FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
10:00 - 11:15 a.m. CT
Speakers Pt. 1
Scott Jahnke
Adam Koffman
Speaker Pt. 2
Dan Kavanaugh
The ROI of Right-Sizing: Building the Business Case for Transfer Center Growth
Description:
Collect and leverage data to align transfer center investments with your organization's long-term goals.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the financial impact of transfer centers
- Build a data-driven business case for staffing and resources
- Align transfer center investments with organizational strategy
- Leverage metrics to drive continuous improvement
Format:
Presentation
Speakers:
Scott Jahnke, Sr. Director of Operations | UCLA Health
Adam Koffman, Director of Decision Support | UCLA Health
Understanding the Hospital Command Center as a Competitive Advantage
Description:
This session will focus on how a hospital command center can reduce leakage and generate return by understanding the financial impact of transfer capture.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the financial impact of transfer capture
- Understand clinical service margins and act on priority populations
- Understand impact of increased volume and varying acuity
- Reducing leakage to generate return
- What’s next? Measuring financial return and value
Format:
Presentation
Speaker:
Dan Kavanaugh, Senior Director Patient Access and Flow | MaineHealth
COMMAND CENTER DESIGN
11:35 a.m. - 1:05 p.m. CT
Speakers Pt. 1
Beth Piech
Karen Goldsmith
Speakers Pt. 2
Jennifer A. O’Neill
Renata Anzalone
Ahmad Obeidat
Speakers Pt. 3
Julie Griffin
Samuel Prater
Virtua Health Enterprise Care Logistics Command Center
Description:
Health leaders from Virtua Health will share the operational & patient impact of their command center.
Format:
Presentation
Speakers:
Beth Piech, BSN, RN, CEN, Director of Transfer Center & Medcom | Virtua Health
Karen Goldsmith, BSN, RN | Virtua Health
Transformation of Operational Efficiency at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Description:
Leaders from RWJBarnabas Health will give a project summary of the considerations for design, financial aspects and staffing levels they took into account for their command center.
Format:
Presentation
Speakers:
Jennifer A. O’Neill, SVP, Chief Operating Officer, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | RWJBarnabasHealth
Renata Anzalone, AVP of Logistics, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | RWJBarnabasHealth
Ahmad Obeidat, AVP of Operational Excellence, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | RWJBarnabasHealth
From Vision to Reality: Executing a Centralized Approach to Patient Flow
Description:
Patient flow leaders from Memorial Hermann Health System will present about the process involved in creating a central hub for smarter, faster patient movement.
Format:
Presentation
Speakers:
Julie Griffin, RN, BSN, MHA, CENP, Vice President, Patient Flow Center | Memorial Hermann Health System
Samuel Prater, MD, MHA, FAAP, FACEP, Associate Vice President, Patient Flow Center | Memorial Hermann Health System
LENGTH OF STAY & READMISSIONS
1:10 - 1:50 p.m. CT
Speakers
Niki Farquhar
Max Garifullin
Jenny Pardo
Vikas Parekh
Reducing Length of Stay and Readmissions with Care Paths
Description:
Find out how other organizations are structuring their patient flows and care paths to reduce hospital stays and readmissions.
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of care paths
- Outline steps for creating a care path
- Describe how to use care paths to create real-time visibility for patient progress
Format:
Panel Presentation
Speakers:
Niki Farquhar, Senior Business Process Consultant | University of Michigan Health
Max Garifullin, Solution Architect Lead | University of Michigan Health
Jenny Pardo, Senior IT Project Manager | University of Michigan Health
Vikas Parekh, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Capacity and Operations | University of Michigan Health