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Sunday, February 22
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12:30 pm
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Golf Tournament
Barton Creek Resort Golf Club
8212 Barton Club Drive
Austin, TX 78735
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12:30 - 5:00 pm
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Conference Registration & Exhibit Setup
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2:00 - 5:15 pm
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Pay for Performance / Hospital Acquired Conditions...
How to Manage Recent CMS Rulings
Steve Berkowitz, M.D. - Chief Medical Officer, St. David's Healthcare Partnership – Austin
Data transparency, evidence-based practice and pay for performance are successfully moving quality agendas ahead. Recent changes by CMS have made documentation, present on admission indications and clinical protocols more important than ever. Dr. Berkowitz will discuss how organizations can develop successful strategies to move ahead on the competition.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm
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Welcome Reception & Exhibits
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8:00 - 10:00 pm
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Hospitality Suite
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Monday, February 23
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7:00 - 7:45 am
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Breakfast
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7:45 - 8:15 am
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Welcome & Annual Business Meeting
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8:15 - 9:15 am
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 Texas Legislative Update
R. King Hillier - Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations, Harris County Hospital District
Since 1989, Mr. Hillier has been actively engaged in Medicare, Medicaid, and indigent health care and public health policy at both the Texas Legislature and in the United States Congress. His experience working for the fourth largest public hospital system in the country has given him the fiscal and operational policy background to engage in policy development. Mr. Hillier has been recognized on both the State and Federal level as being an expert on public hospital finance and operational issues. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a M.S. in Health Systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta.
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9:15 - 10:15 am
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 Medicaid Reform - Texas Style
John A. Guest - President/CEO, Teaching Hospitals of Texas
Mr. Guest will discuss planned reform of the Texas Medicaid program as contemplated by the Texas Legislature in Senate Bill 10 passed by the 80th Texas Legislature. He will place the effort in the context of potential health reform nationwide and explain expected impacts on Texas hospitals in the coming months.
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10:15 - 10:30 am
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Break & Exhibits
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10:30 - 12:00 pm
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CEO Panel: A Strategic Discussion
Moderator: R. King Hillier, Harris County Hospital District
Jim Buckner - CEO & Administrator, Uvalde Memorial Hospital – Uvalde,
Second Panelist - TBD
Third Panelist - TBD
This panel will examine the CEO’s perspective of the CFO's role in the process of developing and implementing the overall strategic plan of the hospital facility. The session will also cover what each CEO considers to be the current hot topics and issues facing healthcare today and how the CFO can best support the CEO in addressing these issues.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm
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Lunch & Exhibits
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1:00 - 2:30 pm
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 Internal Fraud and Embezzlement: Lessons from the Trenches
Angela Morelock, CPA, CFE, ABV - Senior Managing Consultant, BKD, LLP
Fraud can wreak havoc on an organization's financial performance and undermine business objectives. No business is immune from the risks associated with fraud, and education is the key to prevention. Health care organizations have some unique and rampant risks for fraud and embezzlement. Angela Morelock will share her insights into the world of internal embezzlement based on her experience investigating white-collar crime. With stories from the trenches and often overlooked prevention tips, you will be simultaneously educated and entertained. Anyone involved in business – managers, owners, board members, controllers and outside auditors – will benefit from this enlightening presentation, which discusses the symptoms management should watch for with a focus on how organizations can better protect themselves.
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2:30 - 3:00 pm
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Break & Exhibits
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3:00 - 4:15 pm
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Concurrent Sessions
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Session A
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The Physician Contract Machine:A View Under the Hood and Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Gregory M. Eastin - President, Foresite Consulting
Physician contracting is a tricky business, physician demographics and needs are changing and with them contractual needs and negotiations must follow suit. Understanding these issues will allow you to create not only a successful contract but a long term working partnership. Contractual issues for different circumstances, new legal structures, physician to physician relationships and contractual arrangements will all be discussed and defined. “Where the Rubber Meets the Road” will cover an overview of how to negotiate with various physician specialists, understanding the business and educational strengths and weaknesses of physician practices, and risk management issues involved in physician contracts. This will be a very interactive lecture, and will be of benefit to institutional administrators as well as health care professionals.
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Session B
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The Medicare Organ Acquisition Cost Report: A Financial or A Clinical Document?
Deedle Heckenkemper, RN, CPTC - Chief Operating Officer, Guidry & East - League City, TX
This session explores the fundamental clinical data that drives the Medicare Organ Acquisition Cost Report: staffing, pre-transplant time studies, pre-transplant space allocation, HLA expenses, OPO expenses, pre-transplant evaluation, UNOS listing, patient registration, cadaver and liver donor charges, Medicare Primary and Secondary issues, transplant log, medical and surgical directorships, etc.
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4:15 - 5:30 pm
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Concurrent Sessions
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Session A
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 Texas and Healthcare Unions: A New World
Tom H. Wilson, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Texas hospitals are no longer immune to union organization. The new union organization tactics are coming to Texas healthcare employers. Those who want to understand those tactics and how to respond should attend this presentation.
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Session B
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 Alternative Revenue Sources
Bob Gray - CFO, Huntsville Memorial Hospital , an affiliate of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Smaller community hospitals struggle with revenue declines just like the larger metropolitan hospitals however, they do not have the same kind of resources to work with. This session will explore how one community hospital responded to the need for more revenue from alternative sources and how they made decisions to move forward. See what they looked at and evaluated and what decisions they have made to help get more alternative revenue funds to the bottom line.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm
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Conference Reception & Exhibits
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Tuesday, February 24
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7:15 - 8:15 am
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Breakfast & Exhibits
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8:15 - 9:45 am
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Compliance: Honing in to Minimize Financial Risk
Elizabeth Madzik - Texas Health Resources
A strong compliance program is essential to your hospital’s financial success. It is not hard to find risk areas that involve the potential for negative financial consequences. This is evidenced by increased audits, reviews and settlements involving the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Recovery Audit Contractors, the Texas Medicaid program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to name just a few. Participants will learn how to identify and prioritize risks; what some of the top compliance risk areas are in the current environment; and how to monitor improvement initiatives. The seven basic elements of a robust compliance program will also be reviewed. Regulatory changes, tight governmental budgets and technological advancements make compliance risks a moving target! Learn how to “home in” on the target and minimize your financial risk at the same time.
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9:45 - 10:15 am
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Break
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10:15 - 12:15 pm
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 How to Build a Better You
Bryan J. Dodge - Dodge Development, Inc.
Mr. Dodge will focus on the key areas of personal development. This inspiring program will teach you to have consistent upward growth in your life and in your career. Bryan will present the E.A.T. Philosophy which will enable you to have a positive outlook and will also teach you the importance of dealing with every problem on its time. Mr. Dodge will reveal the three main laws of leadership and conclude with the power of personal energy and where it comes from.
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12:15 pm
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Conference Adjourns
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