Speakers Program Schedule Who Attends FAQ Venue Reserve Your Seat
Summit venue
8th Annual Summit | Harvard Club of Boston | August 18–19, 2026

Bundled Payment & Care Transformation Summit

Join us for the 8th Annual Summit in Boston — focused on closing the gap between strategy and measurable performance across bundled payments and broader care transformation.

Reserve Your Seat →
Scroll
0
Days of Strategic Sessions
0+
C-Suite Executives
0+
Health Systems Represented
0+
Speakers From Top Health Systems
Summit Begins In
--
Days
:
--
Hours
:
--
Minutes
:
--
Seconds
Harvard Business School Faculty Keynotes

Keynote Faculty

Harvard Business School faculty alongside C-suite executives from leading health systems actively running bundled payment and value-based care programs.

Bob Kaplan
Harvard Business School
Bob Kaplan
Senior Fellow & Baker Foundation Professor Emeritus

The co-creator of time-driven activity-based costing, the methodology that reveals what healthcare actually costs versus what it charges. His session translates TDABC directly into episode cost management and the financial levers that determine whether a bundled payment program succeeds or erodes margin.

View bio
Susanna Gallani
Harvard Business School
Susanna Gallani
Associate Professor, Accounting & Management

Her Harvard Business Review research on gain-sharing and physician incentive design reveals why traditional financial incentives often fail in clinical settings, and what organizational conditions actually drive sustained behavior change under value-based care.

View bio
Leslie John
Harvard Business School
Leslie John
James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration

James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning behavioral scientist whose research on self-disclosure, trust, and decision-making has appeared in PNAS, Psychological Science, and JAMA. At the Summit, she presents insights from her book Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing.

View bio
0
+

C-Suite Executives. Fireside Chats. Real Answers.

Hear directly from CFOs, CMOs, COOs, and CEOs from leading health systems actively running bundled payment programs.

Speaker Announcements Coming Soon
Past Speakers Have Included
Toby Cosgrove · Former CEO, Cleveland Clinic Peter Markell · CFO, Brown University Health John Halamka · President, Mayo Clinic Platform Bob Kaplan · Harvard Business School John Glaser · Forbes Health Advisory Board Amy Edmondson · Professor of Leadership, HBS Vin McDermott · CFO, MGB Community Division Joe Kvedar, MD · Senior Advisor, Harvard Medical School Chip Davis, MD · Chief of Arthroplasty, Penn State Health Jason Simon, MD · Medical Director, Newton-Wellesley Sports Medicine Toby Cosgrove · Former CEO, Cleveland Clinic Peter Markell · CFO, Brown University Health John Halamka · President, Mayo Clinic Platform Bob Kaplan · Harvard Business School John Glaser · Forbes Health Advisory Board Amy Edmondson · Professor of Leadership, HBS Vin McDermott · CFO, MGB Community Division Joe Kvedar, MD · Senior Advisor, Harvard Medical School Chip Davis, MD · Chief of Arthroplasty, Penn State Health Jason Simon, MD · Medical Director, Newton-Wellesley Sports Medicine
Summit attendees networking
Who Attends

Executive Leadership

Senior leaders from U.S. health systems focused on getting the most out of bundled payment and value-based care programs — across finance, operations, and clinical leadership.

“The room was extraordinary. Every person I spoke to was dealing with the same challenges we are and had already tested solutions I hadn’t considered.”

Program

What We’ll Cover

01
Episode Cost Analysis: What Your Reconciliation Statement Is Actually Telling You
Using TDABC to identify which service lines, surgeons, and discharge patterns are eroding your bundled payment margin
02
Post-Acute Network Design: Cutting SNF Spend Without Sacrificing Outcomes
How leading systems are building tiered PAC networks that reduce length-of-stay and 90-day readmission rates
03
Physician Alignment Under CMS TEAM: What Actually Changes Behavior
Gain-share structures, performance transparency tools, and the organizational conditions that produce sustained clinical change
04
Readmission Reduction: The Interventions With Measurable ROI
Care transition protocols, post-discharge outreach, and patient adherence strategies that move 30-day and 90-day readmission rates
05
CMS TEAM Year One: What Health Systems Running It Are Learning Right Now
Real implementation lessons from systems live under the mandatory program — on reconciliation, target prices, and financial exposure
06
Data Infrastructure for Bundled Payments: From Claims Lag to Real-Time Decisions
How to build the analytics capability your team needs to manage episode performance before the reconciliation arrives
07
Constructing a Gain-Share Program That Survives Contact With Your Medical Staff
Legal structure, incentive design, and the communication strategies that get surgeons engaged rather than resistant
08
Financial Sustainability Across Your Entire Bundle Portfolio
Managing risk across multiple episode types, building internal reserves, and setting targets your CFO can defend
Schedule

Two Days. One Room.

Day One, August 18
Day Two, August 19
2:00 PM
Registration & Arrival
2:30 PM
Opening Remarks
3:00 PM
Opening Keynote: CMS TEAM, The State of the Program
4:00 PM
Fireside Chats
5:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM
Dinner & HBS Faculty Keynote — Bob Kaplan
8:30 PM
Evening Close
8:00 AM
Breakfast & Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
HBS Faculty Keynote — Susanna Gallani
10:15 AM
Health System Executive Panel
11:30 AM
Operational Breakout Roundtables
1:00 PM
Fireside Chats
2:00 PM
HBS Faculty Keynote — Leslie John
3:30 PM
Closing Remarks
⚾
Post-Summit · Evening of August 19
Private Evening at Fenway Park
An informal evening of connection and celebration at one of Boston’s most iconic venues. Included with every registration at no additional cost.
Included with Registration
Registration

Secure Your Seat

Full access to all sessions, meals, and the post-summit evening at Fenway Park. Apply your invitation code at checkout or contact us to request one.

“We built this summit because there was no forum where health system executives could speak candidly about what’s actually working in bundled payments, without the noise of a trade show.”

Derek Haas · CEO, Avant-garde Health
August 18–19, 2026  ·  Harvard Club of Boston
$795
Per Attendee
Reserve Your Seat →
  • Full access to all sessions, both days
  • All meals — reception, dinner, and breakfast
  • Post-summit evening at Fenway Park
Have an invitation code? Apply it at checkout.
No code? Contact us to request one.
About Avant-garde Health

The Data Behind the Summit

Avant-garde Health is the leading analytics and advisory firm for hospitals navigating bundled payment programs. AGH has helped health systems across the country achieve measurable results under BPCI Advanced, CJR, CMS TEAM, and broader value-based care models over the past decade.

44+
Articles in Top Business & Medical Journals
7+
Harvard Business Review Articles
40+
Blog Posts & Thought Leadership
8th
Annual Summit
Venue

Harvard Club of Boston

Situated in the heart of Boston, steps from Copley Square and Back Bay. One of the city’s most distinguished private venues, ideally positioned for attendees to explore everything Boston has to offer.

📍
Address
374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
FAQ

Common Questions

This summit is designed exclusively for C-suite executives, CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, COOs, and CNOs, at health systems actively participating in or preparing for bundled payment programs such as CMS TEAM. Attendance is by invitation only and curated for seniority and relevance.
Registration includes full access to all summit sessions across both days, the Day One cocktail reception and dinner, all Day Two breakouts and roundtables, and the post-summit private evening at Fenway Park, at no additional cost. Hotel accommodations are not included.
If you received a personal invitation, your code will be entered at checkout to apply your exclusive rate. If you have not received a code and wish to request one, contact us at info@avantgardehealth.com. Attendance requests are reviewed individually.
On the evening of August 19, all registered attendees are invited to a private event at Fenway Park, an informal evening of connection and celebration at one of Boston’s most iconic venues. It is included with your registration at no additional cost. Details are shared upon completing registration.
Yes. While many attendees are actively running CMS TEAM or prior bundled payment models, the summit addresses the full spectrum of value-based care transformation, clinical pathway design, cost management, physician alignment, and care coordination. Every session is designed to be immediately actionable regardless of program status.