THANK YOU FOR MAKING #HSPI2025 A GRAND SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2025 in Atlanta! Your active participation made this event a remarkable success.
What we achieved in Atlanta:
- Inspiring Keynotes: Leaders like Mandy Long and Dr. Venkatesh Bellamkonda shared transformative insights into AI and healthcare justice.
- Hands-On Workshops: Sessions on Leader Standard Work and Lean Six Sigma equipped attendees with actionable strategies.
- Collaborative Networking: Professionals from diverse sectors connected to drive meaningful change in healthcare systems.
We look forward to building on this momentum and advancing healthcare excellence together.
Continue learning through the conference app
#HSPI2025 attendees can still access content from the conference by clicking on the button below. You must use the passphrase sent via email before the conference.
Access HSPI 2025 App
#HSPI2025 honorees & competition winners
The Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference 2025 celebrated the outstanding contributions of healthcare professionals and researchers dedicated to improving systems and processes. Several attendees were recognized for their exceptional work during the award ceremony on Feb. 21, 2025.
Congratulations to all our winners!
SHS President’s Service Award
Recognized for outstanding service and contributions to the Society for Health Systems (SHS).
2025 Vinod Sahney Award
- Valerie Mefford (Michigan Medicine)
Presentation: “Bridging the Gap: Uniting Research and Practice for Effective Interventions & Dissemination of Best Practices”
Poster Competition Winners
Sponsored by the University of Central Florida Healthcare Systems Engineering Program, this competition was judged by SHS diplomates and leaders.
- First Place: Jordan Peck (MITRE Corporation)
“Mapping Opportunities for Improved Access to Care Through Federal Healthcare Partnerships”
- Second Place: Karthik Kandaswamy (Cambridge Health Alliance)
“Improving Patient Experience by Re-designing Patient Access to Primary Care: Applying Systems Engineering”
- Third Place: Ben Elmore (Louisiana State University)
“System Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety Model for Developing and Testing an Alarm Management Quality Intervention”
People’s Choice Poster Awards
Attendees had the opportunity to vote for their favorite posters in the following categories:
- Most Impactful Findings: Lisa Filyo & Andrea Stephanie Ingram (Veteran’s Affairs-Orlando)
“Reducing Heart Failure Hospitalizations through a High-Risk Shared Medical Appointment Program”
- Most Visually Appealing: Sadaf Tabatabaee (Binghamton University)
“Unsupervised Neural Network for Automated Classification of Surgical Urgency Levels in Medical Transcriptions”
- Best Presentation: Nicole Czubkowski, Tianna Schiappa Pietra, & Janice Yanez (Nicklaus Children’s Hospital)
“Reduction of Duplicated Medical Records Through Lean Six Sigma and Systems Engineering”
Learn from industry leaders on "Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast"
Relive the best conference moments
The energy, the insights, the connections — #HSPI2025 was an unforgettable experience! Now, you can revisit the highlights with our official conference retrospective photo album. See if you can spot yourself, your colleagues, and the inspiring moments that made this event special.
View the Photo Album
#HSPI2025 Podcast Breaks: Hear what attendees gained from the event
"Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast" continues its series of brief interviews capturing attendees' insights and experiences at the HSPI conference. These mini-episodes offer a glimpse into the diverse perspectives of professionals and students who participated in the event. Click on the name of an attendee listed below to find and listen to their interview:
- Aakash Mittal, MDofficeManager: Aakash shares his key takeaways from the conference and how they apply to his role at MDofficeManager.
- Ritu Ward, T. Ward & Associates Inc: Ritu discusses the value of networking and the innovative strategies she plans to implement in her practice.
- Kim Kaleta, Kennesaw State University: Kim, a student, reflects on the educational benefits and hands-on learning opportunities that the conference provided.
- Devpradnya Kadam, UF Health: Devpradnya shares her experience at the conference, highlighting the sessions that resonated with her and how she plans to apply the insights gained.
- Taylor Rader, Mayo Clinic: Taylor discusses her long-awaited return to the conference, the collaborative atmosphere of the conference and the new methodologies she intends to bring back to her team at Mayo Clinic.
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