Healthcare Finance & Revenue Cycle Management Forum – East
October 19, 2023 | New York, NY
Gerard Brogan
Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Northwell Health
Keisha Downes
Senior Director, Middle Revenue Cycle
Tuft’s Medicine
Jason Gottlieb
Director, Revenue Cycle Advisory
NewYork-Presbyterian
Heather Richards
Chief Revenue Optimization Officer
Atlas Healthcare Partners
Lisa Mair
Director, Patient Access
BayHealth Medical Center
Marji Karlin
Chief Revenue Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals
Sean Ferguson
Senior Director, Managed Care
NYC Health + Hospitals
Michael Nittolo
Director, Revenue Cycle, Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Matt Seefeld
Executive Vice President
MedEvolve
Brenda Sauer
Director, Patient Access
NewYork-Presbyterian
Joseph Vasile
President and CEO
Greater Rochester Independent Practice ACO
Edison Bond Jr.
Director, Patient Relations
Baystate Health System
Julie Vigil
Administrative Director, Pediatrics
UConn Health
Phil Goyeau
Solution Executive
3M Health Information Systems
Peter Jackson
Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Management
Delaware Valley Community Health
Michael Neofytides
Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle Learning and Development
NYC Health + Hospitals
Crystal Isom
Director, HIM, Coding
NewYork-Presbyterian
Kathleen Mazza
Senior Advisor, Population Health Informatics, Digital Enterprise Solutions
Northwell Health
Morgan Hills
Vice President, Operations
Yale New Haven Health System
7:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
8:20 OPENING REMARKS & PROGRAM WELCOME
8:30 EXECUTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: CURRENT STATE OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
• Forecasting legislative and policy changes & their impacts on healthcare
• Innovative improvements to financial operations and care
• Adapting to shifting needs and expectations of employees and providers
• Overcoming obstacles to providing accessible and equitable healthcare
Keisha Downes, Sr. Director, Middle Revenue Cycle, Tuft’s Medicine
Marji Karlin, Chief Revenue Officer, NYC Health + Hospitals
Joseph Vasile, President and CEO, Greater Rochester Independent Practice ACO
9:20 RECOGNIZE, REWARD, AND RETAIN TOP REVENUE CYCLE TALENT FOR IMPROVED MARGIN
Heather Richards, Chief Revenue Optimization Officer
Atlas Healthcare Partners
Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President and Head of Effective Intelligence
MedEvolve
10:05 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
10:35 TRACK ONE:
UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT VALUE-BASED CARE PROGRAMS
Kathleen Mazza, Senior Advisor, Population Health Informatics – Digital Enterprise Solutions
Northwell Health
10:35 TRACK TWO:
EVOLVING FRONT-END OPERATIONS TO SUIT A MULTI-GENERATIONAL PATIENT POOL
Brenda Sauer, Director, Patient Access
NewYork-Presbyterian
11:15 TRACK ONE:
ADAPTING TO THE SHIFTS IN THE VALUE-BASED CARE LANDSCAPE
Julie Vigil, Administrative Director, Pediatrics
UConn Health
11:15 TRACK TWO:
ASSISTING REVENUE CYCLE OPERATIONS BY IMPROVING PAYER AND PROVIDER RELATIONS
Sean Ferguson, Senior Director of Managed Care
NYC Health + Hospitals
11:55 NETWORKING & LUNCHEON
1:00 TRACK ONE:
REMOTE WORKFORCE: INCREASING ENGAGEMENT & TEAM COMMUNICATION
Crystal Isom, Director, HIM, Coding
NewYork-Presbyterian
1:00 TRACK TWO:
MID-REVENUE CYCLE OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES
Phil Goyeau, Solution Executive
3M Health Information Systems
1:40 TRACK ONE:
EDUCATING PROVIDERS ON REVENUE CYCLE OPERATIONS TO REDUCE DENIALS
Michael Nittolo, Director of Revenue Cycle, Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
1:40 TRACK TWO:
EMPOWERING PATIENTS THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND AFFORDABILITY
Edison Bond Jr, Director, Patient Relations
Baystate Health System
2:20 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
2:50 TRACK ONE:
STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING STRONG REVENUE CYCLE TEAMS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA
Michael Neofytides, Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle Learning and Development
NYC Health + Hospitals
2:50 TRACK TWO:
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE AND MANAGE DENIALS
Lisa Mair, Director, Patient Access
BayHealth Medical Center
3:30 LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES INTO REVENUE CYCLE OPERATIONS TO MAXIMIZE ROI
Jason Gottlieb, Director, Revenue Cycle Advisory, New York Presbyterian Hospital
4:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORATION OF INDUSTRY DISRUPTORS AND INNOVATIONS
• Collaboration Between Health Systems and the Community to Improve Population Health
• Improvements to Staff Recruitment and Retention Operations
• Impact of Technology and Innovations on the Future of the Industry
• Forging Industry Partnerships for Mutual Success
Gerard Brogan, Chief Revenue Officer
Northwell Health
Peter Jackson, Senior Director, Revenue Cycle Management
Delaware Valley Community Health
Morgan Hills, Vice President, Operations
Yale New Haven Health System
5:00 CONCLUSION & CLOSING REMARKS
Previous attendee information:
CFO, Aspire Hospital
VP International Finance, CHRISTUS Health
VP Revenue Cycle Operations, Cooper University Health Care
AVP Revenue Cycle & HIM, Duke University Health System
Director, Physician Billing, Einstein Healthcare Network
AVP Clinical Integration & Contracting, Frederick Health
CFO, GBMC Healthcare
AVP Revenue Management, RCM Operations, Geisinger Health System
VP RCM, Grady Health System
Director, Finance, Houston Methodist
Patient Access Director, Inova Health System
Senior Director, Physician Reimbursement, Luminis Health
Executive Director, Managed Care Contracting, Mercy
AVP Revenue Cycle Operations, NorthShore University HealthSystem
System Director of Population Health, Ochsner Health System
Senior Director, RCM, Palomar Health
VP Finance, Parkland Health & Hospital System
VP & Corporate Controller, Prospect Medical Holdings
Senior Director, Corporate Access Management, Scripps Health
Director, Revenue Cycle, Sentara Healthcare
Director, Transplant COding, Stanford Hospital & Clinics
VP Payer Strategy, Temple University Health System
SVP RCM, Tufts Medical Center
VP Supply Chain & Financial Operations, Weill Cornell Medicine
VP Operations, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale New Haven Health System
HFMA Credits:
This program qualifies for contact hours/education points towards the HFMA Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP) and Fellow of HFMA (FHFMA) designations maintenance. HFMA requires self-reporting of education for CHFP and Fellowship certification maintenance and recognizes a contact hour as 50 minutes of continuous programming, excluding meals, breaks, or social activities. For more information about HFMA certification maintenance, click here.
Who should attend:
Executives that will find this program of greatest relevance are those currently working to discover new and innovative methods to advance the healthcare finance industry through active discussion and an open mind to new or different ideas. Job titles of those executives that will find this program to be most applicable to the job function include:
- Vice President of Revenue Cycle Operations
- Vice President of Finance
- Director of Health Information Management
- Director of Patient Access
- CFO, COO, CRO
- Director of Finance or Financial Operations
- Director of Revenue Cycle
- Revenue Cycle Manager/Senior Lead
