Excitement is growing for Vision Quest, an event that brings together healthcare’s most forward-thinking leaders to explore effective strategies for network management and advancing care delivery. It’s your unique opportunity to share ideas, exchange knowledge, and create meaningful impact. Get ready to expand your expertise, connect with influential professionals, and contribute to shaping the next chapter of healthcare.
Mark Your Calendar: May 19-21, 2026, at the Renaissance Downton Hotel in Chicago, IL
What is Vision Quest?
Vision Quest is a one-of-a-kind collaborative and community-building experience that unites healthcare’s forward thinkers, policy leaders, and innovators to transform access to care.
Together, we’re shaping the future of healthcare, and this is your opportunity to join others – from health plan leaders to regulators to data analysts to policy advocates— to tackle tough topics, ideate, innovate, and share industry solutions and best practices to impact real change.
The whole idea of Vision Quest is bringing like-minded people together to talk about industry trends, challenges, and solutions. If you’re a leader in healthcare provider network management, you’ll be surrounded by peers who are working every day to build, manage, strategize, and optimize provider networks to meet their organization’s needs and better serve their members.
What Can I Expect From Vision Quest?
We’ve spent 2025 listening closely to your feedback, watching how the industry landscape is evolving, and asking ourselves: How do we stay true to our mission of improving healthcare access for all, while making the experience even more meaningful for you?
5 Reasons Vision Quest Is A Must-Attend Event
Here’s what you can expect:
- Knowledge Sharing Moments: We’ve completely reimagined the experience to include more connections, more discussions, and more participation.
- More connections. We’re creating space for deeper conversations and spontaneous moments that spark collaboration.
- More discussions. Thought-provoking ideas won’t just live on the main stage — they’ll be pulled down into breakout sessions where you can engage directly.
- More participation. We pull together an unparalleled agenda that works on multiple levels — by bringing together Executives, directors, managers, and analysts to ideate and challenging every participant to apply what they’ve learned in a collaborative setting, ensuring retention and readiness for execution.
- Insights From Real-World Applications: National and regional peer plans share practical examples of how they are aligning their provider network strategies with their business goals to improve outcomes and operations, including sharing tactical measures for modernizing your network configuration.
- Interactive Learning With Collaborative Problem-Solving: We’ve carved out an entire day dedicated to rolling up our sleeves and diving into real-world challenges together. These sessions aren’t about theory—they’re designed to give you the practical tools, workflows, and insights needed to address high-priority needs effectively. You’ll leave equipped with advanced techniques and strategies ready to be implemented immediately upon returning to work.
- Genuine Opportunities To Network: Vision Quest is about creating meaningful connections with like-minded leaders in healthcare to talk about industry trends, challenges, and solutions. Connect with executives, directors, managers, and analysts in spaces intentionally designed for collaboration. Plus, enjoy exclusive events, delicious cuisine, and moments of camaraderie that can only be experienced here.
- Immediate And Long-Term Value: With CMS and state agencies introducing new compliance requirements, it’s essential to address these changes and discuss strategies for success. Vision Quest stands apart from other events by focusing completely on provider access, data integrity, and network intelligence—key elements critical for driving immediate advancements and achieving long-term success. You’ll receive the latest guidance and tools to remain compliant and competitive.
This isn’t just another conference. It’s a reflection of our shared commitment — and we can’t wait to start building together.
Who should attend Vision Quest?
Vision Quest historically attracts 150 people from more than 80+ payer organizations of all sizes and lines of business. We intentionally keep VQ small to encourage maximum engagement from all in attendance. Our session sizes, agenda, and networking opportunities will foster relevant meetings ensuring you’ll have access and introductions to the right people. You can personalize your journey to maximize your time and effort at the event.
Vision Quest is ideal for cross departmental teams and individuals in your organization who are involved with managing, monitoring, and measuring Medicare Advantage, Commercial, and Medicaid networks, including:
- Executive Team
- Network Performance Teams
- Network Strategists
- Compliance and Audit Teams
- Provider Network Operations Teams
- Network Development Teams
- Business & Data Analytics Teams
- Sales & Marketing Teams
- Member Services Teams
- Competitive Intelligence Teams
Can I Customize MY Vision Quest Experience?
Yes! We encourage you to attend any session that piques your interest. You can personalize your agenda based on your preferences, whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise in a specific area, curious about exploring new topics, eager to learn more about new Quest Analytics® Solutions, or interested in a mix of it all.
Vision Quest 2026 is thoughtfully structured with two distinct focus areas, each scheduled on different days. This purposeful design ensures you won’t have to choose between key conversations — making it easy to fully immerse yourself in the insights and inspiration that matter most to you.
Thought Leadership Content
Sessions will focus on case studies from your peers, fireside chats with regulators, peer discussions around today’s biggest industry challenges, and table talks with industry leaders. All set within small group sessions, everyone can be heard, and everyone walks away with information they can use immediately.
Hands-on Learning
Dive deep into Quest Analytics solutions providing best practices, tips, and advanced deep dives into how your peers are using QES/QAS in their workflows. You will walk away learning new ways to leverage the platform across your organization. You’re in the driver’s seat, guided by Quest Analytics’ SMEs and Client Services teams.
How Can I Register For Vision Quest?
It’s simple: register now!
Vision Quest is the only conference that focuses completely on provider network management and intelligence. We’re beyond excited to welcome you to Vision Quest, where together, we’ll shape the future of healthcare. See you there!
Proven Solutions for Your Provider Network Management
Looking to simplify your workload? Let Quest Analytics take on the heavy lifting! Our solutions and dedicated team specialize in provider data accuracy and provider network adequacy for various lines of businesses, including Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and Commercial. Schedule a strategy session today and see how we can help you every step of the way.
