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The 2015 Gerry Haggerty Annual Leadership Institute
Healthcare Sustainability in a
Transparent Market
May 13-15
The DoubleTree Hotel - 3663 Park East Drive | Beachwood, OH
Highlights
$ KEYNOTE: Treasurer of Ohio, Josh Mandel
$ Executive Panel
$ New Networking: Indians game – Club Seats,
Dueling Piano Show & Much More!
$ Vendor Selection Panel
$ 3 Full Days of Programming – 20 Total CPE’s!
Register online by April 10th
for a chance to win a
$100 gift card!
Agenda
State Innovation Models (SIM) - OHA Update on Episodic Payments
Aly DeAngelo – Director, Health Economics & Policy – Ohio Hospital Association
OHA staff will present the latest news regarding the implementation of episodic payments through the federal
SIM grant program. Members are encouraged to share feedback on the cost and quality performance reports
received from Medicaid and other participating payers, so as to inform OHA policy and advocacy efforts.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
1. Better understand the mechanics of episodic payments.
2. Better understand their own performance reports through feedback shared by other members.
3. Better understand the OHA's role and position regarding episodic payments.
STOP…Collaborate and Listen!
David Oppenlander – CFO – The Centers for Dialysis Care
Discuss projects in which lines of responsibility are not clearly drawn in which Finance and Clinical Staff work
together to improve the revenue cycle while improving clinical operations.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will better understand:
1. Working together collaboratively
2. Improving Cash Flow
3. Improving relationships inside the organization
Volume to Value: Shifting to Enterprise Value
David Mustin – Managing Director – Stafford Snyder, LLC.
Tag: Shifting the Focus to Health System Value While Enhancing Patient Experience and Outcomes
Health care providers are motivated to maximize revenue and volume. Research demonstrates that volume
undermines quality and patient experience. Many hospitals have invested deeply in building a health system, but
have failed to capitalize on its value. Risk transfer, bundled payments, price transparency and more educated
consumers will shift the focus to revenue management, expense reduction and an integrated health system
approach.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
1. Understand the trends and drivers that are making the change mandatory.
2. How to shift the focus from a departmental to an enterprise wide approach.
3. Understand examples specific programs that can drive or enable the shift.
Hot Topics in Healthcare Law
Thomas J. Onusko, Esq. – Senior Counsel – Bricker & Eckler, LLP.
This session will provide an overview of recent legal developments of which HFMA members need to be aware,
including fraud and abuse enforcement, network formation, regulation of ACOs, and IRS regulation of tax exempt
hospitals.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
1. Recognize potential new areas of legal risk before they occur.
2. Take preventative action to avoid legal complications in the future.
3. Appreciate the extent of potential legal risk when weighing the costs and benefits of a proposed
course of action.
Fundamentals of Healthcare Reform
Walter Coleman – Consulting Manager – Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP.
The ACA gives Health and Human Services and other Government programs power to reform healthcare. This
program will look at some of the changes under the Medicare program including Value Based Purchasing,
Readmission Reduction Program, Hospital Acquired Conditions Program, and other voluntary Medicare payment
models.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
1. Have a deeper understanding of the dynamics of Value Based Purchasing, Readmission Reduction
Program, and the Hospital Acquired Conditions Program
2. Understand the voluntary Medicare Payment models under the ACA, such as MSSP and Bundled
Payment
3. Know what Risk Capability is and what it means to be risk capable
Charge Capture: What You Don’t Know IS Killing You!
Bob Medcalf – CEO – Net Revenue Associates
Dan Clark – McGladrey
We will discuss the revenue cycle aspects of clinical documentation that are driving charge assessment, along
with implications of coding practices that are driving the PRICE of services up in an environment of transparency.
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
1. Know the three elements necessary to access a charge to a Medicare subscribers account
2. Understand that what the nursing staff documents can cause revenue loss and how clinical
knowledge results in defendable pricing
3. Know how coding is corrupted by thinking
EXECUTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: How Empowered Individuals Can Affect Great Change
What better way to gain added insight into a wide range of financial and operational challenges then by hearing
directly from management. Learn how YOU can make an impact on the success of your organization by
understanding the issues executives feel are critical to the future of the Healthcare Industry. You can’t afford to
miss this panel discussion!
Additional Sessions: More Details Coming Soon!
Cracking the Code:
How to Maximize ROI on Capital Expenditures through Innovative Leadership
Mike Trainer – CFO – Akron Children’s Hospital
Don Taylor – Welty
From Admit to Discharge… Why You Need to Be a Know-It-All!
Donna Graham – Metro Health
PANEL DISCUSSION: Vendor Selection
Cost Accounting
John Senderack – Metro Health
Six Sigma
Dave Delost & Ken Turner
Cost Report Updates
Mike Nichols – McGladery
Networking and Entertainment!
WEDNESDAY
7:30 – 8:30am
Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Fair [Exhibit Hall]
8:30 – 4:00pm
Programming & Vendor Fair – Details to come
4:00 – 5:00pm
Cocktail Reception [Exhibit Hall]
5:00pm - ?
Option #1 – Cleveland Indians Game
We have club seats at the Indians vs. Cardinals Game, so all food is included! Our seats
are all together and covered so don’t worry about a little rain! We will also be organizing
some activities during the game so stick around to win some prizes! Don’t want to deal
with downtown traffic? No problem; we have a charter bus to transport our group to
and from the game. We will leave the DoubleTree at 5:00pm sharp and the bus will pick
us up from Progressive Field at 10:00pm sharp.
Option #2 – Wine Tasting and Food Pairing
Not a sports fan? Stick around the DoubleTree for some good food and great wine!
THURSDAY
7:30 – 8:30am
Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Fair [Exhibit Hall]
8:30 – 5:00pm
Programming, Installation of Officers, and Vendor Fair – Details to come
5:00 – 6:30PM
Cocktail Reception & Raffle [Exhibit Hall Foyer]
At the end of cocktails we will be raffling off the vendors’ prizes, so make sure you stop
by each and every booth to learn about the great products and services our sponsors have
to offer!
6:30 – 8:00pm
Dinner [Exhibit Hall]
8:00 – 11:00pm
Open Bar, Entertainment & Prizes
NEW: Dueling Piano Show [Exhibit Hall]
Stick around after dinner for live entertainment by the Pittsburgh Dueling Piano Show!
It’s an interactive event with songs from every generation.
NEW: Euchre Tournament [Compass Room]
Sign-up sheets will be available during programing sessions; pairings will be announced
at dinner.
FRIDAY
7:30 – 8:00am
Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Fair [Exhibit Hall]
8:30 – 2:30pm
Programming & Lunch – Details to come
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
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