
Frequently Asked Questions
To provide you with all the information you need to join us at the Healthier Together Conference, we have listed below answers to commonly asked questions. If you do not see the question or answer you are looking for here, please reach out to healthiertogether@aha.org.
-
Registration for the 2026 Healthier Together Conference will open in November 2025.
-
Registration requires a valid email, personal information and payment details.
-
You can register another person or more at the same time; you will need to know each person’s name, title, company and email address. Once you have started registering one person, click through to the “Registration Summary” page, then click the "Add Group Member" button located at the bottom of the page.
-
We accept payment via credit card (American Express, Visa, MasterCard or Discover).
-
No. Registration for this conference is only online.
-
An invoice/receipt is emailed with each conference registration confirmation.
-
By attending the American Hospital Association’s Healthier Together Conference, participants may earn up to 18 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. A Certificate of Attendance will be available after the conference to those who complete the evaluation.
-
Click the link in your confirmation email to modify your registration.
-
You can send substitutes at any time. Please contact us at healthiertogether@aha.org for more information..
-
If you must cancel entirely, your request for a refund – minus a $250 processing fee – must be made on the registration website no later than April 17, 2026. Cancellations made after April 17, 2026, are not eligible for a refund. Use your email address and confirmation number to log onto the website and click “Cancel Registration.”
-
The in-person conference will take place in Dallas on May 12-14, 2026.
-
At this time, we are not offering a virtual opportunity.
-
The Healthier Together Conference brings together leaders (e.g., directors, VPs, SVPs) who work in to improve health and reduce disparities in health outcomes in the following fields:
- Population level data collection and analytics
- o Community and patient engagement
- o Community benefit
- o Community health
- o Access and opportunity
- o Health care administration
- o Population health management
- o Public health
Check out the conference narrative to learn more about the conference.
-
The dress code for the conference is business casual.
-
Yes! Check out the conference digital toolkit for language and images you can use to promote the conference.
-
Please email healthiertogether@aha.org to obtain a copy.
-
In quick bite breakout sessions, four to five presenters will provide a short (5–7 minute) overview of an issue their organization has addressed through innovative approaches, specifically addressing the issue, along with the intervention and lessons learned.
-
A hotel room block will be secured for conference registrants. Individuals must be registered for the conference to obtain access to the group hotel room block site. Information to book a hotel room in the room block will be provided in your registration confirmation email. Attendees, speakers and sponsors are responsible for booking and paying for their own hotel and travel. The conference and hotel location is:
Hilton Anatole
2201 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas, 75207Visit our hotel and travel page for more information and special discounts.
-
The call for content closed on September 21, 2025. Be sure to submit a proposal next fall for the chance to speak at the 2027 conference.
-
We anticipate that some sessions will be formed by combining several proposals. Therefore, we recommend four speakers in total for each session, with one speaker acting as a moderator.
-
Yes. All confirmed presenters are responsible for their own travel, accommodation expenses and registration fee. The discounted registration fee for presenters is $700.