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- August 26th (Virtual Interactive) 6:30pm-8:00pm EST: Gender Equity in Healthcare Leadership
- September 18th (In-Person) Annual All-Day Conference - Sheppard Pratt
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Breakfast Club Webinar Series - From Cost Cutting to Value Creation: How High-Reliability Systems Actually Save Money
Breakfast Club Webinar Series
From Cost Cutting to Value Creation:
How High-Reliability Systems Actually Save Money
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 8:00AM - 9:00AM
Presented by: Amanda Valentine, FACHE,
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Memorial Hermann Medical System
Earn 1 Qualifying Education Credit!
Session Description:
Healthcare organizations are under unprecedented financial pressure, yet traditional cost-cutting strategies often undermine quality, workforce morale, and long-term sustainability. This session reframes financial stewardship through the lens of high-reliability operations, demonstrating how operational excellence can generate measurable savings while improving safety, throughput, and patient experience.
Drawing on real-world system implementations across multi-hospital environments, this session will highlight how executives can move beyond episodic cost reductions to build durable value creation engines embedded in daily management systems.
Learning Objectives:
• Distinguish between short-term cost cutting and long-term value creation strategies
• Identify operational levers that simultaneously improve quality, throughput, and financial performance
• Apply high-reliability principles to enterprise-level financial stewardship
ACHE Competencies: Operations Management, Financial Management, Leadership
Qualifying Credit Information:
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE of Maryland, is authorized to award 1.0 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
Tickets
$10.00 Student Member
$15.00 Non-Member Guest
$15.00 ACHE of MD Member
