CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program November 7-8, The Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Ga.

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CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program November 7-8, 2013 The Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation Greensboro, Ga.

CEO Summit: Population Health Management What s Your Role? Attend this summit to continue the dialogue in Georgia around how and when to move from a volume-based payment system to a value-based payment system. There are a variety of strategies from Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), bundled payments, patient-centered medical homes and clinical integration; all building blocks towards the idea of managing populations. This summit will: Highlight the financial outlook necessary for Medicare profitability. Provide an overview of population health and how all of the various strategies discussed will integrate. Illustrate those strategies in action by featuring several VHA Inc. members throughout the Southeast. Who Should Attend Chief Executives (CEO, CFO, CMO, CNO, COO) Clinical Integration and Population Health Management Executives Clinical Leaders (key employed and/or independent physician and nursing leaders) Medical Group Leaders Quality Leaders Continuing Education Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, VHA Inc. is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team. Designation Statements: ACCOUNTING/FINANCE VHA Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org. This program is a group-live offering Level of learning for this program: Overview Develops a broad perspective in a subject matter This program will grant 8.00 hours of CPE credit Field of Study Business Management and Organization PHYSICIAN VHA Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CEU VHA Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour =.1 CEU). Registration Information Registration Fees $295 per person (Patient Safety Program Only) $1,040 per person (CEO Summit Only) $1,135 per person (Patient Safety Program & CEO Summit) Note: If more than 5 people pay to attend the CEO Summit from a single hospital, a 5% rebate will be issued after the event. All registrations must be received by Friday, October 25. Cancellations received after that time will not receive a refund. Substitutions are gladly accepted. Register for one or both events at: http://events.signup4. com/2013fallsummit. Travel and Accommodations Hotel Reservations The Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation One Lake Oconee Trail, Greensboro, Ga. 30642 Phone: 800.241.3333 All reservations must be made by Tuesday, October 15 to guarantee availability and rate. Please mention VHA Georgia to receive our negotiated rate of $199/night plus tax. Refer to the hotel for their cancellation policy. Parking Valet parking is available at a rate of $14/night. Dress Code Business casual attire is acceptable. Meeting rooms tend to be cool, so please pack accordingly. Americans with Disabilities Act In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, VHA Georgia will make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities during the Summit. If special assistance is required, please indicate your needs when registering. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 2

CEO Summit: Population Health Management Agenda Thursday, November 7 12:00-1:00 p.m. Registration and Lunch 1:00-1:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Richard T. Howerton, III, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer VHA Georgia, Inc. 1:15-2:15 p.m. Medicare Profitability in a Reform Market 2:15-2:30 p.m. Break William T. Eggbeer Managing Director BDC Advisors This presentation will examine several alternative Medicare strategies Accountable Care Organizations, bundled payments and Medicare Advantage, which if properly aligned with Strategic Cost reductions, offer the potential to re-establish fundamental Medicare profitability and create a more sustainable business model for a reform market. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Population Health Management: Where are You? 3:30-3:45 p.m. Break Karen Handmaker Vice President, Population Health Strategies Phytel What exactly is population health and what are the building blocks to achieve fully integrated population health management? What role will your organization play relative to population health management? This presentation will recognize that population health is fundamental to value-based delivery models, define key principles and definitions of population health, allow participants to assess their population health readiness, and provide key take home messages for future success. 3:45-5:00 p.m. Theory put into Practice: The Story of Orlando Health Benjamin Shaker Director of Clinical Integration Orlando Health 6:00-8:00 p.m. Networking Dinner Pre-Conference Event Patient Safety Program November 7, 2013 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Attend just this program, or sign up for both the program and the featured CEO Summit. Register now at: http://events.signup4.com/2013fallsummit See pages 5 & 6 for the Patient Safety Program agenda. Orlando Health is a comprehensive not-for-profit health care network serving central Florida. Made up of five leading community hospitals, three nationally-recognized specialty hospitals and one world-class cancer center, Orlando Health has a comprehensive strategy that includes clinical integration with employed and independent primary and specialist physicians, ACOs with multiple payors, patient-centered medical home designations and advanced disease management programs. Mr. Shaker will describe Orlando Health s journey, its strategies, what the network thinks has been highly successful to date, and where it plans to go in the future. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 3

CEO Summit: Population Health Management Agenda Friday, November 8 7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00-9:00 a.m. A Healthy Approach to Care Transformation: Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System Stephanie Mills, MD MHCM President and CEO Franciscan Health and Wellness Services, Inc. Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady (FMOL) Health System is a three-hospital system headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Mills will discuss how to: Explore the impact of clinically-focused health and wellness programs on the future of health care strategy and operations for health systems: employer-based care, population health management, clinical integration and community benefit. Describe how the use of robust data and risk stratification can help manage the health and well-being of a population, ultimately impacting care costs and quality. Understand practical solutions for integrating processes of the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Population Health Teams to manage complex populations across care environments. 9:00-9:15 a.m. Break 9:30-10:45 a.m. Using Population Health Initiatives to Advance Your Clinical Integration Program: Singing River Health System Chris Morgan, FACHE Vice President of Clinical Integration Singing River Health System Singing River Health System is a two-hospital, county-owned system on the Gulf Coast serving Jackson County, Mississippi. Mr. Morgan will discuss how to: Define Clinical Integration and the mindset needed to begin Clinical Integration. Describe how to access your expanded medical staff s and leadership s desire to implement Clinical Integration. Discuss how Population Health can be used as a catalyst for change. Identify needed steps to advance your Population Health and Clinical Integration Initiatives. Demonstrate and Explain the value of Population Health Management and Clinical Integration for potential customers. 10:45-11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Hyperpersonalization: Innovation and Disruptive Technologies Jamison Feramisco, MD PhD President and Chief Medical Officer Golden Healthcare 12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks Doesn t it feel like the pace of health care has quickened? Imagine how quickly new technologies are being developed to support the movement from volume to value. From iphone apps to home monitoring systems to noninvasive blood tests, these technologies provide data necessary to manage populations. And as more data elements are introduced, the possibility of hyperpersonalization for medical care is now here. Dr. Feramisco will discuss the most recent and forthcoming innovative and disruptive technologies and how they will impact care delivery. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 4

Patient Safety Program Achieving Zero! Applying High Reliability Methods to Eliminate Events of Harm Attend this program to: Describe how human error and latent system factors combine to cause harm events in health care and how non-technical skills can prevent these errors. Discuss the principles of high-reliability leadership needed to achieve positive outcomes in patient safety and quality and explain how it is a critical success factor in delivering consistent results. Learn different methods on how to implement evidencebased leadership in your organization and much more! Who Should Attend Chief Executives (CEO, CMO, CNO, COO) Continuing Education Patient Safety Program Agenda Thursday, November 7 Risk Management Leaders Quality & Safety Leaders Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, VHA Inc. is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the health care team. Designation Statements: NURSING This program is designated for 2.5 hours. PHYSICIAN VHA Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CEU VHA Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour =.1 CEU). Registration Information Registration Fees $295 per person (Patient Safety Program Only) $1,040 per person (CEO Summit Only) $1,135 per person (Patient Safety Program & CEO Summit) All registrations must be received by Friday, October 25. Cancellations received after that time will not receive a refund. Substitutions are gladly accepted. Register for one or both events at: http://events.signup4. com/2013fallsummit. Refer to Page 2 for travel and accommodations information. 7:00-8:00 a.m. Networking Breakfast 8:00-8:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Richard T. Howerton, III, FACHE President and Chief Executive Officer VHA Georgia, Inc. 8:15-9:00 a.m. Journey to Target Zero - The Christ Hospital The Christ Hospital Bernard B. (Berc) Gawne, Jr., MD MS MPH CPE FACPE Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Kimberly Biery, RN MSN NEA-BC Director, Quality Management Services Topics to be discussed include a patient safety story that started an organization s journey to Target Zero and how high reliability leadership and processes changed the hospital s culture and significantly reduced events of harm while improving quality of care. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 5

Patient Safety Program Agenda, continued Thursday, November 7 9:00-10:00 a.m. Leadership Tools for High Reliability 10:00-10:15 a.m. Break Craig Clapper, PE CQM Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI) Mr. Clapper will present an introduction to high reliability methods, skills for medical staff and leaders, patient safety measures and daily safety briefs. 10:15-11:00 a.m. Are You Ready to Make the Changes to Achieve Zero? Craig Clapper, PE CQM Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI) Attendees will participate in an organizational self-assessment. 11:00-11:45 a.m. Achieving Zero Through the Power of Collaboration - Panel Presentations and Member Discussion (Craig Clapper, Facilitator) Gwinnett Medical Center Alan Bier, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Carol Danielson, RN MSN FACHE NEA-BC Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer WellStar Health System Marcia Delk, MD MBA Senior Vice President of Safety, Quality and Credentialing, and Chief Quality Officer Vicky Hogue, RN MSN CCRN EDAC Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer The Christ Hospital Bernard B. (Berc) Gawne, Jr., MD MS MPH CPE FACPE Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Kimberly Biery, RN MSN NEA-BC Director, Quality Management Services 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Call to Action - VHA Georgia Members and Closing Remarks Sharon Ellis, MEd BSN RN Senior Director of Clinical Improvement VHA Georgia, Inc. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 6

Faculty William T. Eggbeer Managing Director BDC Advisors Mr. William T. Eggbeer has been a Managing Director with BDC Advisors for over ten years. In addition, he offers clients his extensive experience in senior executive roles in two industry-leading health care and senior living services companies and a health care start-up venture. Specific areas of specialization include: Population Health Strategy, Accountable Care Design and Development, Network Design and Development, Value-Based Reimbursement Initiatives, Faculty Practice Plan Development, Health Plan Development, Long Term Care Strategy and Management, and Home Health Care Strategy and Management. Mr. Eggbeer has a Master of Management (MBA) degree in Marketing and Health Services Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was named a Distinguished Scholar and the Outstanding Graduate in Health Services Management. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies with honors from Lawrence University. Karen Handmaker Vice President, Population Health Strategies Phytel Ms. Karen Handmaker has been at Phytel since 2010 and has assisted provider and health system clients achieve their strategic and quality objectives with Phytel s population health suite of products and services. Prior to that, she held senior roles at leading national care management vendors and benefits firms where she developed and implemented total population health management programs for Fortune 500 employers. Additionally, Ms. Handmaker did strategic consulting for provider systems and health plans at various national firms and overseas for ten years. Ms. Handmaker earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies at Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and her Master in Public Policy degree at Harvard University s Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Benjamin Shaker Director of Clinical Integration Orlando Health Mr. Benjamin Shaker serves as Director of Clinical Integration Services for Orlando Health. In his role, he leads initiatives to support system network development, M&A activity and the organization s clinical integration and accountable care strategies. Prior to joining Orlando Health, Mr. Shaker was a Consulting Director at Navvis Healthways. At Navvis, he developed hospital/ physician alignment models and facilitated integrated partnerships among health systems, physician practices and other health care entities. He has also worked as a consultant with Ernst & Young s health care strategy and operations practice. Mr. Shaker received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Youngstown State University and his Master in Health Administration degree from The Ohio State University. He is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and Healthcare Information and Management Systems (HIMSS). Stephanie Mills, MD MHCM President and CEO Franciscan Health and Wellness Services, Inc. Dr. Stephanie Mills serves as President and CEO of Franciscan Health and Wellness Services, a subsidiary of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady (FMOL) Health System. FMOL Health System is the largest not-for-profit health system in Louisiana, providing care to over 40% of the state s population. Under Dr. Mills leadership, FMOL Health System created the Healthy Lives program, a comprehensive health and wellness service, with clients throughout the United States. Dr. Mills joined FMOL Health System as the Chief Information Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer, and also served as the Vice President of Quality and Health Care Innovation. She practiced pediatric emergency medicine and served as Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, a FMOL Health System subsidiary. Dr. Mills received her Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University, earned her Doctor of Medicine from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completed her pediatric training at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children s Hospital, and received her Master in Health Care Management degree from Harvard University. CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 7

Faculty Chris Morgan, FACHE Vice President of Clinical Integration Singing River Health System Mr. Chris Morgan is the Vice President of Clinical Integration at Singing River Health System (SRHS). His responsibilities include developing and managing SRHS Clinical Integration Program and coordinating this vision with over 300 members of the expanded medical staff and to more than 2,700 SRHS employees. Prior to joining SRHS, Mr. Morgan served for over 20 years as a hospital administrator in the United States Air Force. His positions include Director of Emergency Management, Facility Management, Materials and Contract Management, and Business Operations and Managed Care. He also served as Vice President of Operations, Group Practice Management, and Senior Vice President of Patient Administration, Emergency Management and Managed Care. Mr. Morgan was also the Director of Planning and Marketing at Danville Regional Medical Center in Virginia. Mr. Morgan has a Master s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on health care planning and marketing from William Carey University and a Bachelor s degree in Business Administration and Business Management from Troy University. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Jamison Feramisco, MD PhD President and Chief Medical Officer Golden Healthcare President and Chief Medical Officer at Golden Healthcare, Dr. Feramisco is a well-established practicing physician and serial entrepreneur. His passion is to create significance through the efficient application of disruptive and innovative health technology to scale evidence-based clinical care delivery. Dr. Feramisco has worked for years within the telemedicine and telehealth space and has spent time optimizing remote medical service delivery and providing physician and nursing telemedicine services for rural acute hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted and independent living communities, and home care. Dr. Feramisco studied medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School/Parkland Hospital in Dallas and earned his PhD in Biochemisty and Molecular Genetics under the guidance of Nobel Laureates Drs. Mike Brown and Joe Goldstein. Additionally, he received postgraduate medical training in both Internal Medicine and Dermatology at UT Southwestern and UC San Francisco, respectively. Craig Clapper, PE CQM Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI) Mr. Craig Clapper is a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI). HPI is a consulting firm that specializes in improving human performance in complex systems using evidence-based methods derived from high-risk industries. Mr. Clapper has 20 years of experience improving reliability in nuclear power, transportation, manufacturing and health care. He served as the lead consultant for Sentara Healthcare with outcomes recognized by award of the American Hospital Association 2004 Quest for Quality Prize and the 2005 John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality. He is now lead consultant on several safety culture engagements for integrated health care systems. Prior to joining HPI, Mr. Clapper was Chief Operating Officer of Performance Improvement International, Chief Engineer for Hope Creek Nuclear Station and Systems Engineering Manager for Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station. Mr. Clapper has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from Iowa State University. Additionally, he has certifications as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Mechanical Engineering in the State of Arizona and as a Certified Quality Manager (CQM) in the American Society for Quality (ASQ). CEO Summit: Population Health Management & Patient Safety Program 8

Faculty Bernard B. (Berc) Gawne, Jr., MD MS MPH CPE FACPE Vice President/Chief Medical Officer The Christ Hospital Dr. Bernard Gawne currently serves as Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Patient Safety Officer, and Designated Institutional Official for Research at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He recently was the recipient of the 11th Annual Richard N. Smith, MD, Leadership in Patient Safety Award presented by the Greater Cincinnati Health Council for leading the area s hospital and health care community in patient safety. In January 2013, Becker s Hospital Review included him on the list of 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know. Prior positions include serving as Vice President/Chief Medical Officer for SSM St. Mary s Health Center in St. Louis, Missouri, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer for Provena Health Central Illinois Region and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs for Owensboro Medical Health System in Owensboro, Kentucky. Dr. Gawne is a graduate of the Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois. He completed his internship at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago and his residency in Ophthalmology at the Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Gawne is board certified in Ophthalmology. Additionally, he has a Master of Science degree in Counseling and Guidance from the Illinois Institute of Technology; a Master of Public Health degree and a Master of Science degree in Management and Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University where he also received a graduate certificate in Managed Care. Kimberly Biery, RN MSN NEA-BC Director, Quality Management Services The Christ Hospital Ms. Kimberly Biery is the Director of Quality Management Services for The Christ Hospital. In her role, Ms. Biery is responsible for working in tandem with the CMO/VPMA to execute the Performance Improvement Plan and Key Strategic Initiatives (KSI) related to quality, patient safety and outcomes. This encompasses identifying and implementing professional practice standards with regard to quality of care, professional staff development/competencies, departmental operational policies and procedures, and evidencebased practices within ALL areas of the enterprise where quality, performance improvement and care coordination is delivered. Additionally, Ms. Biery is responsible for leading interdisciplinary systematic quality approaches to enterprise-generated and facilitycentered initiatives, as well as fostering an environment to drive enhanced collaboration, improvements in quality/safety, service/ financial and operational excellence within the enterprise. She has also been instrumental in the success of the hospital s Target Zero Program whose goal is to reduce events of harm. Ms. Biery has a BSN degree in Nursing from Waynesburg University and a MSN degree in Nursing Administration from Wright State University. 900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1450 Atlanta, Ga. 30339 770.850.7400 www.vhageorgia.com 2013 VHA Georgia, Inc. All rights reserved.