FULL Brochure Now Available for Download! Don't miss this unique opportunity to bring your executive and financial teams together at The 4th Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Management Congress, where you will learn the mission-critical steps that your organization must take in 2009-2010 to ensure its financial health,

sustainability and profitability amidst the new economic reality. This Executive Congress is designed to maximize your understanding of how current market forces and reform initiatives will impact your organization's short and long term strategic plans, as well as provide your team with the tool kits to employ next generation revenue cycle solutions. Attending the Congress allows you to:

• Define your long term financial strategy and foster staff and physician engagement
• Build a strategic framework for premier revenue cycle efficiency, maximized reimbursement and operational sustainability
• Hone best practices and innovative solutions from industry leading provider institutions, financial analysts, health care economists and academicians
• Identify cutting edge market opportunities and investment strategies for increased profitability and long term growth
• Position your organization for both survival and success in 2010 and beyond

• Evaluating Mergers, Acquisitions and Unprofitable Lines of Business
• Strategic Budgeting and Capital Formation
• Revenue Cycle Management
• Charity Care Policies and Financial Counseling
• Managed Care Contracting, Payer Relations and Contract Compliance
• Capital Access, Capital Structure and Treasury Management
• CDM, Charge Capture and Charge Protocols
• Enterprise Risk Management and Alternative Asset Allocation
• Documentation and Coding Process Improvement
• Claims Processing and Denials Management
• Revenue Leakage and Cash Flow Maximization
• Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Management
• The Rise of the Self Pay Population and Uncompensated Care
• Financial Clearance and Pricing Transparency
• EMRs, HIT Integration and Next Generation Revenue Cycle Technology

Advisory Board Members Include:
David Dranove Professor, Health Industry Management; Professor, Management and Strategy Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Co-Chairman)	John M. Shiver, MHA, FACHE, FAAMA Coordinator of Undergraduate Students, College of Health and Human Services George Mason University (Co-Chairman)
Paul Alexander Clark, DrPH(cand.), MHA, MPA, MA, FACHE Senior Director, Research and Programming The Health Management Academy	Tom Gavinski Vice President, Healthcare Division IC System
Patrick McDermott Senior Vice President, Revenue Services Resurrection Health Care	Vincent Schmitz Chief Financial Officer MultiCare Health System
Dean G. Smith, PhD Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Administration, School of Public Health University of Michigan	Gregory Snow, MPM Vice President, Revenue Cycle St. Vincent Health System
Distinguished Speaking Faculty Members Include:
Jason L. Adams, FACHE Vice President of Revenue Cycle MultiCare Health System	David Adcock Public Interest Securities Arbitrator NYSE
Martin Arrick Managing Director, Corporate and Government Ratings Standard & Poor's	Deirdre Baggot, RN, MBA, CNAA Administrator, Cardiac and Vascular Services Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Nick Barto Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis Novant Health (invited)	Cheryl Boucher Administrative Director, Accounts Receivable Management Memorial Health Systems
William R. Boyles, MA Editor and Publisher Consumer Driven Market Report	Steve Brown Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis MediCorp Health System
Sue R. Carlson, CPAM Administrative Director, Revenue Cycle and Managed Care Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital	Paul Alexander Clark, DrPH(cand.), MHA, MPA, MA, FACHE Senior Director, Research and Programming The Health Management Academy
Tawana (Angel) Covington External Vendor Liaison, Quality Strategy, Patient Accounting Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Julie L. Creamer Senior Vice President, Quality and Planning Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Scott Donaldson Partner Ernst & Young	David Dranove Professor, Health Industry Management; Professor, Management and Strategy Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Co-Chairman)
Mayumi Fukui Vice President, Managed Care University of Chicago Hospitals and Health Systems	Jeff Fusile Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ann Gilbert, MBA Corporate Director, Physician and Patient Access Elliot Health System	Arnold S. Harris, Esq. President and Chief Executive Officer Harris & Harris, Ltd.
Garett Jackson, CPA Chief Financial Officer HCA - National Patient Account Services	Margo Karsten, PhD Chief Operating Officer Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Patricia Keel Regional Chief Financial Officer Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center (PSJMC) and Provena St. Mary’s Hospital (PSMH)	Michael Kelly Chief Executive Officer Forthright
Terence M. Kennedy Executive Director, National Exempt Organizations Tax Practice Ernst & Young LLP	Ed Kerner Director, Revenue Cycle Operations, Finance Department Montefiore Medical Center
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	Patrick McDermott Senior Vice President, Revenue Services Resurrection Health Care
Jim McManus Vice President, Finance St. Joseph's Hospital	Timothy Mills Vice President Provider Network, Sales and Operations NaviNet, Inc
Mike Monahan Chief Executive Officer Healthcare Resources Associates	Stephen M. Mooney President Conifer Health Solutions (A Tenet Healthcare Corporation)
Judith Napier, RN, BSN, MSN Vice President, Risk Management and Patient Safety Allina Hospitals & Clinics (invited)	Jeffrey Nieman Vice President, Operations Conifer Health Solutions (A Tenet Healthcare Corporation)
Diana Oreck Vice President, Global Learning and Leadership Center The Ritz-Carlton	Janie Patterson Vice President, Revenue Cycle Services Conifer Health Solutions (A Tenet Healthcare Corporation)
Tomas J. Philipson, PhD Professor of Public Policy Studies, Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies; Associate Member, Department of Economics, University of Chicago	Sangita Reddy Executive Director, Operations Apollo Hospitals Group
Brian B. Sanderson Health Sciences Advisory Services Ernst & Young LLP	Donald Sands, Jr., CPA Director, Systems Accounts Payable Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Scott D. Schitter, CPA Corporate Director, Tax and Financial Compliance Catholic Healthcare Partners	Vincent Schmitz Chief Financial Officer MultiCare Health System
Steve Scibetta Director, Product Development Ontario Systems	John M. Shiver, MHA, FACHE, FAAMA Coordinator of Undergraduate Students, College of Health and Human Services George Mason University (Co-Chairman)
Dean G. Smith, PhD Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Administration, School of Public Health University of Michigan	Gregory Snow, MPM Vice President, Revenue Cycle St. Vincent Health System
Julie Trocchio Senior Director, Continuing Care Ministries The Catholic Health Association of the United States	Robert Waitkus Senior Director, Taxation and Compliance The Cleveland Clinic
Mark J. Williams Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers