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Strategy, Value & Culture special interest group

What is it?

The purpose of the ‘Strategy, Value & Culture’ SIG is to strengthen the impact of healthcare data & analytics groups within their organizations. 

It does this by developing and promoting a common understanding of how to:
 (1) align with organizational priorities
 (2) define and create value
 (3) grow the organization’s maturity in how it engages with, adopts, and benefits from analytics
all of which are essential for sustainable improvement.

The group offers a collaborative forum for leaders and practitioners to discuss challenges, exchange insights, and contribute to practical frameworks ensuring that analytic work results in tangible impacts.

Through collective learning and shared resources, the SIG supports members in applying these ideas within the unique context of their organization’s culture, goals, and current realities.

SIG Chair

Chris White, CommonSpirit Health

Strategy Analytics SIG Advisory Team

  • John Hoff, Western Governor's University
  • Jess Hewes, MedStar Health
  • Eric Stephens, GI Alliance
  • Ron Russell, Sound Physicians 
  • Eli Park-Yanovitch, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Brian Sabbatini, Valley Children's Healthcare
  • Lindsay Markham, National Jewish Health
  • Cara Diaz, Davita Medical Group
  • Tim Muirheid, JPS Health Network 

Upcoming events - Members Register in the Events Calendar 

  • TBD

Recently completed events - Members can see recording in the library

June 11, 2026: Dr. Evan Orenstein & Dr. Hojjat Salmasian revisited their Nashville presentation, “Revenue vs. Cost Center: Demonstrating the Value of an Analytics Program” for the larger HDAA group.  

January 22nd, 2026 The Data Governance/Literacy SIG partnered with the Strategy SIG to host a roundtable on Data Governance strategies.

March 2025:  Panel Discussion featuring Jess Hewes, Eli Park-Yanovitch, and Eric Stephens' moderated by John Hoff. How to turn a stakeholder/executive idea into a successful project. Explore communication strategies, measurement approaches, expectation management, and right-sizing efforts. Attendees can expect to learn from our successes (and failures!) and sharpen their project design and execution skills.

Click here for the full archive of Strategy, Value & Culture SIG recordings. Access to HDAA archives is for members only.

For more information, or to volunteer for the advisory team, contact the SIG Chair from the contacts list or contact The Program Director HDAA Programs