The Industry
Given the current post reform era, hospitals are working tirelessly to develop an observation patient management program to stay competitive while maintaining their ability to offer quality care and pricing they can afford. Therefore, healthcare facilities that do not recognize observation as a level of care or do not have effi cient protocols for managing observation patients are at risk of losing revenue via denials and audits.

The Conference
In response to the industry's demand, World Congress presents The 8th Annual Optimizing Observation Patient Management . Delivering best practices and case studies for overcoming challenges inherent in observation patient management, the conference engages attendees in managing patient status, billing procedures, and compliance regulations.

You Asked, We Delivered
Based on direct market feedback and input, this event will be designed specifically to target and present case study-based solutions to the paramount challenges impacting Observation Patient Management.

Speaker Faculty
Robert B. Bennett, MD Medical Director, Emergency Department Observation Unit HIGHLAND HOSPITAL	Diane Bohner, MD Medical Director, Utilization Management CHRISTIANA CARE
Deborah Diercks, MD Professor, Emergency Medicine University of California Davis Medical Center	William T. Ford, MD Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine Temple University Hospital
Sidney Frank, MD Chief, Emergency Medicine Kaweah Delta Health Care District	Jessica Fuentes Director, Case Management Putnam Hospital
Adrienne Green, MD Associate Chief Medical Officer Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE	Dean T. Harrison, MPAS, PA-C, DFAPPA Director of Mid-Level Practitioners, Assistant Medical Director - Clinical Evaluation Unit, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery Duke University Medical Center
Peter Hill, MD Asst. Professor, Emergency Medicine The Johns Hopkins University	Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA Independent Consultant
Sharon E. Mace, MD Director, Observation Unit Cleveland Clinic	Hossain Marandi, MD Executive Medical Director St. Joseph's-Baptist Health System
Amina Martel, MD Medical Director Santa Clara Valley Medical Center	Michele Paddack, RN, MSN Clinical Educator FRANCISCAN ST ELIZABETH HEALTH
David Paje, MD Associate Division Head, Hospital Medicine Henry Ford Hospital	John Pease, MD, FACEP Chief of Quality and Safety, Emergency Services PARKLAND HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Adam Sigal, MD Medical Director, Observation Services Department of Emergency Medicine THE READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER	Beth Sims, MSN, RN, Network Director, Observation Community Health Network
Sharlene Wheeler, RN Case Manager, Denials Management St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital	Leslie Zun, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago Medical School; Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital