October
AHIMA Convention
Oct 4–6, 2026 · San Antonio, TX
The American Health Information Management Association’s annual conference for health information professionals, covering AI, data privacy, health equity, coding, and workforce strategy.
Website: https://conference.ahima.org
ASHRM Annual Conference
Oct 4–6, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ
The American Society for Health Care Risk Management’s premier event, connecting distinguished risk management leaders with early-career professionals across the industry.
Website: https://www.ashrm.org/annual-conference
ACEP26 Scientific Assembly
Oct 5–8, 2026 · Chicago, IL
The American College of Emergency Physicians’ flagship event, the world’s largest emergency medicine educational conference.
Website: https://www.acep.org/sa
Premier Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition
Oct 6–8, 2026 · National Harbor, MD
Premier Inc.’s annual gathering for health systems, academic institutions, and suppliers, featuring the long-running Innovation Celebration showcase.
Website: https://premierinc.com/newsroom/breakthroughs
AAO 2026 Annual Meeting
Oct 9–12, 2026 · New Orleans, LA
The American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 130th meeting, the world’s largest ophthalmology conference, drawing tens of thousands of eye care professionals.
Website: https://www.aao.org
SIIA National Conference & Expo
Oct 11–13, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ
The Self-Insurance Institute of America’s flagship gathering for the self-insurance marketplace, bringing together employers, TPAs, brokers, and stop-loss carriers.
Website: https://siia.org
FORUM26 (NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum)
Oct 12–15, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN
A general corporate environmental health, safety, and sustainability management conference spanning all industries, not healthcare-specific.
Website: (worth confirming this belongs on a healthcare calendar at all — flagged below)
MD Expo Orlando (Fall)
Oct 13–15, 2026 · Orlando, FL
The premier conference for healthcare technology management professionals, covering HTM, compliance, cybersecurity, and biomedical equipment service.
Website: https://mdexposhow.com
NAMSS 50th Annual Conference
Oct 18–21, 2026 · New Orleans, LA
The National Association of Medical Staff Services’ 50th anniversary conference for credentialing and medical staff services professionals.
Website: https://namss.org
RISE Risk Adjustment Forum (Fall)
Oct 27–29, 2026 · Orlando, FL
The 27th Risk Adjustment Forum, bringing together health plan leaders and compliance experts on RADV audit readiness, CMS policy, and coding accuracy.
Website: https://riskadjustment.risehealth.org
National Alliance for Care at Home Annual Meeting & Exposition
Oct 27–30, 2026 · Washington, DC
The Alliance’s second annual gathering for executive leaders across home health, hospice, Medicaid HCBS, palliative care, and home care.
Website: https://allianceforcareathome.org/event/2026-annual-meeting-expo
November
INFORMS Annual Meeting
Nov 1–4, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
A general operations-research and analytics conference with healthcare as one track among many, not a healthcare-specific event.
Website: https://meetings.informs.org/wordpress/sanfrancisco2026
AAHKS Annual Meeting
Nov 5–8, 2026 · Dallas, TX
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons’ annual meeting, drawing 2,200+ orthopaedic surgeons focused on joint arthroplasty.
Website: https://meeting.aahks.org
AMIA Annual Symposium
Nov 7–11, 2026 · Dallas, TX
The American Medical Informatics Association’s premier meeting for biomedical and health informatics research and practice.
Website: https://amia.org/education-events/amia-2026-annual-symposium
HLTH 2026
Nov 15–18, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV
Healthcare’s largest innovation event, drawing 12,000+ leaders across digital health, health systems, payers, and healthcare investing.
Website: https://hlth.com/events/usa
AI in Healthcare & Pharma Summit
Nov 18–19, 2026 · Boston, MA
RE•WORK’s summit on AI and machine learning applications across clinical practice, diagnostics, and patient care.
Website: https://boston-ai-healthcare.re-work.co
December
RSNA 2026
Nov 29–Dec 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL
The Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting, the world’s leading radiology forum, drawing roughly 50,000 attendees.
Website: https://www.rsna.org/annual-meeting
Next Generation Patient Experience (NGPX)
Dec 2–4, 2026 · Palm Springs, CA
An intimate retreat-format gathering of patient experience leaders focused on innovation, storytelling, and co-design.
Website: https://www.nextgenpx.com
IHI Forum
Dec 6–9, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s global event on quality improvement, patient safety, and health equity, drawing 3,000+ professionals from 55+ countries.
Website: https://www.ihi.org/connect/events/forum
HFMA Annual Conference (UK)
Dec 9–11, 2026 · Birmingham, UK
The Healthcare Financial Management Association’s NHS finance event, a distinct UK organization from its US counterpart.
Website: https://www.hfma.org.uk/events/hfma-annual-conference-2026
RISE Population Health Summit
Dec 15–16, 2026 · Scottsdale, AZ
A gathering for health plan and provider executives on population health management, chronic disease, and behavioral health strategy.
Website: https://populationhealth.risehealth.org
