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Friday September 29, 2006

8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Choose from 1 of 3 Breakfast Symposia
Symposia 1: The Power of Six Sigma in Revenue Cycle Improvement
  Jeff Warner
Director of Performance Improvement, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Trinity Heath
Symposia 2: A Case Study from Thomson Medstat
Symposia 3: Contracting Case Study - Resolving Problems Thru Development of Effective Contract Language
9:00 am
Chairman’s Opening Remarks
9:15 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Evolution of DRGs and Public/Private Partnerships
  • Assessing the impact of recent changes to the DRG weighting system within the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS)
Steven Speil
Senior Vice President, Health Financing, Policy, and Legal Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Federation of American Hospitals

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  Marc Hartstein
Deputy Director, Division of Acute CareCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10:15 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45 am
Adapting to Pay-for-Performance Metrics for Hospitals and Health Systems
Robert E Nesse, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
Mayo Health System

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11:30 am
DISCUSSION PANEL: Best Practices in Third Party Contracting to Maximize Revenue
  • Effective rate negotiation of managed care contracts - ideal reimbursement methodologies
Michael Foye
Vice President Revenue Cycle
Clarian Health Partners

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Mayumi Fukui
VP Managed Care
University of Chicago Hospitals and Health Systems

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Leonard Kalm
Senior Vice President, Managed Care, Continental Division
HCA Healthcare Inc.
  Jeff Warner
Director of Performance Improvement, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Trinity Heath
12:30 pm
Luncheon with Executive Discussion Groups
Friday Luncheon Topic:
Developing Denial Management Strategies
*Sessions are limited to 10 participants. Please sign up when you arrive on
site at the conference.
1:30 pm
Linking Supply Chain and Revenue Cycle Management to Improve the Bottom Line
  • Linking supply chain systems with Chargemaster/CDM systems to ensure streamlined pricing
Lynne L. Dossey, MPH
Regional Vice President
MedAssets Net Revenue Systems

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Jim McManus
VP Finance
St. Joseph’s Health System

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2:15 pm
Rush University Medical Center: Results of a Financial Turnaround Committed to Quality of Care
Dr. Goodman will review the factors underlying the financial improvement at Rush, with particular emphasis on the role that the governance structure of the institution and an emphasis on quality played.
Larry Goodman, MD
CEO
Rush University Medical Center;
President, Rush University

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3:00 pm
CLOSING KEYNOTE DISCUSSION: Assessing the Impact of Future Information Technology Advances and the Implications for Hospital Finance
  • Integrating revenue cycle into clinical process and technology
  • The impact of RHIOs on claims processing, dealing with underpayments/denials, etc.
  • Using technology for improved clinical documentation and coding
Moderator
Bradley N. King, CPA, MBA, MPA
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Oregon Health and Science University

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Asif Ahmad
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Duke University Health System and Duke University Medical Center

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John C. Powers
Chief Administration Officer
Beth Israel Deaconess

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John Wade
Vice President; former CIO,
St. Luke’s Health System

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3:45 pm
Chairman’s Closing Remarks
4:00 pm
Conference Concludes
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