2009 was a year of hospitals trying to make sure costs and headcounts were in line with business and trying to make sure payor relationships and revenues stayed solid. 2010 is looking like a more strategic year — a time in which hospital systems will aggressively try and grow specific service lines, acquire and employ physicians and look at more global initiatives. We see 2010 as shaping up to be a really interesting year.
We are excited to announce our Hospital and Health Systems: Improving Profitability Business and Legal Issues Conference scheduled for April 13-14, 2010, to be held on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago at the Westin Hotel. We have 37 sessions, 45 speakers and an outstanding agenda.
Twenty-two of the sample topics are as follows.
- The Politics of Healthcare Reform – Ron Brownstein, Political Director, Atlantic Media Company
- The Best Ideas For Hospitals Now – Chris Karam, FACHE, President & CEO, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, Dan Moen, CEO, LHP Hospital Group, Inc, Paul Summerside, MD, Chairman of the Board, Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Alex Rintoul, CEO, Medical Center at St. Elizabeth Place, Moderated by Scott Becker, JD, CPA, Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP
- The 5 Things a Hospital Should Look for In a Partner – Dan Moen, CEO, LHP Hospital Group, Inc.
- Developing a Sustainable Physician Strategy – Walter Morrissey, MD, Vice President, Kaufman Hall
- Five Key Concepts for Growing Profits in a Challenging Economic Environment – Chris Karam, FACHE, President & CEO, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System
- Hospital Transactions, Current Market Analysis and Valuations – Greg Koonsman, Senior Partner, and Jon O’Sullivan, Senior Partner, VMG Health
- Strategies for Competing With a Dominant Hospital – Alex Rintoul, CEO Medical Center at St. Elizabeth Place
- A Prescription for the Free Standing Emergency Department – Kimberly Nealon, Site Director, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, and John Marshall, Executive Director, Business Development Midwest, Bremner Duke
- How Doctors Think, Why Doctors Are Different: Suggestions, Ideas and Tips for Partnering with Physicians – Jeff Leland, Managing Director, Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners.
- An Analysis of What Works, What Doesn’t: Key Thoughts From 10 Great Partnerships With Management Companies and Hospitals – Joe Clark, EVP and Chief Development Officer, Surgical Care Affiliates
- Physician Hospital Relationships: A Review of Evolving Problems and Opportunities – Paul Summerside, MD, Chairman of the Board, Aurora BayCare Medical Center
- Using Metrics to Analyze Hospital Financial Performance – Zach Hafner, Vice President Strategy and Financial Planning, Kaufman Hall
- The Best Ideas for Hospital CFOs Now – Faye Deich, COO, Sacred Heart Hospital, David Felsenthal, Senior Partner, Principle Valuation, John Thomas, EVP Healthcare REIT, Moderated by Claudia Gourdon, Senior VP, National Marketing Manager, Healthcare Finance Group
- Data Transparency and Quality in Healthcare – Holly Hampe, Director, Patient Safety and Quality, and Mary Beth Lange, Senior VP, Amerinet
- Best Practices to Reduce Costs – Angie Blankinship, Director of Surgery Services, San Luis Valley Regional Center
- Monetization of Non-Core Assets and Outsourcing Facility Development – Michael Bryant, CEO, Methodist Medical Center, and Gordon Soderland, SVP, Strategic Relationships, DASCO Companies
- Moving Outpatient Surgery Out of the Hospital – Joseph Bosco, MD, Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, and Joan Dentler, MBA, Managing Partner, ASC Strategies
- A New Model in Cancer Care – John Marshall, Executive Director, Business Development Midwest, and Deeni Taylor, Regional Executive Vice President, BremnerDuke
- 4 Core Ideas and Concepts to Improve Oncology Program Profitability – Lisa Slama, PhD, Director, Sg2
- Developing Hospital Physician GI Joint Ventures – John Poisson, Senior Vice President, Physicians Endoscopy
- Maintaining Profits, Containing Costs and Patient Care Success in a Recession – Nicola Hawkinson, MA, RN, RNFA, NP, CEO & Founder, SpineSearch
- ASCs as a Physician Engagement Tool for Hospitals and Health Systems: How Does a Hospital Assess the Financial Impact? How Do You Ensure Physician Engagement? How Should You Measure Hospital Success? – David Thoene, CEO, Medical Surgical Partners, LLC
Should you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to contact myself or call (800) 417-2035. Also, if you register by Jan. 31, 2010, you are welcome to deduct an additional $100 off the price of admission to the conference.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at sbecker@mcguirewoods.com or (312) 750-6016.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
P.S. To sign up for the Becker’s Hospital Review E-Weekly, please e-mail sbecker@mcguirewoods.com or go to www.BeckersHospitalReivew.com.