BECKER'S
HOSPITAL REVIEW
April / 2026 Vol. 2026 No. 4
16TH ANNUAL MEETING
April 13 - 16, 2026
Hyatt Regency // Chicago, IL
SAVE THE DATE
EXECUTIVE
EXCLUSIVES:
Eduardo Conrado,
President and CEO of
Ascension
p. 13
John Halamka, MD,
Executive Director of
Mayo Clinic Platform
p. 26
Jane Moran,
Chief Information and
Digital Officer, Mass
General Brigham
p. 26
Sarah Hatchett,
Senior Vice President and
CIO of Cleveland Clinic
p. 26
Greg Till,
Chief People Officer,
Providence
p. 34
Timothy Riddell,
MD, Executive Vice
President and COO of
Ochsner Health
p. 18
IN THIS ISSUE:
How 6 healthcare
strategic leaders are
fostering operational
innovation
p. 18
Drug pricing in 2026:
5 forces reshaping
pharmacy economics
p. 30
What will define the
next-generation chief
pharmacy officer
p. 32
A structural shift in
hospital labor strategy
p. 34
How nursing
backgrounds shaped 2
revenue cycle leaders
p. 38
'The best ideas come from
the front lines': Why Penn
State Health's CEO still
practices medicine p. 8
COOs' role gains
complexity amid
outpatient care shift p. 16
Tampa General's M&A
playbook and why 'deeper'
partnerships beat bigger
footprints
p. 14
From 139 hospitals to 90: How
Ascension is redefining growth p. 7
EHR regrets?
Health system
CIOs have a few
p. 25
A nurse-
led violence
prevention
program that
cut incidents to
zero
p. 23
