Healthcare Reform and Leading Provider Strategies

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Unparalleled public and private healthcare reform is underway to address the unsustainability of the U.S. healthcare economy. This reform will usher in a new economy that rewards quality, efficiency and collaboration. Without an urgent and practical response, providers throughout the country will face declining revenue attributed to payers like Medicare, which continue to push value-based reimbursement models.

This presentation and panel discussion will address the mandatory reform elements influencing healthcare providers’ reimbursement and how these elements impact employee productivity. Panelists from all three of the Academic Medical Centers in the region will discuss how these reform elements will transform the way they deliver care and measure quality outcomes.

Discussion Topics

Current mandatory reform elements (such as VBP, HRRP and HAC) and how they affect cost and employee effectiveness
Critical reform timeline and clinical performance periods
Lost payments to providers with poor clinical performance
Readmission penalties and at-risk payment opportunities

Featured Panelists

William Annable, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology, CWRU School of Medicine
Chief Quality Officer & Director, UH Quality Institute

Alfred F. Connors, Jr., MD
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer
The MetroHealth System

Melinda Hancock
Partner, DHG Healthcare
National Chair-Elect, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

Shannon Phillips, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Chief Quality Officer
Cleveland Clinic

Moderator:
J.B. Silvers, PhD
Professor, Banking and Finance
John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance
Board member, Treasure, Joint Commission-Center for Transforming Healthcare

Special thanks to Weatherhead's Alumni Advisory Council for creating and planning this program.

Reception will follow the discussion. Please RSVP by Friday, May 22. Click here for parking options. Questions, contact Morgan Ricketts at mbr62@case.edu.