Healthcare Finance & Revenue Cycle Management Forum – Southeast
March 20-21, 2024 | Atlanta, GA
Hyatt Centric Buckhead
8:00 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
8:55 OPENING REMARKS & PROGRAM WELCOME
9:00 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
Will Boyd, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management
Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care
Ashley Hill, AVP, Revenue Cycle – Medical Group
WellStar Health System
Amy Premetz, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Operations
Houston Methodist
10:00 WHAT CAN HENRY FORD TEACH US ABOUT MODERN DAY RCM?
Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President and Head of Effective Intelligence, Marketing and Business Development
MedEvolve
10:45 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
11:15 CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF TEAM MEMBERS IN RESPONSE TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES & PROCESSES
Kris Seymour, Director, Revenue Cycle Transformation & Project Management Operations, WellStar Health System
12:00 EXPANDING PATIENT ACCESS THROUGH TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS
Kaysha Smalls, Executive Director, Physician Revenue Cycle
WellStar Health System
12:45 LUNCHEON
TRACK ONE
2:00 WHAT’S LEFT ON THE TABLE? MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN PATIENT ACCESS
Eric Wixom, Co-Founder and CEO, Wixcorp
Vanessa Carter, Former System Director, Patient Financial Services, St. Joseph’s/Candler
TRACK TWO
SUCCESS IN BUILDING PEDIATRIC VALUE-BASED CARE MODELS
Will Boyd, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management, Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care
2:45 REVENUE INTEGRITY & CLOSING THE GAPS BETWEEN BILLING, CODING AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS
William Thacker, Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle & HIM Solutions
Ochsner Health
3:30 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
4:00 COLLABORATING WITH PAYERS TO UNDERSTAND CONTRACTUAL CHANGES
Daphne King, Director, Patient Financial Services
Upson Regional Medical Center
4:45 DEPLOYING DYNAMIC STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP STRONGER HEALTHCARE LEADERS
Trent Richardson, System Director, Patient Financial Services
CHRISTUS Health
5:30 – 6:30 Cocktail Hour
TRACK ONE
9:45 OPTIMIZING MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT: UNPACKING DSH FUNDING FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE
Ebbie Erzuah, Executive Director, Reimbursement
WellStar Health System
TRACK TWO
9:45 EDUCATING FRONT-END STAFF WITH DATA PROCESSES TO REDUCE DENIALS
Shalondan Hollingshed, Corporate Director, PGP Revenue Cycle
Emory Healthcare
10:30 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
11:15 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
Garland Goins Jr, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Management
Avance Care
Taryn Hayes, CFO
Orchard Senior Living
12:15 CONCLUSION & CLOSING REMARKS
