Healthcare organizations are continually challenged by dynamic market conditions, rising operational costs and shifting regulatory landscapes. Entrepreneurship offers innovative pathways to address these challenges, driving financial sustainability and improving patient outcomes. By harnessing entrepreneurial strategies, healthcare leaders can introduce groundbreaking solutions, optimize resource allocation and create more adaptable business models. These entrepreneurial efforts foster innovation, enabling organizations to lead in digital health technologies, alternative care delivery models and high value healthcare (including better outcomes, safety, service and lower cost).

Hear from the founder of Blue Ocean Curiosity and a podiatric surgeon and healthcare entrepreneur who will share best practices and lessons learned from their experience and have successfully integrated entrepreneurial approaches into their systems, transforming challenges into opportunities for strategic growth. These leading healthcare executives and physician-entrepreneurs will provide actionable insights into how healthcare organizations can embrace entrepreneurship to drive operational success and strategic advantage.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the impact of entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector and how it can reshape healthcare organizations.
• Describe lessons learned from healthcare leaders in the field.
• Identify best practices in healthcare entrepreneurship.

Speakers:

Hannah Shirkey, FACHE, MBA, CPA, Founder, Blue Ocean Curiosity, LLC

Dr. Andrew H. Rice, DPM, FACFAS, Chief Physician, Billings Clinic Bozeman

ACHE Qualifying Education Credit 

This activity is eligible for 1 ACHE Qualifying Education credit toward earning or maintaining your FACHE credential. 

Credits must be self-reported at My ACHE upon completion of this activity.