Seminars

Day 1
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Healthcare Reform and Other Trends Impacting Physicians and Hospitals

• The burning platform to simultaneously cut costs and improve quality

(Joint plenary session with MEC Institute participants)

8:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Break

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Moving From Pay for Volume to Pay for Value

• Challenges and opportunities
• How to operate with changing and conflicting incentives

9:30 a. m.–9:45 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Key Success Factors for an Effective ACO
Strategies to achieve:

• Effective shared governance
• Accountability with teeth
• Economic, clinical, and cultural integration
• Strong physician leadership
• Physicians willing to change

11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Break

11:45a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lessons Learned From a Successful ACO Pioneer

• How can you identify those on the cutting edge? Bandaids…lots of bandaids
• How to build an ACO while the rules keep changing

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

Evening networking reception

Day 2
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Continental breakfast

7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. How to Align Physicians and Hospitals in an Unaligned World

• The forces that conspire to keep physicians and hospitals unaligned
• How to achieve cultural, economic, and clinical alignment
• Physician-nurse dyads, service line management, and other collaborative leadership solutions

 (Joint plenary session with MEC Institute participants)

8:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. Break

8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Operations Simplification as a Strategy for Physician-Hospital Alignment
Getting physician buy-in to Lean/Six Sigma initiatives

• A new idea: How to meet regulatory requirements by simplifying hospital processes
• Creating solutions that make operational and clinical sense

9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Getting Physician Employment Right This Time

• Just because you employ physicians doesn't mean you can tell them what to do. Now what?
• How to achieve physician alignment and accountability under employment

11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Break

11:45 a.m.1:00 p.m. Legal Solutions for Physician Employment and Contracting

• How not to be held hostage by Stark, anti-kickback, gainsharing, and private inurement restrictions

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

Day 3
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Healthcare Finance for Today and Tomorrow: What physician and hospital leaders must do to help each other succeed

• How physicians and hospitals can drive down costs together
• Strategies to manage RAC audits and achieve financial integrity
• Joint ROI and strategic planning for physicians and hospitals

(Joint plenary session with MEC Institute participants)

8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Break

8:15 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. Managing Bundled Payments

• Financial and political challenges
• Working with independent physicians under bundled payments
• Legal hurdles

9:30 a.m.9:45 a.m. Break

9:45 a.m.– 10:45 a.m. Medical Homes
Chronic disease management strategy and integration prototype

10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. How Big Is Big Enough for Success?

• Tackling the physician-related challenges of mergers, acquisitions, and hospital systems

11:45 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. The Third Wave of Healthcare

• What's on the horizon?

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

Agenda is subject to change.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key economic drivers for improving the quality and safety of healthcare while reducing its cost
• Explain the obstacles in moving from pay for volume to pay for value
• List the critical factors required to create a successful accountable care organization (ACO)
• Explain the proposed federal regulations regarding ACOs and why they may or may not work for you
• Recognize the necessity to align physicians and healthcare organizations in an unaligned world
• Explain how operational simplification can be a key driver toward improving the quality and safety of care while reducing its cost
• Illustrate how to employ and align physicians while avoiding the errors of the past
• Identify the legal requirements for contracting and employing physicians
• Describe the challenges and opportunities of working within bundled payment systems
• Demonstrate "best practice" medical home disease management and integration models
• Explain the benefits and limitations of systemic consolidation

Who Should Attend

Senior management teams (CEO, CFO, COO, CMO/VPMA, CNO, CIO), Board leadership, experienced physician leaders (medical staff officers, medical directors, department chairs, service line directors), and members of strategic planning, quality, and finance committees.

Carl Couch, MD, MMM, FAAFP

Dr. Couch currently serves as the president of Baylor Quality Health Care Alliance, a clinically integrated network of physicians and hospitals aligned with Baylor Health Care System. Prior to this, he served as vice president of health care improvement of Baylor Health Care System from 2010-11.

Dr. Couch was the founding director and 13-year chairman of the Board of Health Texas Provider Network, an organization of 600 physicians employed by the Baylor Health Care System. He was also founder of Family Medical Center at Garland, Texas, where he was an active family physician for 39 years.

Dr. Couch was founder and executive director of ABC Baylor, the Baylor Health Care System's 5-day course on clinical quality improvement, which has graduated over 1,000 physician, nursing, and administrative leaders in the past six years. He was also co-chairman of Best Care Committee and director of physician champions with Baylor Health Care System.

Dr. Couch's interests include physician group dynamics, group practice organization and function, physician compensation, quality improvement, and medical informatics. He has also done extensive work in redesigning the clinical delivery model to reduce "hassles", improve quality, and work with the DFW community of payors, providers, and purchasers to simplify the complexity of care delivery, including development of an Accountable Care Organization in Baylor.

 Dr. Couch is a board certified Family Physician and an AOA graduate of the University of Florida medical school.  He completed his clinical training at Parkland hospital in Dallas, and holds a Masters in Medical Management from Tulane University in New Orleans

Thomas Anthony, JD

Anthony is a partner and chair of the health care practice group in the law firm of Frost Brown Todd, LLC, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He focuses on health care, corporate transactions, general business, regulatory, and joint ventures.

Anthony provides advice on Stark, Anti-Kickback, and all other health care regulatory matters. He is general counsel to hospitals regarding medical staff bylaws and related matters, physician relations, the acquisition of medical groups, corporate governance, acquisitions of outpatient and ancillary facilities, strategic alliances and joint ventures, the establishment of provider-based facilities, executive employment agreements, Medicare compliance, contracting, and employment matters. He also represents several long-term care chains in mergers/acquisitions, regulatory, patient rights, and financings.

Anthony was the former CEO of PacifiCare of Ohio, Inc., PacifiCare Senior Leadership Council, PacifiCare Health Services Council, and PacifiCare of Ohio Board of Directors. He was also the former executive vice-president, chief legal officer and secretary of ChoiceCare, formerly Greater Cincinnati's largest health maintenance organization.

Richard A. Sheff, MD

Richard A. Sheff, MD, is principal and chief medical officer with The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, MA. He brings more than 25 years of healthcare management and leadership experience to his work with physicians, hospitals, and healthcare systems across the country. With his distinctive combination of medical, healthcare, and management acumen, Dr. Sheff develops tailored solutions to the unique needs of physicians and hospitals. He consults, authors, and presents on a wide range of healthcare management and leadership issues, including governance, physician-hospital alignment, medical staff leadership development, ED call, peer review, hospital performance improvement, disruptive physician management, conflict resolution, physician employment and contracting, health care systems, service line management, hospitalist program optimization, patient safety and error reduction, credentialing, strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and helping physicians rediscover the joy of medicine.

Faculty Disclosure Statement

HCPro, Inc., has confirmed that none of the faculty/presenters, planners, or contributors have any relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this educational activity.

Speakers subject to change.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)
HCPro, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HCPro, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
HCPro, Inc. is authorized to award 15 hours of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS)
This program is pending approval by the National Association Medical Staff Services for up to 18 continuing education units. Accreditation of this educational program in no way implies endorsement or sponsorship by NAMSS.

National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
This activity will be submitted to the National Association for Healthcare Quality for CPHQ CE credits.

The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
160 East Pearson Street at Water Tower Place | Chicago, IL 60611
312/266-1000
Online Hotel Reservations
Reservations: 312/266-1000

Discounted Room Rate (deadline: May 15, 2012): $295 per night

For the discounted room rate, reservations must be made by the hotel cutoff date. Be sure to mention Greeley to receive the discounted room rate or type in promo code HC0605 if booking online. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis and often sell out before the cutoff date. Make your hotel reservations immediately to guarantee rate and availability.

Set atop Water Tower Place, high above prestigious North Michigan Avenue, and featuring exquisite décor and intuitive service, The Ritz-Carlton Chicago offers a setting of unmistakable grandeur, ideal for business or for leisure.

Regular Rate

$1,495.00 individual attendee

1. Cancellations received by HCPro, Inc. 30 days or more prior to the seminar are eligible for a credit or refund, less a $250 cancellation fee. The credit will be valid for up to 6 months from date of cancellation.
2. Cancellations made 30 to 10 days prior to the seminar date(s) are not eligible for refunds but are eligible for payment transfer (credit) to another HCPro, Inc. seminar, less a $250 cancellation fee. The credit will be valid for up to 6 months from date of cancellation.
3. Participant(s) who cancel less than 10 days prior to the seminar date(s) will be considered as "no shows" and will not be eligible for refunds/credits.

This policy is subject to change.

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