Preston Simmons, COO, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett & Joanne Roberts, M.D., Division Chief of Medicine, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Our nation struggles with rising healthcare costs, coverage for the under and uninsured, inconsistent quality of care, the lowering morale of providers and other caregivers, and evolving health reform initiatives at the federal level. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett has begun a journey towards the creation of value for our community. Hear how Providence, a heavily Medicare-dependent organization, has taken costs out of operations and improved care coordination and outcomes by standardizing best practices, challenging staff to innovate and collaborate through judicious use of hospitalists. The presenters will review the lessons learned and ongoing challenges for Providence Regional and the Everett, Washington healthcare community as well as examine highlights from national improvement oriented leaders.

David T. Feinberg, M.D., M.B.A., CEO, UCLA Hospital System & Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Services
Learn the UCLA way. Their patient experience program has helped raise patient satisfaction scores. Physicians, faculty, and staff throughout the health system are trained on evidence-based best practices. Through this initiative they have developed a patient-centered culture.

Nathan S. Kaufman, Managing Director, Kaufman Strategic Advisors
While many specifics are still unclear, The Healthcare Reform Law provides a clear direction for what the healthcare system will look like in 2016. This presentation provides a picture of the healthcare environment in 2016 and discusses specific strategies that hospitals and physicians need to implement today to prepare for the future healthcare delivery system.

Velinda J. Stevens, FACHE, President & CEO, Northwest Healthcare
& A. Craig Eddy, M.D., CMO, Northwest Healthcare
Kalispell Regional Medical Center (KRMC) and its medical staff have successfully met CBO’s “long term challenge” of “slowing the growth rate of outlays for Medicare and Medicaid” every year for eight consecutive years. This session will discuss the management changes and physician-directed, clinical process improvements used to achieve these outcomes as they prepare for becoming an Accountable Care Organization.

Robert A. Minkin, Senior Vice President, The Camden Group
Commercial payers are quickly following Medicare’s lead with the use of bundled payments as their primary mechanism to reform reimbursement. This payment structure can be a catalyst to financially and clinically integrate with physicians to reduce waste, improve efficiency and utilization, and leverage quality gains in an effort to garner volume and market share. The ability to be successful under a bundled payment is a cornerstone capability required for accountable care. Mr. Minkin will share his expertise and first-hand knowledge as the CEO of a participating hospital in the current CMS ACE demonstration project. Learn how your organization can benefit financially and clinically from preparing for this unique payment method.

Nathan S. Kaufman, Managing Director, Kaufman Strategic Advisors
Among the topics discussed will be best practices for: hospital physician employment; Managed Care Contracting; Physician co-management agreements and other physician engagement arrangements; and Clinical Integration/ Accountable Care Organizations.

Robert A. Minkin & Deirdre Baggot, M.B.A., R.N., CEO & former Director of Nursing Staffing, Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital
Bring your most detailed questions regarding bundled payment to this session to be addressed by two individuals with first-hand knowledge and experience with Medicare’s Acute Care Episode demonstration project. We will share details and specific examples related to making successful application, developing models for gain-sharing with physicians, creating an acceptable fee schedule, and key strategies for improved quality and reduced cost.

Monte Dube, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Today bigger will generally be better for healthcare organizations. Bigger scale means bigger leverage with payors, more clout with doctors, and more attractiveness to smaller, financially struggling hospitals and health systems. The Accountable Care Organizations—New Consolidation Craze—create both horizontal hospital mergers and vertical alignment with doctors. Hear the drivers of and appropriate models to respond to the consolidation craze.

Monte Dube, Partner, Proskauer, Laura P. Jacobs, Senior Vice President, The Camden Group, William C. Mohlenbrock, M.D., Chairman, Verras, Ltd., & Velinda J. Stevens, FACHE, President and CEO of Northwest Healthcare
Many registrants have asked for an interactive networking session with each other and the speakers—here is your chance. This will be a “give us your hot button issues” session with experts from a wide variety of perspectives ready to answer questions and guide you through some of the complex issues that are troubling you, your community, and your hospital. DRIVEN BY YOUR QUESTIONS! It was a great success at our May Leadership conference.