Healthcare Finance & Revenue Cycle Management Forum – West
December 7, 2023 | Los Angeles, CA
Hilton Woodland Hills / Los Angeles
Joe Avelino
CEO
College Medical Center
Angela Franceschi
Director, System CDI & Coding
CommonSpirit Health
Kevin Carey
Chief Revenue Officer
US Orthopedic Alliance
Annette Lewis
Patient Access Director
Mee Memorial Healthcare System
JaNelle Weatherford
Associate Administrator, Strategic Financial Planning & Reimbursement
Keck Medicine of USC
Cynthia Kerr
Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle Learning and Development
NYC Health + Hospitals
Michellene Fryson
HIM Manager of CDI & Coding
Watsonville Community Hospital
Rylan Smith
COO
Wound Care Advantage
Eric Enriquez
Compliance Officer
Sacramento Native American Health Center
Vanessa Ploessel
Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management
Wound Care Advantage
Alicia Kintzele
Senior Director, Corp Access Management
Scripps Health
Robert Young
Vice President of Patient Financial Services
AltaMed Health Services Corporation
Mukesh Sanghvi
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Prospect Medical Holdings
7:30 REGISTRATION AND WELCOME COFFEE
8:25 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
Rylan Smith, COO
Wound Care Advantage
Joe Avelino, CEO
College Medical Center
Robert Young, Vice President of Patient Financial Services
AltaMed Health Services Corporation
JaNelle Weatherford, Associate Administrator, Strategic Financial Planning & Reimbursement
Keck Medicine of USC
9:30 THE PATIENT PROVIDER RELATIONSHIP: WHERE THE REVENUE CYCLE BEGINS
Kevin Carey, CRO
US Orthopedic Alliance
10:10 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
10:40 CORRELATION BETWEEN PRICE TRANSPARENCY AND PATIENT SATISFACTION
Alicia Kintzele, Sr. Director Corporate Access Management
Scripps Health
11:20 IMPACT OF DOCUMENTATION ON REVENUE, DENIALS, AND CMS QUALITY SCORES
Angela Franceschi, Director System CDI & Coding
CommonSpirit Health
12:00 NETWORKING & LUNCHEON
1:00 BARRIERS TO CREATING PRE-CENTRALIZED TEAMS
Annette Lewis, Patient Access Director
Mee Memorial Healthcare System
1:40 SECURING OPTIMAL REVENUE THROUGH ALIGNMENT OF PAYER & PROVIDER NEEDS
Eric Enriquez, Compliance Officer
Sacramento Native American Health Center
2:20 NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
2:50 TAKING AN OPERATIONAL APPROACH TO DENIALS MANAGEMENT
Cynthia Kerr, Director Revenue Cycle & Patient Accounts
Elica Health Centers
3:30 NAVIGATING THE CONTINUAL EVOLUTION OF REIMBURSEMENT CODING
Michellene Fryson, HIM Manager of CDI and Coding
Watsonville Community 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
Vanessa Ploessel, VP of Revenue Cycle Management
Wound Care Advantage
Mukesh Sanghvi, VP Corporate Controller
Prospect Medical Holding
David Reyes, Executive Director
UPSA ACO
5:10 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
