Healthcare Finance & Revenue Cycle Management Forum – Midwest
September 21, 2023 | Chicago, IL
Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop
7:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
8:20 OPENING REMARKS & PROGRAM WELCOME
8:30 EXECUTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: CURRENT STATE OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY
• Innovative Improvements to Operations and Care
• Understanding Shifting Needs for Employees and Providers
• Overcoming Obstacles to Providing Accessible and Equitable Healthcare
Rhonda Kamenick, Director, Revenue Recovery
Advocate Aurora Health
Pamela Ott, CFO – NW Indiana Region
Fransican Health Alliance
Nicole Harper, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Services and CFO
Eskenazi Health
9:20 GAMIFY YOUR REVENUE CYCLE: STRATEGIES TO MOTIVATE YOUR MOST EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEES TO RECOUP LOST MARGIN
Shannon C. Cameron, Executive Director, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President and Head of Effective Intelligence
MedEvolve
10:05 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
10:35 PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE AND MANAGE DENIALS
Rhonda Kamenick, Director, Revenue Recovery
Advocate Aurora Health
11:15 IMPROVING FINANCIAL AND QUALITY OPERATIONS BY EVOLVING THE ROLE OF CODING
Shawn Armbruster, Executive Director, Coding
WellStar Health System
11:55 NETWORKING & LUNCHEON
12:55 CMS UNWINDING IN THE POST COVID-19 WORLD
Armando Silva, Director, Revenue, Coding & Reimbursement
South Shore Hospital
1:35 TRACK ONE:
IMPROVING PATIENT THROUGHPUT TO INCREASE REVENUE YIELD
Lee Herschberger, Director of Patient Care Services
Beacon Health System
1:35 TRACK TWO:
REMOTE WORKFORCE: PROMOTING A COLLABORATIVE & ENGAGING TEAM CULTURE
Mary Branick, Director, Coding Audit and Physician Billing
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
2:15 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
2:45 EDUCATING FRONT-END STAFF WITH DATA PROCESSES TO REDUCE DENIALS
Sandra Contreras, Director, Revenue Cycle
La Rabida Children’s Hospital
3:25 TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN REVENUE CYCLE
Sal Lo, CEO and Co-Founder
Jorie Healthcare Partners
4:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORATION OF INDUSTRY DISRUPTORS AND INNOVATIONS
• Strategies to Improve Staff Recruitment and Retention
• Impact of Technology and other Innovations on the Future of the Industry
• Collaboration Between Health Systems and the Community to Improve Population Health
Jordan Taggert, Senior VP, Payer & Provider Growth
Vida Health
Curtis Haley, Chief Revenue Officer
Cook County Health
Mark Steinkirchner, Program Director
Geisinger Health System
Lori Peck, Vice President, Revenue Cycle
Aspirus
5:00 CONCLUSION & CLOSING REMARKS
