Healthcare In Politics | Agenda & Information

Registration | Breakfast

Beyond the Sound Bite

Ron White

Ron White is considered to be the world's foremost memory expert and trainer. He has memorized the names of 200 people in 15 minutes even more times than he can remember! Audiences have long marveled at his ability to memorize a 60 digit number in less than 90 seconds or memorize a deck of shuffled cards in a flash. Every audience Ron shares his talk with leaves laughing, amazed and empowered that they can do the same thing! He has delivered tailored workshops for General Motors, Microsoft, Toyota, Honda, American Airlines, Cisco Systems, Boy Scouts of America, Lexus, Coldwell Banker, Pfizer, Century 21 and thousands more around the world. Ron is also a proud member of the U.S. Navy Reserve and returned in December 2007 form a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Refreshment Break

Panel Discussion:Physician Arrangements that Work In Today's Environment

Jack Buckley, Jr. - FACHE - CEO
St. Joseph Health System - Bryan, TX
Mr. Buckley has more than 35 years of experience in health care leadership and has worked for a number of Catholic and Not-for-Profit hospitals and health systems. He has held leadership positions with the Mercy Health System in Ohio; Catholic Healthcare West in Arizona; and St. Anthony’s in Amarillo, Texas. From 1992 to 2001 he served as President/CEO of Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises, a multihospital system in southern Illinois. As President and CEO of St. Joseph Health System, Buckley is responsible for day-to-day operations of St. Joseph Regional Health Center and supports a variety of St. Joseph corporations and more than a dozen St. Joseph facilities in a County region of East Central Texas, including three critical access hospitals, two long term care facilities and eight rural clinics

John Boettiger, Jr., ASA, CFA, CMC - Principal
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services - Houston, TX
John’s consulting work includes: business valuation & purchase price allocation, litigation support & dispute resolution, capital raising, business & tax planning. Additionally, John has been engaged by attorneys as a consulting and testifying expert in a number of cases. John is a frequent speaker on a broad range of topics including valuation, general industry trends and outlook. He has also authored several industry pieces for journals and newspapers.

Robert Corrigan - Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
Bob Corrigan, a partner who joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.’s Houston office in 1988, practices exclusively in the health care area where he represents hospitals, medical schools, physician groups and other health care entities and providers in business and regulatory matters. Bob chairs the firm’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Task Force and is currently advising firm health care clients, including hospitals, medical schools and physician groups on HIPAA and state law privacy standards.

Paul Herndon - CFO
Christus Medical Group - Houston, TX

Paul Herndon is the Chief Operating Officer for CHRISTUS Medical Group (CMG) in Houston, Texas. Paul joined CMG in the Fall of 2007 and serves as Vice President for the Board of C. H. Wilkinson Physician Network, dba CHRISTUS Medical Group. He holds a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Houston, Clearlake and is a Certified Public Accountant. Paul’s 18 years experience in operations (accounting, consulting, small business development and healthcare administration) allow him to interface directly with CMG regional directors and clinic managers helping them to each improve and/or maintain their Business Literacy and Service Quality goals on CMG’s Journey to Excellence. Prior to joining CHRISTUS Medical Group, Paul served as CFO and VP of MSO Finance with Texas Children’s Pediatric Associates in Houston. Paul maintains an active role in professional associations throughout the Houston area, including, but not limited to, Curriculum Advisory Board member for the University of Houston Healthcare Administration and President of the Alvin Community College Foundation. He is also a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Paul resides in Alvin, TX with his wife and two children and enjoys auto racing, hunting, fishing and anything involving water.

Lunch

HFMA Kickoff

Jonathan Phillips - HFMA Lone Star Chapter Programs Chair
Cyndy Sterrantino - HFMA Lone Star Chapter President

Healthcare in Politics Part II

John C. Goodman, Ph.D.
President/CEO
National Center for Policy Analysis - Washington, DC
John C. Goodman, Ph.D. founded the NCPA in 1983 and has served as President since the center's inception. The Wall Street Journal called Dr. Goodman "the father of Health Savings Accounts," and National Journal declared him "winner of the devolution derby" because his ideas on ways to transfer power from government to the people have had a significant impact on Capitol Hill. Dr. Goodman is the author of nine books, including Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World; Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws; Economics of Public Policy, a widely used college textbook, and Patient Power: Solving America's Health Care Crisis, the condensed version of which sold 300,000 copies and is credited with playing a pivotal role in the defeat of the Clinton administration's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system.
Dr. Goodman regularly appears on television, including PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, CNBC and the Fox News Channel. He was a debater on several of William F. Buckley Jr.'s Firing Line shows, and has appeared on a number of two-hour prime time debates, including debates on the flat tax, welfare reform and Social Security privatization.
He regularly briefs members of Congress on economic policy issues and frequently testifies before congressional committees.

Clinical IT Integration

Jim Fisher - Director & Co-Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Information Technology Practice
Mr. Fisher has significant experience in Strategic Information Systems Planning, IT Operational Performance Improvement, Strategic Sourcing, and large-scale Program Management. Throughout his career Mr. Fisher has lead many innovative, technology-enabled process and organization change efforts designed to improve IT, operations, and care delivery. Mr. Fisher also developed PwC’s Digital Hospital service offering, which combines all aspects of comprehensive technology, process, and people change efforts to drive clinical, financial, and administrative process improvement. A few of Mr. Fisher’s
clients include: MD Anderson, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Texas Health Resources, The University of Kentucky Health Enterprise, Memorial Hermann Healthcare, Virtua Health, The Indiana Heart Hospital, the Pepin Heart Hospital and Research Institute, Advocate Health Care, the Qatar Foundation, and Hamad Medical Corporation.

Paul Ceverha - Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Information Advisory Practice
Mr. Ceverha has experience since 1990 in data, technology, and system architecture design, as well as project and program management. He has consulted with clients in Provider, Payer, and Life Sciences sectors, including roles as program manager, industry expert, and technical architect. He has served provider clients with clinical visioning, as well as planning and executing clinical system implementations. Additionally, Paul has experience crafting system integration solutions for financial services, the travel industry, and a global scientific data consortium. These efforts have included both intra- and inter-enterprise solutions. He has extensive experience in and broad knowledge of clinical informatics. His recent focus has been on enabling healthcare business processes through novel approaches and partnerships in healthcare informatics. These projects have incorporated evidence-based medicine initiatives, product R&D and safety programs, clinical quality measurement and reporting, and research support. He has functioned as the solution architect for eHealth, clinical transformation, and clinical data repositories.

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