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Unlock Strategies at NRC Health’s HUB25 User Forum Sessions

At the NRC Health User Forum sessions at Human Understanding Beyond | HUB25, healthcare leaders, innovators, and changemakers will gather to explore cutting-edge strategies for transforming care delivery. → September 3, 2025

Reimagining Healthcare Culture: Leadership & Culture Sessions at HUB25

This October, healthcare leaders will gather in Orlando, Florida, for NRC Health’s Human Understanding Beyond | HUB25, happening October 15–17. HUB25 is more than a conference—it’s a catalyst for change, bringing together innovators, caregivers, and strategists to explore how human understanding can reshape healthcare. → August 27, 2025

Designing with Empathy: How Human-Centered Design Is Transforming Healthcare

As healthcare continues to evolve, this approach is proving to be not only more compassionate but also more effective for building trust and fostering long-term relationships. Human-centered design is a strategic framework for solving problems by deeply understanding the people affected by them. → August 26, 2025

Transforming Patient Experience: What to Expect from HUB25’s Listening & Understanding Track

HUB25 is more than a conference. It’s a movement to reimagine healthcare through the lens of human understanding. Among the most impactful offerings are the Listening & Understanding concurrent sessions, which spotlight how leading organizations are transforming care by truly hearing the voices of patients, families, and frontline staff. → August 20, 2025

A Global Voice for Healthcare Improvement: Donald Berwick’s Keynote You Can’t Miss

This fall, NRC Health and The Governance Institute are proud to welcome one of the most influential voices in modern healthcare, Donald M. Berwick, M.D., MPP, FRCP, KBE, to the stage at Human Understanding Beyond | HUB25 and The Governance Institute Leadership Conference. → August 13, 2025

Join conversations with subject matter experts and thought leaders, and get an inside look at the trends shaping the future of patient experience and the ever-changing healthcare landscape.

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