Speaking Grounded in Practice—and Built for Change
James Sims brings frontline clinical experience, executive leadership, and policy perspective to audiences navigating the future of healthcare. His presentations translate complex challenges into practical insights leaders and clinicians can use.
Featured Speaking Topics
From Bedside to Boardroom
How clinicians—particularly nurse practitioners and physician associates—can move beyond advisory roles and contribute meaningfully to organizational leadership and governance.
Cracking the Code: RAF, CDI and Value-Based Payment
An accessible introduction to risk adjustment, clinical documentation, attribution, and the financial mechanics shaping value-based healthcare.
Beyond RVUs: Building Primary Care for Value
A practical examination of how access, team-based care, panel management, quality, and payment models must align to create sustainable primary care.
Frailty in Older Adults
Practical strategies for identifying frailty, understanding its clinical consequences, and designing care that improves outcomes for vulnerable older adults.
Actionable
Ideas audiences can apply to leadership development, care transformation, workforce strategy, and organizational performance.
Practical
Content grounded in clinical practice, operational leadership, and real-world healthcare delivery.
What Audiences Can Expect
Engaging
Clear explanations, candid perspectives, and relevant examples that connect with clinicians and executives.
Available for keynote presentations, conference sessions, executive briefings, panels, workshops, and virtual programs. Presentations can be tailored to healthcare systems, professional associations, clinical teams, and leadership audiences.
Bring a Practical Healthcare Perspective to Your Next Event
Looking for a speaker who understands healthcare from the bedside, the clinic, the executive table, and the policy arena?