The 1st international conference hosted by the Centre for Management of Health Services (CMHS) in the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is dedicated to advances in healthcare management services. This conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, practitioners, healthcare administrators, care- providers and policy makers from around the world to share cutting-edge research experiences, bring new ideas, debate issues and address latest developments in the domain of healthcare management. The conference’s focus is on - Developing insights into the techniques, opportunities, novel strategies and analytical methods for dealing with different challenges in the healthcare system. Sharing of research based knowledge related to healthcare management, healthcare services, healthcare quality, healthcare analytics and informatics. Case studies and innovative applications on the related field