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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs
DESCRIPTION: Register Now\nOur popular Cocktails with the Chiefs event is back in Dallas – once again at the trendy Mercury Grill. \nCome listen as local industry leaders share their experiences\, gaining insights on how to build leadership skills and leveraging them for professional growth. Learn from their successes and challenges and be inspired to further pursue your own professional and personal development goals. \nThe event will include some great networking opportunities as well. \nModerator: \nNancy Vish\, RN\, Ph.D.\, NEA-BC\nPresident\nBaylor Heart & Vascular Hospital \nPanelists: \nJohn A. Gillean\, M.D.\, M.H.A.\nExecutive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer\nCHRISTUS Health \nKen Hutchenrider\, FACHE\nPresident\nMethodist Richardson Medical Ctr \nWinjie Miao\nEVP\, Chief Experience Officer\nTexas Health Resources \nDr. Zach Mueller\, DNP\, RN\, NEA-BC\nDivision Chief Nursing Executive\nMedical City Healthcare | HCA North Texas Division \nTroy Thibodeaux\nRegional President\nSound Physicians \nSpeaker Bios: \nJohn A. Gillean\, M.D. serves as the senior clinical executive of CHRISTUS Health\, a faith-based\, Catholic health care organization serving communities in the U.S.\, Mexico\, and Colombia. In this capacity\, Dr. Gillean oversees all clinical departments and programs needed for the delivery of high quality health care to fulfill the mission\, “To extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.” His many areas of responsibility include quality and patient safety\, health informatics\, accreditation readiness\, clinical research and academics\, physician and nurse professional development\, clinical risk management\, and other areas that impact the care delivered to patients and communities. \nAfter receiving his medical degree from the University of Arkansas in 1977\, Dr. Gillean completed an internal medicine internship at Tulane University in 1978\, and his internal medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1980. He achieved his board certification in internal medicine in 1981. From the time he graduated until 1995\, he served as an internal medicine specialist in a community group practice in Texarkana\, Texas. Prior to 1999\, when Dr. Gillean assumed his current role with CHRISTUS Health\, he served in a variety of administrative capacities as Medical Director for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas\, a physician-hospital association\, in addition to managing a multi-specialty clinic and his own practice. \nDr. Gillean has a passion for quality health care delivery to meet the needs of individual patients and unique populations. He actively encourages physician and nursing input for problem solving and more effective transition of care from the acute care setting to ambulatory or home services. He continuously challenges CHRISTUS Health associates to move to a high reliability organization which first does no harm\, and then optimizes health care outcomes. \nDr. Gillean has long supported the use of technology to improve the delivery of care through the use of evidence-based practices\, implementation of best practices\, and reducing human errors. As part of this commitment\, he has co-authored a number of professional articles relating to the improvement of health care through the use of this technology. These include: \n\n“A search for the ‘Holy Grail’ of health care: a correlation between quality and profitability.” Healthcare Financial Management\, 2006.\n“EHRs\, CPOE and digital documentation: An effective component of the U.S. national response to the epidemic of medical error related deaths.” British Medical Journal\, 2016.\n“In defense of Meaningful Use.” Journal of Clinical Pathways\, 2016.\n“The impact of order source misattribution on provider CPOE performance.” (in peer review)\n“Clinical impact and value of workstation single sign on.” (in peer review)\n\nIn addition to these professional outreach efforts through various publications\, Dr. Gillean encourages his staff to actively participate in their professional organizations/associations on a national level. He believes that by sharing the learnings and best practices collaboratively\, health care for all Americans can be improved. \nKen Hutchenrider\, FACHE\, joined Methodist Richardson Medical Center as President in July\, 2010. \nHe has more than 25 years of executive experience with a result oriented record of substantially increasing financial stability and strengthening team management to build a tradition of providing the best care possible to the communities served. \nDuring his tenure\, Ken administered the assimilation of the hospital into the Methodist Health System\, as well as the development of a $120M replacement hospital and its subsequent and ongoing expansions. Pam Stoyanoff\, Chief Operations Officer of Methodist Health System has said “Ken is an outstanding leader with a proven track record in operational excellence.” \nAdditional accomplishments include the establishment of a new wound care center\, recruitment and stabilization of the NICU physician group\, development of the Da Vinci surgical program\, and the successful recruitment/employment of new medical staff members. Under his direction\, Methodist Richardson has received accreditations as a Chest Pain Center\, a Stroke Center\, and achieved nursing Pathway to Excellence. \nPrior to July 2010\, Ken served as the Chief Executive Officer of Galesburg Cottage Hospital\, in Galesburg\, Illinois. There\, he successfully and effectively managed all facets of the 173 bed acute care facility\, including a skilled nursing unit\, inpatient psychiatric unit\, a joint venture outpatient therapy unit\, and a joint venture dialysis unit. \nPreviously in his career\, Ken served in executive roles including Chief Executive Officer of the Terre Haute Regional Hospital in Terre Haute\, Indiana and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Wesley Medical Center in Wichita\, Kansas. Ken started his career in a clinical position as a Paramedic Shift Supervisor in Pasadena\, Texas. \nHe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of Houston\, Clear Lake. \nKen has received many accolades\, including the American Heart Association SOAR Award\, the Community Health System Outstanding Achievement Award\, and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is actively involved in the community and currently serves as the Chairman of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. Ken is an enthusiastic supporter of the PISD Health Sciences Academy. \nOn a personal note\, Ken and his wife Melinda have two teenage daughters. When he’s not spending time with his family\, you are most likely to find Ken on the golf course. He is also a private pilot. \nWinjie Tang Miao is the executive vice president and chief experience officer for Texas Health Resources. In this role\, she leads system efforts to deliver a seamless\, holistic consumer experience across the entire Texas Health organization. The Experience division uses consumer insights to develop new products and services\, establish and maintain a consistent\, differentiated consumer and care team experience\, enhance the Texas Health brand\, and drive Texas Health’s strategic and operational transformation efforts. \nMiao joined Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in 2000 as an administrative resident. At Texas Health Dallas she oversaw the development of more than $500 million in construction and the growth and development of outpatient clinics and the oncology service line. In 2007\, she was named president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle\, a facility that is recognized for both quality and community health efforts. In 2011\, she became president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance. Under her leadership\, Texas Health Alliance opened in 2012\, and has received national recognition for its innovative technology. Miao became Texas Health’s senior vice president of System Integration and Innovation in 2015 and was instrumental in systemwide efforts such as Reliable Care Blueprinting. \nIn 2013\, Miao was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award from the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce-Southwest Region. She has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” (2015) and “25 Healthcare Leaders Under Age 40” (2012). In 2008\, she was honored as one of Modern Healthcare magazine’s “Up and Comers.” \nA biomedical engineering graduate of Johns Hopkins University\, Miao also earned a master’s degree in health care administration\, with a concentration in financial management and quality management\, from the University of North Carolina. \nZach Mueller\, DNP\, RN\, NEA-BC\, serves as division chief nursing executive (DCNE) of Medical City Healthcare. In this role\, he oversees patient care\, nursing practice\, education\, informatics\, patient experience\, research and operations for nurses and other caregivers at all Medical City Healthcare hospitals in North Texas. \nDr. Mueller joined Medical City Dallas and Medical City Children’s Hospital in 2011 and was promoted to senior vice president and facility CNE in 2015. Under his leadership\, patient satisfaction scores for women’s services and the neonatal intensive care unit increased significantly\, and Medical City Dallas received an unprecedented third Magnet® designation for nursing excellence. In 2014\, he was named among the prestigious Dallas-Fort Worth “Great 100 Nurses.” \nKnown for his innovation\, Zach created the Compassion Campaign\, a multiphase patient experience initiative designed to create compassionate connections between nurses and patients. The campaign contributed to the highest registered nurse (RN) employee engagement in five years and notable improvements in patient satisfaction results. \nDr. Mueller brings a wealth of healthcare experience to his role\, having worked in nursing for over 18 years\, chiefly at the bedside as an RN in the emergency department. He has also served in a variety of leadership roles\, including as director of education\, director of pediatrics and director of cardiovascular services. He has been a leader within HCA Healthcare\, the parent company\, for over 14 years. Zach is active in several professional organizations\, including the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE). His career achievements include speaking nationally and internationally on a variety of nursing and healthcare topics. \nDr. Mueller holds two doctoral degrees from the University of Colorado\, a Doctor of Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice\, as well as a master’s degree in nursing and two undergraduate degrees. He is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a nursing executive\, advanced. \nAs a dynamic nursing executive\, Zach is passionate about nursing and leadership and is actively involved in driving organizational and system performance\, and supporting a highly engaged and outcomes-driven workforce. \nNancy A. Vish\, RN\, PhD\, FACHE\, is president and chief nursing officer for the Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. Since 2002\, Dr. Vish has led north Texas’ first hospital dedicated solely to the care and treatment of heart and vascular disease. Her vision and commitment to quality\, patient-centered care have enabled the hospital to become a destination of choice for patients in North Texas\, across the state of Texas and from across the nation\, seeking diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of heart and vascular issues. Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital has become one of the leading heart disease research centers in the country thanks to Dr. Vish’s compassion and dedication to bringing tomorrow’s revolutionary cardiac interventions to patients today. Her laser-like focus on collaboration with world renown cardiologists\, interventional cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons on the medical staff of Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital\, has resulted in evidence-based care being delivered to every patient\, every time. This has led to quality outcomes that consistently place Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital near the top of national quality performance metrics. Thanks to her experience as a nurse and her passion for leadership the hospital has earned many awards and recognitions\, including: \n\nThe Guardian Award for Excellence in Patient Satisfaction and the Beacon of Excellence Award in Patient Satisfaction from Press Ganey\nTop Performer on Key Quality Measures from The Joint Commission\nNamed one of the “Nation’s Best Cardiovascular Programs” by Becker’s Hospital Review\nMagnet® status for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center\nNamed to Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work list in 2012\, 2013\, 2014 and 2015\nTexas Award for Performance Excellence\, the state’s highest honor for quality and organization performance\, from the Quality Texas Foundation\n2014 Mission: Lifeline® Gold Achievement award from the American Heart Association for efforts to provide prompt\, evidence-based care for heart attack patients.\n\nDr. Vish holds a doctor of nursing degree from Texas Women’s University\, a master of science in nursing degree from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Prior to assuming her role as president/CNO for Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital\, she was vice president of clinical operations/CNO for the hospital. She has also served as program manager/director for the cardiac cath lab\, electrophysiology/PM(?) lab\, coronary care unit and interventional cardiology unit at Baylor University Medical Center and as head nurse of the specialty care unit at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville\, TN. She began her nursing career at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh\, PA. \nDr. Vish has received many special honors during her career: \n\nTop 100 Women in Healthcare to Watch by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2012\, 2013 and 2014\nFinalist for D Magazine Top Nurses-Administration\nNominated to attend Leadership Dallas by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce\nProfiled by Health Leaders Media\nGreat 100 Nurses of Dallas\n\nDr. Vish is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives\, past president of the American Association of Critical Care Nursing (Dallas chapter)\, sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society\, Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals\, American College of Cardiovascular Administrators Society of Critical Care Medicine\, Vascular Nurses Society\, American Nurses Association\, Texas Nurses Association and Texas Organization of Nurse Executives. \n  \nAs Sound Physician’s Regional President\, Troy Thibodeaux provides operational and strategic leadership to drive value for patients\, physicians\, and hospital partners. \nThroughout his 20 years of leadership experience\, Troy has successfully worked to improve clinical quality\, safety\, patient experience and cost-effectiveness.  With an emphasis on servant leadership\, Troy works to develop and encourage teams to drive performance. \nPrior to joining Sound\, he served as President and CEO of Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock\, TX.  Troy is a strong supporter of The American College of Healthcare Executives and has served in multiple roles that include President of the East Texas ACHE Chapter.  He is also a recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives Regents Award. \nTroy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Texas State University and a Master of Health Care Administration from Texas Woman’s University. \n  \nThanks to Sound Physicians for hosting this event!\nRegister Now
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SUMMARY:2018 ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Attend ACHE’s 2018 Congress on Healthcare Leadership\, March 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The opportunity to lead is an incredible privilege—a doorway to bring about positive change in the communities you serve. Congress offers you the opportunity to be inspired\, to be part of the solution and to be among the best and brightest in the healthcare field. Year after year\, Congress delivers cutting-edge professional development\, practical solutions and unparalleled networking with a global community of healthcare leaders. Be Part of Something Bigger! To learn more and to register\, visit ache.org/Congress. Join the conversation with #ACHECongress in all your social media posts.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/2018-ache-congress-healthcare-leadership/
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX New Member Networking Blitz - Winter 2018
DESCRIPTION:For new members from January 2017 to Present\nThe ACHE North Texas Welcoming Committee cordially invites you to the ACHE of North Texas chapter’s New Member Networking Blitz. This fun event will allow new members to get to know one another and some seasoned ACHE members as well. There will be special breakout sessions where fun activities and personal connections will be made. The intent of this program is to bring new members together to get a real in depth view of ACHENTX\, to enable you to meet some of the chapter’s leadership and to help you map out how to best take advantage of the plethora of local and national benefits and opportunities available to you as ACHE members. It’s a way to “let us get to know you” as well and become a part of your professional network. \nWe are looking forward to meeting each of you. \nA light meal and drinks will be served. \nRegister
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SUMMARY:First Quarter Double Panel Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\nOffering 3.0 Face-to-Face Credits (1.5 per panel)\nPanel 1: Equity of Care \nQuality of care should not vary based on the patients’ socioeconomic\, ethnic\, gender\, or geographic background. It is known however\, there is a healthcare divide in the U.S. especially in vulnerable populations including: those lacking health insurance\, low income families\, racial and ethnic minorities\, and LGBT populations. The Affordable Care Act aims to address access and equity of care issues by expanding health insurance coverage. The improvement in access to care will change the way healthcare is delivered and financed. \nTo embrace diversity is a core principle of the healthcare management profession and is also an ethical and business imperative. Healthcare organizations must ensure their staff is educated on disparities in order to appropriately address the needs of patients from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds to provide equitable high-quality care to all. It has been shown that patient-centered care improves clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction while reducing medical errors and costs. Eliminating healthcare disparities provides a strategic component to ensure organizational excellence and long-term financial viability. \nModerator: Virginia Rose-Harris\, MBA\, FACHE\nVP of Service Line Officer & Administrator\nTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital \nPanelists: \nTiffany Capeles\, MBA\nDirector\, Health Equity\nCHRISTUS Health \nNydia A. Gonzalez\, MS\, CCDP\nVice President and Chief Diversity Officer\nJPS Health Network \nJames H. Sammons Jr.\, M.D.\, M.S.\, FACHE\, FACOG\nChief Medical Officer\nTexas Health Arlington Memorial \nPanel 2: Diversity in Healthcare Management: Value-Added Business Sense \nDiversity in healthcare management is of critical importance and this factor must be recognized in the health care industry as organizations explore their recruitment processes. An increasingly diverse patient population can place pressure on health care organizations to reflect the communities they serve. Healthcare leaders also recognize that diversity brings fresh perspectives and skills provided by diverse employees that can help produce a bottom-line benefit for their organization\, resulting in added value as well as competitive advantage. \nOften\, there is disconnect between an organization’s diversity initiatives and the ability to promote diverse workforce within all levels of the organization. Many c-suite executives and managers fail to understand diversity\, its value\, and the importance of identifying\, developing\, and advancing diverse talent. Building a diverse leadership team will help drive organizational success and enhance cultural competence. It is important for healthcare leaders to begin a realistic discussion about diversity and their responsibility in effectively encouraging diversity within their organization and integrating into strategic initiatives \nModerator: \nGuwan Jones\, MPH\, CHES\nVice President Workforce Planning/Chief Diversity Officer\nHuman Resources\nBaylor Scott & White \nPanelists: \nNkem Okafor\nVice President\, Strategy & Planning\nMethodist Health System \nJyric Sims\nChief Executive Officer\nMedical City Fort Worth \nPaula Turicchi\, FACHE\nAdministrator of Hospital Operations\nParkland Health & Hospital System \nSpeaker Bios: \nAs Director of Health Equity\, Tiffany Capeles is responsible for establishing and advancing the Health Equity strategy of CHRISTUS Health by working across the organization to ensure initiatives\, resources and tools are effectively leveraged. She is particularly skilled at driving business results\, as well as establishing processes to advance the health and wellbeing of vulnerable communities that align and support population health and other organizational goals. Ms. Capeles’s knowledge navigating the complex challenges of connecting the IT infrastructure for multisite hospital systems with different EMR platforms\, to enable data collection\, analytics\, and reporting has positioned CHRISTUS Health to begin setting metrics on Equity of Care initiatives. She leads the implementation of innovative system changes that promote community health\, reduce health inequities\, and improve patient outcomes. \nPrior to CHRISTUS\, Ms. Capeles served as the Program Director for the Health and Wellness Alliance at Children’s Health in Dallas\, TX. There she led a collective impact initiative that brought together over 60 community leaders to ensuring that every child with asthma achieves their fullest health\, well-being\, and potential. Her work in guiding this coalition resulted in long-term successes for both the community\, as well as the children themselves. As a result of the community collaborative\, Dallas Housing Authority is now smoke-free\, the city’s decade old housing policy was revised to require landlords to maintain properties in alignment with the National Center for Health Housing standards\, as well as training city code compliance officers to issue violations for potential health concerns\, not just safety concerns. \nBefore her time in Texas\, Ms. Capeles served as a Consultant at the Center for Health Equity & Wellness at Adventist HealthCare in Gaithersburg\, Maryland. Throughout her tenure with the Center\, she advised hospitals’ leadership and served as a pioneer in helping hospitals achieve health equity through the establishment of culturally and linguistically appropriate programs\, services\, and policy for underserved populations. Her portfolio of work also includes concerted efforts in enhancing organizational cultural competence through the development of lectures and e-learning modules for clinical and non-clinical personnel\, as well as\, conducting organizational cultural competency assessments\, developing organizational strategic plans to achieve health equity\, and mobilizing internal and external coalitions across domains to address the social determinants of health. \nMs. Capeles’s work has received attention from healthcare systems both nationally and internationally and has been presented her work at national conferences and webinars. Additionally\, Ms. Capeles led a collaborative partnership with the National Diversity Program Office of Kaiser Permanente to re-develop their Qualified Bilingual Staff (QBS) Model for adoption in acute care settings\, and then piloted it at Adventist HealthCare. Success and recognition of the revised program resulted in Adventist HealthCare training over 800 bilingual healthcare professionals on proper medical interpretation in 10 languages\, both internally and externally\, in the community. These efforts ultimately led to Adventist HealthCare’s designation as the state model for training bilingual dual-role health care professionals\, by the Maryland Hospital Association. Ms. Capeles then later led the effort to launch the first QBS Train-the-Trainer for Maryland hospitals statewide. \nHer passion for population health is sincere and evident as she continues to help communities realize health equity\, improve access to care\, and ultimately improve the health of her community. \nMs. Capeles earned her Master of Business Administration in Finance at Hood College in Frederick\, Maryland\, and her Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration from Kent State University in Kent\, Ohio. She currently resides in Richardson\, Texas with her husband and two adored\, highly spirited little girls. Her interests include health policy\, teen mentoring and camping. \nNydia Gonzalez is the Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for JPS Health Network\, Tarrant County’s tax-supported healthcare system that includes an acute care hospital\, the county’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and only psychiatric emergency center and more than 60 unique points of care including 20 school-based health centers. JPS Health Network has been named among Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare\, placing JPS among the top 150 healthcare companies in the nation. JPS is the only public entity in Texas included on the list of 2017 Best Places to Work\, one of the most coveted honors in the industry. \nMs. Gonzalez’s division\, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI)\, oversees cultural competency education\, diversity compliance affirmative action\, and business supplier diversity. The role of the ODI is to ensure that equity\, diversity and inclusion are considered at the highest levels of institutional governance and established as a core organizational competence. \nChanging demographics\, the emergence of a knowledge-based economy and increases among the racially\, ethnically\, culturally and linguistically diverse populations residing in Tarrant County have provided a focus on the benefits of cultural competence at JPS. At the patient level\, the presence of culturally competent employees builds trust\, provides patient confidence and reduces costs associated with various types of medical errors. At the provider level\, advancements in cultural competency can improve quality and accreditation scores. Minimizing racial and ethnic disparities requires not only culturally competent clinicians but also leaders who create an organizational environment in which cultural competence is enabled\, cultivated and reinforced. \nDuring the course of her career\, Ms. Gonzalez has held diversity leadership positions in academic healthcare with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center\, in higher education with Yale University\, and in corporate America with Dell Computer Corporation. \nMs. Gonzalez believes a global perspective matters and that the fabric of our lives are given color\, shape and texture by those close to us as well as those we meet in passing. They are an important part of the fabric of our lives – creating a global tapestry of friendship. \n  \nGuwan Jones is the Chief Diversity Officer of Baylor Scott & White Health. She is an ongoing advocate for underserved and vulnerable patient populations. Through her work with three healthcare systems and other not-for-profits\, she has worked on issues such as funding to increase access to health insurance for children\, focusing community resources on providing health care access for low socio-economic populations\, organizing resources for HIV/AIDS patients\, designing meaningful interventions for minority diabetes patients\, and designing analytic dashboards to measure human capital investment and patient outcomes. Guwan has helped advance Baylor’s work around access and health care improvement and produced the Baylor Health Care System Health Equity Performance Analysis. She participated in the nationally recognized Disparities Leadership Program designed to tackle racial and ethnic disparities in health care lead by the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston\, MA\,. She served on the CitySquare board\, an organization supporting basic needs for lowsocioeconomic Dallas families and homeless communities. She was featured as a case study in the 2014 book “Be the one to start change at work and in life: Make Waves” because of her reputation of marrying the business case for working in parallel on the diverse needs of both talent and patients’. Guwan holds a Master of Public Health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center\, Fort Worth and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Guwan is also a Certified Health Education Specialist and received the 2008 U.S. Surgeon General’s Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future Champion Award. \n  \nNkem Okafor is a senior healthcare executive with experience in strategy\, business development\, program management\, hospital operations\, and consulting. She is the Vice President of Strategy & Planning at Methodist Health System\, a $1.4 billion\, 9 hospital system in DFW. She oversees setting system-wide strategies and business planning\, leads business development and growth activities\, and guides market research and data analysis for the company’s decision-making. \nLast year\, Nkem was named one of the Top 15 Businesswomen in Dallas by the National Diversity Council. Previously\, Nkem was a System Director at Houston Methodist Hospital System\, where she oversaw programs focused on business development\, operational improvement\, global operations\, community benefits\, and population health management. Under her leadership\, she expanded the company’s operations to new countries and turned a budget negative department into a profit-generating center\, tripling revenue expectations. She also assisted in two acquisitions and improved operational performance\, resulting in over $70 million in financial savings. She oversaw the system’s community benefits\, totaling $530 million in funding for community health-related programs. She began her career at Deloitte Consulting as a Strategy & Operations Business Analyst. \nNkem has a Master of Public Health degree in Health Management from Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Management\, and a Bachelor’s from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, graduating cum laude and Honors with distinction. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, and an active member of National Association of Health Services Executives and the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Leadership Dallas.  \n  \nVirginia Rose-Harris serves an Officer for Texas Health Resources and the Administrator of The Margot Perot Center for Women’s and Infants at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital. In addition\, Virginia heads up the community outreach initiatives and DSRIP/1115 Waiver programming forging relationships with community partners for Texas Health Dallas with an ultimate outcome of improving the health of the people in the communities Texas Health Resources serves. Most recently\, Virginia led the organization in the development of a strategic relationship with Children’s Health and UT Southwestern resulting in pediatric specialty service offerings creating enhanced coordinated care for newborns and the neonatal patient population. The Margot Perot Center has achieved the distinction by Dallas Child as being the Best Place to Have a Baby for five years running. \nVirginia is a graduate Fellow with the Texas Hospital Association and is a Leadership Dallas alum. She was formerly with HCA\, Inc. out of Nashville Tennessee from 1990 – 2010 serving as Vice President and Strategic Development Officer and Chief Ethics and Compliance/Diversity Officer at Medical City Dallas Hospital\, the flagship hospital for the system’s 166 hospital nationwide. \nVirginia has been recognized most recently as one of the Inspirational\, Accomplished and Engaging Women of Northeast Tarrant County\, as one of Texas’ Most Powerful and Influential Women by the National Diversity Council and by the Dallas Business Journal for Women in Business Awards as a Change Maker for her significant contributions and achievements on the business front. In addition\, community projects have resulted in recognition by D CEO Magazine for the Excellence in Healthcare Awards and by the Texas Hospital Association. \nVirginia holds an MBA from Dallas Baptist University and is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. She has been a keynote speaker at the Greater Fort Worth Healthcare Summit and the Women of Visionary Influence Annual Recognition luncheon. She has been invited to speak on topics such as successful workplace engagement\, patient experience\, diversity\, leadership\, business operations and strategy in several venues including the North Dallas Chamber\, the Texas Diversity Council National Conference\, Southern Methodist University Roundtable\, Dallas North Chamber of Commerce\, Texas Diversity Leadership Conference\, HCA\, the Society for Healthcare Marketing and Strategy Development and The Gallup Organization. Virginia has also consulted for hospitals across the nation in the areas of leadership\, operations and employee engagement. \nVirginia serves as a board member for the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce\, Dallas Women’s Foundation\, the Texas Diversity Council\, Texas Health Women’s Specialty Surgery Center\, Southwest Diagnostic Imaging Center and the Texas Health Surgery Center of Dallas and has served on the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association Go Red Initiative for the last six years. Virginia also works with the Vickery Meadow area “brain trust” of non-profits including Healing Hands Ministries to design programs to care for refugees and families in the community who need access to health care. \nAFFILIATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING: \nWorld Affairs Council\, Society for Healthcare Marketing and Strategy\, American College of Healthcare Executives\, American Heart Association – Go Red Co-Chair-2012/2013\, March of Dimes\, Genesis Women’s Shelter\, Good Shepherd Catholic Church\, Destination Imagination\, Vickery Meadows Learning Center\, Carroll Independent School District. \nFAMILY: \nVirginia is married and has two teenage children. \nDr. James Sammons serves as chief medical officer at Texas Health Arlington Memorial. He is responsible for promoting clinical excellence and safety in patient care throughout all hospital departments. \nSince 2012\, Sammons has led many diverse efforts such as preventing hospital-acquired infections and decreasing Medicare spending per beneficiary. Additionally\, Texas Health Arlington Memorial became the first hospital in the system to achieve certification by The Joint Commission for Fragility Fractures. \nWith more than 25 years of physician leadership experience\, Sammons formerly served as vice president for medical affairs at two Virginia health care systems: Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News and Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center in Williamsburg. Having served in the Armed Forces for more than 26 years\, Sammons is a retired colonel from the United States Air Force Medical Corps\, where he completed clinical and leadership assignments during two wars. \nSammons graduated from Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Center in Virginia. He also holds a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the National Defense University in Washington\, D.C. \nHe also serves the community as Texas Health’s representative to the Texas Hospital Association’s Council on Policy Development\, an Advisory Board member for the Arlington Life Shelter and a member of the Board of Managers for the Texas Health Heart and Vascular Hospital. \nSammons and his wife\, Cindy\, who is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu\, have two grown children and four grandchildren. \nJyric Sims is the Chief Executive Officer at Medical City Fort Worth. Prior to his current position\, Sims has served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) Tulane Health System\, where he was responsible for daily operations of two acute care hospitals with over 500 beds and 35 hospital based clinics. His leadership is credited with remarkable improvements in patient experience\, service line growth and recruitment of top talent to the organization. He led more than $50 million in construction and capital improvements over the past two years and exhibited a commitment to the community\, having served on multiple community boards including the Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Sims brings more than 17 years of healthcare experience to the role. His medical career began as a certified nursing assistant and quickly advanced to leadership and business development roles\, including director of operations at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston\, Texas. He joined HCA in 2011 serving as chief operating officer of St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie\, Florida and Associate Chief Operating Officer at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster\, Texas. Sims received a Master of Health Administration from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and holds an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University (LSU). He was also awarded the 2016 UAMS Alumnus of the Year and in 2015 the Modern Healthcare Up and Comer Award. \nPaula Turicchi\, FACHE\, is Administrator of Hospital Operations\, at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas\, Texas. She assists the Chief Operating Officer with all aspects of hospital operations including performance improvement\, regulatory compliance\, survey readiness\, and project management. Parkland is an urban\, inner-city\, multi-specialty\, academic health system with approximately 870 beds\, a Level 1 Trauma Center\, 39\,000 adult and 1\,500 neonatal ICU discharges\, 18\,000 surgeries 12\,000 deliveries\, and 1 million outpatient visits. Previously\, she served as the Senior Vice President and Administrator of Women and Infant’s Specialty Health (WISH)\, overseeing outpatient\, inpatient\, and emergency services for one of the largest maternity services in the United States. \nShe recently served as the Chair of the Women’s Health Advisory Committee of Texas which was created by Senate Bill 200 of the 84th Legislature to advise the Health & Human Services Commission on consolidation of women’s health programs. \nPaula is board certified in Healthcare Administration and holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. \nA special thanks to Jyric Sims and Medical City Fort Worth for hosting this event!\n  \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/first-quarter-double-panel-education-event/
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SUMMARY:New Horizons Education & Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Register\nThis is our second annual New Horizons event\, a special educational opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to be mentored by local Executives. Early careerist and others in transition also encouraged to attend. \nNote: In addition to being able to hear and meet the below presenters\, on a first-come/first served basis we will also be offering a limited number of registrants the opportunity to have brief mock interviews and resume reviews with healthcare human resources experts from around the metroplex. This will not be a job fair\, but instead a professional development opportunity — enabling you to receive direct feedback from those who are conducting healthcare industry interviews and filtering through resumes on a day-to-day basis. A photographer will also be onsite (more details to follow) for those wanting professional headshots taken as well. \nPresenters:\nDresdene Flynn-White\, FACHE\nManaging Director\nAcquired Leadership Solutions \nWinjie Miao\nEVP\, Chief Experience Officer\nTexas Health Resources \nAndrea Newman\, RN\, BSN CIC\nDirector of Quality\nTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville \nNayan D. Patel\, CHCIO\, FHIMSS\, PMP\nAvis Advisors\, Managing Director\nIT Strategy & Performance \nJared Shelton\, FACHE\nPresident\nTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen \nMichael Wiggins\, FACHE\nAdministrator\, Children’s Medical Center Plano\nSr. Vice President\, Children’s Health \nPresenters’ Bios:\nDresdene Flynn-White is no stranger to success as both a business owner and a strategic business partner in the corporate world.  First as an administrator in higher education\, then on to a fifteen-year healthcare career with Kaiser Permanente. Leaving a lucrative career in corporate human resources and consulting\, she started on her five-year entrepreneurial journey as an executive and business coach\, advising and supporting small business owners. \n Dresdene returned to corporate human resources as Vice President for Human Resources at JPS in 2010. She assumed the role of the network’s first Diversity Officer in January 2012. In this capacity she is responsible for the execution of the Hospital District’s Diversity strategies relating to the provision of culturally competent care for patients\, the education and retention of a diverse workforce and an expansion of engagement with M/WBE and HUB VENDORS. \nHaving retired from the position of Chief Diversity Officer as of February\, 2015\, Dresdene has returned to healthcare consulting by establishing a boutique consulting practice focused on strategic leadership development. \nDresdene is a unique health care professional\, having experienced both corporate operational and business ownership roles. She is a credentialed manager responsible for establishing\, consolidating and realigning critical business areas (quality\, utilization and risk management and performance reporting) to enable the initiation of new systems\, definition of new business processes and responses to litigation and regulatory compliance issues. \nDresdene serves on several community boards including the Fort Worth Metropolitan YMCA\, Health Babies\, Healthy Moms\, Healthy Communities (H3); is the current president of the North Texas Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives\, and Co-Chair of the Tarrant County Cancer Disparities Coalition. \nWinjie Tang Miao is the executive vice president and chief experience officer for Texas Health Resources. In this role\, she leads system efforts to deliver a seamless\, holistic consumer experience across the entire Texas Health organization. The Experience division uses consumer insights to develop new products and services\, establish and maintain a consistent\, differentiated consumer and care team experience\, enhance the Texas Health brand\, and drive Texas Health’s strategic and operational transformation efforts. \nMiao joined Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas in 2000 as an administrative resident. At Texas Health Dallas she oversaw the development of more than $500 million in construction and the growth and development of outpatient clinics and the oncology service line. In 2007\, she was named president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle\, a facility that is recognized for both quality and community health efforts. In 2011\, she became president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance. Under her leadership\, Texas Health Alliance opened in 2012\, and has received national recognition for its innovative technology. Miao became Texas Health’s senior vice president of System Integration and Innovation in 2015 and was instrumental in systemwide efforts such as Reliable Care Blueprinting. \nIn 2013\, Miao was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award from the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce-Southwest Region. She has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” (2015) and “25 Healthcare Leaders Under Age 40” (2012). In 2008\, she was honored as one of Modern Healthcare magazine’s “Up and Comers.” \nA biomedical engineering graduate of Johns Hopkins University\, Miao also earned a master’s degree in health care administration\, with a concentration in financial management and quality management\, from the University of North Carolina. \nAndrea Newman\, RN\, BSN CIC\nDirector of Quality\nTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville \nAndrea Newman is the Director of Quality/Patient Safety/Risk Management for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville (THS) and is a member of the hospital’s Executive Team.  In this role\, she oversees quality\, performance improvement\, infection prevention\, patient safety\, risk management and medical staff affairs.  Under her leadership\, the Quality Department has helped lead the hospital to improved quality scores\, hospital ratings and data driven performance improvement changes. \nAndrea joined THS in 2009 as a labor and delivery nurse.  In 2010\, she accepted the Infection Prevention Coordinator position.  While in this position she earned her certification in infection control (CIC). In 2013\, Andrea became Director of Quality/Patient Safety/Risk Management. Andrea is a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. \nIn 2011\, Andrea was recognized as a Texas Health Resource (THR) “Patient Safety Star” and in 2015 she was honored as a Dallas Fort Worth Great 100 Nurse.  She has received multiple awards for her performance as well as recognition for leading many quality\, safety and operational initiatives.   In 2016\, Andrea was chosen by THS leadership to participate in THR’s Talent Acceleration Program which she completed and obtained her certificate in 2017. \nAndrea earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Murray State University in 1999\, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Healthcare Administration at University of Texas\, Arlington. \n  \nNayan Patel is a Managing Director at Avis Advisors\, a healthcare IT consulting firm with expertise in Strategy\, M&A\, and Operational Excellence. He recently served as the Director of Information Services on the executive leadership team for The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano for-profit cardiovascular specialty hospital\, providing direction and oversight of all IT investments\, operations\, and governance. During his leadership\, the hospital became the seventh largest heart valve program and the Top 1.7% of all heart surgery programs in the United States (per Society of Thoracic Surgeons). Through its growth\, Mr. Patel maintained a tight budget while keeping a strong commitment to guests seeking safe\, quality\, compassionate care. Under his guidance\, the hospital successfully integrated a secondary heart hospital\, expanded cardiovascular technology services\, and implemented ITIL processes to enhance service delivery and improve customer service. His efforts also included implementing a project management office (PMO) and the standardization of IT governance processes for Baylor Scott & White Health. \nNayan is a pragmatic thinker with a passion for improving the end user experience while delivering high quality service to clinical\, business\, and research operations. He received his BSEE and MSEE from the University of Tennessee\, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University (SMU). Nayan achieved his Fellow status with HIMSS and the CHIME CHCIO designation in 2014. \nA firm believer in giving back to the community\, he currently serves on the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Planning Committee\, the SMU Information Technology Operations and Management Advisory Board\, the University of Texas at Dallas Healthcare Management Advisory Council\, and the Sci-Tech Discovery Center Board. Nayan attributes his success to his family’s support and the strong leaders that have partnered with him throughout his career. \nJared Shelton\, FACHE\, serves as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, a role he assumed in January 2016. \nHe has primary oversight of day-to-day activities and responsibility for the hospital’s annual operating plan and shares leadership responsibilities with Chief Medical Officer Robert Schwab\, M.D.\, and Chief Nursing Officer Elizabeth Asturi\, MSN\, R.N.\, NE-BC. \nShelton previously served as vice president of Professional & Support Services for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, where he oversaw clinical ancillary and support departments\, including pharmacy\, radiology\, laboratory services\, respiratory therapy\, food and nutrition services\, rehab therapies and medical physics. \nShelton completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a minor in Religion. He went on to earn his M.H.A. from Trinity University. \nShelton currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce. \nOutside of work\, Shelton and his wife\, Kathryn\, enjoy parenthood with their toddler daughter\, Mackenzie\, and new son\, Jack. They are active members at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas\, where he serves on the Stewardship Committee. He is also an avid sports fan and loves to play golf and ski. \nMichael Wiggins\, FACHE\, serves as Senior Vice President and as the Administrator for Children’s Medical Center Plano. He is responsible for the strategic direction\, operational outcomes and financial performance of the Children’s Health℠ campus in Plano. Michael has 25 years of health care leadership experience. \nBefore joining Children’s Health\, he was Vice President\, Operations at Children’s of Alabama. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Lewis-Gale Clinic in Roanoke\, VA and Executive Director of Mercy Health Center in Bentonville\, AR. \nMichael serves on the Board of Directors for the Child Advocacy Center of Collin County\, Board of Managers for the Plano Family YMCA and the Board of Directors for the Legacy Association business district. \nMichael is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. He earned a B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham\, as well as a M.A. from Liberty Theological Seminary in Lynchburg\, VA. \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/new-horizons-education-networking-event/
LOCATION:Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children – Frisco\, 5700 Dallas Parkway\, Frisco\, TX\, 75034
CATEGORIES:Education,Networking
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the Executive Vice President
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first Breakfast with the CEO event for 2018!\n \nMack Mitchell\, M.D.\nInterim Executive Vice President\nHealth System Affairs\nUT Southwestern Medical Center \nMack Mitchell\, M.D. was appointed Interim Executive Vice President for Health System Affairs in September 2017. He is responsible for overseeing the UT Southwestern Medical Center clinical enterprise\, including the Medical Center’s University Hospitals & Clinics as well as patient-care relationships with Parkland Health & Hospital System and Children’s Health℠ Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Since March 2016 he has served as Chief Medical Officer for the Southwestern Health Resources Physician Network and Accountable Care Network. He is Vice President for Medical Affairs at UT Southwestern where he also is a Professor of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mitchell’s clinical and research interests are in gastroenterology and liver diseases. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha\, and he has been listed as one of D Magazine’s Best Doctors in Dallas. Before coming to UT Southwestern\, he was the Chief of Gastroenterology and the Medical Director of Ambulatory Services at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center\, Chairman of Internal Medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center\, and Chairman of Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte\, North Carolina. He is president of ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research\, and he was honored with the Seixas Award for Distinguished Service by the Research Society on Alcoholism. \nThank you\, Dr. Mitchell and UT Southwestern Medical Center for hosting this event! \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-executive-vice-president/
LOCATION:Moncrief Cancer Institute | UT Southwestern\, 400 W. Magnolia Avenue\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast with the CEO
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SUMMARY:After Hours Event - Four Corners Brewing Company
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin members of the American College of Healthcare Executives North Texas Chapter (ACHENTX) and the Lone Star Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) for a great evening of networking\, socializing and fun! \nWe will be visiting the Four Corners Brewing Company at it’s new location\, just south Interstate 30 and Downtown Dallas. \nThis will be a special event in that $10 of each ticket purchased will be donated to the Texas Hospital Association’s Hospital Employee Assistance Fund which directly supports healthcare workers who were victims of Hurricane Harvey. \nIn addition to this contribution to THA’s Hospital Employee Assistance Fund\, your ticket will also include: \n\nYour first beer\nLight snacks\nFree parking\nA tour of the brewery\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/hours-event-four-corners-brewing-company/
LOCATION:Four Corners Brewing Company\, 1311 South Ervay Street\, TX\, 75215\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual ACHENTX General Membership Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Special guest speaker this year is Rulon F. Stacey\, Ph.D\, FACHE.\nDr. Rulon Stacey is a Managing Director in the Healthcare practice at Navigant. Stacey is a recognized healthcare leader\, who brings a future-focused\, leadership-driven approach to clients. Stacey is a former Chair of the Board of Directors of the American College of Healthcare Executives and twice named by Modern Healthcare as one of the top 100 most influential people in American Healthcare. Stacey brings with him a unique understanding of provider issues\, leadership and governance challenges and strategy alternatives. \nDr. Stacey provides expertise is the design and development of initiatives that support cultural and organizational changes needed for ongoing success as health systems evolve from fee-for-service to value-based environment. \nThe evening will also include: \n\nA brief review of the status of our Chapter\nThe 2017 Chapter Awards\nThe 2018 Board & Officer Nominations\nRecognition of the Annual Student Case Study Competition Winners\n\n Click here to watch a brief video from when Brigham Young University recognized Dr. Stacey with their Distinguished Service Award.\nOnce again this year we are accepting Table Reservations as well as individual registrations.\nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/annual-achentx-general-membership-dinner-2/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171026T150000
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SUMMARY:Fourth Quarter Face-to-Face Education Event
DESCRIPTION:3.0 Face-to-Face Approved Credits for this Event (1.5 for each panel)\n\nRegister\n\nPanel 1: The Healthcare Organization’s Role in Formulating Public Policy\nMany of society’s most critical issues confront healthcare organizations daily. From access for the uninsured and underinsured\, children and elder care initiatives\, patient safety and Medicare and Medicaid changes\, healthcare organizations must address myriad issues. In addition\, healthcare must also deal with payer demands for cost containment and the growing expectation for transparency. \nModerator: Steve Love\nPresident/CEO DFW Hospital Council \nPanelists: \nJosh Floren\nPresident Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano \nDoug Lawson\nPresident/CEO Baylor University Medical Center \nDavid Tessmer\nSenior Vice President Texas Health Resources \nPanel 2: Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership\nEthical challenges arise in all aspects of healthcare and service from the bedside to the boardroom. Hospital leaders and boards set the ethical compass of the organization by making decisions about priorities\, policies\, and resource allocation as they determine the best ways to meet the needs of their communities\, while respecting their staff and the populations they serve. Understanding the expanding paradigm of planning\, creating\, and maintaining an ethical healthcare organization is crucial to help identify strategies for implementing ethics initiatives within your own organization. Healthcare leaders must “walk the talk” and demonstrate their commitment to ethics throughout their organization. \nModerator: Scott Hurst \nPanelists: \nBecket Gremmels\, PhD\nSystem Director of Ethics\, Mission Integration Department\, CHRISTUS Health \nJ. Russell Hoverman\, MD\, PhD\nVP-Quality Programs for Texas Oncology\, P.A.\nMedical Director-Managed Care for The US Oncology Network \nBenjamin J. Retta\, LMSW\nSenior Director\, Support Services\, Children’s Medical Center Dallas \nJason Wren\nPresident/CEO Wise Health System \nA special thanks to T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center for hosting this event!\nRegister\n  \nSpeakers Bios:\n\nJosh Floren\, FACHE\, serves as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. Floren was promoted to president in spring of 2015 after serving as vice president of professional and support services beginning July 2013. In this role\, he provided oversight for ancillary and support services\, including radiology\, rehabilitation\, pharmacy\, orthopedic joint program and nutrition services. \nFloren was instrumental in the opening of the Texas Health Ben Hogan Concussion Center Plano and also the Texas Health Ben Hogan Sports Medicine Plano at Toyota Stadium in Frisco. Under his leadership\, Texas Health Plano become the first hospital in North Texas to offer EOS\, a low-dose\, 3-D imaging technology that provides another advanced diagnostic option for patients. Prior to joining Texas Health Plano\, Floren served as the vice president of operations at Parkland Health and Hospital System. \nFloren holds a Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in health administration from Washington University in St. Louis. Immediately following his postgraduate fellowship\, he was certified by GE as a Six Sigma Black Belt. \nAn active proponent of the community\, Floren is a member of Leadership Plano\, Class 32\, a program of the Plano Chamber of Commerce dedicated to educating\, developing and empowering current and future leaders. He is also the past president of the North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and was an advisory board member for both the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society. \nOutside of work\, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife\, Valerie\, and their three young children. \n\nBecket Gremmels\, PhD\, is the System Director of Ethics for CHRISTUS Health based in Irving\, Texas.  He has been with CHRISTUS since 2015.  Before that\, he was the Executive Director of Ethics for Saint Thomas Health in Nashville and Saint Vincent’s Health Services in Birmingham.  He received his doctorate in bioethics from the Albert Gnaegi (guh-NAY-ghee) Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University.  He wrote his dissertation on the ethical limits of gene therapy.  He has been married for ten years; he and his wife have two sons\, ages 6 and 4\, and one daughter who is six months old. \n\nRussell Hoverman\, M.D. specializes in medical oncology and is board certified in internal medicine and hematology. Dr. Hoverman is currently the Vice President of Quality Programs for Texas Oncology\, P.A. and is the Medical Director of Managed Care for The US Oncology Network. He also serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Council for the Austin Metro Unit of the American Cancer Society. \nMedical degree in 1971 from Duke University; internship in medicine at Albany Hospital\, Albany\, New York 1971-1972; fellowship in hematology and oncology 1972-1973\, and at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals\, Dallas\, Texas in 1977. \n\nScott Hurst\, FACHE\, was most recently with Children’s Health\, starting with them in August 2013 as the Director of Network Outreach. In this role\, he had direct oversight of the Physician Outreach and Physician Information teams\, fiduciary oversight of multiple budgets and developmental responsibility for the integrated networks. In October of 2014\, he shifted into a full-time management role over the Pediatric Partners integrated network in concert with physician leadership\, legal counsel and compliance. Scott and his team of integrated network advisors were committed to seeing Pediatric Partners go from a conceptual idea to a world class group of over 350 pediatricians and pediatric specialists committed to raising quality and lowering cost while delivering an exceptional patient experience. This focus on the precepts of clinical integration resulted in a 12% point climb in performance against Well Child scores for 3-6 year old children between 2016 and 2015; along with the achievement of significant shared savings for members participating in an ACO product. \nAll told\, Scott has spent the last 16 years working in the health care arena. Prior to joining Children’s Health\, Scott worked with EmCare\, the leading provider of emergency medicine services in the United States and with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi\, TX. \nScott resides in Lantana\, TX with his wife Lisa who is a department chair of special education at Guyer High School in Denton\, TX. His stepson\, Noah (21)\, is a student at University of North Texas and his daughter\, Anelise (13)\, participates in dance\, art and choir while enjoying the company of the two family Labrador retrievers\, Amy and Kimmie. \n\nDouglas Lawson serves as president of the Central Region of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas\, where he is responsible for the leadership and management of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas\, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie and Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. The central region represents more than 42\,000 annual hospital admissions\, 227\,000 outpatient visits and more than 156\,000 emergency room visits. \nBaylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Baylor Dallas) is a 952-bed not-for-profit academic medical center and is the f​lagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas. Baylor Dallas is a nationally recognized leader in oncology; transplantation; digestive and hepatobiliary disease; cardiovascular and thoracic care; orthopedics; neuroscience; and women’s and children’s services. \nPrior to becoming president\, Lawson served Baylor University Medical Center for three years as chief operating officer where he facilitated the redesign of surgical registration and admissions processes\, and improved key organizational metrics\, including patient satisfaction and hospital acquired conditions. In addition\, Lawson worked with the senior leadership team to develop a long-term plan to modernize the campus and transition more than 1\,300 medical staff members and students\, and 3\,000 clinical staff\, to a comprehensive electronic medical order entry system and clinical documentation system. \nLawson began his health care career as an administrative resident and later administrative coordinator for cancer and prevention care at Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic. His knowledge and experience in running a comprehensive oncology program led to many accomplishments when managing other cancer programs\, first at Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute\, and subsequently with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Network. Lawson later served as the president and chief executive officer of The Cancer Institute\, LLC\, a non-profit joint venture of Saint Luke’s Health System and Health Midwest in Kansas City\, Missouri. \nSuccessive accomplishments allowed Lawson to rise to a senior vice president and chief operating officer position at Cabell Huntington Hospital\, a not-for-profit teaching hospital in Huntington\, West Virginia\, where he managed all ancillary\, clinical and core hospital operations and infrastructure for three years. In 2007\, Lawson returned to Texas and became president of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine\, now Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine. During a five-year tenure in Grapevine\, his leadership facilitated a Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE) by the Quality Foundation of Texas; a VHA Leadership award for patient care of MI and CHF; and significant gains in patient satisfaction\, employee engagement\, risk-adjusted mortality and operating income. \nLawson is a graduate of Texas A&M University\, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He went on to complete a Master of Science degree in health care administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, and a doctorate in philosophy from Dallas Baptist University. Lawson is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n\nStephen Love is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council which promotes collaboration\, cooperation and advocacy on behalf of its 90 member hospitals. The Hospital Council also has approximately 100 Associate Members (business and industry)\, including prominent accounting\, legal and consulting firms. The primary mission is to promote patient safety\, quality healthcare and coordination in the delivery of healthcare within the North Texas market.  He served as 2015 Chair for the Conference of Metropolitan and Regional Hospitals Association in the United States. \nMr. Love currently serves on the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board 7\, the Policy Committee on Trauma and Emergency Services of the Texas Hospital Association\, American Heart Association Board for Dallas Division\, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation Board of Directors\, the School of Public Health \, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Professional Advisory Committee for Texas A&M\, Board of Directors for YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas\, Texas\, the North Texas Advisory Board for Children at Risk and the Board of Directors of Prism Health North Texas and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Dallas.  He is also a member of the University of Texas Arlington Health Care Administration Advisory Board.  He serves as an Ex-Officio Board Member for the North Texas Commission and on the Health System CEO Council for the Dallas Regional Chamber.  He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Cure Glaucoma Foundation.  Mr. Love served as the 2014 Chair for March for Babies for the March of Dimes in Dallas and Fort Worth\, and currently serves as Chair for Healthy North Texas for the American Heart Association.  He serves on the Nursing Advisory Council for The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) School of Nursing and the Advisory Board for the North Texas Eye Research Institute. \nMr. Love has worked in healthcare management for over 40 years.  He has demonstrated leadership in tax exempt\, investor-owned\, specialty and private hospitals in operations\, finance and corporate governance. \nHe began his healthcare career in 1975 at a 450 bed tax exempt facility located near Richmond\, Virginia.  He has served in various capacities of healthcare management at the hospital\, division and corporate levels. \nPrior to joining the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council\, Mr. Love was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a Fortune 500 healthcare company that owned over 50 hospitals and managed approximately 200 facilities in the United States. \nMr. Love graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1973 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.  He and his wife Rebecca have been married for over 35 years and reside in Dallas\, Texas. \n  \n\nBenjamin J. Retta\, LMSW\, is a lifelong resident of the Dallas area. Ben received his Bachelor of Social Work degree from North Texas State University (1983)\, and his Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (1998).  For the past 33 years he has worked as a social worker in the Dallas and Collin County communities. Ben has worked for the Salvation Army Social Service Center\, CASA of Collin County and for 13 years at Child Protective Services.  Currently\, Ben is the senior director of Support Services at Children’s Medical Center Dallas\, where his has been employed since 1999.  In this capacity he oversees the Child Life\, Language Access Services\, Pastoral Care\, Hospital School Services\, Social Work and Volunteer Services departments at Children’s Health Dallas.  Ben has served on the ethics committee at Children’s Health Dallas for the past 17 years. Since 2009 Ben has served as the Children’s Health representative co-chair of the ethics committee. \n\nDavid J. Tesmer\, senior vice president of community engagement and advocacy\, has more than 25 years of experience in public policy and stakeholder relations.  Joining Texas Health Resources in 1995\, he is responsible for providing strategic direction and management in the areas of public policy\, stakeholder relations\, community health improvement and faith and spirituality integration. \nTesmer has held a variety of key leadership positions at the local\, state and national level including serving as chair of the North Texas Commission and the Government Affairs Committee of Premier Inc. (Washington D.C).  He is also a member of the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board. \nHe has been recognized by Premier\, AHA and THA for his outstanding advocacy efforts by receiving the Excellence in Advocacy Award\, Most Valuable PAC Player and HOSPAC Star Award. \nTesmer earned both his undergraduate degree in political science and master of public administration from Texas Tech University. \n\nJason Wren\, President and Chief Executive Office of Wise Health System (“WHS”)\, joined WHS in 2013 as its General Counsel and\, later\, Vice President of Corporate and Legal Services.  He became President and CEO in April of 2017. Mr. Wren is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, as well as the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Law sections of the Texas State Bar and the American Bar Association. Mr. Wren received his undergraduate degree in business administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law\, and a Masters in Business Administration with a Health Services Management concentration from the University of North Texas.  Following law school\, Mr. Wren served as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Wren is president of the Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors for the City of Decatur\, Texas\, and a former member of the City Council. \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/fourth-quarter-face-face-education-event-2/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Fourth Quarter Face-to-Face Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!\nTopics for this double-panel education event will include: \nPanel 1:  The Healthcare Organization’s Role in Formulating Public Policy\nPanel 2:  Ethical Changes in Healthcare Leadership \nMore details will soon be available\, but please add this to your calendars now.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/fourth-quarter-face-face-education-event/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171017T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171017T090000
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Jared Shelton\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:This is another great program in our Breakfast with the President series.  This time\, our speaker and host will be Jared Shelton\, FACHE\, President of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. \n \nJared Shelton\, FACHE serves as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, a role he assumed in January 2016. \nHe has primary oversight of day-to-day activities and responsibility for the hospital’s annual operating plan and shares leadership responsibilities with Chief Medical Officer Robert Schwab\, M.D.\, and Chief Nursing Officer Elizabeth Asturi\, MSN\, R.N.\, NE-BC. \nShelton previously served as vice president of Professional & Support Services for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, where he oversaw clinical ancillary and support departments\, including pharmacy\, radiology\, laboratory services\, respiratory therapy\, food and nutrition services\, rehab therapies and medical physics. \nShelton completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a minor in Religion. He went on to earn his M.H.A. from Trinity University. \nShelton currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce. \nOutside of work\, Shelton and his wife\, Kathryn\, enjoy parenthood with their toddler daughter\, Mackenzie\, and new son\, Jack. They are active members at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas\, where he serves on the Stewardship Committee. He is also an avid sports fan and loves to play golf and ski. \n  \nThanks to Jared and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen for hosting us for this event! \n  \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-president-jared-shelton-fache-2/
LOCATION:Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, 1105 Central Expressway North\, Allen\, TX\, 75013\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171003T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171003T091500
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Women's Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the ACHE Annual Women’s Event.  This year we have the following panelists (listed below) and Kristin Jenkins as the moderator.  The theme this year is based on the book\, Patients Come Second.  This book “shakes up the traditional health care model\, arguing that in order to care for and retain patients\, leaders must first create exceptional teams and find ways to engage nurses\, administrative staff\, physicians\, supervisors\, even housekeeping staff…” \nRegister Now\nModerator: \n \nKristen Jenkins JD\, MBA\,FACHE\nPresident\, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation\nSenior Vice President\, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council \nKristin Jenkins\, J.D.\, M.B.A.\, FACHE has worked in healthcare administration since leaving private law practice in 1997.  She is currently the President of the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation and Senior Vice President of the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council.  Her work includes facilitating collaborative health improvement projects across the North Texas region and leading multiple state and federal contract and grant activities benefiting patients and the community.  She has been a guest lecturer for the University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Dallas in both Leadership Theory and Uses of Technology as a Tool for Meaningful Healthcare Reform and a Teaching Quizmaster at the University of Texas School of Law.  She is currently an adjunct professor of Health Law and Health Regulation for UT Dallas in Richardson.   She was a clerk for the Texas Supreme Court in 1993-1994 for Justice Rose Spector. \nMs. Jenkins also serves as Chair of the Tarrant County American Cancer Society Advisory Board\, and is a member of the United Way of Tarrant County’s Health Programming Board and Tarrant County Komen Board.  She serves as Co-Chair of the MJ Neeley School of Business Alumni Board at Texas Christian University and volunteers with many other local and state healthcare service organizations. \nMs. Jenkins is a recipient of the Modern Healthcare Up & Comer Award\, the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Young Healthcare Executive of the Year award\, Great Women of Texas and the 40 Under 40 award in Tarrant County\, Texas.  She has published and presented at numerous national\, state and regional conferences on topics ranging from healthcare compliance\, quality improvement\, community health design and engagement\, innovation and collaboration models\, health information technology\, leadership and healthcare workforce initiatives. \n  \nPanelists: \n \nKate Conklin. BS\, BA\, CPMSM\, CPCS\, CPHQ\nChief Compliance Officer\nUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center \nWith over 25 years in management in the healthcare field including senior executive positions in hospitals\,  Kate currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  In this role\, Kate provides oversight of regulatory compliance of university hospitals and clinics\, research\, and academics and the system’s Accountable Care Network.  In recent years\, Kate served as the Vice President of Medical Staff Services and Quality Resources at Medical City – Lewisville and Senior Vice President of Professional Affairs and Ethics and Compliance at Medical City – Denton – both HCA affiliated hospitals in Texas. \nKate has extensive experience in medical staff affairs\, peer review\, quality\, patient safety\, corporate ethics and regulatory compliance.     Kate regularly speaks on leadership concepts and leading teams of healthcare professionals to deliver the highest level of quality and patient safety – drawing on her own experience in moving through the ranks of leadership in the healthcare. \nKate holds degrees in Business Administration and Healthcare Management.   She is certified in the field of Medical Staff Services Management (CPMSM)\, Provider Credentialing (CPCS)\, and healthcare quality (CPHQ). \n \nLuann Culbreth\, M.Ed.\, MBA\nDirector\, Clinical Operations: Radiology and Cardiovascular Services\nHealthTrust \nLuann Culbreth is a highly accomplished and published healthcare leader with over 35 years of experience.  She has led several healthcare organizations through research development\, new facilities and department openings\, and service line expansions. She is a professional speaker and volunteers to private\, state\, national\, and international organizations.  She has a reputation of developing high performance and collaborative teams that reach across many hospital systems\, vendors\, businesses\, and geographical locations. \nLuann holds two masters degrees\, one in Education and the other in Healthcare Administration.  She is a registered Imaging Professional in Radiography\, Quality Management\, Magnetic Resonance and Radiology Administration.  She is currently involved with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA)\, and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Section for MRI technologists (SMRT).  She has received awards from the AHRA and the SMRT for outstanding contributions in radiology management and education. \nLuann currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee and works for HealthTrust.  She leads the radiology and cardiology clinical advisory service lines through clinical integration and supply chain cost management solutions. \n \nSusan Hernandez\, MBA\, BSN\, RN\nHealth System Chief Nurse Executive\nUT Southwestern Medical Center \nSusan Hernandez\, currently serves as the Health System Chief Nurse Executive for UT Southwestern Medical Center\, where she oversees the nursing practice for the University Hospitals and all ambulatory clinics. \nMs. Hernandez joined UT Southwestern in June 2014\, following a 20-year career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, which included serving as the Chief Nursing Officer at Monroe Carell\, Jr. Children’s Hospital. She is known and admired for her intellect\, energy\, and thoughtfulness in working with her peers and colleagues.  At UT Southwestern\, she led the transition of nursing from St. Paul University Hospital to Clements University Hospital; she has expanded the nursing education program to enhance the quality of care across all disciplines; and she led an important external review of our nursing practice by a panel of acclaimed national experts to lead us to Magnet designation. Ms. Hernandez is passionate about the wellbeing of not only our patients\, but also our staff. She is committed to developing future leaders and leading them to the next step in a long career of authentic leadership. \nSusan is a native of Nashville\, TN she enjoys music and being outdoors and loves to sing. She is married to Edward (native Texan) and they have a puppy named Ellie. Trust\, honesty and being your genuine self are super important to me! \n \nMarcia L. Schneider\, MBA\nVice President\nBaylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider Network \nMarcia L. Schneider is an experienced health care executive with over 15 years of experience in strategic and tactical planning\, service line integration\, business performance measurement & analytics\, quality intelligence\, and healthcare operations.  She currently serves as Vice President at Baylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider Network supporting Strategic Priorities\, Strategic Initiatives\, Service Excellence\, Practice Excellence\, Business Development\, Consumer Strategy\, Market Access\, Population Health\, Transforming Care\, Learning and Development\, Purchasing\, Patient Access Center\, and Network Utilization. \nPreviously in her role as AVP Health System Planning and Performance at UT Southwestern Medical Center\, she supported the strategic development of the UTSW-THR affiliation & network\, Southwestern Health Resources\, as well as led the planning and programming for UT Southwestern’s new William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital\, which opened in December 2014. She also led the planning for the $1.7B feasibility study for a medical school in Austin—the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin accepted its first class in 2016. \nMs. Schneider holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso.  She has been a guest lecturer for several UT Southwestern and UT Dallas graduate and leadership programs speaking on Strategic Planning\, Organizational Behavior and Business Strategy. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-womens-breakfast/
LOCATION:La Cima Club – Las Colinas\, 5215 North O'Connor Boulevard  #2600 \, Irving\, TX\, 75039\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170928T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170928T200000
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX New Member Networking Blitz - Fall 2017
DESCRIPTION:For new members from August 2016 to Present\nThe ACHE North Texas Welcoming Committee cordially invites you to the ACHE of North Texas chapter’s New Member Networking Blitz. This fun event will allow new members to get to know one another and some seasoned ACHE members as well. There will be special breakout sessions where fun activities and personal connections will be made. The intent of this program is to bring new members together to get a real in depth view of ACHENTX\, to enable you to meet some of the chapter’s leadership and to help you map out how to best take advantage of the plethora of local and national benefits and opportunities available to you as ACHE members. It’s a way to “let us get to know you” as well and become a part of your professional network. \nWe are looking forward to meeting each of you. \nKindly see the event details below: \nDate: Thursday\, September 28\, 2017\nTime: 4:30pm – 8:00pm\nLocation: UT Southwestern\nWilliam T. & Gay F. Solomon Education Center Auditorium (2nd Floor-blue elevators to the right)\n6201 Harry Hines Blvd\nDallas\, TX 75390 \nA light meal and drinks will be served. \n  \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-new-member-networking-blitz-fall-2017/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170927T153000
DTSTAMP:20260608T161042
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SUMMARY:C-Suite Invitational Dallas Fort Worth: Transformational Healthcare Focus on ACO's\, Bundles & Readmissions
DESCRIPTION:ACHENTX is partnering with the National Readmission Prevention Collaborative and the East Texas ACHE Forum to offer this event.  Face-to-Face credit is available for the panel entitled: Care Coordination: Acute Hospital Becoming a Preferred Provider in the Narrow Network.\n\n\n\nPresenter & Moderator for this panel\nDr. Josh Luke\, FACHE\nHospital CEO\, Author\, USC Faculty \nDr. Josh Luke is a leading healthcare futurist designing graduate-level curriculum as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy. Luke previously served as CEO of three acute hospitals\, an acute rehab hospital\, as Administrator for nursing homes and oversaw home health and hospice services as Vice President of Post Acute Services for a health system. Luke has a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada\, and authored Readmission Prevention: Solutions Across the Provider Continuum and Ex-Acute: A former hospital CEO tells all on what’s wrong with American healthcare. Recent presentations include ACHE World Congress 2016  & 2017 and keynote presentations at the Case Management Society of America’s annual meeting and USC’s C-Suite Invitational.  Dr. Luke co-teaches a ACHE Cluster program on care coordination and has been a featured best-selling author by ACHE’s Health Administration Press for his book Readmission Prevention. He currently serves as CSO/Senior Health Policy Analyst for Nelson Hardiman Strategy. \nPanelist 1\nDr. Virginia Feldman \nDr. Virginia Feldman is a practicing surgeon and co-founder of multiple start-ups including an ambulatory surgery center. Dr. Feldman is the Co-Founder and CEO at Nexus Health Resources\, which offers transitional care software and services. Its flagship software\, NexusConnexions\, allows clinical and non-clinical users to reduce the healthcare spend and improve patient behaviors outside of direct care. After receiving her MD degree from New York Medical College in 1991\, Dr. Feldman completed residency training at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center and The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. Since finishing her residency in 1997\, she has been in clinical practice in Middletown\, NY at Hudson Valley ENT\, PC where she was Managing Partner from 2002 and President since 2006. She grew the practice to the premier Otolaryngology practice in the region. Strategically\, Hudson Valley ENT\, PC merged with ENT and Allergy Associates\, LLP in October 2013. \nPanelist 2\nLeah Throckmorton\, MSN\, RN-CCCTM\nDirector of PopHealth & 360 Services – Wise Health System\nCare Coordinator and Clinical Health Coach  \nLeah Throckmorton is the Director of 360 Services for Wise Health System\, located in Decatur Texas. The 360 Services department is a Transitional and Chronic Care Management team focusing on preventing hospital readmissions. She also services at the hospital’s ACO Care Coordinator and is a certified Clinical Health Coach. She was one of the original participants in Texas to obtain her board certification in Care Coordination and Transition Management. Leah received her Bachelors in Nursing in 2007 from the University of Texas at Austin and her Masters in Nursing Administration from Texas Tech in 2016. She has a passion for Population Health and enjoys creating new innovative programs that incorporate evidence-based practices. Leah resides in Alvord\, Texas with her husband\, Kris and her two children. \n\n\nClick here to learn more about this program or register
URL:https://achentx.org/event/c-suite-invitational-dallas-fort-worth-transformational-healthcare-focus-acos-bundles-readmissions/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170914T200000
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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs
DESCRIPTION:This time our popular Cocktails with the Chiefs event is going to be in Fort Worth. \n\n\nCome listen as local industry leaders share their experience and gain insight on how to build leadership skills and leverage them for professional growth. Learn from their successes and challenges and be inspired to further pursue your own professional and personal development goals.\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\nAnna Brewer\, CVA\, Partner\, JTaylor\n\nPanelists:\n\nRobert Earley\, MHA\, FACHE\, President/ CEO of JPS Health Network\nStuart Flynn\, MD\, Dean of TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine\nMichael Sanborn\, MS\, RPh\, FACHE\, President/CEO of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Fort Worth\nKeith Argenbright\, MD\, Medical Director of UTSW Moncrief Cancer Institute)\n\n\nThanks to our hosts for this program: E4H Environments for Health Architecture and Texas Christian University\, MBA Healthcare Program!\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios: \n \nKeith Argenbright\, MD\nMedical Director\nUTSW Moncrief Cancer Institute \nKeith Argenbright\, MD is Professor and Chief of Community Health Sciences at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. \nDr. Argenbright also serves as Director at Moncrief Cancer Institute\, an affiliate of the NCI-designated UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. \nDr. Argenbright is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a family practice residency at John Peter Smith Hospital and a Master of Medical Management at Carnegie Mellon University. \nIn 2014\, he earned the UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. Considered the top teaching prize in the UT system\, it is one of the largest teaching award programs in the country. \n \nAnna K. Brewer\, CVA\nPartner – Consulting Services\nJTaylor \nAnna has significant experience in the healthcare industry providing a number of services to healthcare providers. \nShe leverages strong analytical and financial analysis skills in the areas of managed care analysis\, negotiation support\, revenue cycle analytics\, valuations\, due diligence\, physician compensation\, joint venture development\, and strategic business plans. Her list of clients includes physician-owned hospitals\, ambulatory surgery centers\, community hospitals\, multi-hospital systems\, academic medical centers\, and physician practices. Anna has also assisted clients in areas involving claims dispute resolution and litigation support. \nAfter graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas Christian University\, Anna joined Arthur Andersen as a Consultant in the Finance and Economics group. Prior to joining JTaylor\, she spent three years in the Health Sciences Advisory Services group at Ernst & Young. \nAnna is contributing author in the field of healthcare for the Fort Worth Business Press. She is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts and is a Certified Valuation Analyst. \n \nRobert Earley\nPresident and CEO\nJPS Health Network \nRobert Earley’s journey from South Texas to CEO of Tarrant County’s public supported healthcare system was anything but a straight line. \nA political science graduate from the University of North Texas\, Earley put that degree to use as a staff assistant to a Texas congressman in our nation’s capital. His D.C. experience sparked his own political aspirations and Earley returned to Texas to run for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.  He was only 23 when elected in 1984 to represent his South Texas hometown. He served 10 years before choosing not to seek re-election in 1995. \nBefore joining JPS Health Network in 2005 as a senior VP focused on community and government affairs\, Earley taught college courses\, ran an Austin-based public affairs firm and served as an on-air political analyst for NBC’s affiliate station in Austin. The Tarrant County Hospital District Board of Managers appointed him interim president and CEO in May 2008 and in February 2009 he was named president and CEO. \nEarley holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Texas-Arlington.  He serves on the board of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. \nEarley and his veterinarian wife\, Tricia\, have one daughter. \n \nStuart D. Flynn\, M.D.\nDean\nFort Worth’s M.D. School \nStuart D. Flynn\, M.D.\, is the founding dean of Fort Worth’s new M.D. school\, the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine. \nHe most recently served as founding dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Previously\, he was a professor of pathology and surgery at Yale University School of Medicine as well as an accomplished researcher\, director of the residency program\, a leader in the design and oversight of the school’s curriculum\, and founding member of The Society of Distinguished Teachers at Yale. \nFlynn received his medical degree and residency training from the University of Michigan and completed a fellowship in oncologic pathology at Stanford University. \nFlynn has authored more than 100 articles\, books and monographs. He has received numerous honors including America’s Top Physician’s Award from the Consumers’ Research Council of America\, the Bohmfalk Teacher of the Year Award from Yale University School of Medicine and the Averill A. Liebow Award for excellence in the teaching of residents\, also at Yale.  He has been a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners Pathology Test Committee and USMLE Step I Test Material Development Committee. \n \nMichael Sanborn\, MS\, RPh\, FACHE\nPresident/CEO\nBaylor Scott & White Medical Center- Fort Worth \nMike Sanborn\, became president of Baylor Scott & White All Saints – Fort Worth on September 19\, 2016. Prior to that\, he was president of Baylor Scott & White – Carrollton since August 2011\, having joined Baylor in March 2003. \nMike is a pharmacist\, and his previous experience includes leading the cardiovascular service line for the System as well as pharmacy leadership positions in large health systems and academic medical centers. Earlier this year\, Mike received the Citizen of the Year award for the cities of Carrollton\, Addison\, and Farmers Branch\, as well as the Distinguished Service Award at the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Seminar. \nHe is a committed leader and volunteer. Locally\, he serves on the advisory board of Metrocrest Services and the board of Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County\, as well as the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce\, where he most recently served as the immediate past chair of the board. He also has served on the national board for the American Society for Health System Pharmacists\, and he is active locally in MSHP and ACHE. He has published articles and presented in a multitude of areas related to process improvement\, healthcare technology\, finance and leadership. \n\nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/cocktails-with-the-chiefs-3/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170824T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170824T193000
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SUMMARY:Third Quarter Face-to-Face Education Event
DESCRIPTION:    \nRegister Now\nPanel 1:  Fraud and Abuse \nModerator:\nPamela Stoyanoff\, FACHE\, Executive Vice President & COO\, Methodist Health System \nPanelists:\nErma Lee\, Director of Compliance and Privacy Officer\, JPS HEALTH NETWORK\nSean McKenna\, Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig\, LLP\nMartin Ostensen\, University of North Texas Health and Science Center \nPanel 2: Leading information Safety \nModerator:\nNick Kagal\, FACHE\, Senior Regional Director\, Premier Inc. \nPanelists:\nRick Frie\, Manager of Information Security\, JPS Healthcare\nWill Long\, VP & CISO\, Children’s Health\nRon Mehring\, MBA\, CISSP\, Vice President\, Technology & Security \nSpeaker Bios: \n  \n \nRick Frie\, CISSP\n Manager of Information Security\n JPS Health Network \nRick Frie\, CISSP\, is a Manager of Information Security at JPS Health Network in Fort Worth\, Texas\, where his primary responsibilities include information security risk assessments\, policy/procedure development\, user access reviews\, security investigations\, and Epic EMR security.  Prior to JPS\, Rick managed and performed information privacy-security reviews for Tenet Healthcare\, performed information systems audits for Commercial Metals Company\, and served as a senior internal auditor for UT Southwestern Medical Center.  Rick holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. \n \nNick Kagal\, MBA\, FACHE\nSenior Region Director\nPremier Inc. \nNick Kagal is the Southwest Informatics Senior Region Director with Premier \nInc and the President-Elect for DFW-HIMSS. He has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry\, and has held leadership roles with several major DFW provider organizations including Parkland Health & Hospital System\, HealthSouth & Medical Center of Plano. In his role at Premier\, Nick has oversight for supporting Premier member hospitals achieve breakthroughs in operational & clinical process improvement and engagement in healthcare quality & safety collaborative efforts\, including QUEST and the Partnership for Patients initiative. Nick also supports various Premier offerings with Dallas-Fort Worth healthcare organizations focused on population health improvement and care management. \nNick has extensive experience working with multiple healthcare providers supporting their technology and informatics strategies.  He has served as Vice President of Business Development for an electronic medical record vendor and for a healthcare focused enterprise resource planning organization.  Nick received his BA in Biology & Psychology from Austin College and an MBA from the Texas A&M University.  He is an ACHE Fellow\, is a Senior Member of HIMSS.  Nick is also a national reviewer and moderator for the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition education sessions.  Nick lives in Plano\, Texas with his wife and two children.  He is an avid sports fan\, a weekend warrior athlete and an extremely amateur musician. \n \nErma Lee\nDirector of Compliance and Privacy Officer\nJPS Health Network \nAs the Director of Compliance and Privacy officer at JPS Health Network\, Emra Lee implements and administers the day to day activities related to the corporate compliance and privacy programs.  She is a subject matter expert with respect to compliance and privacy matters requiring external reporting.  She retired a Commissioned Officer from the Army Reserves in 2015. \nErma is affiliated with the Healthcare Compliance Association\, American Health Lawyer’s Association\, Privacy Officer’s Association\, and North Texas Healthcare Compliance Professionals Association\, where she served as the past president and secretary. \nSome of her recent speaking engagements include: University of North Texas Health Science\, JPS Health Network International Research Day\, and American Academy of Professional Coders. \nHer community affiliations include:  Lena Pope Home\, Chapel Hill Academy\, \nOpening Doors for Women in Need and Downtown Fort Worth\, Inc \n. \n  \n  \n  \nWill Long\nVP & CISO\nChildren’s Health \nAs VP & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Children’s Health System of Texas\, Will Long has responsibility for development and oversight of the organization’s corporate information security program. As leader of the information security program\, he monitors new and emerging threats and regularly adjusts the organization’s security programs to mitigate risks. He oversees the development of information security policies\, cyber incident response\, security operations\, risk assurance\, and other security functions.  In addition to securing traditional information systems\, he also directs the efforts to secure the many connected medical devices used across hospital operations. \nLong has spent 30 years in information technology working both in the payor and provider sectors of the healthcare industry for 28 of those years.  During his career\, he has held a number of information technology and security leadership roles.  Prior to Children’s\, Long was the VP of Technology an Infrastructure at Baylor Scott & White Health\, where he was responsible for all technology supporting the hospitals and clinics\, including the biomedical and imaging technologies.  In prior roles\, Long has held security leadership positions where he developed security functions from the ground up. \nLong has holds and B.S. Electronic Engineering Technology degree\, and a M.S in Information Systems Management.  In addition\, Long also holds a CISSP\, CPHIMS certifications. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nRon Mehring\, MBA\, CISSP\nVice President\nTechnology & Security \nRon Mehring serves as the Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Technology & Security for Texas Health Resources\, one of the largest faith-based\, nonprofit health care delivery systems in the United States. The system’s primary service area includes 16 counties in north-central Texas\, home to more than 6.2 million people. \nAt Texas health Resources\, Ron leads Technology Operations\, IT Risk Management & Assurance\, IT BC DR program and Technology & Security Performance and Standards teams. \nRon began his career in technology for the United States Marine Corps. After 21 years of military service\, Ron retired from the Marine Corps and joined the Department of Veteran Affairs where he led Compliance Assessment teams within the newly formed Oversight & Compliance group. He also served as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Deputy Director for Network & Security Operations. \nRon holds a Master of Business Administration in Risk Management from NYIT and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \nSean McKenna\nShareholder\nGreenberg Traurig\, LLP \nSean McKenna focuses his practice on  healthcare enforcement and regulatory issues\, representing individuals and providers under civil or administrative investigation by the Department of Justice\, Offices of Inspector General\, and Attorneys’ General Medicaid Fraud Control Units\, as well as in criminal investigations and matters involving the United States and State Attorneys General.  As a former ten-year Assistant United States Attorney\, Associate Counsel to the Inspector General and General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, Sean focuses his practice on matters involving the health care industry and regularly represents clients before Medicare\, Medicaid and commercial contractors. Sean’s work includes assisting clients with internal investigations and compliance reviews\, as well as advising on compliance with state and federal fraud and abuse rules.  He is a frequent invited speaker at national\, regional\, and local conference. \n \nMartin Ostensen\, JD\, MBA\, MHA\nUniversity of North Texas Health and Science Center \nMartin Ostensen is an accomplished business leader with multi-faceted expertise in strategic\, legal\, fiscal\, service and administrative leadership. \nMartin was the inaugural leader of Legal Aid Alberta’s (LAA) Legal Services Centres\, and successfully directed the change in LAA’s business model.  He led a 128-member business unit to provide high quality first point of contact service.  Prior to that\, as managing lawyer at Alberta Law Line\, he managed the 28- person legal service center\, and successfully built Canada’s first legal aid web- based channel.  In addition\, he maintained operational integrity in legal hotline operations\, and ensured that client satisfaction exceeded program benchmarks. \nIn his role at LAA\, Martin provided operational support\, including budget development and compliance\, human resources and training\, stakeholder relations\, and policy development\, to deliver high performing client service.  He was a key driver of LAA’s business analytics development\, a project participant in two software changes\, and an effective member of the IT Steering Committee.  He was the project manager for LAA’s Criminal Resolution Unit\, which successfully worked with the Crown\, the judiciary\, staff and clients to shorten resolution times by 75% and effect cost savings over three years that approached $1Million.  He is a recipient of the 2011 Alberta Premier’s Medal of Excellence for his work in the team that supported Alberta Justice’s Self-Represented Litigants Initiative. \nMartin has provided volunteer leadership to two school boards\, a public library\, three minor sports organizations\, and a political party at the district level.  Martin has taught Business Law at a community college.  He believes strongly in investing in young people\, and making a difference in quality of life opportunities in a community. \nPresently\, Martin holds faculty appointments with the School of Public Health (SPH) and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)\, Fort Worth\, and in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University.  He is presently the Director of the Master of Health Administration Program\, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Systems.  He teaches Health Care Law\, Public Health Law\, Introduction to Health Management and Policy\, Professional and Academic Development\, MHA Internship\, Health Finance 2\, and US Health Policy.  He has achieved a Quality Matters certification for the Public Health Law (online) class.  Martin presently is a member of the President’s Council for Finance and Budgeting\, and is a member of the Faculty Senate.  Martin is leading the CAHME re-accreditation efforts for the MHA Program.  Martin sits on many committees in the SPH. \nHis academic interests include ethics and access to healthcare\, and the intersection of operational excellence with high performance outcomes.  As the Graduate Assistant to the Dean and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the SPH\, Martin played a key role in providing project management for the SPH’s Accreditation Committee\, in its accreditation efforts with the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH).  Martin assisted the Associate Dean as the TA for PHED 6321 Pedagogy; his duties included populating and maintaining the course’s Canvas interface.  As part of his Pedagogy course requirements\, Martin taught Ethics for Medical Students in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.  As part of his MHA degree program\, Martin successfully completed his administrative internship with Baylor\, Scott & White Health\, where he led a project that examined the variation in patient meal satisfaction across the Baylor system. \nMartin holds a Masters in Health Administration degree from UNTHSC\, Masters in Business Administration degrees from Cornell University (Ithaca\, N.Y.) and Queen’s University (Kingston\, Ontario)\, and Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver\, B.C.).  Martin was the 2015 recipient of the Rischard S. Kurz Award given annually to an outstanding SPH graduate who emulates the leadership\, accomplishments and visionary qualities of Dean Kurz.  Martin was a 2015 inductee into the Delta Omega National Honorary Society for Public Health based on demonstrated academic excellence\, leadership and commitment to the field of public health\, and Martin was on the Dean’s List.  Born in Oslo\, Norway\, Martin completed his public schooling in Melbourne\, Australia and Powell River\, B.C. \nHis career objectives are to engage students in the development of ethical decision-making\, and to provide strategic leadership to a high performing healthcare organization\, align organizational philosophy\, mission\, vision and values with strategies and operational objectives\, and engage stakeholders to bring about transformational outcomes for patients. \nThroughout his career\, Martin provided strong and decisive leadership with top management performance that delivered results.  He provides leadership with integrity\, perspective and purpose\, delivered with confidence and care. \n\n  \n  \n  \nPamela J. Stoyanoff\nExecutive Vice President & COO\,\nMethodist Health System \nPamela Stoyanoff\, MBA and CPA is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the 7 hospital Methodist Health System in Dallas\, Texas.  In that role she is responsible for 4 of the 7 hospitals (the other 3 being joint ventures) and a myriad of Corporate\, centralized functions including IT\, Purchasing\, Quality\, Transplant services and Graduate Medical Education.  Pam is experienced in strategic planning\, financial management\, IT\, Human resources\, operational performance improvement\, joint ventures and physician integration.  She is a member of several Boards\, including the Dallas Ft. Worth Hospital Council Education and Foundation Board\,)\, the American Heart Association Go Red For Women Dallas chapter\, ACHE of North Texas Board and several others.  She is well known in the community\, serving on the Trinity Commons Foundation Board (developed to promote the Trinity River Corridor Project) and has traveled to Washington D.C. with select contingencies to promote Dallas economic development. \nPrior to coming to Dallas\, Pam was the Chief Financial Officer for the St. Vincent Health System (4 hospitals) in Little Rock\, Arkansas.  She is originally from Chicago\, Illinois and began her career at Arthur Anderson & Co. \nPam has her BS in Business Administration with a major in Accounting\, is a CPA and has her Masters degree from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in Lake Forest\, Illinois. \nPam has spoken around the country on many topics including revenue cycle management\, cost reduction strategies and diversity in healthcare supply procurement. \nShe was most recently voted one of the top 25 Women in Business in Dallas/Ft. Worth by the Dallas Business Journal in 2010 and was also selected in 2010 by the Dallas Business Journal as a Health Care Hero (in recognition of contributions toward improving health care in North Texas). \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/third-quarter-face-face-education-event/
LOCATION:Methodist Dallas Medical Center\, 221 W Colorado Blvd\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:UAB National Symposium for Healthcare Executives
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham 37th National Symposium for Healthcare Executives on August 9-11\, 2017\, at the beautiful Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. For the second year in a row\, ACHE of North Texas is proud to be partnering with UAB to support this special program. \n  \nThis is the ideal learning environment for healthcare leaders\, including healthcare executives\, medical professionals and decision-makers. You will have the unique opportunity to earn 12+ ACHE Face to Face credits as well as network with senior healthcare executives. \n  \n“The Sum of Excellence: Patients + Providers + Payors” – touches on new ways you can benefit from the human capital that is all around you and achieve more than ever by working together rather than struggling alone. \n  \nThe symposium is conducted by the Department of Health Services Administration and the Center for Healthcare Management & Leadership in the UAB School of Health Professions with support from their other Partners. \n  \nVisit: www.uab.edu/nshe for more details or to register
URL:https://achentx.org/event/uab-national-symposium-healthcare-executives/
LOCATION:Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa\, 4000 Sandestin Boulevard South\, Miramar Beach\, Florida\, 32550
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SUMMARY:After Hours Event - Bowlounge Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n  \nCome out and join your colleagues for a great evening of networking and fun at Bowlounge in the Dallas Design District. \nYour ticket includes the following: \n\n2 games per attendee\nShoe rental\nTaco Bar for dinner\nIce Cream Bar for desert\nCash Bar\nAll the networking you can squeeze in!\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nRegister Now\nA special thanks to Sound Inpatient Physicians\, Inc.\, for hosting this event!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/hours-event-bowlounge-dallas/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the CEOs
DESCRIPTION:Register Now\n\nA Special Panel of Pediatric Healthcare CEOs\nModerator: \n\nStacy Wilson\, JD\nExecutive Director\nChildren’s Hospital Association of Texas \nStacy E. Wilson is the President of the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas.  She has more than 20 years of experience in health policy and law\, working on a variety of issues ranging from healthcare finance to behavioral health to telemedicine.  Ms. Wilson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1984 and from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1987.  She began her law practice at Haynes and Boone\, L.L.P. in Dallas in 1987 and\, since then\, has worked in healthcare policy development\, health law\, and health reimbursement in the public and private sector\, including at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission\, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas\, and most recently as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the Texas Hospital Association.  She is a frequent speaker on the Texas Legislature and issues affecting hospitals and works closely with policymakers on issues of importance to hospitals. \nSpeakers: \nDavid Berry\, MS\, FACHE\nPresident\, System Clinical Operations\nChildren’s Health System of Texas\n\nJames C. Cunningham\, M.D.\nExecutive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer\nCook Children’s Health Care System \nDr. Jim Cunningham currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth\, Texas.  Cook Children’s is a non-profit\, integrated pediatric health care delivery organization consisting of a Medical Center\, Physician Network\, Home Health company\, Health Plan\, and a Health Foundation. \nDr. Cunningham is a native Texan\, having been born and raised in Texas.  He graduated from Texas A&M University before attending medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  He completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City\, followed by a Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Arizona. \nDr. Cunningham was initially recruited to Cook Children’s as Medical Director of Pulmonary Medicine and Co-Director of the Fort Worth Cystic Fibrosis Center.  Over the years he held numerous positions of Physician and Administrative Leadership\, ultimately becoming Medical Director for Cook Children’s Medical Center\, prior to assuming his current role as EVP/CMO of Cook Children’s Health Care System. \nDr. Cunningham has remained active in leadership at local\, regional\, and national levels\, and has remained active in clinical medicine and pediatric research.  His book “An Introduction to Cystic Fibrosis for Patients and Families” is now in its sixth edition and is now published in several different languages. \nJim is married and has two sons\, a daughter\, and three granddaughters. \n  \n \nBill Lee\, MBA\, MHA\nChief Executive Officer\nMedical City Children’s Hospital \nLee was named chief executive officer at Medical City Children’s Hospital on May 1\, 2017 and touts more than 25 years of healthcare experience. In addition\, he also serves as the chief executive for Medical Center Dallas – Women’s Hospital. \nSince 2010\, he has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah\, Georgia\, a 604-bed combined adult and children’s hospital. Lee also served as Chief Administrator for the Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah\, where he led a $20 million capital campaign to design and build a replacement facility for their children’s hospital\, scheduled to open in 2019. \nLee previously served as President and Executive Director of The Children’s Health Network\, an 800 member physician-hospital organization affiliated with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for 10 years. Additionally\, he held leadership positions within Hospital Corporation of America\, including at Eastside Medical Center\, and at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. \nLee has represented pediatric healthcare issues at a state and regional level with the Georgia Hospital Association\, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics\, the Pediatric Healthcare Improvement Coalition of Georgia\, and as a member of the Georgia Board of Physician Workforce. His passion for improving the health status for kids also includes an active board leadership role in Safe Kids of Georgia\, Ronald McDonald House Charities\, March of Dimes\, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. \nHe holds a Master of Health Administration and Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University\, along with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. \nLee is married to Liane for 25 years and has two children\, Evan and Lauren. \n\nRobert L. “Bob” Walker\, FACHE\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nScottish Rite Hospital \nBob Walker joined Scottish Rite Hospital in 1979. He previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer and was named president and chief executive officer in 2012. In his role\, Bob is responsible for the overall strategic and operational direction of the hospital and continuing its position as one of the top-ranked pediatric orthopedic hospitals in the world. He works closely with the Board of Trustees\, medical staff\, and executive leadership to ensure that the highest degree of medical care is provided to the hospital’s pediatric patients. \nBob serves on the board of the Texas Hospital Association and has previously served on its Executive and Audit committees. He is a member of the Texas Hospital Association Foundation board\, the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board\, and the Children’s Hospital Association Public Policy Committee. Bob is past board chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and currently serves as an ex-officio. He served for many years on the Shelton School and Evaluation Center board where he also served as chairman. Bob also serves on the executive committee of the BMW Dallas Marathon. He is a member of the advisory boards of The Ronald McDonald House and Camp John Marc. \nA native of Garland\, Texas\, Bob earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University-Commerce)\, and his Master of Health Care Administration degree from Trinity University. Bob has been honored by both Garland High School and Texas A&M University-Commerce as an Outstanding Alumnus. He is a past recipient of the Dean Leonard A. Duce Award for Excellence in Healthcare awarded by the Trinity University department of healthcare administration. Bob is a 33° Scottish Rite Mason and holds fellowship status in the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-with-the-ceos/
LOCATION:Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children – Frisco\, 5700 Dallas Parkway\, Frisco\, TX\, 75034
CATEGORIES:Breakfast with the CEO
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SUMMARY:Local Program Council: The Future of Healthcare Financing
DESCRIPTION:Register Here\nOffering 1.5 Face-to-Face Credit Hours*\nFinancing\, a driving force on the healthcare landscape\, continues to become more complex. With budgetary pressures on Medicare and Medicaid\, pay for performance and federal expectations for investment in technology without regard to costs\, executives must constantly monitor the financing landscape. Given these pressures\, many questions emerge. \nA short tour of the new Texas Health Neighborhood Care & Wellness Prosper facility will be offered to registrants at the end of the panel presentation. \nAgenda: \n3 – 3:30 pm: Registration/Networking\n3:30 – 5 pm: Panel Discussion\n5 – 6 pm: Networking and Facility Tour (Optional) \n*Note: This Local Program Council event is a repeat of a session offered by ACHENTX during the February 23 Second Quarter Education Event. Although the content will be different\, if you attended the February 23 event – please note you will not be eligible for additional credits for this repeated session. \nSpeaker Bios: \n\nBlake Allison\, FACHE\nChief Operating Officer\nBaylor Scott & White Quality Alliance \nAs COO for the BSWQA\, Blake spearheads initiatives to support the implementation of the BSWQA mission and participates in strategic collaborations with the system\, payers and employer groups. In addition\, he oversees the growth and sustainment of the BSWQA provider network to ensure provider adequacy as well as ongoing provider engagement. Blake brings over a decade of experience to the BSWQA team. Blake approaches his role with both optimism and excitement\, and believes healthcare is a great way to serve his fellow man and improve the lives touched by the system. In the transitioning state of the industry\, Blake is able to draw upon these fundamentals\, to identify opportunities to ensure better care through more collaborative models. His scope of experience spans multiple settings including government entities\, large integrated delivery systems\, ambulatory surgery centers and physician consulting. Blake earned his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and his MS in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University. Blake holds the distinction of Board Certification in healthcare management through the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n\nPaul Aslin\, FACHE\nVice President\, Population Health – Wise Health System\nChief Operating Officer – Wise Health Clinics \nPaul Aslin is the Chief Operating Officer for Wise Health Clinics\, a multispecialty physician group\, and is Vice President of Population Health for Wise Health System in Decatur\, TX. He leads their participation in the 1115 Waiver program and has administrative responsibility for eight DSRIP projects and system population health initiatives. Paul received his Masters in Health Care Administration in 2011 from the University of Texas at Arlington. As a student\, Paul received the 2010 TORCH Foundation MHA Scholarship Award and was 1st place winner in the graduate division of the 2011 ACHE Richard J Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management. He is a member of the inaugural class of the TORCH Leadership and Management Institute Healthcare Fellowship and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Paul resides in Haslet\, TX with his wife\, Amanda\, and three daughters. \n\nScott J. Grandjean\, FACHE\nPrincipal and CEO\nLakeside Healthcare Strategies\, LLC \nOur moderator\, Scott J. Grandjean\, FACHE\, is board-certified in healthcare management\, and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He received a Bachelor of Healthcare Administration degree from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos\, Texas. He is the Principal and CEO of Lakeside Healthcare Strategies\, LLC\, a physician practice management and healthcare consulting firm in Allen\, Texas. Scott brings specialized experience to help physician offices with business development\, clinic management\, financial planning\, general management\, HIPAA privacy and security regulations\, implementation of new service lines\, managed care (insurance) contracting\, medical staff credentialing\, process re-engineering\, regulatory compliance (Joint Commission and HIPAA) and strategic planning. \nScott served as a HIPAA analyst for the St. Paul and Zale Lipshy Hospitals on the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus\, from December 2005 – June 2008\, at which time\, he decided to focus on building Lakeside Healthcare Strategies\, LLC into the consulting and practice management firm it is today. Prior experience includes various positions as a healthcare administrator at Brooke Army Medical Center and the U.S. Army Great Plains Regional Medical Command\, Fort Sam Houston\, Texas. Additionally\, Scott served as an emergency medical technician and a business development specialist for Rural/Metro Ambulance and American Medical Response in Corpus Christi\, Houston\, San Antonio and Seguin\, Texas. \nShifting his focus away from full time healthcare administration in 2012\, Scott completed a Basic Peace Officer Course through the Collin County Law Enforcement Academy\, and has additional training specializing in medicolegal death investigation through the Department of Pathology at St. Louis University\, St. Louis\, MO\, and is finishing up coursework toward Forensic Investigator II certification through the Texas Engineering Extension Service at Texas A&M University in College Station\, TX. Scott currently serves as a Reserve Death Investigator with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner. He is a licensed peace officer in the State of Texas\, a member of the Society of Medicolegal Death Investigators\, and is currently studying for his Diplomate exam with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators. \n\nTim Ruse\, FACHE\nDirector of Practice Management\nabeo \nTim Ruse started a career in healthcare in 2002\, and is currently serving as the Director of Practice Management for abeo (Anesthesia Business Enterprises Organization)\, where he is head of the accounting and practice management division\, and focuses on pro forma data analytics for revenue projections\, merger/acquisition due-diligence\, facility and payor contracting\, OR efficiency\, and compensation modeling. Prior to joining abeo in 2014\, Tim spent eight years in Washington\, D.C. as the Administrator of Anesthesiology\, Acute Pain\, and Sleep Disorders Centers at Georgetown University Hospital in the MedStar Health System. Tim is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene\, Texas\, as well as post-graduate business training at Georgetown University. Tim and his wife Meagan have enjoyed putting down roots McKinney\, Texas with their three kids\, Holden\, Fount\, and Sadie.” \n \nTammy Walsh\nDirector\, Physician Services\nBKD\, LLP \nTammy Walsh is a forward-thinking\, highly focused and enterprising senior executive offering extensive expertise to clients with finance and operational projects with a focus in the healthcare industry\, specifically the provider space. Tammy currently heads up the Physician Services practice for BKD\, LLP (a national CPA and Advisory firm) for their Dallas and Waco offices. Previously\, Tammy was the Director of Accounting and Physician Compensation at Texas Health Physician Group (the largest physician practice in North Texas with greater than 1000 providers); CFO for The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Fort Worth; and the CFO for the John Peter Smith (JPS) Physician Group also in Fort Worth. Before crossing over to the provider side\, Tammy provided CFO services in the managed care space at UnitedHealthcare with responsibilities for North Texas\, Central Texas and Oklahoma markets and Cigna Healthcare for the North Texas market. Since 2014\, Tammy has owned her own healthcare financial consulting services business\, Paramount Healthcare Solutions\, providing project leadership for CFO services in the healthcare provider space. Before her healthcare debut\, Tammy was with the Management Services and Solutions Group for Deloitte & Touche in their Houston and Dallas offices providing financial consulting to industries such as legal\, oil & gas\, hospitality and\, of course\, healthcare. Prior to that\, she was on the US Space Shuttle program at NASA as part of the Rockwell Space Shuttle Operations contract in Houston\, Texas. \n  \nTammy similarly provides her healthcare finance knowledge as an Adjunct Professor for the Masters of Healthcare Administration students at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in Fort Worth\, Texas. Tammy is active in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Lone Star Chapter as a board member and is an integral part of the Women’s Forum\, Early Careerists Mentoring Initiative\, Charity Initiatives and Programs. Tammy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from University of Houston. \n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/local-program-council-future-healthcare-financing/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:ACHE Board of Governor’s Exam Review Course
DESCRIPTION:ACHE Board of Governor’s Exam Review Course \nAre you planning to advance to Fellow before the end of the year? Let us help you prepare to sit for the Board of Governors Exam. ACHE of North Texas is offering a one-day study course to help you prepare. National courses can run more than $1\,300 plus travel expenses and are two and a half days. Stay close to home\, pay a fraction of the cost\, and spend a third of the time to learn test taking tips and review knowledge areas. \nThis session is being presented by ACHENTX colleagues who have expertise in the respective topics covered by the exam. \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/ache-board-governors-exam-review-course/
LOCATION:CHRISTUS Health\, 919 Hidden Ridge\, Irving\, TX\, 75038
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX After Hours Networking Event at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome out for a casual evening at the ballpark and enjoy a fantastic view of the game from the suite of our host\, Sterling Barnett Little\, while the Rangers take on the Toronto Blue Jays. We encourage you to bring a colleague to join you and watch the game from the temperature-controlled indoor lounge with flat screen televisions and indoor/outdoor seating. \nThis is a great event to introduce potential members to the Chapter. In fact\, as a member of ACHENTX\, if you bring a prospective ACHE member to attend with you\, you and she/he can attend for free. Please register separately each attendee. \nAll-American ballpark foods will be served including hot dogs\, nachos and peanuts with a variety of beverages. \nThe suite will be open to guests at 6:30 PM\, and first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM. \nSPACE IS LIMITED AND ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS\, SO REGISTER TODAY!!! \nRegister\nSterling Barnett Little is a healthcare architectural\, interior design and planning/consulting firm located in Arlington\, Texas. Since 1994\, SBL has worked on thousands of projects — with extensive experience in new construction\, expansion\, master planning and rehabilitation of older healthcare facilities. Healthcare design is their focus and their passion.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-hours-networking-event-rangers-ballpark-arlington/
LOCATION:Globe Life Park\, 1000 Ballpark Way \, Arlington\, TX\, 76011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX New Member Networking Blitz
DESCRIPTION:For new members from May 2016 to Present\nThe ACHE North Texas Welcoming Committee cordially invites you to the ACHE of North Texas chapter’s New Member Networking Blitz. This fun June event will allow new members to get to know one another and some seasoned ACHE members as well. There will be special breakout sessions or “cell sessions” where fun activities and personal connections will be made. The intent of this program is to bring new members together to get a real in depth view of ACHENTX\, to enable you to meet some of the chapter’s leadership and to help you map out how to best take advantage of the plethora of local and national benefits and opportunities available to you as ACHE members. It’s a way to “let us get to know you” as well and become a part of your professional network. \nWe are looking forward to meeting each of you. \nKindly see the event details below: \n\nThursday\, June 15\, 2017\n4:30pm – 8:30pm\nChildren’s Health System of Texas\n1320 Greenway Drive\, Suite 1000\, Irving\, Texas\, 75038\nEisenhower Conference Room A &B (10th floor)\nA light meal and drinks will be served\n\n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-new-member-networking-blitz/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170523T073000
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Michael Sanborn\, MS\, RPh\, FASHP\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:Click here to Register\n \nMike Sanborn\, president of Baylor Scott & White – Carrollton became president of Baylor Scott & White All Saints – Fort Worth effective Sept. 19\, 2016. He has been president of Carrollton since August 2011 and joined Baylor in March 2003. \nMike is a pharmacist\, and his previous experience includes leading the cardiovascular service line for the System as well as pharmacy leadership positions in large health systems and academic medical centers. Earlier this year\, Mike received the Citizen of the Year award for the cities of Carrollton\, Addison\, and Farmers Branch\, as well as the Distinguished Service Award at the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists Annual Seminar. \nHe is a committed leader and volunteer. Locally\, he serves on the advisory board of Metrocrest Services and the board of Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County\, as well as the Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce\, where he most recently served as the immediate past chair of the board. He also has served on the national board for the American Society for Health System Pharmacists\, and he is active locally in MSHP and ACHE. He has published articles and presented in a multitude of areas related to process improvement\, healthcare technology\, finance and leadership. \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-president-michael-sanborn-ms-rph-fashp-fache/
LOCATION:Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth\, 1400 Eighth Avenue\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast with the CEO
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170523T070000
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SUMMARY:ACHE's Austin Cluster 2017
DESCRIPTION:Session 1: May 22– 23\, 2017\nAggressively Improve Cost\, Quality and Throughput Using Advanced Lean Techniques \nCoach\, Challenge\, Lead: Developing an Indispensable Management Team \nPossibilities\, Probabilities and Creative Solutions: Breakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments \nStrategic Planning: From Formulation to Action \nSession 2: May 24– 25\, 2017\nCreating Successful Physician Integration and Engagement Strategies for Long-Term Success – New! \nCulture: The Force Behind Strategy \nManaging Healthcare Facility Design and Construction Programs \nThree Critical Elements to Sustainable Improvement Capability \nTwo-Day Seminar Details\nTime: 7:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.\nCredits: 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits\nTuition: ACHE member $1\,495/Nonmember $1\,695 \nThe tuition fee covers one seminar selected from either Session 1 or Session 2. If you would like to attend two seminars\, you will be charged two tuition fees. Due to the timing\, you may only register for one seminar from each session. \nSpecial Information\nEnhance Your Leadership Development! \nRegistrants for this Cluster can take advantage of a 30% discount off the listed price for the following self-directed assessments from ACHE’s Career Resource Center. \n  \n\nChange Management Leadership Assessment\nConflict Management Assessment\nEmotional Intelligence Assessment\nPower/Influence Assessment\n\n  \nFor a more detailed description of these assessments\, go to ache.org/CareerResources. To purchase self-directed assessments using the Cluster discount\, contact Belinda Contreras at 312 424-9446 or bcontreras@ache.org. \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/aches-austin-cluster-2017/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170519T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170519T160000
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SUMMARY:East & North Texas ACHE Spring Summit
DESCRIPTION:6 Hours of Face-to-face continuing education!!!!\nRegister\nRegistration at 7:30am – 8:00am\, First Session begins at 8:00am \nPanel 1: Sustaining a Financially Vibrant Healthcare Organization \nModerator – Erich Koch\, FACHE\nPanelist #1 – Paula Brandon\nPanelist #2 – Matt Nelson\nPanelist #3 – Glen Boles \nPanel 2: Leading a Successful Multigenerational Organization \nModerator – Ed Fry\nPanelist #1 – Lauri Thomas\nPanelist #2 – Debbie Splinter\, FACHE\nPanelist #3 – Mike Watson \nPanel 3: Interdependence of Public\, Private and Federal Healthcare Delivery \nModerator – Dr. Gerald Ledlow\, FACHE\nPanelist #1 – Dr. Paul McGaha\nPanelist #2 – Demetress Harrell\nPanelist #3 – William Bellenfant\, LFACHE \nPanel 4: Green Hospitals and Healthcare \nModerator – Ekta Pathare\, FACHE\nPanelist #1 – Shelly Miland\nPanelist #2 – Joseph Woelkers\nPanelist #3 – Ellen Mitchell Kozack \nSpeaker Bios:\nWilliam L. Bellenfant\, FACHE\, FHFMA\, MBA\nChief Business Coach\nBellenfant Consulting \nMr. Bellenfant founded Bellenfant Consulting in April\, 2011 to provide business coaching to healthcare and other businesses. With 40 years of varied financial experience\, he previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Trinity Mother Frances Health System (five hospitals\, 300 physicians\, $650 million annual revenues) in Tyler\, Texas with primary responsibility for its financial operations. Further\, Mr. Bellenfant served as Vice President and Group Financial Officer at Baylor University Medical Center\, Dallas\, Texas. In addition\, he served as Financial Officer for three other health systems(General Health- Baton Rouge ; Hermann Hospital – Houston & Hospital Affiliates – Nashville) and was in auditing and consulting with both Deloitte and KPMG. Mr. Bellenfant received his Bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University\, and a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Houston. Mr. Bellenfant is a Certified Public Accountant\, a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He has been a visiting lecturer in healthcare and finance at various universities and professional societies. Recently named adjunct instructor in the Executive Health Administration program at the University of Texas – Tyler. Mr. Bellenfant is active in professional and community organizations and is past Council President and Foundation Board member of the East Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Captain in the Texas State Guard / Texas Medical Rangers. \nGlen Boles\nRegional Chief Financial Officer\nCHRISTUS St. Michael Health System \nGlen Boles is the Regional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System\, which is comprised of a tertiary 311 bed acute care medical center\, 50 bed Rehabilitation hospital and OP Imaging Center in Texarkana\, USA; and its 43 bed hospital in Atlanta\, TX. Glen plays a key leadership role in providing financial oversight and support for the fiscal operations for this Region. \nPreviously\, Boles was the Vice President of Finance at Valley Baptist Health System comprised of a 520-bed medical center in Harlingen\, Texas\, a 280-bed medical center in Brownsville\, Texas\, as well as an ambulatory surgery center\, two imaging centers\, and a multi-specialty physician network. His experience includes roles as CFO with Brownsville Medical Center\, CFO with Medical Park Hospital (Hope\, Arkansas) and as Director in the CFO Development Program at Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation\, Nashville\, Tenn. In addition to his strong skills in finance and accounting\, Glen is very successful in building strong partnerships with operational and nursing leadership to foster a team atmosphere for performance improvement. \nPaula Brandon\, RN\, MSN\, FACHE\nProgram Director\nCenter for Rural Community Health\nUT Health Northeast \nPaula Brandon continues her career journey of improving healthcare delivery in her current role as a Program Director for the Northeast Texas Center for Rural Community Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center\, UT Health Northeast.   Educated as a nurse\, with an MSN in Nursing Administration from the University of Tennessee\, Paula’s background includes over 20 years as a Chief Nurse in several organizations across the mid-south and south\, beginning as an Associate Chief Nurse at the VA in Memphis\, Tennessee\, then as a Chief Nurse for an HMA Hospital in Van Buren\, Arkansas for six years and Good Shepherd Medical Center\, Marshall for sixteen years.  In 2012 Paula transitioned to become the Senior Vice President of Organizational Excellence\, Good Shepherd Health System\, where she was responsible for quality across multiple organizations within the system. \nCurrently Paula is responsible for six (6) Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) projects as a part of the 1115 Healthcare Transformation Waiver\, with a focus on redesigning fragmented\, episodic care.  Through collaboration with geographically diverse partners\, Paula applies a systems theory conceptual framework to lead multiple teams in creating and designing quality\, comprehensive\, patient-centered\, preventative focused care.   The care model promotes access with an emphasis on excellence in service\, quality\, efficiency and care coordination. \nEd Fry\nPresident/CEO and Founder\nFaithSearch Partners\, Inc. \nEd Fry serves as the President/CEO and Founder of FaithSearch Partners\, Inc.\, one of the ten largest healthcare executive search firms in the U.S. Since 1990\, Ed has successfully assisted hospitals and health system boards and executive teams in securing mission-minded leaders. He has served as a Vice President/Partner of Witt/Kieffer\, the largest healthcare executive search firm\, and launched the faith-based practice at Russell Reynolds Associates\, one of the “big four” international executive search firms. \nPreviously\, Ed directed marketing and public relations at faith-based hospitals in Illinois and Texas. In addition\, he managed the public relations function at the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations\, the premier healthcare quality review agency in the U.S. \nEd holds an MBA from Dallas Baptist University and a B.S.\, Communications degree from Southwestern Adventist University\, where he is a member of the institution’s board of trustees. He is a former board chair and current board member of the Ardmore Institute of Health\, a $70 million national foundation promoting wellness and healthy living. He currently resides in Tyler\, Texas\, and Durango\, Colorado. \nDemetress Harrell\, MA\, LBSW\nChief Executive Officer\nHospice in the Pines \nDemetress is a native East Texas\, born with a burning desire to improve relationships and enhance the lives of others for the greater good of humanity. She believes that the act of embracing an individual beings with a simple touch and active listening\, both of which make an incredible impact. A quote from Pele best describes the characteristics that have contributed to Demstress’s accomplishments: “Success is no accident; it is hard work\, perseverance\, learning\, studying\, sacrifice\, and most of all love of what you’re doing.” Since 1993\, she has enjoyed employment with Hospice in the Pines in Lufkin\, Texas\, where the opportunity to enhance the lives of others facing end-of-life care decisions has been her mission\, her passion\, and most of all\, her ministry. \nErich Koch\, FACHE\nChief Financial Officer\nTyler Family Circle of Care \nErich Koch is the Chief Financial Officer of Tyler Family Circle of Care located in Tyler\, TX. Prior to assuming this role\, Erich served for almost 3 years as Chief Financial Officer of Robeson Health Care Corporation located in Pembroke\, NC\, during which time he helped lead the organization through a turnaround. Before Erich got there\, the company lost $900K\, and after Erich left\, the company had a profit of over $800K. \nErich has more than 18 years of combined healthcare financial management and general accounting experience. Prior to joining Family Circle of Care in Tyler\, Erich also served as a Chief Financial Officer or Controller for a Critical Access Hospital\, Psychiatric Hospital\, Acute Care Hospital\, FQHC\, and FQHC look-a-like. Erich specializes in FQHC’s and FQHC look-a-likes. \nErich is actively involved with the Health Financial Management Association (HFMA)\, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, and The Texas Association for Healthcare Financial Administration (TAHFA). Erich is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). \nErich is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University (MBA\, November 2005)\, and Lakehead University (BA Administration\, May 1998). \nEllen Mitchell Kozack\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C\nVice President\nHKS \nInspired by the Book “Design Like you Give a Damn\,” Ellen knew that her life’s work would include promoting the power of architecture in improving lives. As director of the DesignGreen department\, Ellen leads a team of passionate individuals whose focus is to reduce the environmental impact associated with the built environment. As a member of the DesignGreen department\, Ellen has personally managed over 40 LEED projects\, both nationally and internationally\, totaling over $2.8 billion in construction. In addition\, Ellen is the Founder and Director of Citizen HKS\, HKS’ public interest design initiative based on the 1% Solution program in which the firm has pledged 1% of its billable hours annually to providing design services to improve the lives of people in need. \nGerald (Jerry) R. Ledlow\, Ph.D.\, MHA\, FACHE\nProfessor and Chair\, Healthcare Policy\, Economics and Management\nSchool of Community and Rural Health\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center Northeast \nDr. Ledlow is a board certified healthcare administrator with 30 years of successful practical and academic experience in leadership and management positions; his experience includes over eleven years in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps\, nearly three years in corporate healthcare and sixteen years in academia. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has successfully led multiple teams of diverse professionals\, from as many as seventy-five to smaller teams of seven people\, in military\, corporate\, educational and academic programs. He has co-authored nine volumes of texts/books to include a nationally recognized textbook on healthcare leadership\, in 3d edition\, with a tenth volume/textbook in development/writing. Dr. Ledlow is the developer of the Dynamic Culture Leadership Model\, the Inter-professional Team Model called PAARP\, the Strategic Relationship Assessment Model called CAAVE with an assessment instrument called the CaT used by the Vested Outsourcing Group\, and the Emergency Preparedness Assessment System called the GREaT System. He is a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center – UTHEALTH Northeast Quality and Metrics Group. He is married\, for 24 years to his wonderful wife Silke\, and is the father to three daughters. \nPaul McGaha\, D.O.\, M.P.H.\nChair\nDepartment of Community Health for the School\nOf Community and Rural Health \nPaul McGaha\, D.O.\, M.P.H.\, is currently the Chair of the Department of Community Health for the School of Community and Rural Health and the Deputy Director of the Northeast Texas Center for Rural Community Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler\, Texas. Prior to assuming this role\, for over 19 years he was the Regional Medical Director for Health Service Regions 4 and 5 (North) of the Texas Department of State Health Services in Tyler. \nHe received his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Oklahoma State University. He is certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. In addition\, he holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is also a registered pharmacist. \nSince the East Texas area contains a large\, diverse\, rural population with multiple disparities\, Dr. McGaha is particularly interested in efforts to improve rural population health in the area. \nShelly Miland\nGroup Finance Officer\nTexas Health Fort Worth\, Cleburne\, Azle\, and Specialty Hospital \nShelly Miland began her employment with Texas Health Resources in 1998 at Texas Health Dallas\, then progressed from Manager to Director at Texas Health Fort Worth in 2001. She became Vice President of Texas Health HEB hospital in 2005\, assuming responsibility for finance\, accounting\, and oversight of Springwood Psychiatric hospital\, a separately licensed 50 bed hospital on the HEB campus. In 2007\, she advanced to Vice President of Finance at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital and assisted as the hospital converted all hospital systems to THR standard systems and opened Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital a 48 bed hospital within a hospital on the THAM campus. In 2014\, Shelly returned to Texas Health Fort Worth as Vice President and Group Finance Officer. In her current role as Group Finance Officer\, she is responsible for Texas Health Fort Worth\, Cleburne\, Azle\, and Specialty Hospital. \nShelly has a BA in Accounting from The University of Central Oklahoma\, a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from The University of Texas Arlington. She is a CPA and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow in Healthcare Financial Managers Association. \nMatt J. Nelson\, CPA*\, FHFMA\, CGMA\nPartner\nFinancial Resource Group\, LLC \nMatt Nelson has over forty years of experience in the healthcare industry\, including owning his own healthcare consulting firm\, three years as Director for a healthcare consulting firm\, and over twenty years as a financial officer in both proprietary and non‐profit healthcare systems. His areas of expertise include capital planning\, long‐range strategic financial planning\, financial feasibility studies\, due diligence assessments\, business process redesign planning\, rate structure analysis\, productivity analysis\, and financial information systems. \nMr. Nelson has been a Partner with Financial Resource Group\, LLC since January 2000. Consulting engagements have included interim chief financial officer positions\, operational and financial assessments of hospitals\, and working with hospitals in implementing budgeting and financial reporting systems. Prior to opening his own consulting firm\, Mr. Nelson was a Director of a regional healthcare consulting firm. He has lead consulting engagements including being a financial advisor for a $100 million bond issue for a hospital in East Texas\, interim chief financial officer for a 300+ bed hospital (five months)\, interim chief financial officer for a 500+ bed public teaching hospital (thirteen months)\, physician practice acquisition studies\, physician practice operational improvement studies\, corporate compliance plans for hospitals\, developed strategic financial planning models for hospitals and new services within hospitals\, development of hospital within a hospital model\, analysis of senior health centers\, analysis of new equipment technology for physician practices\, market analysis\, and development of comparative hospital data. Mr. Nelson also recently performed a due diligence assessment for a client looking to acquire a percent interest in another healthcare organization. \nMr. Nelson served as a financial officer for over twenty years for both non‐profit and proprietary health systems. Mr. Nelson was a financial officer for Baylor Health Care System for fourteen years. His responsibilities included directing financial decision support systems\, managed care financial analysis\, capital operations budgeting\, cost accounting\, productivity studies\, financial feasibility studies\, design and implementation of financial systems\, third party reimbursement\, financial support for bond issuances\, business process redesign facilitation and financial \nsupport\, and support of treasury functions. \nEkta Pathare FACHE\, MBA\, OTR\, CHT\nPresident\nCGAIT GLOBAL \nA nationally and internationally renowned Healthcare Executive speaker with over 15 years of management and leadership experience. During her career\, Ekta has proven experience in business startups\, turnarounds\, business development\, business analysis\, program development\, collaboration\, change management\, navigating complex regulatory environments\, people development & coaching\, resource management\, patient centered care strategies\, budgetary & regulatory compliance\, employee engagement\, ensuring patient satisfaction\, setting and achieving objectives in alignment with organizational objectives\, developing and managing projects. \nEkta received her MBA from the University of Dallas (2002) and her Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Bombay (1995). Ekta is also a Nationally Certified Hand Therapist and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Ekta is also active with ACHENTX\, ACHE\, AOTA\, and ASHT. \nDebbie Splinter\, FACHE\, CHHR\, SHRM-SCP\, SPHR\nCHRO/Human Resource Director\nTexas Spine and Joint Hospital \nDebbie serves as the CHRO/Human Resource Director for Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler\, Texas. She has over 27 years of HR experience in Healthcare. Debbie is responsible for the administration of recruitment/retention strategies\, benefits\, compensation\, payroll\, training\, legal and regulatory compliance. Her primary focus is to provide support and guidance to management in employee relations and leadership development. \nDebbie is currently a 2017 Texas Hospital Association (THA) Leadership Fellow\, serves as a Board Member/Membership Chair for the Texas Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration and Education (TSHHRAE)\, and is Chairman for the Health Science Advisory Committee for TISD. She is also involved in several community organizations. \nLauri Osburn Thomas MSLS\, MSN\, RN\nExecutive Director of Services Line\nUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler \nLauri Thomas is Executive Director of Services Lines at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. She has a B.S. degree in Education\, a M.S. in Library Science\, B.S. in Nursing and M.S. in Nursing Administration. She is a Registered Nurse. She has worked at UTHSCT for 16 years with the greatest concentration in the Surgical/Procedural realm. She has participated in Lean training with M.D. Anderson and at Belmont University. She participated in published abstracts\, presented in-services for nursing continuing education credits\, given poster presentations at TexMed conferences and the UT Systems CS&E conferences. In her current role\, she works with all levels of faculty and staff to improve patient care and operations. \nMike Watson\nPractice Administrator\nHeaton Eye Associates – Longview \nMike Watson has worked in healthcare management since 2002 and currently serves as a practice administrator for Heaton Eye Associates. Heaton Eye Associates is a general ophthalmology\, refractive and sub-specialty practice that serves the East Texas region with four office locations and an ambulatory surgical center. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and a Masters of Business Administration. \nJoseph F. Woelkers\, MA\nExecutive Vice President\, Chief Operating Officer\, Chief Business Officer\nUT Health Northeast\, (University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler) \nReporting to the President as Executive Vice President\, responsible for all institutional operations. He serves on behalf of the president in his absence and chairs the executive cabinet of the institution whose membership includes the executive leadership team. \nHis broad experience includes 32 plus years in academic medicine as a senior administrator at three of the largest and complex medical intuitions in the US/world including the University of Michigan\, Johns Hopkins University\, and the University of Florida. In addition\, he has served as the Vice President for Outreach for the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa and worked in the private sector as CEO/President of HealthCare Operations International a company dedicated to building healthcare facilities throughout the world. His previous position prior to joining UT Health Northeast was CEO of the National Childhood Cancer Foundation which was dedicated to supporting 8\,000 researchers throughout the world conducting pediatric cancer research. \nHis educational background consists of a bachelor and master’s degree (Higher education Administration) from Central Michigan University. He has completed the fellowship program from the Americas Essential Hospital Association\, and he has completed certificate programs from the University of Michigan and Harvard University. \n  \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/east-north-texas-ache-spring-summit/
LOCATION:The Garden Event Center – Terrell\, 819 W Moore Ave\, Terrell\, Texas\, 75160
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SUMMARY:Community Service Event - DME Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Join fellow ACHENTX members at the DME Exchange and help clean\, repair or refurbish donated medical equipment to prepare them for their next use. Come out and help support the organization’s mission\, meet ACHENTX members\, donate unwanted equipment\, and even earn credit towards Fellow status while giving back to your community. \nThe DME Exchange is a nonprofit agency that collects\, repairs and sanitizes durable medical equipment and then distributes them to individuals living in Dallas county who have a doctor’s prescription for the item\, are 200% below the poverty level\, have no insurance coverage or have a gap in coverage. DME equipment includes: canes\, crutches\, walkers\, rollators\, bedside commodes\, tub transfer benches\, manual and power wheelchairs\, Hoyer lifts\, hospital beds and mattresses. \nIf you cannot attend the event and wish to donate supplies\, please contact Betty Hersey\, DME Exchange Executive Director at +1-214-997-3639. \n*Dress is casual. (Open toe shoes or sandals are not appropriate) \nDonation Items Sought: \n\nManual wheelchairs (especially 18”\, 20” and 22” chairs)\n2. Rollators\n3. Shower chairs and tub transfer benches\n4. Walkers with wheels\n5. Hospital beds w/ vinyl mattresses\n\nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/community-service-event-dme-exchange-2/
LOCATION:DME Exchange of Dallas\, 12015 Shiloh Road\, Dallas\, 75228
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Second Quarter Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Register\n1.5 Face-to-Face Credit Hours have been Approved Per Panel\nAgenda\n3-3:30pm Registration \n3:30 – 5pm Panel 1: Ensuring Your Community’s Emergency Preparedness \nModerator: Teresa Huskey FACHE\nPanelists:\nChief Doug Bass\nDr. Ricardo Martinez\nLeonard Deonarine\nDr. Carl Menckhoff \n5-5:45pm Dinner/Networking \n5:45-7:15pm Panel 2: Emergency Department Service Standards: A Best Practices Approach \nModerator: Scott Hurst\, FACHE\nPanelists:\nDr. Jay Kaplan\nDr. Deborah Dierks \n7:15-7:30pm Wrap Up \nSpeaker Bios\nDouglas Bass\, CEM\, TEM\nChief of Emergency Services & Department Manager\nOffice of Homeland Security & Emergency Management for Dallas County \nDouglas Bass currently serves as the Chief of Emergency Services and Department Manager for the Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management for Dallas County\, Texas. For the last 25 years he has served as the Emergency Services & Homeland Security Director in the largest county government agencies in North Carolina\, Virginia and Florida. His previous experience includes serving as the Emergency Services & Homeland Security Director for Miami-Dade County Government (Florida)\, Fairfax County Government (Virginia) and Onslow County Government (North Carolina). \nHe has a total of over 30 years of public safety experience as an emergency responder\, law enforcement officer\, fire/emergency medical service instructor and professional emergency manager. His incident command experience includes managing field command posts and emergency operations centers (EOC) for 11 major hurricanes\, 5 tornadoes\, flooding\, multiple winter weather events\, air/ground/rail transportation emergencies\, urban and wildland fires\, significant evacuations\, special events\, medical emergencies\, etc. He has served as the EOC manager in 16 Presidentially Declared emergency events. Most recently he served as EOC manager for the Ebola Crisis\, 2015 flooding and tornadoes that struck Dallas County. END \nLeonard Deonarine\nDirector\, Business Operations Continuity & Emergency Preparedness\nTenet Healthcare Corporation \nLeonard Deonarine serves as the director of business operations continuity and emergency preparedness for Tenet Healthcare Corporation. He is responsible for overseeing the preparation of plans and programs for the continuous safe operation of Tenet’s hospitals to mitigate\, prepare\, respond and recover from all types of emergencies. Deonarine is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). \nPrior to joining Tenet\, Deonarine served as owner and president of FM Services\, a consulting company in Medina\, N.Y.\, that focused on health\, safety and fire protection. The company provided services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and several large private-sector companies. While working for FEMA\, he helped to develop and deliver the Hospital Emergency Response Team training program. This led to him being awarded a U.S. Homeland Security achievement award. \nHe provided incident management advice to Tenet prior to being invited to become a full time colleague. Deonarine served over 20 years in the fire/rescue service spending the last ten years of his career as a Deputy Fire Chief managing large scale industrial emergencies such as refinery fires\, ship fires\, chemical plant disasters and train wrecks. \nDeonarine earned a bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Maryland University College. He is a member of the Texas Emergency Management Executive Advisory Committee (TEMAC) where he advises the Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Management division chief on matters related to disaster management. \nDeonarine serves with the Texas State Guard where he is certified as a Master Military Emergency Management Specialist. He teaches principles of disaster response for the Army Component Command. One night a week\, he serves in ministry for the homeless in Irving\, Texas. \nDeborah Diercks\, M.D.\nProfessor & Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine\nUT Southwestern Medical Center \nDeborah Diercks\, M.D.\, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She holds the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Distinguished Chair in Clinical Care and Research. \nA nationally recognized leader in the specialty\, Dr. Diercks oversees the emergency medicine programs at Parkland Memorial Hospital and UT Southwestern University Hospitals\, which together constitute one of the largest emergency medicine programs in the nation. \nAfter receiving her undergraduate degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of California\, Berkeley\, Dr. Diercks attended Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati and joined the faculty of the University of California\, Davis\, where she was a major contributor to the growth and development of its emergency medicine programs. She also holds a master’s degree from the Harvard University School of Public Health. \nDr. Diercks has received funding from the National Institutes of Health\, among other sources\, for research on early management of acute coronary syndromes\, the influence of gender on symptom characteristics\, and utilization of cardiac biomarkers. She has held numerous leadership positions within the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and was presented the Society’s 2014 Advancement of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Award. Additionally\, Dr. Diercks is a Senior Associate Editor of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. \nShe enjoys soccer and snow skiing and has two teenage daughters \nWilliam Scott Hurst MBA\, FACHE\nSenior Director\, Physician Networks\nPediatric Partners\nChildren’s Health \nScott joined Children’s Health in August of 2013 as the Director of Network Outreach. In this role\, he had direct oversight of the Physician Outreach and Physician Information teams\, fiduciary oversight of multiple budgets and developmental responsibility for the integrated networks. In October of 2014\, he shifted into a full-time management role over the Pediatric Partners integrated network in concert with physician leadership\, legal counsel and compliance. Scott and his team of integrated network advisors are committed to seeing Pediatric Partners go from a conceptual idea to a world class group of over 350 pediatricians and pediatric specialists committed to raising quality and lowering cost while delivering an exceptional patient experience. This focus on the precepts of clinical integration resulted in a 12% point climb in performance against Well Child scores for 3-6 year old children between 2016 and 2015; along with the achievement of significant shared savings for members participating in an ACO product. \nAll told\, Scott has spent the last 16 years working in the health care arena. Prior to joining Children’s Health\, Scott worked with EmCare\, the leading provider of emergency medicine services in the United States and with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi\, TX. \nScott resides in Lantana\, TX with his wife Lisa who is a department chair of special education at Guyer High School in Denton\, TX. His stepson\, Noah (21)\, is a student at University of North Texas and his daughter\, Anelise (13)\, participates in dance\, art and choir while enjoying the company of the two family Labrador retrievers\, Amy and Kimmie. \nTeresa L. Huskey\, FACHE \nA strategic public affairs professional with more than 20 years’ experience\, Teresa Huskey has engineered proven strategies to promote and protect an organization’s reputation with internal and external stakeholders while achieving business objectives. She is an accomplished leader\, experienced in building consensus among diverse stakeholders responsible for advancing public policy\, working with local\, state and federal elected officials. \nTeresa’s experience includes directing state and federal government relations activities\, developing and directing proactive communication and public relations campaigns\, directing media affairs programs\, providing crisis and issue management counsel\, and leading corporate community relations efforts. \nPrior to leading the Government Relations efforts for Conifer Health Solutions in Frisco\, TX.\, Teresa owned and led daily operations of a full-serve relocation business dedicated to ensuring smooth transitions for senior adults who had to downsize their homes. Teresa served as Senior Director of Government Relations for Tenet Healthcare\, where she worked for more than 14 years\, and she also has worked for the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Teresa is board certified in health care management through the American College of Healthcare Executives\, achieving Fellow status in 2008. \nTeresa is currently enrolled in a master’s program at George Washington University’s School of Political Management\, where she will graduate in 2017 with a Master’s of Science in Strategic Public Relations. \nTeresa resides in Fort Worth\, Texas\, with her mixed-breed rescue dogs\, Isabella and Giovanni. \nDr. Jay Kaplan\nVice Chairman of Emergency Medicine\nOchsner Health System \nDr. Jay Kaplan received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School located in Boston\, MA. He then completed a Residency and Fellowship in Family Practice at the University of California\, Davis\, Sacramento Medical Center. Throughout his career\, Dr. Kaplan has held several leadership roles such as Vice President of Emergency Services at Banner Health System\, Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of MICU at Saint Barnabas Medical Center\, Chief Medical Officer at MedAmerica\, and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Emergency Medical Associates. Dr. Kaplan has also operated as a faculty member while serving as Clinical Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is an active member of CEP America\, Studer Group\, American College of Emergency Physicians\, and American Academy of Emergency Medicine. \nRicardo Martinez\, MD\nChief Medical Officer\nAdeptus Health \nRicardo Martinez\, MD\, FACEP is the Chief Medical Officer of Adeptus Health\, which partners with leading health systems to redesign healthcare delivery and emergency care to be more community-centric. He emphasizes clinical quality care and safety delivered through teamwork\, systems thinking\, continuous learning and dynamic leadership. He has been recognized as a thought leader in the development of the Inclusive Trauma System\, EMS Agenda for the Future\, and the emerging Integrated Networks of Emergency Care that use technology and telemedicine to redesign existing care systems. Dr. Martinez has served in senior roles in academics\, the federal government (NHTSA Administrator 1994-1999) and the healthcare industry. \nHe developed and served as the Executive Director of the Medical Leadership Academy and works “on the ground” with physicians\, establishing strong physician governance\, a shared vision of clinical care\, role models and physician champions\, meaningful feedback and effective communications and training. He believes that healthcare is best delivered as patient-centered\, physician-directed\, team-powered and data-driven. \nBoard-certified and residency-trained in emergency medicine at LSU-Charity Hospital at New Orleans\, Dr. Martinez is currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and practices clinically at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta\, Georgia\, a Level I trauma center. He was previously associate professor of Surgery/Emergency Medicine\, and associate director of Trauma Services at Stanford University Medical Center. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Public Health Foundation (Chair 2004-2006) and was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 2004. \nDr. Carl Menckhoff\nArea Medical Director for DFW Texas Health ERs\nAdeptus Health \nDr. Menckhoff received his undergraduate degree and his medical degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. He finished his Emergency Medicine Residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in 1997 and practiced Emergency Medicine at Parkland Hospital\, Medical College of Georgia and Medical Center of Lewisville prior to joining Adeptus Health in 2014. He now serves as an Area Medical Director for the DFW Texas Health ERs. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and has over twenty years of experience \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-second-quarter-education-event-2/
LOCATION:CHRISTUS Health\, 919 Hidden Ridge\, Irving\, TX\, 75038\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs
DESCRIPTION:Come listen as local industry leaders share their experience and gain insight on how to build leadership skills and leverage them for professional growth. Learn from their successes and challenges and be inspired to further pursue your own professional and personal development goals. \nThis year’s Cocktails with the Chiefs panelists will be focusing on the book American Icon\, by Bryce G. Hoffman\, the inside story of Ford Motor Company’s tremendous turnaround under the leadership of CEO Alan Mulally. \n“Bryce Hoffman has done a stellar job of capturing the Ford story and more to the point showing us how Mulally did it.  American Icon is a story of leadership that offers valuable lessons for organizations of all sizes.” – Lee Iacocca \n  \nModerator: Brett Lee\, FACHE\, CEO\, Dallas Market-Tenet Healthcare \nPanelists: \n\nJeff Canose\, MD\, FACHE\, COO/Sr. EVP at Texas Health Resources\nFred Cerise\, MD\, MPH\, CEO Parkland Health System\nChris Mowan\, MBA\, FACHE\, CEO of Medical City Dallas\nDoug Lawson PhD\, FACHE\, President\, Baylor University Medical Center & President\, Central Division\, Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas\n\nSpeaker Bios: \nBrett Lee oversees the direction\, strategy and operations for Tenet’s hospitals and related healthcare services in the Dallas market.  Brett was named CEO of Lake Pointe Health Network in November 2012 at the age of 37. He previously served as senior vice president and COO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The American College of Healthcare Executives awarded him the Robert S. Hudgens Award for National Young Healthcare Executive of the Year in 2011. Brett earned master’s degrees from The John Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. He also holds a doctorate in allied health and physical therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston. \nJeffrey Canose\, M.D.\, FACHE\, is chief operating officer (COO) and senior executive vice president for Texas Health Resources. He is responsible for achieving full and seamless integration of all system operations\, including administrative leadership of Texas Health’s three geographical zones. \nJeff became COO Sept. 1\, 2014. \nPreviously\, Jeff served as executive vice president and Southwest Zone operations leader from June 2012 through August 2014. \nFor three years prior to that\, he served as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. Jeff was the first physician in the Texas Health Resources system to be named a hospital president. Before that\, he was senior vice president and chief operating officer at Texas Health Plano. \nJeff joined Texas Health Resources in January 2006 as senior vice president and COO at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and became the first COO at Texas Health Plano in June 2007. Prior to that\, he served as vice president of clinical operations of CaroMont Health/Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia\, N.C. from 1999 to 2006. \nHis professional experience also includes a decade of clinical practice and progressive executive leadership as a clinical department chair\, academic program director of anesthesiology and administrator of perioperative services at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh. \nJeff received his medical degree from The Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1983. He completed an internship in general surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Connecticut\, followed by a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. His subspecialty fellowship training in cardiac anesthesiology and research in cardiovascular physiology was at the University Health Center of Pittsburgh. In addition\, Jeff earned a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nJeff is also a former adjunct professor of health care leadership and management in the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. \nFrederick P. Cerise\, MD\, MPH\, was named President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2014. \nPrior to joining Parkland\, Fred served as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center\, New Orleans School of Medicine. From 2007 to 2012\, he was Vice President for Health Affairs and Medical Education of the Louisiana State University System. From 2004 to 2007\, Fred was Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. He began his career at the Earl K. Long Medical Center\, Baton Rouge\, La. Between 1991 and 2004\, he advanced from the role of Assistant Program Director and Clinical Faculty member to Medical Director and ultimately served as Chief Executive Officer. \nFred holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Notre Dame and earned his Medical Degree at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. In 2011\, he earned a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University School of Public Health. He is a member of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and has served on the Louisiana Federal Health Care Reform Steering Committee and the Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum\, among others. \nChris Mowan\, MBA\, FACHE\, joined Medical City Dallas as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2016. Previously\, Chris served three years as CEO of MountainView Hospital\, a complex teaching hospital in Las Vegas\, Nevada. During his tenure at MountainView\, he oversaw a $90 million facility expansion\, achieved unprecedented ER growth and launched graduate medical education programs. \nChris’ career with HCA spans more than 20 years\, starting with roots as an Medical City Healthcare division manager to roles as COO at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso and as COO at Sunrise Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas\, which was ranked as the #1 facility in Nevada by U.S. News & World Report under his leadership. \nChris is a graduate of Indiana University and holds a master’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Chris lives in Dallas with his wife\, Natalie\, and two daughters\, Chloe\, 10\, and Ashley\, 8. \n\n Douglas Lawson\, PhD\, FACHE\,serves as president of the Central Region of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas\, where he is responsible for the leadership and management of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas\, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie and the Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. The central region represents more than 42\,000 annual hospital admissions\, 227\,000 outpatient visits and more than 156\,000 emergency room visits.\n\nBaylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas) is a 952-bed not-for-profit academic medical center and is the flagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas. Baylor Dallas is a nationally recognized leader in oncology; transplantation; digestive and hepatobiliary disease; cardiovascular and thoracic care; orthopedics; neuroscience; and women’s and children’s services. \nPrior to becoming president\, Doug served Baylor University Medical Center for three years as chief operating officer where he facilitated the redesign of surgical registration and admissions processes\, and improved key organizational metrics\, including patient satisfaction and hospital acquired conditions. In addition\, Doug worked with the senior leadership team to develop a long-term plan to modernize the campus and transition more than 1\,300 medical staff members and students\, and 3\,000 clinical staff\, to a comprehensive electronic medical order entry system and clinical documentation system. \nDoug began his health care career as an administrative resident and later administrative coordinator for cancer and prevention care at Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic. His knowledge and experience in running a comprehensive oncology program led to many accomplishments when managing other cancer programs\, first at Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute\, and subsequently with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Network. Doug later served as the president and chief executive officer of The Cancer Institute\, LLC\, a non-profit joint venture of Saint Luke’s Health System and Health Midwest in Kansas City\, Missouri. \nSuccessive accomplishments allowed Doug to rise to a senior vice president and chief operating officer position at Cabell Huntington Hospital\, a not-for-profit teaching hospital in Huntington\, West Virginia\, were he managed all ancillary\, clinical and core hospital operations and infrastructure for three years. In 2007\, Doug returned to Texas and became president of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine\, now Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine. During a five year tenure in Grapevine\, his leadership facilitated a Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE) by the Quality Foundation of Texas; VHA Leadership award for patient care of MI and CHF; and significant gains in patient satisfaction\, employee engagement\, risk adjusted mortality and operating income. \nDoug is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He went on to complete a Master of Science degree in health care administration from Trinity University\, San Antonio\, Texas\, and a doctorate in philosophy from Dallas Baptist University. Doug is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \nRegister\nA special thanks to our hosts for this event:\nThe UT Dallas Executive MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management Program\nLeading the Changing Business of Healthcare \nThe UT Dallas Executive MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree program is designed for healthcare professionals who want to develop the skills necessary to master strategic planning and executive leadership roles in any healthcare system. Their courses are provided by experienced healthcare providers\, administrators\, and business leaders with extensive knowledge of the challenges faced by the US healthcare system.  Their focus is on the needs of our students.  Course content is constantly revised to reflect the changing dynamics of the healthcare system.  In today’s world\, a Master’s Degree is essential for advancement in healthcare management.  The Executive MS in Healthcare Management degree offers a cost effective degree for career advancement while accommodating the needs of working professionals  For information  Download their program brochure to learn more about the Executive MS in Healthcare Management\, or visit their  program page at this URL:  .http://jindal.utdallas.edu/executive-education/executive-ms-healthcare-management/.  Or\, contact Keith Thurgood\, PhD\, the program director at 214-799-2154. \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/cocktails-with-the-chiefs/
LOCATION:The Mercury Grill\, 11909 Preston Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75230\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Retirees/Life Fellows Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Calling all ACHENTX Retirees and Life Fellow members. Join your peers for some great networking and socializing over breakfast. Centrally located\, we will be meeting at la Madeleine on MacArthur Blvd in Las Colinas. \nOur special guest speaker will be Doug Hawthorne\, Founding CEO Emeritus\, Texas Health Resources. \n \nCome and catch up with old friends and meet new ones! \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-retireeslife-fellows-breakfast/
LOCATION:La Madeleine Country French Café – Las Colinas\, 6430 N MacArthur Blvd.\, Irving\, TX\, 75039\, United States
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