Roger W. Witalis, FACHE, President, WITALIS & Company, Inc.
Given the intense focus on board performance, accountability, and transparency, it is now more important than ever for board members to understand their fiduciary duties and core responsibilities. This session provides an update on those topics and explores recent research from The Governance Institute on recommended practices for boards.

Thomas C. Dolan, Ph.D., FACHE, CAE, President & CEO, American College of Healthcare Executives
Developed by a panel of experts, Futurescan™ highlights key trend areas that are impacting the nation's healthcare organizations, such as economic outlook, payment reform, physician-hospital integration, genomic medicine, information technology, and nursing. This interactive session will demonstrate how to use Futurescan™ insights in new strategic visioning charrettes.

Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer, USF Health, & Dean, College of Medicine, University of South Florida
Todd Sagin, M.D., J.D., Principal, HG Healthcare Consultants, LLC
This session will use numerous case examples and interactive group discussion to highlight some of the intended and unintended consequences for hospitals and health systems of this year’s health reform legislation. Discussion will focus on implications for hospital reimbursements, hospital-provider relationships, changes in clinical practice, and the impact of technology.

John E. Castaldo, M.D. & Lawrence P. Levitt, M.D., Authors, Uncommon Wisdom
The debate over healthcare reform promises to rage on for a long time. In all of the political rhetoric, it is easy to forget about the human dimension of medicine. In Uncommon Wisdom (Rodale Books), neurologists Dr. John Castaldo and Dr. Lawrence Levitt share what they have learned in their many years as doctors, not just from tests and labs, but from years of listening to and learning from their patients.

Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., M.B.A.
The future of healthcare is up for grabs. The very selection and educational biases that serve physicians well in their clinical role may be hindering our efforts to be leading change in quality, service, and technology. Strategies to overcome these gaps in our medical staff’s knowledge and steps toward an optimistic future in healthcare will be outlined and discussed.

Stephen K. Klasko, M.D., M.B.A.
Whether or not we as medical staff leaders, administrators, and board members find the answers for the way healthcare is delivered in the future, or we allow other entities to do it for us, will be determined in the next several years. Our ability to “change the DNA” of healthcare systems will be a major factor in our ability to be leaders in the healthcare reform era. This history of the future approach will help you understand changes you need to make now in your organization to ensure an optimistic future.

James A. Rice, Ph.D., FACHE, Vice Chairman, The Governance Institute
As the pressure builds for more transparent and accountable performance, boards and CEOs are exploring new approaches for “enhanced performance at the intersection” of board, CEO, and physician leaders. New insights will be shared about best practices for executive leadership development, appraisal, and succession.

William C. Mohlenbrock, M.D., Chairman, Verras, Ltd.
Hospitals are under extreme pressure to reduce costs while maintaining quality. Physician-driven collaboration with the hospital is the surest means of maintaining profitably through clinical cost containment while minimizing the possibilities of compromised care. With physician-directed process improvements, the hospital can make data-driven decisions that obviate costly errors and control variations in care delivery.

Lisa Goldstein, Senior Vice President/Team Leader, Not-for-Profit Healthcare Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service
Ms. Goldstein will discuss recent healthcare industry trends and the impact on hospital financial performance and bond ratings and how governance factors into these ratings. Ms. Goldstein will also share recent hospital rating trends, Moody’s national outlook on the hospital industry, the impact of healthcare reform on not-for-profit hospitals, and lessons learned from the 2008 credit crisis.

Lisa Goldstein
This session will outline hospital–physician integration strategies and their impact on hospital ratings. Ms. Goldstein will examine some of the various integration strategies past and present, present a few actual case studies with rating histories, and be available for any questions or discussion points on this important topic.

Roger W. Witalis, FACHE
Boards of tax-exempt hospitals and health systems are being held to an even higher standard of scrutiny and accountability due to the mission critical nature of their operations. The Governance Institute’s BoardCompass™ self-evaluation process provides a unique opportunity for members to carefully assess their board’s performance and compare results against the nation’s largest healthcare governance database.

Todd Sagin, M.D., J.D.
Tighter monitoring of physician performance in recent years has revealed a growing number of medical staff members with problematic clinical skills or demonstrated unprofessional conduct. This session will describe how to handle these situations without unnecessarily exposing hospitals, their medical staffs, and their boards to liability for their actions.

Kenneth Kaufman, Managing Partner, Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
This session will identify the issues that hospital boards and management teams should address to position their organizations for success under the fundamentally different business model that is now reshaping healthcare. Analysis and actions boards need to consider related to organizational readiness, strategy, operations, and finance, will be described in detail.

Todd Sagin, M.D., J.D.
The nature of hospital medical staffs is evolving rapidly as hospital–physician relationships take on ever-greater complexity. This session will look at the challenges of managing a transition from a mostly voluntary medical staff to one that has a significant number of contracted and employed physicians.

Kenneth Kaufman
Every hospital should assess the potential impact of reform, market, and economic changes on utilization, capacity requirements, financial performance, and overall organizational risk, and track developments on an ongoing basis. This session will describe planning requirements in the new era and techniques that can mitigate strategic, financial, and operating risks.

Linda Galindo, Author, Speaker, & Educator, Galindo Consulting, Inc.
Some boards need to “sharpen the saw” while others need to reset the bar. Learn where to look and what to change to ensure you are fully utilizing all the board has to offer.

William C. McGinly, Ph.D., CAE, PA, President & CEO, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Three key measures in healthcare philanthropy—net production revenue, cost per dollar raised, and return on investment—all important and all misunderstood. Learn about the interaction of these data on growing your philanthropy program through program mix, investment, and effective program management.

William C. McGinly, Ph.D., CAE, PA
Healthcare reform and its influence on philanthropy is complicated by months of economic downturn. This session will discuss current trends, implications for philanthropic growth, and what is working to continue the growth necessary for philanthropy to make a true financial contribution to providers.

Linda Galindo
The future is here. The brave new world of technology and positive disruption has every chance of succeeding when the board takes three foundation concepts about successful change to heart. You will be challenged to harness the energy change has to offer to connect all stakeholders with your commitment and accountability to cost, quality, and access.