Registration Policies
Orders/Cancellations


Mailing List

Agenda Quick Links
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
7:00 am -
8:00 am
Networking Breakfast in the Executive Networking Lounge
8:00 am -
8:10 am
Co-Chair's Day Two Opening Remarks
David Dranove
Professor, Health Industry Management; Professor, Management and Strategy
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
(Co-Chairman)

 View Biography
John M. Shiver, MHA, FACHE, FAAMA
Coordinator of Undergraduate Students, College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
(Co-Chairman)

 View Biography
8:10 am -
9:00 am
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Health Information Technology and the Obama Administration: Is Reform Moving In the Right Direction?
  • Examining the impact of new Medicare payment and HITECH standards: What EHR technology qualifies your organization for incentivized payments?
  • What is meaningful use and how will this be validated?
  • The "Kibbe Perspective": Why Clinical Groupware may be the next big thing in health IT (HIT)
  • How are consumers utilizing health information technologies to make purchasing decisions and communicate with members of the health care community?
  • What is the extent to which the rules and regulations around the HITECH monies and their expenditure will foster innovation?
  • Addressing the impact on financial managers and how must executive management move forward in making wise HIT investments?
William R. Boyles - Speaker Photo William R. Boyles, MA
Editor and Publisher
Consumer Driven Market Report

 View Biography
David Kibbe, MD, MBA
Senior Advisor, American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP);
Chair, ASTM International E31Technical Committee on Healthcare Informatics;
Principal, The Kibbe Group LLC

 View Biography
9:00 am -
12:30 pm
Concurrent Leadership Summits (Choose 1 of 2)
12:30 pm -
1:45 pm
NETWORKING LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Managing Patient Financial Responsibility in the Changing Health Care Environment
Timothy Mills
Vice President Provider Network, Sales and Operations
NaviNet, Inc

 View Biography
1:45 pm -
3:00 pm
Maximizing Yield on Your Revenue Cycle: Assessing Processes from the Front to the Back and Bridging the Gap Between the C-Suite and Revenue Cycle Teams
Part 1:
  • Defining yield: What does it mean and why should I care?
  • What are the areas that your financial team needs to focus on to maximize yield?
  • A holistic view from the front to the back: Maximizing yield at all points of your revenue cycle
    • Front: patient access
    • Middle: CMD, Chargecapture, and clinical case management
    • Back: Bill drop and medical eligibility
Part 2:
  • Discover the importance of a collaborative service and governance model: How the positive byproduct of patient and physician satisfaction can drive financial success
  • Information in action: Learn how to establish an advisory council or program at your organization
  • Frameworks to develop better communications: Fostering relationships with the C-Suite to drive revenue cycle results
Jeffrey Nieman
Vice President, Operations
Conifer Health Solutions
(A Tenet Healthcare Corporation)


 View Biography
Carolyn Swanson
Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions
Conifer Health Solutions
3:00 pm -
3:15 pm
Networking Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
3:15 pm -
4:15 pm
Building a RAC Shield: Best Practices in Preparedness and Case Study of Success
  • Regulatory update: 2009 assessment and looking ahead to 2010
  • An in-depth look at the appeals process: Case study of Florida Hospital- Orlando
Susan Bihler, BS, RN, LHRM, LNCC
Director, Utilization Management
Florida Hospital - Orlando

 View Biography
Andrew B. Wachler
Managing Partner
WACHLER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
4:15 pm -
5:15 pm
CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS — Success Strategies for Budgeting and Capital Structure: Frameworks to Navigate the Economic Downturn
  • In-depth analysis of successful approaches for formation and deployment of capital budgets
  • A collaborative approach: Why input from both the board and departments is essential for budget creation
  • Dealing with constraints: Examining certificate-of-need laws and internal, mission-based motivations that uniquely affect capital budgeting of not-for-profit systems
  • Understand system selection of capital budgeting practices: The extent to which selection and use of capital budgeting practices matters in the efficiency and viability of health care systems
Dean G. Smith, PhD
Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Administration, School of Public Health
University of Michigan

 View Biography
Agenda Quick Links
Home :: Congresses :: Leadership Summits :: Webinars :: Opportunities :: Compendium Products :: News :: Videos :: Blog

About :: Site Map :: Privacy

© 2012 World Congress | 500 West Cummings Park, Suite 5200 | Woburn, MA 01801 | 800-767-9499