Conference Sessions – Wednesday

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM ER Best Practices for Completing a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
ER Sentara Healthcare: Using Technology and Professional Services to Efficiently Manage Uncompensated Care
ER SESSION CANCELLED: Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center Uses Automated Care Coordination to Increase Quality-Based Reimbursement and Transition to an ACO

ER Health Insurance Exchanges: The Impact on Providers
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ULTC Legal Update: Maintaining Compliance During Times of Change
FS Assigning a Community Benefit Rating: 30 Key Metrics
FS Closing the CFO/CIO Gap for Competitive Advantage
FS Panel Discussion: How to Leverage Comparative Cost-Effectiveness to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Costs

FS Hackensack University Medical Center Uses Gainsharing to Promote Cost Containment
FAO Concord Hospital Develops Defensible Prices Without a Cost Accounting System
FAO BJC HealthCare Lowers Expenses and Controls Spending Through Supply Chain Payment Strategies
MC Developing a Bundled Payment System
MC CaroMont Family Medicine Implements a Patient-Centered Medical Home
Adventist Health System: Achieving Price Transparency and Accurate Patient Estimates
PFS Using Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation to Improve Revenue Cycle Performance
PFS UIMC Uses Performance Metrics to Improve Managed Care Revenue Cycle
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM FSS Fitch Ratings’ James LeBuhn: Capital Market View of the Healthcare Industry
FSS Gregory Meier, CPA and Dottie Bringle, RN: Tragedy in Joplin: A Hospital’s Response to a Deadly Tornado
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM ULTC The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Reform: Legislative Challenges and Election Implication
FS Ardent Health Saves $1.8 Million Managing Labor Costs & Liabilities
FS Spectrum Health Uses Patient Engagement to Improve Satisfaction and Financial Performance
FS Creating Low-Cost Inpatient and Outpatient Encounters While Maintaining Quality
FAO Susquehanna Health Uses Balanced Scorecard to Benchmark Operational Performance
ULTC Accounting and Auditing Update: New Requirements to Maintain Compliance
FAO Finding Profitable Revenue Opportunities in Existing Service Lines
MC Operationalizing Performance-Based Reimbursement
FAO Beyond Wellness: Baptist Birmingham Saves $1.6 Million in Employee Health Costs
PFS Gwinnett Health System Improves Revenue Cycle Performance Through Culture of Accountability
FS Summit Medical Group: Advanced Strategies for Troubleshooting the Employed Physician Revenue Cycle
PFS St. Joseph’s of Atlanta Uses Documentation to Overturn Denials and Ensure Managed Care Compliance