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Thursday, September 28, 2006
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am
Welcome and State-of-the-Industry Remarks
Michael Zimmerman
President
Zimmerman LLC

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9:15 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Implications of Consumer Directed Health Products on Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Practical strategies for adapting to consumer directed health
  • Competitive and risk factors of public disclosure of quality and cost
  • New technologies to advance point of collection and engage consumers
John Casillas - Speaker Photo John Casillas
Founder
Medical Banking Project

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Sanford Kurtz, MD
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Lahey Clinic

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Patrick McDermott
Senior Vice President, Revenue Services
Resurrection Health Care

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Chris Queram - Speaker Photo Chris Queram
President & CEO
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality

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Kenneth Robbins
President
Illinois Hospital Association

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10:15 am
A Health Plan View of Consumer Directed Health
  • Strategies for successful operations and partnerships
Scott P. Serota
President and CEO
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

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11:00 am
Networking and Refreshment Break
11:30 am
Evaluating Charity Care and Tax Exempt Status
  • Models for hospitals earning tax exemption
  • The challenge of earning tax exemption under the scrutiny of pay-for-performance
James Rice, Ph.D., FACHE
Vice Chairman, The Governance Institute;
Director, Cambridge International Health Leadership Programme, Cambridge, England

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William Santulli
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Advocate Health Care

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12:15 pm
Luncheon with Executive Discussion Groups
Thursday Luncheon Topic:
Off-shoring Revenue Cycle for Competitive Advantage
*Sessions are limited to 10 participants. Please sign up when you arrive on
site at the conference.
1:15 pm -
4:15 pm
CONCURRENT EXECUTIVE SEMINARS
EXECUTIVE SEMINAR A - MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP:
Aligning Clinical and Financial Staff to Improve the Bottom Line
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1:15 pm Seminar Leader's Opening Remarks
Michael Zimmerman
President
Zimmerman LLC

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1:30 pm Leading the Vision for a Common System to Improve Efficiency
Craig Collins
Division Chair, Mayo Clinic Revenue Cycle
Mayo Clinic

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2:15 pm Joining Decentralized Departments to Achieve Results Using a Multi-Disciplinary Steering Committee
Doug Vanderslice
Chief Financial Officer
St Louis Children's Hospital

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3:00 pm Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 pm Reengineering Revenue Cycle Operations through an RCIG Strategy
Michael Calder
Senior Vice President, Revenue Cycle
St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers

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Cheri S. Kane, MSA, FHFMA, CHFP, FACMPE
Partner
Select Health Management, Inc.

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EXECUTIVE SEMINAR B - PROCESS EXCELLENCE:
Combating Revenue Cycle Leakage and Recovering Lost Revenue
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1:15 pm Seminar Leader’s Opening Remarks
Robert Watson
President and CEO
Concuity, Inc.

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1:30 pm Streamlining Front End Processes to Impact the Bottom Line
Donald C. Riefner
Chief Revenue Officer, Hospital Services,
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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2:15 pm The Uninsured Crises in America: Could the Minnesota Model Be Coming to Your State?
Tom Gavinski
Vice President, Healthcare Division
IC System

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3:00 pm Networking and Refreshment Break
3:30 pm Linking Disparate Technologies to Drive Process Redesign and Improve Efficiency and Outcomes
Gregory Snow, MPM
National Vice President, Revenue Cycle
Kaiser Permanente

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4:30 pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Outsourcing the Revenue Cycle for Competitive Advantage
  • Comparing national outsourcing with off-shoring (globalization)
Divya Sehgal
COO
Apollo Health Street

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5:15 pm -
6:15 pm
Networking Cocktail Reception
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