January 9, 2026

Training Opportunity: Emerging Health Care Leaders, March 24-25

Emerging Health Care Leaders is a leadership development experience designed for early-career professionals and new leaders in your organization. This program equips high-potential contributors with the insight, tools and awareness they need to lead effectively – now and in the future.

Participants will explore their personality, communication style, coaching skills, personal brand and leadership approach, gaining valuable feedback on their strengths, potential blind spots and growth opportunities. The program is designed to enhance current performance, boost leadership confidence and build readiness for next-level responsibilities.

The ultimate goal of this program is to help your emerging leaders make a greater impact today while preparing them to grow into tomorrow’s leadership roles.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the skills and next-level leadership competencies needed to lead at each stage of career development.
• Have increased self-awareness of personality, work and communication style, and how these strengths and challenges may impact effectiveness as a leader.
• Learn the importance of professional presence, communication and image.
• Learn ways to build influence and trust in the organization.
• Have improved perspective around business ethics and decision-making.
• Learn new tools for effective communication and giving feedback.
• Build a personal mini leadership development plan to develop competencies for the future
• Learn to share a growth and development plan with their manager for feedback and alignment.

Cost:

• MHA Members: $495 per person
• Non-MHA members: $595 per person

This event is eligible for the use of the MHA Health Institute coupon

When: March 24 – 25

Where: Drury Plaza Hotel Columbia East

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January 9, 2026

23^rd Annual Health Care Leadership Series, March 20 – October 9

In today’s changing health care environment, accepting a leadership role is far more complex than ever before. MHA Health Institute’s Health Care Leadership Series is a comprehensive leadership training curriculum designed to assist hospitals in developing effective internal leaders.

The series provides:

• Professional development education,
• Tools to enhance skills of hospital leaders,
• Opportunity to develop a professional network, and
• Template plan for action to implement changes.

The Health Care Leadership Series consists of eight one-day training sessions that will be held monthly, from March through October.

Sessions will be held at Drury Plaza Hotel Columbia East in Columbia, MO.

Cost:

• $1,399 per person
  • Includes all eight sessions
  • Includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and access to all program materials
  • This event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute Coupon

When:

• Friday, March 20
• Friday, April 10
• Friday, May 8
• Friday, June 5
• Friday, July 10
• Friday August 14
• Friday, September 18
• Friday, October 9

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January 9, 2026

Hospital Preparedness Academy 2026 – Nine-part Virtual Series, Starts February 10

The Hospital Preparedness Academy is a comprehensive training series designed to build the capabilities of hospital emergency preparedness professionals across all phases of emergency management. Through nine targeted sessions, participants will explore regulatory frameworks, risk assessment methodologies, planning tools, clinical and infrastructure considerations, technology systems and collaborative strategies.

Series Objectives

By the end of the Hospital Preparedness Academy, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply key regulatory requirements and foundational components of hospital emergency preparedness programs,
• Develop and implement core emergency management plans, including risk assessments, emergency operations, communications and continuity of operations, and
• Integrate clinical preparedness, technology tools, infrastructure resilience, collaborative relationships and responder wellness strategies into hospital emergency planning and response.

Audience:

Early to mid-career hospital emergency preparedness professionals and staff on hospital emergency management committees.

Agenda

• Tuesday, February 10 – Preparedness Fundamentals: Regulations and Understanding Risks as the Foundation to Your Program
• Tuesday, February 17 – Emergency Operations Plan: Building a Framework
• Tuesday, February 24 – Developing a Hospital Emergency Communications Plan
• Tuesday, March 3 – Technology Tools and Systems for Emergency Communication and Coordination
• Tuesday, March 10 – Continuity of Operations: Sustaining Essential Services During and After Emergencies
• Tuesday, March 17 – Infrastructure Resilience in Hospital Emergency Management: Systems, Standards and Sustainability
• Tuesday, March 24 – Clinical Preparedness: Special Considerations and Threats
• Tuesday, March 31 – Collaborating with Community Partners and Taking Care of Your Responders
• Tuesday, April 17 – Emerging Threats in Hospital Preparedness

Cost:

$395 MHA Members

$495 Non-MHA Members

NOTE: this virtual event is eligible for the use of the MHA Health Institute Coupon

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December 31, 2025

Transform Virtual Series: One Virtual Series. Three Summits. Same Mission: Strengthen Hospitals from the Inside Out

Healthcare leaders are facing one of the most challenging moments in recent history with policy shifts, funding cuts, workforce shortages, and more. The pressure to deliver more with less has never been more intense. The need for stronger, more resilient operations has never been clearer.

Transform Virtual Series helps you meet this moment. The new, multi-week format is built to go deeper than ever before. Instead of a single day, they have dedicated three focused half-day summits to the operational areas under the greatest strain and where predictable, efficient, AI powered operations matter most for sustainable growth:

• Inpatient Flow (February 10)
• Perioperative Services (February 17)
• Infusion Centers (February 24)

Transform proves why AI is the only scalable path to unlocking capacity and enabling enterprise transformation. Each summit delivers the strategies and success stories that strengthen margins, expand access, and improve performance without adding resources.

You’ll walk away with:

• Proven ROI
  • See how better operations improve both mission and margin by creating capacity, protecting the workforce, and delivering sustainable growth system-wide.
• AI powered strategies
  • Enable resilience not through hype, but through cutting-edge technology that delivers real outcomes.
• Executive insights
  • Connect with healthcare leaders from across the country and apply immediate learnings to improve access, efficiency, flow, and experience.

Click Here to Learn More and Register

December 30, 2025

23^rd Annual Health Care Leadership Series – Eight One-Day Training Sessions – March – October 2026

In today’s changing health care environment, accepting a leadership role is far more complex than ever before. MHA Health Institute’s Health Care Leadership Series is a comprehensive leadership training curriculum designed to assist hospitals in developing effective internal leaders.

The series provides:

• Professional development education,
• Tools to enhance skills of hospital leaders, and
• the opportunity to develop a professional network and a template plan for action to implement changes.

Audience

• individuals new to hospital supervisory or mid-level management positions seeking in-depth management educational review,
• those on a leadership track, and
• those looking to refresh their leadership skills

The Health Care Leadership Series consists of eight, one-day training session, held monthly from March through October.

Cost: $1,399 per person – this includes all eight sessions

When: One training session per month beginning Friday, March 20 through October 9

Class size is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-served basis.

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December 11, 2025

MHA Training Opportunity: Emerging Health Care Leaders, Starts March 24

Emerging Health Care Leaders is a leadership development experience designed for early-career professionals and new leaders in your organization. This program equips high-potential contributors with the insight, tools and awareness they need to lead effectively – now and in the future.

Participants will explore their personality, communication style, coaching skills, personal brand and leadership approach, gaining valuable feedback on their strengths, potential blind spots and growth opportunities. The program is designed to enhance current performance, boost leadership confidence and build readiness for next-level responsibilities.

The ultimate goal of this program is to help your emerging leaders make a greater impact today while preparing them to grow into tomorrow’s leadership roles.

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the skills and next-level leadership competencies needed to lead at each stage of career development,
• Have increased self-awareness of personality, work and communication style and how these strengths and challenges may impact effectiveness as a leader,
• Learn the importance of professional presence, communication and image,
• Learn ways to build influence and trust in the organization,
• Have improved perspective around business ethics and decision making,
• Learn new tools for effective communication and giving feedback,
• Build a personal mini leadership development plan to develop competencies for the future, and
• Learn to share a growth and development plan with their manager for feedback and alignment.

Cost:

• $495 per person for MHA Members
• $595 per person for nonmembers

This event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute Coupon

Click Here to Learn More and Register

November 25, 2025

MHA Educational Opportunity: Chargemaster Coding Updates and Implementation for 2026

This virtual event will review the important components specific to critical Current Procedural Terminology and Outpatient Prospective Payment System changes to their facility’s chargemaster(s) effective January 1, 2026.

Objectives

Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:

• Incorporate 2026 codes to individual facility’s chargemasters,
• Describe reporting scenarios for reporting new CPT codes,
• Identify the impact of new reimbursement levels for APC payments,
• Prepare for the HCPCS code revisions, changes and additions beginning Jan. 1, 2026,
• Evaluate the impact of status indicator changes for 2026,
• Review packaging concepts impacting Medicare APC payments,
• Understand the 2026 coding changes for drugs, radiopharmaceuticals and contrast and the impact on your reimbursement,
• Prepare to improve new product implementation processes,
• Understand the importance of correctly billing add-ons IPPS payments for new technology devices,
• Provide departmental-specific guidance in the proper reporting and utilization of the new codes,
• Follow CMS instructions regarding accurate units of service,
• Explain the importance of accurate revenue code assignment,
• Recognize the impact of accurate and complete reporting of supply/device costs and future payments, and
• Understand the payment for new drugs not yet assigned a specific drug HCPCS code and the risk of billing nonformulary drug charges.

Cost:

• $395 for MHA Members
• $495 for non-MHA members

This virtual event is eligible for use of the MHA Health Institute coupon. Coupons were emailed to MHA member hospital CEOs in January 2025 and will expire on December 31, 2025.

When: Tuesday, December 9, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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October 8, 2025

CAP-CT Learning Collaborative, Apply by November 7

Identifying and engaging caregivers improves health outcomes and quality of life for both the person receiving care and their caregivers!

During this 12-month learning collaborative, participating health care delivery sites will pilot a care process of their choosing to help teams identify, engage, and support family caregivers. Participants will benefit from peer learning while advancing their own goals for improving caregiver support within their organization. Participants will also be supported by CAP-CT training and resources.

Outcomes from the collaborative will inform an implementation toolkit that will be shared widely to facilitate greater adoption of care processes that help health care teams identify, engage, and support family caregivers.

Why Participate:

• Align with national initiatives:
  • Reinforce your organization’s commitment to Age-Friendly Health Systems, the GUIDE model, or other caregiver-inclusive models.
• Receive financial support:
  • Offset participation with a stipend.
• Support and learn from peers:
  • Engage in cross-system learning with other innovative organizations, and
• Gain recognition:
  • Be featured in a publicly shared implementation toolkit.

Eligibility:

This collaborative is open to health care delivery sites in adult inpatient settings. Individuals from the participating sites should be in a leadership role with the authority to make operational or process improvements, e.g., for a department, division, unit, etc.

Participation Stipend:

Participating sites will be offered a stipend of $8,000 for the time spent engaged in the learning collaborative, as outlined in the participant expectations.

Apply by November 7, 2025.

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October 7, 2025

Rural Health Lecture Series: Understanding and Addressing Food Insecurity, October 14

During this series, experts speak on a variety of topics impacting rural health. Attend the first lecture in this four-part, year-long series.

Cost: There is no charge to attend this series, but registration is required.

When: Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 p.m.

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October 7, 2025

Join This New Echo: Intensive Behavioral Treatment for Healthy Weight, October 15

The intensive Behavioral Treatment (IBT) for Healthy Weight ECHO will educate, empower, and support a team-based IBT to adults and children with obesity and their families.

Licensed behavioral health professionals, registered dietitians, physicians, advanced practice professionals, physician assistants, and community health workers are invited to join a multidisciplinary team of experts and specialists for virtual collaborative learning sessions every 1^st and 3^rd Wednesday of the month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

What does this ECHO offer:

• Free continuing education for qualifying professionals,
• Collaboration, support, and ongoing learning from specialists and experts across the state, and
• NO COST to participating sites or individuals.

Next Session is October 15, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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