2018 Speaking Faculty

As the Director of Supply Chain Commercialization, Richard works as a senior supply chain leader at Intermountain Healthcare to deliver the supply chain triple aim of ‘Becoming a Model’. This effort includes our strategy to share supply chain best practices and make available to other providers our supply chain products and services. He has a proven track record of leading complex and diverse teams to deliver exceptional customer value. He has lead major award winning supply chain initiatives like our procurement transformation and our product standardization.

Prior to his current role, he led the category management team at Intermountain. He has worked for 3M Health Information Systems in development of their electronic medical records. He has also worked for Siemens developing commercial IT products. He is a graduate from the University of Utah with a degree in computer science and also has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix where he has taught 17 years.

LeAnn Born serves as vice president of supply chain for Fairview Health Services. In this role, she has responsibility for the centralized administration of the sourcing, contracting, value analysis, acquisition, logistics, inventory management, procure-to-pay, instrument sterilization, new technology assessment, vendor management and business enterprise system (PeopleSoft) support teams. Ms. Born joined Fairview in 2010 with more than 16 years of experience in health care operations and supply chain leadership roles. Most recently, she served as vice president of custom contracting services for Novation, the contracting services company of University HealthSystem Consortium, VHA and Provista. Prior to joining Novation, Ms. Born held several leadership positions during her 12 years of service at Allina Hospitals & Clinics in Minneapolis, including interim vice president of supply chain. She holds a Master’s Degree of healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and a Bachelors of Business Administration Degree in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Lili Brillstein is a nationally recognized thought leader in the advancement of Episodes of Care as a value-based approach for specialty care. She is the Director of Episodes of Care for the Market Innovations team of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, and, under her leadership, has built the largest program for commercially insured patients in the country.

Lili is responsible for the overall direction, strategy, design and oversight of the Horizon Episodes of Care/Bundled Payment Program. When Lili joined Horizon in January of 2013, the Episodes program was still in pilot and included only total hip and total knee replacement episodes. The program has grown to include additional orthopaedic episodes (including low back/laminectomy, shoulder replacement, knee arthroscopy), obstetrics and gynecology, GI (including a Crohn’s episode with a fully integrated behavioral health component), cardiology, and oncology.

Lili is a passionate advocate of Episodes of Care/Bundled Payments as a strategy to successfully migrate from fee for service to quality- & value-based models that rewards providers for excellent outcomes and patient experience, while reducing the overall cost of healthcare.

Her expertise at cultivating functionally collaborative relationships between payers and providers across the full continuum of health care has allowed not only the pillars of the triple aim to be achieved, but the spirit of the relationships has shifted from one of adversaries to one of collaborators.

Patrick has more than 20 years of progressive executive management experience in the healthcare industry, including both clinical and professional backgrounds with extensive knowledge and experience in sourcing and supply chain management, physician practice and hospital health system management and managed care network operations. Prior to his career with Vizient, Patrick was a senior healthcare consultant with Managed Healthcare Consulting Services and chief operating officer for Kids First Pediatric Alliance. Patrick began his career with Aetna/Provider Networks of America where he served as a physician recruiter, facility recruiter and regional network manager and development team leader. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Arnold Chazal is the CEO and co-founder of VUEMED, a global healthcare IT company dedicated to transforming the healthcare supply chain through innovative RAIN RFID and barcode scanning technologies. Arnold has built VUEMED as a SaaS and Cloud-based company, the focus of which is to help hospitals and medical device manufacturers improve their performance and data accuracy throughout the healthcare supply chain, from manufacturing to the point of care. Prior to VUEMED, Arnold was the founding co-partner of Kieris Solutions, a medical market research and consulting firm. He holds a B.A. from Nanterre University and a J.D. from the University of Sorbonne Law School in Paris, France, and completed graduate studies at Oxford University and Harvard Law School.

Michael Darling, R.N., M.S., CMRP, is the Vice President of Supply Chain for Saint Luke’s Health System. He oversees the management of resources that improve quality and maximize financial impact throughout the system. Michael joined Saint Luke’s in 2014 and brings more than 30 years of supply chain management experience to his role.

Prior to his current position, Michael served as president of Medical Concepts Consulting in Dallas, Texas. Before that position, he was vice president of supply chain performance at Owens & Minor.

Michael holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in healthcare management and finance from Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo. He is a member of the Hospital Linen Service of Kansas City board of directors

As vice president of supply chain logistics & distribution for BJC HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health care organizations, Steve Kiewiet leads a logistics and distribution network consisting of more than 150 people across the 13-hospital system. He is also responsible for strategic oversight and contracting for non-clinical purchased services throughout the $3.8 billion system and is an executive lead for logistics/distribution design on a 10-year, $2 billion Washington University Medical Center campus renewal project.

Prior to joining BJC, Kiewiet was director of operations for Cardinal Health where he focused on strategy and development, and management of multi-million dollar business operations with specific expertise in health care supply chain, sales and distribution environments. He has also held management roles at Defibtech, LLC, PSS/World Medical, Inc. and MCR/American Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Kiewiet, Six Sigma Lean Black Belt and CMRP certified, was a Hospital Corpsman for the U.S. Navy for 10 years where he served a variety of forward deployed combat units. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saint Leo University in Florida, and a master’s degree in business administration from University of Tulsa.

He is active in many professional organizations throughout the region, including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), Boy Scouts of America and American Red Cross.

A native of Buffalo Center, Iowa, Kiewiet lives in St. Peters with his wife and four children.

Ned is responsible for leading the Vizient™ non-acute sales team, focusing on developing customized solutions to meet the complex needs of these customers.

Prior to joining Provista, Ned held several leadership positions at MedAssets. Most recently he was responsible for leading the non-acute business. Before that he led the Enterprise Client Executive team in the western U.S. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fort Lewis College, as well as, an MBA from Colorado State University.

Lana Makhanik is the COO and co-founder of VUEMED, a global healthcare IT company dedicated to transforming the healthcare supply chain through innovative RAIN RFID and barcode scanning technologies. As its COO, she is responsible for overseeing VUEMED’s implementation and support service teams, and for ensuring quality control in the execution and delivery of VUEMED’s services. Prior to VUEMED, Lana was the founding co-partner of Kieris Solutions, a medical market research and consulting firm where she focused on process optimization, organizational mapping, benchmarking and best practices research. She holds a B.S. in Cognitive Science from Wellesley College.

Sandi Michel is the Corporate Director of The Office of Data Standards & Interoperability at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System in Baton Rouge Louisiana where she currently leads the implementation of GS1 Global Data Standards. Ms. Michel held senior level leadership positions as Vice President of Technology and Operations and Director for US Voice and Data Network Services for two of the largest global and domestic premier communications companies.

Ms. Michel has a Master's Certification in Project Management through Steven's Institute of Technology and AT&T; Bell Laboratories, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; she has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.

2015-2016 Co-chair of the GS1 US Provider Advisory Group and 2015-2016 Executive Leadership Committee (ELC); 2015-2016 AHRMM Issues and Legislative Committee; 2015-2016 GS1 Technical Advisory Committee (TSC) Co-chairs; 2015-2016 HC Industry Sponsor Group; 2015-2-16 GHX Global Data Standards Users Group, 2016 FSENET User Group; 2014 & 2016 Healthcare Transformation Group Guest Speaker

Terri Nelson leads the Clinical Quality Value Analysis Team. This team facilitates the Value Analysis process, maintains the Product Formulary and manages the Product Recall/ Issue System across all Mayo Clinic campus ; in addition the team provides Value Analysis insight to members of the Upper Midwest Consolidated Service Center (UMCSC).

Value Analysis is the process used when working with clinical and support staff to identify product which achieve the best clinical and financial outcomes.

Terri has been employed at Mayo Clinic for over 30 years in the roles of Staff Nurse, Nurse Manager, Practice Analysis and most recently as the Director of Value Analysis. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Winona State University, Winona MN and Master’s Degree with a dual focus in in Health Human Service Administration and Management from St. Mary’s University, Winona MN.

Prior to joining SMI, Orthman served as Principal Consultant with BD Healthcare Consulting and Services, where he worked with healthcare clients around the country to streamline their internal supply chain operations. In his career as a healthcare supply chain consultant, Orthman served in leadership roles as a Director for VHA Improvement Services and as a Senior Consultant for Concepts in Healthcare. At the provider level, Orthman began his supply chain career at Boston City Hospital and also served in operational leadership at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center and at the corporate level for Partners Healthcare System where he was responsible for system contracting and supply utilization. Throughout his career, he has contributed to industry publications, managed multifaceted million dollar projects, facilitated senior management initiatives, implemented new systems and processes, and successfully delivered positive results for his clients.

Orthman is a member of AHRMM, a past board member of HCMMS, and remains an active member in a variety of local community associations and charities. He was recently recognized by Healthcare Purchasing News as being among healthcare supply chain influencers to watch.

Steve Pohlman is the Sr. Director of Materials Management for the Cleveland Clinic. In his role, Mr. Pohlman is responsible for optimizing materials management operations and transforming inventory management across the enterprise.

Mr. Pohlman has been in the healthcare field since 1997. He joined Cleveland Clinic as part of the Akron General Health System acquisition. He has a broad background in supply chain management, hospital operations and process improvement. Prior to coming to the Cleveland Clinic, Mr. Pohlman has held many positions with Akron General Health System including Associate Vice President of Service Operations, Director of Materials Management, Director of Linen Services, Manager of Procurement and Purchasing and Manager of Sterile Processing. Before joining Akron General Health System, Mr. Pohlman work as a Sourcing Manager for Premier Health Partners in Dayton, Ohio.

Mr. Pohlman is a Southwest Ohio native who received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Dayton. He also holds an MBA from Wright State University. Prior to his career in healthcare, he worked in manufacturing in both the auto and welding industries.

John Roy currently serves as the Vice President / General Manager of Cardinal Health™ Inventory Management Solutions, which provides clients a hardware and software enabled data and analytics solution aimed at reducing the total cost of care through optimized supply chain management and clinical workflow processes. Company growth has been tremendous in recent years and now has a broad global footprint with nearly 300 employees serving over 150 hospitals and device manufacturers.

John has enjoyed his entire career at Cardinal Health. Prior to this role, he led Medical Data & Analytics where he created a new model for data management, clinical product data optimization, go-to-market support capabilities as well as commercial analytics solutions for Acute and Alternative Care providers.

Previously, John has held positions as Director of Retail Pharmacy Marketing Strategy, Director of Contracts and Pricing and as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt supporting Operations and Inventory Management. He has also spent time in various functions including business development, acquisition integration, product management, and field sales.

In his spare time, Roy focuses his community involvement efforts on multiple initiatives which have raised significant funds for organizations like Wounded Warrior Project and the YMCA. He is also has held board positions for Physicians CareConnection, an organization that provides primary care and healthcare access to uninsured patients as well as GS1 Global, a data standards organization.

Roy earned his B.S.B.A from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business majoring in Marketing and Psychology.

Michael Schiller, CMRP is Senior Director of Supply Chain for the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA). As the organization’s subject matter expert he brings more than 25 years of healthcare supply chain experience to his role. In this capacity, Schiller collaborates with industry leaders across the healthcare landscape on various healthcare, supply chain, and advocacy initiatives as well as works with AHA and AHRMM executive leadership on the development of the association’s strategic initiatives including the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Movement and the Learning UDI Community.