
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Conference Wrap-Up – 2025 NCHN President
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Networking Event [Sponsored by TRS Managed Services](Wear Your School
Fan Gear!)
NCAA Hall of Champions – Museum Tour, Interactive Exhibits, Dinner & Drinks