REGISTER NOW AT WWW.AHA.ORG REDEFINING THE MAY 6 9, 2018 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C.
S C H E D U L E Dear Colleague: America s hospitals ad health systems are cotiually trasformig to meet the chagig eeds of our patiets ad our commuities. As we iovate, we cotiue to protect resources dedicated to quality care ad fight to preserve the coverage gais vital to keepig our commuities healthy. At the AHA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, we ivite political, policy, opiio ad health care leaders to come together to create a dyamic future of health for our coutry. We wat to hear your voice, too. Joi us May 6-9, 2018, i Washigto, D.C., as we cotiue our work to Redefie the H. SATURDAY MAY 5 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Registratio SUNDAY MAY 6 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registratio Rick Pollack Presidet ad CEO America Hospital Associatio 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist Sposored by the Catholic Health Associatio of the U.S. (BREAKFAST TO FOLLOW) 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Receptio for AHAPAC s Top Cotributors Joi AHAPAC for this exclusive ivitatio-oly evet hoorig major supporters. For more iformatio o AHAPAC, please cotact Shari Dexter at (202) 626-2338. 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. AHAPAC Appreciatio Lucheo Eligible AHAPAC members are ivited to atted this appreciatio lucheo featurig the CAPITOL STEPS comedy troupe. For more iformatio o AHAPAC, cotact Shari Dexter at (202) 626-2338. Capitol Steps 1:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. America College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Educatioal Sessio Tom A. Atchiso LEADING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN TODAY S COMPLICATED HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT Regulatory ad fiacial burde, delivery models, disruptive techologies, professioal staff shortages ad burout are key issues for health care leaders. TOM A. ATCHISON, EdD, presidet ad fouder of Atchiso Cosultig LLC, will describe a practical, developmetal model which provides the framework for sustaiable chage. Participats will receive 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Educatio credits for this sessio. See registratio form for iformatio o how to register. 1:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Trustee Educatioal Sessio I Kimberly McNally THE BOARD S ROLE IN STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Joi KIMBERLY McNALLY, trustee at UW Medicie, who will moderate a iteractive pael sessio o key workforce issues ad how boards should play a itegral role i strategic workforce plaig ad developmet. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Networkig Break 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Trustee Educatioal Sessio II Pam Kecht BOARD LEADERSHIP IN CHANGING TIMES The health care field s ogoig trasformatio poses strategic challeges for hospital ad health system boards. Goverace expert PAM KNECHT, CEO of ACCORD LIMITED, will explore essetial goverace practices that all boards should employ to provide eeded leadership durig times of sigificat chage. Special Briefigs 1:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. RURAL ROUNDTABLE Lear how federal legislative ad regulatory activity will impact rural hospitals ad critical access hospitals, icludig Medicare exteders, 340B, ad direct supervisio, ad hear perspectives o the future of esurig access to health care services i rural commuities. 1:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. POST-ACUTE CARE Hear from iovative hospital/post-acute parterships that bridge the cotiuum of care through improved referrals, case maagemet, at-risk arragemets ad post-acute etworks to improve care ad lower costs. 1:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. MACRAmaia MOVING INTO YEAR 2 OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM (QPP) The secod performace period of the QPP is uderway, ad hospitals ad their cliicia parters are gettig geared up. Joi us for a update o the
ATTENDANCE KEY: By ivitatio oly. Tickets for this evet ca This is icluded i your registratio fee; be purchased usig the please idicate whether you will atted registratio form. o the registratio form. latest developmets from CMS ad how they may impact your MACRA implemetatio. 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY THROUGH THE LENS OF VALUE Govermet, private sector ad hospital ad health system leaders explore value-based strategies they are usig to make health care more affordable for patiets ad commuities. Moderated by AHA board member ad Chair-elect BRIAN GRAGNOLATI, presidet ad CEO of Atlatic Bria Gragolati Health System. 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. ASSOCIATE MEMBER BRIEFING At this special briefig, AHA associate members hear the latest developmets i the health care field ad how to become ivolved i AHA s missio ad 2018 objectives. The AHA associate membership is comprised of commercial firms (busiess etities) ad o-hospital health providers. For more iformatio, please cotact Toy Spoh at (312) 422-2002. 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. NEW MEMBERS/FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES Get the most from AHA membership ad maximize your Aual Meetig experiece through this special gatherig. 3:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. AHA DIVERSITY ROUNDTABLE Be part of critical coversatios ad actio o diversity, iclusio ad equity of care i this discussio that icludes best practices that are reducig health care disparities ad promotig diversity ad iclusio withi the health care field. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Aual Meetig Opeig Ceremoy ad Ivestiture of Chair, AHA Board of Trustees Celebrate the ivestiture of NANCY HOWELL AGEE, presidet ad CEO of Carilio Cliic, as 2018 chair of the AHA Board of Trustees. Nacy Howell Agee 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Receptio Hoorig the Chair ad AHA Board of Trustees MONDAY MAY 7 6:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Registratio 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Sectios for Metropolita ad Small/Rural Hospitals Breakfast Meetig NICOLLE WALLACE, political aalyst, New York Times best-sellig author ad former White House director of commuicatios uder Presidet George W. Bush, shares her political isights. Nicolle Wallace $5 from every purchased ticket beefits the AHA Rural Hospital Leadership Award. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Federal Forum Opeig Pleary RICK POLLACK, AHA presidet ad CEO, kicks off the Federal Forum ad sets the stage for public policy ad advocacy discussios. TOM NICKELS, AHA executive vice presidet of govermet relatios ad public policy, with FRANK SESNO, Frak Seso former achor ad Washigto bureau chief, CNN, ad director, George Washigto Uiversity School of Media & Public Affairs, review the key issues o Capitol Hill ad withi the admiistratio impactig hospitals. We also will hoor the 2018 AHA Distiguished Service Award wier. 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Executive Briefigs Atted oe of these cocurret briefigs o challeges ad opportuities facig the hospital field. Joh M. Haupert Wright L. Lassiter III HEALTH CARE POLITICS: CONGRESSIONAL STAFF PANEL Cogressioal staff discuss how policy ad politics play out i the health ad hospital field. Moderated by ERIK RASMUSSEN, AHA vice presidet of legislative affairs. MEDICAID INNOVATIONS This sessio will explore federal ad state iovatios i health care delivery, ad social supports for the Medicaid populatio that best address the metal, physical ad social eeds of this vulerable group. Moderated by AHA board member JOHN M. HAUPERT, presidet ad CEO, Grady Health System. EQUITY OF CARE BRIEFING Joi sessio moderator ad AHA board member WRIGHT L. LASSITER III, presidet ad CEO of Hery Ford Health System, for a pael discussio o the impact social determiats have o commuities as well as experieces acceleratig health equity. 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. AHA Recogitio Lucheo AHA Chair NANCY HOWELL AGEE is joied by award-wiig ad atioally-acclaimed political cotributor RON FOURNIER, editor ad publisher of Crai s Detroit Busiess, to hoor recipiets of AHA s leadership Ro Fourier awards. THE COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA S HEALTH CARE ivites you to stop by for light refreshmets o Moday ad Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. Drop i ad lear how the Coalitio has mobilized 1.6 millio supporters o behalf of hospitals. REGISTER NOW AT WWW.AHA.ORG
The timeliess of the meetig could ot have bee better. The material was fresh ad relevat, ad the opportuity to etwork was outstadig. 12:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Govermet Relatios Officers Network Lucheo JOHN HARRIS, co-fouder ad editor-i-chief of POLITICO, brigs the ewsroom perspective to policy developmets ad political challeges Joh Harris i the moths ahead. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Federal Forum Pleary Hear from PEGGY NOONAN, Pulitzer Prizewiig columist for the Wall Street Joural ad bestsellig author of ie books o America politics, history ad culture. We ll also hoor the Peggy Nooa 2017 AHAPAC Award Wiers. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Trustee Receptio TUESDAY MAY 8 6:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Registratio 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. ACHE Breakfast Meetig Network with fellow ACHE colleagues ad hear perspectives o health care ad leadership from ACHE Chair DAVID A. OLSON, FACHE, seior vice presidet of exteral relatios ad David A. Olso chief strategy officer at Froedtert Health. 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m. Trustee Leadership Breakfast: Natioal Political Update GEORGE F. WILL, columist for the Washigto Post ad regular cotributor for MSNBC, NBC News ad Newsweek, shares George F. Will isights ad political predictios for 2018. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Federal Forum Closig Pleary CBS leged BOB SCHIEFFER, former moderator of Face the Natio ad CBS News chief Washigto correspodet, ad JAKE TAPPER, chief CNN Washigto correspodet Bob Schieffer Jake Tapper ad achor, discuss the evolutio ad impact of ews, ad how fake ews could drive public policy. The 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize wier is hoored. Christia R. Campos, AHA board member ad admiistrator of Guadalupe Couty Hospital, Sata Rosa, NM 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Executive Briefigs Atted oe of these cocurret briefigs o challeges ad opportuities facig the hospital field. Alle S. Weiss, M.D. Melida L. Estes, M.D. Rady Oostra PREPARING AND RESPONDING TO DISASTERS Joi colleagues who experieced hurricaes, wildfires ad mass shootigs i 2017 for lessos leared ad preparatios for the future. Moderated by AHA board member ALLEN S. WEISS, M.D., presidet ad CEO, NCH Healthcare System. HEALTH CARE POLITICS: PANEL OF FORMER CMS LEADERS A bipartisa group of former CMS admiistrators discuss key policy priorities ad the politics ivolved with implemetig chage. Moderated by AHA board member MELINDA L. ESTES, M.D., presidet ad CEO, Sait Luke s Health System. WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACES? Hear the latest emergig treds i commercial isurace ad implicatios for health coverage ad provider reimbursemet i this sessio. Moderated by AHA board member RANDY OOSTRA, presidet ad CEO of ProMedica. 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. The Foster G. McGaw Prize Lucheo This lucheo, hosted by The Baxter Iteratioal Foudatio, hoors the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize wier ad fialists. The Foster G. McGaw Prize recogizes excellece i commuity service ad is joitly sposored by The Baxter Iteratioal Foudatio, AHA ad Health Research & Educatioal Trust. 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. State Caucuses WEDNESDAY MAY 9 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. State Delegatio Capitol Hill Visits Cotact your state hospital associatio for Capitol Hill visit details. Coect with colleagues ad AHA leadership i the EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LOUNGE ope to all attedees. Best part of this meetig is hearig from Rick Pollack ad the seators. Networkig with colleagues is also great. Steve Gautey, presidet ad CEO, Crisp Regioal Hospital, Cordele, GA
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