110th OHA Annual Meeting & Education Summit
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Event DetailsMay 19 - 21, 2025110th OHA Annual Meeting & Education Summit
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96+ Educational Sessions
3 Days of Interaction With Subject Matter Experts
1 Location
May 19-21 | Hyatt Regency Columbus | 350 N. High St. | 614-463-1234
We invite you to join the Ohio Hospital Association and your fellow health care colleagues for the 110th Annual Meeting and Educational Summit. This three-day event brings multidisciplinary professionals together from within OHA’s member hospitals and health systems to inspire creative thinking, share innovative approaches, provide professional continuing education and collaborate with peers on priority issues affecting Ohio hospitals. We provide a setting where OHA members can gather to learn, discuss thoughts, network, share ideas, create new ideas, ignite motivation and expand their knowledge.
Who Should Attend
OHA hospital and hospital system member CEOs, CFOs, CNOs, CMOs, CIOs; nursing leaders/managers in all service lines, physicians, diversity officers, human resources professionals involved at all levels in health care, finance management, facility management, hospital attorneys, health law attorneys, compliance officers, risk management, patient safety officers, quality managers public relations professionals, medical service staff, data management and OHA Corporate Partners may register for the educational sessions and vendor components at no cost.
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Casey Strader
Manager, Events and Education
Jackie Silvis
Manager, Member Support Services
Dorothy Frabott
Manager, Administrative & Member Programs
Kelsey Brown
Senior Director, Clinical and Member Programs
Amber Yors
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Event Details
Keynote Speakers
Lisa X. Walden
Co-Founder of Good Company Consulting
“Staying Human in the Age of AI”
Lisa X. Walden, co-founder of Good Company Consulting, is a speaker, author and researcher specializing in the future of work and corporate culture. With over a decade of experience in generational sociology, she helps organizations foster inclusive, people-first workplaces. Walden has worked with industry leaders like BMW, Siemens and HP, delivering actionable insights with a dynamic approach.
Walden co-authored "Managing Millennials for Dummies" and "The Future of Work is Human," exploring workplace transformation. Her mission is to inspire leadership, improve generational collaboration and create workplaces where employees thrive.
Stephen Shedletzky
“Speak Up: When Leaders Truly Listen, People, Step-Up”
Stephen “Shed” Shedletzky is a speaker, coach and author who helps leaders foster a culture of psychological safety and open communication. A former key leader at Simon Sinek, Inc., he has guided organizations worldwide in creating people-first workplaces. Shed is the author of "Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up" and has delivered hundreds of keynotes and workshops across industries.
With a background in leadership and strategy from the Ivey Business School, he continues to inspire leaders to build more engaged and fulfilled teams.
| Time | Event |
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8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
11 a.m. - Noon
| Keynote Address Lisa X. Walden Author, Speaker and Researcher Co-Founder of Good Company Consulting |
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. | CNO Roundtable Luncheon (registration required)
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| Time | Event |
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8 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
| Concurrent Sessions |
11 a.m. - Noon | Keynote Address Stephen Shedletzky Keynote Speaker, Leadership Facilitator and Coach |
5-6 p.m. | OHA Recognition Dinner Welcome Reception |
6-8 p.m. | OHA Recognition Dinner and award ceremony |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | The Joint Commission: Accreditation of the Future OHA is pleased to welcome The Joint Commission to the 2025 OHA Annual Meeting & Education Summit. This full day conference will feature presentations from executive leaders of The Joint Commission, the Ohio Hospital Association and our affiliated state partners. The day will feature breakout sessions, a distinguished keynote presentation and enlightening panel discussions. |
OHA Recognition Dinner
Tuesday May 20 2025
6-8 p.m. Dinner and Awards
OHA's annual awards gala and dinner is a time-honored tradition for OHA and member hospitals. This special recognition event occurs the Tuesday evening during the OHA Annual Meeting in Columbus. The event celebrates the excellence of hospital caregivers and health care leaders statewide. At the event, we present our Health Care Leadership awards and celebrate all the nominees for Health Care Worker of the Year. Individual seats and table reservations will be available soon.
CNO Roundtable Luncheon
Monday May 19 2025
This luncheon is open to chief nursing officers of member hospitals and offers an opportunity for peer networking and a discussion of common issues facing nursing leaders. The luncheon cost is $45. All attendees must register for the luncheon while registering for the overall conference. Use the link at the top of this page to register.
The Joint Commission: Accreditation of the Future
Wednesday May 21 2025
OHA is pleased to welcome The Joint Commission to the 2025 OHA Annual Meeting & Education Summit. This full day conference will feature presentations from executive leaders of The Joint Commission, the Ohio Hospital Association and our affiliated state partners. The day will feature breakout sessions, a distinguished keynote presentation and enlightening panel discussions.
Be sure to select the Wednesday session when you register if you plan to join us for this third day of our event.
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Executive Reflections on Population Health Collaboration |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Doing More with Less: Process Improvement as a Nurse Leader |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | A Novel Approach to Transitional Care: Staying Healthy at Home |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Optimizing Post-Acute Networks: Engagement and Common Goals Key to Maximizing Outcomes |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Transformational Leadership in Action: Using Safety Huddles to Enhance Patient Mobility and Drive Results |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Implementing Age-Friendly and Dementia Focused Care in the Hospital |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Leading Quality through Education |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | From Data to Delivery: A 6-Step Framework to Public Health Solutions |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Building and Funding a Multi-Level Well-Being Structure |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Growing a Culture of Employee Well-Being from Top Down and Bottom Up |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Caring for Caregivers: Elevating the Patient Experience |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Organizational Well-Being and the Power of Leader Influence |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Reducing Burnout and Enhancing Engagement Through Leader Developed Standard Work Initiatives |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | The Loneliness Epidemic: Its Impact on the Workplace and Health |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Code Lavender: A Successful Intervention for Staff Support |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Calming the Waters: Promoting Well-being Beyond Individual Responsibility |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Total Energy Reduction via Total Energy Recovery |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | The Power of Light: Transforming Patient Care, Operating Costs and Sustainability in Healthcare |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | MicroGrid HUB |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Enhancing Hospital Efficiency: The Benefits of Heat Recovery Chillers in Healthcare Facilities |
| Day | Time | Presentation Name |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Putting the "H" back in HEALTHcare |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | The BIG Goal and the BIG Question: Physician Development and Patient Trust |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Roller Coaster Leadership: Managing Through the Ups and Downs within a Financially Struggling Health System |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Enhancing Governance and Leadership in the Current Environment |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | The Succession Engine Matrix |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | One Mission, Many Voices: Uniting Operations, Medicine, and Nursing for Better Outcomes |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Future Proofing the Healthcare C-Suite: Developing the Next Generation of Physician Leaders |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Market Trends: Health System Joint Ventures with Specialty Providers |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | How Does Ohio Administrative Code 3701-22-07 Affect Your Water Management Program? |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Condition-based Maintenance: Getting More Done with Your Existing Staff |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Building Controls, Air Quality, Patient Outcomes |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Elevator Code and Code Changes Including Video & Audio Communication (VAM) |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Reimagining Hospital Capacity with AI to Solve Access Challenges and Boost ROI |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | OHA Health Economics and Policy Updates |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | 340B: The Good, The Bad, The Reality |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Managing Charity Care and Bad Debt from Initial Patient Touchpoint to S-10, 990 Filings |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Graduate Medical Education in Ohio – Key Metrics & Opportunities for 2025 |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Finance Diversification Strategies for Health Systems to Consider |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Mastering Paper Remits in a Digital World |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Hospital Observation Huddle: A Practical Approach to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Cost |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Neurodiversity at Work |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Leading, Managing and Understanding Millennials and Gen Z |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Third Party Administration for Employee Benefits and Why Health Systems are Moving to Them |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | A Path to Inclusive Excellence: Fostering Personal Growth and Organizational Impact |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Strategies Addressing Employee Return to Work, Termination, and Retaliation Liability in Workers' Compensation, FMLA, and ADA Claims |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Employment Law Updates from Washington |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Strategies and Defenses for Hospitals to Address Marijuana Impairment and Workplace Safety |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | How to Avoid Litigation in Your Retirement Plans |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | 340B: The Recent Past, the Stormy Present and the Uncertain Future |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Litigating the Peer-Review Privilege in a Post-Stull World, Practical Effects of HB 179 and Other Key Litigation Updates |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Don't be the Next...Cyber War Games Simulation |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | HIPAA, HISAA and More: Evolving Data Security Rules for Hospitals |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Current Issues in Reproductive Health |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Where Are They Now: A Check In on the Development of Value-based Enterprises |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Effective Supply Chain Contracting |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Employing a Contemporary Health Care Workforce Across State Lines |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Nursing Strategic Plan: The Roadmap to a $66 Million Organizational Impact |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Nurse Leader Burnout |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Leading Together: Reducing Nurse Manager Burden Through Development and Collaboration |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | How To Solve The Evidence-Based Practice Puzzle - A Unit Council Approach |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Journey to Better: The Transformation & Revitalization of Shared Governance |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | An Innovative and Collaborative Core ICU Curriculum for New Hires |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Utilizing a Learning Team Framework For Emergency Department Culture Change |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | A Qualitative Exploration of Nursing Student Lived Experience of Belonging |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Navigating Payor Disputes and Litigation |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Harness AI and Evidence-Based Care Guidelines to Optimize UM and Mitigate Denials |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Working with Payers for Effective Denial Management and Decreasing Denials Upfront |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Reducing Neonatal ICU Level of Care Denials |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | OhioHealth Physician Leadership Academy: Embedding Development at Every Level |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | A Proactive Approach to Physician Well-Being at OhioHealth: Success and Lessons Learned |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Ohio's Evolving Approach to Provider Wellness and Confidential Monitoring |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Medical Staff Hot Topics |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Beyond Marketing the Business: How a Community Centered Marketing Campaign Drove Results |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Cincinnati Children's Crowdstrike Response |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Seemingly Impossible: Behind the Scenes of Dayton Children’s Groundbreaking Documentary |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Lessons from Grassroots Movement to Save Professional Soccer Team |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Cultivating Trust: Key Approaches for Risk Management Professionals |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | De-Escalating Damages: Ohio's Limitations on Damages and How Plaintiffs Are Challenging Them |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Harnessing the Power of AI to Enhance Patient Care While Effectively Managing Risk |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Enhancing Risk Assessment Models: Strategies for a Proactive Approach |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Scope it Out: Scope of Practice Essentials and Analyses |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Innovating Specialty Care Access: Telemedicine’s Role in Solving Today’s Workforce Crisis |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Next Gen Healthcare Workforce: A Productive Pipeline Partnership |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | Data, Culture, and Leadership: Catalysts for Transformative Change in Workforce Flexibility |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Student Nurse Externship Program: An Innovative Investment for the Workforce |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Practical Steps to Building an AI-Driven Open Shift Management Program |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Optimizing Workforce Solutions: Cost-Saving Strategies and Innovative Staffing Models |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | Transforming Care Delivery: RN/NA Partnering Model for Enhanced Engagement, Retention, and Optimized Staffing |
| Time | Day | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8-9 a.m. | Monday | Workplace Violence Prevention: Our Journey of Safety Culture Transformation, Empowerment and Love |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Monday | Metrics: Is Our Workplace Violence Program Actually Working? |
2-3 p.m. | Monday | Workplace Violence: Prevention, Response, and Compliance |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Monday | One for All and All for One – Team Management of Workplace Violence |
8-9 a.m. | Tuesday | Creating Psychological Safety: Empowering Hospital Teams for Better Collaboration and Outcomes |
9:45-10:45 a.m. | Tuesday | Violence, Effective Strategies & Success Stories |
2-3 p.m. | Tuesday | Enhancing Workplace Safety: Implementing a Patient Safety Flag |
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Tuesday | It Starts with a Question: A Health System's Suicide Prevention Journey |
| Time | Day | Event/Presentation |
|---|---|---|
8:45-9:45 a.m. | Wednesday | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:45-10 a.m. | Wednesday | Welcome and Program Logistics |
10-10:50 a.m. | Wednesday | The Impact of Cybersecurity Events |
10-10:50 a.m. | Wednesday | TJC Benchmarking Program |
11:15 a.m.-Noon | Wednesday | Public Health Perspective |
1-2:30 p.m. | Wednesday | TJC Executive Overview |
2:30-3:30 p.m. | Wednesday | Future of Healthcare CEO/Executive Panel |
Event Location — Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N. High St., Columbus, OH, 43215, 614-463-1234.
If you require hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency, please make room reservations by using the hotel reservation link here or contact the Hyatt Regency Columbus at 800-233-1234. Be sure to use the OHA meeting code “G-CYOC” to receive OHA’s special conference room rate of $199.00 (+ taxes) per night.
The cut-off date to receive the special conference rate is Friday, April 25. Requests received after this date will be accepted on a space available basis. The hotel prevailing rack rates will apply. Please note a first night deposit is required and will be charged to your credit card. Please make your reservations quickly, as the group block fills up very early. Check-in time is 3 p.m. and check-out time is 11 a.m.
Cancellation Policy — If you are unable to attend the conference, you are responsible for calling the hotel directly to cancel your reservation. The Hyatt Regency has a 48-hour cancellation policy. (Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours prior to your arrival date to avoid the loss of your first night’s deposit.) The hotel will charge your credit card for being a no-show as well.
The conference will provide continuing education credits opportunities pending approvals, in the areas of:
- AHIMA
- ASHE (CHFM and CHC)
- CLE (Legal)
- CHHR
- CPE (Accountancy)
- CPRHQ
- CPHRM
- HCRI
- NAMSS
- Nursing
- SHRM
The Ohio Hospital Association is registered with the Accountancy Board of Ohio. CPE Sponsor #235.
The Ohio Hospital Association (OLN-0017-P) is approved as a provider unit of continuing education by the Ohio Board of Nursing through the approver unit at the Ohio League for Nursing (OBN-006-92), and provider unit status is valid through June 30, 2026.
Please contact Casey Strader at OHA at 614-384-9133 or Casey.Strader@ohiohospitals.com for more information on continuing education credits offered at this conference.
OHA makes every effort to accommodate individuals with special dietary (vegetarian, gluten-free, non-dairy) or physical needs by providing auxiliary aids and services. If special arrangements are required for an individual to participate in this event, please contact Casey.Strader@ohiohospitals.org. Requests must be made via email before Friday, April 25.
Cancellation Policy
If you find you are unable to attend, please contact Sherri Cohen at Sherri.Cohen@ohiohospitals.org or 614-221-7614 so OHA can properly plan for meals and meeting rooms. Refunds will be given for special event fees if OHA is notified by May 2. After May 2, no refunds will be issued.