Healthcare Administrators of Tidewater

Healthcare Compliance: Emerging Trends for Risk Management
2025-09-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Healthcare compliance affects every type of healthcare provider from the solo practitioner to the largest global healthcare conglomerate. It is an important area of the healthcare industry given the focus on different areas of compliance and compliance professionals’ need to be aware of standards set forth by accrediting bodies and regulators. To understand where the area of compliance is heading, healthcare professionals stay current on topics of False Claims, Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks, Third-Party Risk, Regulatory Changes, and Ethics. This program will present strategies for successfully navigating these important areas of compliance, leadership challenges and insight into trend and best practices of managing risk.
Speakers:
Lisa Shannon, JD, BSN, CPHRM, ARM, FACHE
AVP, Risk Management & Insurance Services, Riverside Health System
Christopher Cueller, JD, MBA, CHC, CHPC
VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Elevate ENT Partners
Beth Kost, MBA
Senior VP and Chief Compliance Officer, Wellstar Health System
Mike Kijewski, MBA, MMP
CEO, BedCrypt

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Event Speakers
Beth Kost
Ms. Kost joined WellStar in 2006 and she leads the Health System Compliance Program including Regulatory Compliance, Privacy and Cybersecurity. Additionally, she is responsible for various enterprise operational departments in the areas of Physical Security, Hospital Coding, Health Information Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement and chairs the Board of Managers for Catalyst by Wellstar. Prior to joining WellStar, Ms. Kost served in leadership roles in a number of consulting firms including as Chief Operating Officer for Precyse Solutions, LLC, Director of the Atlanta Health Care Practice for PwC and Manager in the Washington, DC Health Care Practice for EY. In her earlier career, Ms. Kost served in leadership roles for several Health Systems in the MidAtlantic Region of the US. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management. Ms. Kost has served on various organizational and professional association Governance Boards and volunteers her time in community programs.

Mike Kijewski
Mike Kijewski is a cofounder and CEO of MedCrypt, a healthcare software company focused on improving cybersecurity in medical devices. Many medical devices are used for 10 to 15 years, and rarely have their software updated. When these devices are connected to the internet or hospital networks, it gives hackers the ability to infiltrate patients data, or potentially even change the way these devices function. MedCrypt has created a series of software tools that can be integrated into the device at the time they are manufactured, making it easy to apply security updates when they become available, and monitor the devices’ activity for malicious behavior. MedCrypt is backed by Safeguard Scientifics, LRV Health, Eniac Ventures, Sway Ventures, and a group of angel investors with experience in the healthcare, security, and IoT spaces.
Prior to founding MedCrypt, Mike was a cofounder of Gamma Basics, a company started while a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. Gamma Basics aimed to solve a series of workflow problems in radiation oncology, including the analysis of radiation exposure in hospital oncology departments, and the analysis of quality assurance data related to radiation oncology equipment. Gamma Basics was acquired by Varian Medical Systems in 2013.
Prior to Gamma Basics, Mike was a high school physics teacher in the Downingtown Area School District in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Mike holds a BS in physics from the West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Medical Physics (MMP) from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Healthcare Management.

Christopher Cuellar
Christopher Cuellar joined Elevate ENT Partners as the Vice President of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer in 2023. In his capacity at Elevate ENT Partners, Christopher handles complex compliance, privacy, and ethical issues that arise, as well as overseeing Risk and Professional Claims management functions for the organization.
Chris brings a diverse, multi-disciplinary skill set to Elevate ENT Partners. In his professional career, he has handled negotiations with government regulatory agencies, medical malpractice litigation matters, physician contracting issues, quality of care-related concerns, and implementing the 7 elements of an effective Compliance program for his previous organizations. His passion is working with motivated healthcare operational leaders to attain operational excellence through high-reliability practices in an ethical and compliant framework.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (HIM) and has his Juris Doctorate (JD) and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Florida International University. He also currently works as an adjunct professor for both FIU and FAU, teaching courses in healthcare finance, human resources, and the legal aspects of healthcare for both Master in Healthcare Administration programs. He is nationally certified in health care compliance (CHC), health care privacy (CHPC), and risk management (CPHRM).
Chris is passionate about serving and giving back to his community. He has logged hundreds of hours volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Miami, the Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade County, and as a national member of the American Hospital Association’s ASHRM Board of Ethics Committee. In his free time, he enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son, playing golf, reading, and traveling the world.

Lisa Shannon
Lisa D. Shannon, JD, BSN, RN, CPHRM, ARM, FACHE is a registered nurse and licensed attorney with over 30 years of healthcare related experience. First as an ICU nurse at a large health system in St. Louis, Missouri and later as an attorney focusing her practice in the area of health care Risk Management. Working in several health systems across the country, Lisa has demonstrated a history of developing solutions to complex risk related challenges.
Currently, Lisa is the Associate Vice President of Risk Management & Insurance Services for Riverside Health System, in Newport News, Virginia where she leads the Risk Management & Insurance Service program. Her duties include, but are not limited to, the coordination of insurance coverages, risk finance, clinical risk management and the management of claims and litigation in collaboration with the organization’s Legal Team. Lisa serves as the organization’s Captive Manager for its Captive insurance vehicle, RHS MedInsur, Ltd.

Volunteer event: Ronald McDonald House collaboration
2025-10-04 08:30 - 11:00
HCAT is seeking no more than five members to help serve breakfast at the Ronald McDonald House in Norfolk. This organization serves our community by allowing a place of respite for families whose children are receiving care at CHKD. To learn more about the RMD, go to their site: https://rmhcnorfolk.org/
Food will be purchased and brought in by an HCAT Board Member. Arrive no later than 8:30am to check in and get assignments. Serve time is at 9am. Be prepared to stay to aid in clean-up.
**All program participants and visitors to RMH must be in good health, without fever, cough, cold, stomach virus, or related symptoms. We promote frequent handwashing while in the RMH, and gloves are provided and mandatory when handling ready-to-eat food.**
Questions about this event should be sent to the HCAT Volunteer Coordinator, Kimberly Tansey at kimbot@gmail.com
Register at our Eventbrite site.

Closing Cocktails-Networking Event
2025-10-08 17:30 - 19:00 | The Ghent • Self-Pour Gastropub • Roof Top Bar & Event Venue, 319 West 21st Street, #Suite A, Norfolk, VA, 23517, United States
Join HCAT for Closing Cocktails on Wednesday October 8th from 5:30-7:00pm at The Ghent Rooftop Bar in Norfolk, VA
Location: The Ghent Rooftop Bar – 319 W 21st St Suite A, Norfolk, VA 23517
Both HCAT members and non-members are welcome to attend! Enjoy complementary drinks on behalf of HCAT. No registration needed. See you there!

Volunteer Event: Walk to End Alzheimer's- Join Team HCAT!
2025-10-18 08:30 - 12:30
Join our HCAT team as we participate in the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on the Peninsula!
WHEN: Saturday, October 18, 2025 – registration and walkers welcome starts at 08:30am. Make sure you check in!
WHERE: Styron Square at Port Warwick, William Styron Square N, Newport News, VA 23606
WHAT: Find out more about the event here.
IMPORTANT INFO: Strollers are welcome! All members of the team must be registered separately, including kids, due to liability and waiver reasons, so please list everyone individually. There is NO REQUIREMENT to raise funds or donate; however, it is encouraged.
HOW TO JOIN: Click the link to join or from the main page search for our Team (Team Name: HCAT) and join: https://act.alz.org/site/TR?fr_id=18962&pg=team&team_id=989962
Event occurs, rain or shine! For questions, please contact the HCAT Volunteer Coordinator, Kimberly Tansey (kimbot@gmail.com).

Meaningful Alignment with Physicians & Financial Goals
2025-10-23 16:00 - 19:30 | Holiday Inn Williamsburg, 515 Bypass Road, Williamsburg, VA, 23185
Oct 23rd 4-7:30pm. Holiday Inn Williamsburg. Eligible for 1.5 In-Person Interactive Education credits through ACHE.
Agenda

4-5pm Networking Happy Hour
4:30-5:30pm Dinner
5:30-7pm Panel Discussion
7-7:30pm- Event Wrap-Up

Speakers

Adria Vanhoozier, MHA, President, Riverside Doctors Hospital
Alan George, FACHE, President, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Vonnie James, FACHE, MSHA, Chief Financial Officer, The Pavilion at Williamsburg Summit BHC
Moderator: Alexandria Ritchie, MHA, Director of Patient Care Services, Sentara Leigh Hospital

To truly transform the delivery of healthcare, the alignment and integration of executive and physician goals should be developed to create economic incentives to achieve clinical care transformations, which require behavioral and cultural changes in the delivery systems. Future success for health systems will likely depend on physicians not only successfully adapting to evolving healthcare regulatory and practice requirements, but also learning how to succeed in a world of new reimbursement models. To address these changes, physician alignment has become a common term used by healthcare leaders to describe the activities used to motivate behavior change. Developing a case for change that articulates why transformation must occur to achieve desired clinical and business outcomes and associated implementation plans may seem easy to tackle in theory. However, anyone who has ever tried to change a habit— whether on an individual or team/organizational level—knows that there is nothing easy about changing the way in which people behave and operate. This session will provide strategies and tactics on how to create meaningful physician and healthcare organizational goals, increase return on investment, and improve quality and efficiencies in the organization.

Volunteer collaboration with the Salvation Army
2025-11-15 09:00 - 12:00
Register now for our collaborative volunteer event with the Salvation Army as we aid in their Angel Tree Family Day.
We are looking for 15 people to help us. Efforts will focus on preparing family meal packages to be given out during the Angel Tree distribution.
See more information and register at our Eventbrite site today!

Marketing & Money: ROI
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:30
When developing new products and services, healthcare professionals must have a comprehensive understanding of their consumers—their needs, values, and communication preferences. Accordingly, a well-thought-out marketing strategy is vital to the success of your organization. To stay competitive, the strategy must continuously measure effectiveness and make appropriate adjustments. In an era when trust in healthcare is wavering, it’s more critical than ever that healthcare organizations possess marketing savvy and be able to make the case internally and externally for any new product or service by demonstrating the ROI for all key stakeholders.
Dec 2nd 6-7:30pm. Free Virtual event. Eligible for 1.5 Virtual Interactive Education credits through ACHE.

HCAT End of Year Celebration
2025-12-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Topgolf Virginia Beach, 5444 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA, 23462, United States
Join HCAT on December 17th for a fun night at Topgolf! Registration includes golf, food, and one drink ticket.

Registration Costs:

Member = $20
Non-member = $35

Registration includes:

Golf
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
One drink ticket

Time, Priority, and Energy Management
2026-02-26 17:30 - 18:30
Join HCAT for a virtual, qualified education event on February 26th!
“Time, Priority, and Energy Management for Healthcare Leaders” develops core leadership and professionalism competencies by equipping healthcare leaders with practical tools to plan, prioritize, and allocate time and personal energy in alignment with organizational goals. The topic emphasizes effective delegation, boundary setting, and self-management to enhance leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and team performance. Participants strengthen their ability to manage competing demands, communicate priorities clearly, and model professional behaviors that support resilience, accountability, and sustained organizational success.
Moderator:
Anna Beaver, MHA, Process Improvement Engineer, Sentara Health
Speakers:
Bailey Myers, MHA, BS, Senior Director of Perations, Sentara Leigh Hospital
Heidi Ambrose, FACHE, MBA, BS, Director of Radiation Services, Virginia Oncology Associates

The Role of Data and Advanced Analytics in Transforming Healthcare
2026-03-17 17:30 - 19:00
Join HCAT on March 17th 5:30-7:00 PM for this virtual Education event on Data & Advanced Analytics. TWO-PART REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
This program will focus on the role that data and advanced analytics play today and the potential role they will play in the future to impact operations, patient care, quality, safety, engagement & wellness, and healthcare costs. Attendees will learn the type of data and analytics that are in use today at health systems, lessons healthcare can learn from other industries, the challenges health systems face in integrating vast amounts of disparate data in real time and how to make the insights useful to the right people at the right time. The panel will also discuss how to optimize existing data and analytics initiatives at their organization.
Moderator: Niesha Townsend, Logistic Action Officer, US Military
Panelists:
Christopher Mangum, Director of Clinical Improvement & Analytics, Chidren’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Peyton Fry, Founder & Owner of Glass Raven Consulting
Kimberly Tansey, Senior Data Analyst, Defense Health Agency
TWO PART REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
You must register through Eventbrite and ACHE to get access to the virtual event platform.

Volunteer event with Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation
2026-03-21 10:00 - 13:00
Come help HCAT as we help beautify our community! Nature areas, such as the Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation, are essential to the health and well-being of people living in our cities. It takes volunteers to help preserve them.
We are seeking at least ten volunteers to help Saturday, March 21st from 10am-1pm. You are welcome to stay longer at the site if you would like (they are open until 4pm and may have additional projects, if you have additional time to dedicate).
During the event, participants can expect to assist with projects on or along our nature trails. We ask that everyone bring a pair of work gloves and plenty of water. If needed, gloves and water will also be available upon arrival. Additionally, please ensure that all participants wear long sleeves and dress appropriately for the weather.
Register at our Eventbrite site!
**For fellows of ACHE or those applying for fellow, this can count as one of your volunteer activities!**

Financial Sustainability of Healthcare Organizations: A Plan of Action
2026-04-22 17:30 - 19:00
Join HCAT for a virtual education event on Financial Sustainability, April 22nd from 5:30-7:00 PM. Earn 1.5 ACHE Virtual Education Credits!
2-PART REGISTRATION REQUIRED. You must register through ACHE to receive the event link. Registration closes on 4/19 at 11:59pm.
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Issues surrounding financial sustainability for healthcare institutions are increasingly complex. In a time when the healthcare system has been challenged in many ways, it has become abundantly clear that having concrete strategies and a proactive financial sustainability plan in place is critical for hospitals and healthcare systems to stay afloat. The primary goal of this discussion is to provide an overview of the models of current successes and solutions with a focus on a realistic plan of action.

Earn 1.5 Virtual Interactive ACHE Education Credits!

Moderator: Lieutenant Kelson A. Mosier, Fiscal Officer, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Panelists:
Kathryn Abshire, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters
Megan Yeager, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, Sentara Health

HCAT Signature Event 2026- Healthcare Market Trends & Healthcare Civility
2026-05-07 15:30 - 19:30 | The Founders Inn and Spa, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 5641 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach, VA, 23464, United States
Join HCAT for our Signature Education Event on May 7th. Join us for networking, dinner, and two excellent panel discussions
Program Agenda:
3:30-4:00pm Registration and Networking Happy Hour
4:00-5:30pm Topic #1 Best Practices in Adapting to Local Regulations, Markets and Trends
5:30-6pm Dinner
6-7:30pm Topic #2 Developing an Environment of Civility and Respect In Healthcare Organizations: Resources to Empower Healthcare Leaders to Identify, Intervene, and Prevent Workplace Bullying, Incivility and Disrespect

Save The Date: Volunteer event in Newport News!
2026-07-18 08:30 - 12:30
Please save the date for a group volunteer event on Saturday, July 18th, from 8:30am – 12:30pm.
Location will be the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, 2410 Wickham Ave, Newport News, VA 23430.
Stay after to join us for lunch!
The project we will be working will be assigned to us upon arrival; however, they typically include minor home repair or yard work.
Registration will be opened around 30 days prior to this event. When you see the “Save the date” removed from the title, registration is open!
