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SUMMARY:4th Quarter Education Event - Two-Panels
DESCRIPTION:Two Panel Education Event:\nPanel 1:  Diversity & Inclusion\nThe communities for which healthcare organizations operate are rapidly diversifying. Not only do they provide care for a diverse community of patients and families\, but their workforce is also growing more diverse. This diversity is exhibited in a number of ways\, including nationality\, race\, religion\, language\, age\, sexual orientation and physical ability. The business implications and imperatives healthcare organizations face concerning diversity and inclusion are immense. Diverse communities will demand different care needs\, improved quality\, new or modified operational processes and services\, strategic planning for a diverse patient demographic and continuum of care. It is incumbent on healthcare organizations and their leaders to both understand and embrace the needs of diverse populations. Their ability to respond to the needs and preferences of a broader customer base will be critical to their financial and operational survival. \n  \n \nModerator:\nGuwan Jones\nChief Diversity Officer\nBaylor Scott & White Health \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. \nPanelists: \n \nIldemaro Gonzalez\nVP & Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer\nParkland Health & Hospital System \nIn his current role Mr. Gonzalez seeks to develop and oversee programs that enhance both the employee and patient experiences. Specifically\, his team is focused on enabling culturally competent and equitable care.  Connect with Patients\, Partner with our Community\, and Engage our People are the three strategic imperatives that guide his work at Parkland. \nMr. Gonzalez previously worked at Newell Rubbermaid where he was the Global Director of Inclusion & Philanthropy\, as well as Senior Manager\, Learning & Development\, for the company’s Latin American operations. At Newell he focused on “Global Readiness” ensuring the organization understood the nuances of diverse global markets and transformed that knowledge into high performing teams and category leading products worldwide. \nPrior to his work with Newell Rubbermaid\, Gonzalez worked for The American Cancer Society in Atlanta. There he served as Managing Director of the Talent Solution Center and Managing Director of Diversity Strategy\, amongst other positions. In addition to focusing on an inclusive work environment\, Mr. Gonzalez and his team worked on increasing the effectiveness of the Society’s programs within diverse communities. \nMr. Gonzalez holds a Master of Business Administration in Management from Georgia State University in Atlanta\, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Venezuela. \n \nKimel Hodges\nAssistant Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity\nUT Southwestern Medical Center \nKimel Hodges is the Assistant Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Equal Opportunity at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas\, Texas. She joined UT Southwestern in September 2012 and oversees several divisions including Diversity & Inclusion\, Equal Opportunity\, and Supplier Diversity/HUB. \nKimel leads the development of the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion strategies by providing and coordinating leadership for diversity issues institution-wide. She oversees the Affirmative Action Planning as well as other internal processes for promoting and ensuring compliance with laws\, regulations\, organizational policies and contracts investigations of discrimination\, harassment or retaliation. Kimel also provides strategic direction in the development of initiatives for the Supplier Diversity/Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) program\, and enterprise-wide Minority\, Women\, Service Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise (MWSDVBE). \nBefore joining UT Southwestern\, Kimel served as Director of Diversity & Inclusion at CHRISTUS Health. Prior to that\, she had over 10 years with the Kellogg Company in various leadership positions including Diversity Business Partner\, EEO/AA Manager\, and Human Resources Manager in both the corporate and manufacturing. \nKimel is a member of several executive committees at UT Southwestern\, and represents the Institution at various community events. Kimel is involved with the Youth Motivational Task Force (YMTF) at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff\, where she serves on the planning committee. She also is a member of the American Heart Association’s Compensation\, Benefits and Human Resources Advisory Committee and a Board member of the Alfred William (A.W.) Harris Faculty-Alumni Center Corporation. \nKimel earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University\, and master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Central Michigan University. Kimel also holds Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) credentials from the Society for Diversity and a Senior Certified Affirmative Action Professional (Sr.CAAP) from the American Association for Access\, Equity and Diversity (AAAED). \n \nPaula Turicchi\, FACHE\nAdministrator\, Women and Infant’s Specialty Health (WISH)\nParkland Health & Hospital System \nPaula Turicchi\, FACHE is the Administrator of Women and Infant’s Specialty Health (WISH) at Parkland\, oversees women and infants health services including one of the largest maternity services in the U.S. She is responsible for the business operations of labor and delivery\, inpatient postpartum\, newborn nursery services\, neonatal intensive care unit\, 12 women’s ambulatory clinics\, OB/Gyn Sonography\, Genetics\, and an obstetrics and gynecology emergency care center. She is board certified in Healthcare Administration and holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.  She first joined Parkland as administrative resident in 1988. \nPanel 2:  Fostering Inclusion of LGBT Patients and Employees\nLesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients face many challenges in accessing knowledgeable\, unbiased and welcoming healthcare in all practice settings. The potential and/or fear of receiving derogatory remarks\, unequitable care\, or being turned away from treatment often deters some of the LGBT community and their families from seeking healthcare services. Healthcare equality for all people is a guiding principle of the healthcare management profession. However\, discrimination towards the LGBT community continues in the healthcare environment today. This panel discussion will focus on the need to strengthen the pursuance of equity of care and to foster inclusion of LGBT patients and employees. \nModerator: \n \nDresdene Flynn-White\, FACHE\nManaging Director\nAcquired Leadership Solutions \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. \nDresdene 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. \nPanelists: \n \nRafael McDonnell\nCommunications and Advocacy Manager\nThe Resource Center \nRafael McDonnell is the Communications and Advocacy Manager for Resource Center\, the LGBT community center serving North Texas. At the Center\, he works on external and internal communications as well as education\, advocacy and policy issues involving the LGBTQA community. Since June 2010\, he has successfully participated in or led community advocacy for new or expanded LGBT employment protections for nearly 50\,000 public sector employees in North Texas\, as well as partner benefits at Dallas County and Dallas Area Rapid Transit. \nMcDonnell has also worked on and advocated for anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies covering more than a quarter-million students at Dallas ISD\, Dallas County Community Colleges and Uplift Education.  He was chosen to be the one of the grand marshals for the 2014 Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade\, better known as the Dallas Pride Parade. In March 2015\, he was named “Best LGBT Community Leader” by the readers of the Dallas Voice. \nMcDonnell has conducted presentations on non-discrimination and other LGBT issues at the Texas Transgender Non-Discrimination Summit\, the Texas Gay-Straight Alliance\, the Equality Texas’ State of the State Public Policy Conference\, the Stonewall Democrats of Texas annual meeting\, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual Creating Change conference among others. \nMcDonnell’s over 25-year career as a professional communicator includes working at radio and television stations in Dallas\, Houston and Oklahoma City\, where his work was honored by the Texas AP Broadcasters\, the Dallas Press Club and the Texas Public Health Association. Prior to joining the Center in 2008\, he was a member of the news office at the University of North Texas and participated in UNT’s Allies program. McDonnell is a former president of Lambda Pride Toastmasters and vice president of Dignity/Dallas\, a former board member of the Trinity Valley School alumni association\, and has been a volunteer for the Tanqueray AIDS Rides and the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University and a master’s degree from the University of North Texas. \n \nScott Phillips\nSenior Director of Patient Access Services\nTexas Health Resources \nScott Phillips is currently Senior Director of Patient Access Services at Texas Health Resources. In his current role he has oversite of the Patient Access functions at the 14 wholly owned THR hospitals.  Scott has over 22 years of Patient Access experience with 12 of those years serving as Director of Patient Access Services at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Scott has served as President of NORTEX and is involved with NAHAM and HFMA. \n \nPeter Triporo\nNurse Practitioner\nUptown Physician Group \nPeter Triporo RN\, ACNP-BC\, attended the University of Texas at Arlington\, where he received his Masters of Nursing with Honors (Sigma Theta Tau and Phi Kappa Phi). He is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing as an Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. As a Nurse Practitioner\, Peter excels in health promotion\, counseling\, prevention and disease management. He believes in building a strong\, collaborative partnership with patients to improve their access and quality of care they receive. \n  \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/4th-quarter-education-event-two-panels/
LOCATION:Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln\, Dallas\, TX\, 75231
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SUMMARY:2016 BOG Review Course: Fundamentals of Healthcare Management
DESCRIPTION:ACHE Board of Governor’s Exam Review Course:\nFundamentals of Healthcare Management \n   \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 are 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. \nConducted By: \n\nPaula M. Zalucki\, FACHE\nBerkeley Research Group\nPast Regent | Dallas-Fort Worth Area \nRegistration closes Tuesday\, October 18. Unfortunately\, no late registrations or walk-ins permitted. \n8 Qualified Education Credits (Cat II) Apply \nRegistration and light breakfast begins at 7:30am. Course begins at 8.00am.\nFee includes study materials\, light breakfast\, and lunch. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/2016-bog-review-course-fundamentals-healthcare-management/
LOCATION:Texas Health Resources\, 612 E Lamar Blvd.\, Arlington\, TX\, 76011
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Annual Women's Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Our highly successful annual women’s event is back and this year’s program promises to be even greater than before.  This year’s panelists will be focusing on the theme of Greatness Where it Matters to You\, with the structure of the event based on Stephen Covey’s book\, Primary Greatness. \nRegistration & Breakfast: 7.30AM | Program 8.00AM | Q&A: 8.45-9.15AM \nGarage Parking and Valet Available. \nRegistration Deadline is October 3. No refunds will be issued after this date.\nSubstitutions can be made at any time. \nOur highly successful annual women’s event is back and this year’s program promises to be even greater than before.  This year’s panelists are being confirmed and they will be focusing on the theme of Greatness Where it Matters to You\, with the structure of the event based on Stephen Covey’s book\, Primary Greatness. \nModerator \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. \nPanelists \nElizabeth Asturi\nChief Nursing Officer\nTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen \nElizabeth Asturi\, M.S.N.\, R.N.\, NE-BC\, is the chief nursing officer of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, moving into that role in June 2015. \nPrior to that\, Asturi served five years as associate CNO of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, where she provided direct oversight of Nursing Administration\, Critical Care and Emergency Services. \nShe also supervised operation of the hospital’s Level II Trauma Designation program\, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program\, Heart Failure Clinic\, Women’s Heart and Wellness Clinic and Valve Clinic\, among other responsibilities. \nAsturi’s dedication to the Texas Health Resources mission is something to which she has devoted her career. She began as a nurse at Texas Health Dallas\, where she served as a clinical nurse and charge nurse before becoming a clinical education specialist for Critical Care / Cardiology. \nShe also served as director of Critical Care at United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls before returning to Texas Health Dallas as director of Nursing Administration for Critical Care and Emergency Services. From December 2009 to July 2010\, she served as interim CNO for Texas Health Dallas. \nAsturi is board-certified as a nurse executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She was nominated by Texas Health as an “Up and Comer” for Modern Healthcare magazine in 2014\, and she was named a finalist in 2013 for the Nursing Excellence in Leadership award from D magazine and for DFWHC Young Healthcare Executive of the Year in 2012. \nShe served on the board of directors for CareFlite from 2008 to 2013\, is an adjunct clinical instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing and is treasurer for the North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives. She holds a Master of Science degree in nursing from Texas Christian University\, and an associate degree in nursing from Brookhaven College. \nAsturi lives in North Dallas with her husband\, Michael\, daughter\, Hailey\, and son\, Parker. They are active members at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano. Asturi volunteers at Seven Loaves Food Pantry\, and she and Hailey are active volunteers in the National Charity League\, a group for mothers and daughters that focuses on philanthropic and leadership development activities. \n  \nLara Burnside\nChief Patient Experience Officer\nJPS Health Network \nLara has been a healthcare professional for twenty years. She works with all levels of hospital leadership implementing processes and systems to create a great experience for patients\, physicians\, and employees. Lara is currently the Chief Patient Experience Officer at JPS Health Network in Ft. Worth\, Texas. From 2008 to 2015\, she worked with Children’s Health in Dallas\, TX as a consultant and also as the Senior Director of Service Excellence. \nLara spent 10 years working for a large healthcare consulting firm focused on service and operational excellence. As a consultant\, Lara worked with thousands of hospital leaders and physicians at over 150 health care organizations. Her concentration on employee engagement\, patient experience\, and creating a culture of service has led to organizations achieving their highest outcomes in service\, quality\, finance\, human resources\, and growth.  Lara has experience with large for-profit and not-for-profit health care systems\, academic medical centers\, and small rural hospitals. \nLara has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Public Relations and is currently enrolled in the MHA program at the University of Cincinnati. She is also the author of a book titled\, Believe in the Journey of Your Dreams. \n  \nJulie Menke\nVice President\nMolina Health Plan of Texas \nJulie has worked in Healthcare since 1980. She received her BSN from Harding University in 1980 and practiced as an RN in a hospital setting until 1992. At that time\, she joined the healthplan side of health care working in Managed Care. She earned her MBA in 1995 and has been on both the provider and plan side of healthcare administration. \nJulie started her healthplan career in operational development at Anthem Blue Cross\, and later worked for Dignity Health as Director of Managed Care\, at Kaiser as an administrator in the Continuum of Care\, at Sutter Health as Director of Managed Care\, and at Centene as Vice President of Network Development serving as one of five principles in the startup of a new managed Medicaid plan in California. She has worked in various markets and navigated healthcare dynamics across California\, Texas\, Oklahoma\, and Virginia. She settled in Texas last September from her home in California. \nToday she supports Molina as Vice President for Molina Health plan of Texas. She is responsible for the Dallas and El Paso Markets.  In her role\, she manages Medicaid\, Medicare\, and Exchange products. They experienced 30% growth in 2016 and an expect additional growth in 2017. Molina expects to exceed 400\,000 lives soon in their membership. \nJulie is a working mom with five adult children and two grandchildren spread far and wide across the US\, so she enjoys spending her weekends traveling. \n  \nVanessa Walls\nVice President\, Regional Specialty Care\nAdministrator of Our Children’s House\nChildren’s Health \nVanessa U. Walls joined Children’s Health System of Texas (Children’s Health) in 2011 as the Vice President of Ambulatory Care.  Since that time\, she has had many roles at Children’s Health leading to her current responsibilities\, including three years as the Administrator for Children’s Medical Center Plano.  Today\, Vanessa supports the mission of Children’s Health to make life better for children by leading delivery of specialty pediatric care in sites close to home while also leading Our Children’s House\, a 54 bed post-acute pediatric specialty hospital. \nVanessa received her undergraduate degree in Health Administration from Auburn University and her Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.  Her career has spanned 26+ years as a leader in health administration\, including positions in both urban and rural hospitals and ranging in size from 100 beds to 900 beds. \n  \nRegister Now\n  \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-annual-womens-breakfast/
LOCATION:La Cima Club – Las Colinas\, 5215 North O'Connor Boulevard  #2600 \, Irving\, TX\, 75039\, United States
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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. \n  \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. \n  \nIf you cannot attend the event and wish to donate supplies\, please contact Peter Blanchard at petermblanchard@gmail.com or 918-752-4249. \n  \n*Dress is casual. (Open toe shoes or sandals are not appropriate) \n  \nSign up now to help
URL:https://achentx.org/event/community-service-event-dme-exchange/
LOCATION:DME Exchange\, 12015 Shiloh Rd \, Dallas\, TX\, 75228\, United States
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Kenneth Hutchenrider\, Jr.\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:Kenneth Hutchenrider\, Jr.\, FACHE\nMethodist Richardson Medical Center\n  \nKen Hutchenrider 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. \n  \nA special thanks to Ken Hutchenrider and Methodist Richardson Medical Center for hosting this event. \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-president-kenneth-hutchenrider-jr-fache/
LOCATION:Methodist Richardson Medical Center\, 2831 E. President George Bush Tpke. \, Richardson\, TX\, 75082\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Quarter Education Event
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of North Texas Education Event\nAugust 25\, 2015\nMaggiano’s Northpark Center\n205 Northpark Center\, Dallas\, TX 75225\nSponsored by Walden University\nPanel 1: #68: The Role of Media in Shaping the Public’s Perception of Healthcare\n(1.5 Category 1 Education Credits Approved)\nDescription: Over the last 500 years\, the influence of mass media has grown exponentially with the advance of technology. First there were books\, then newspapers\, magazines\, photography\, sound recordings\, films\, radio\, television\, the so-called New Media of the Internet\, and now social media. Today\, just about everyone depends on information and communication to keep their lives moving through daily activities like work\, education\, entertainment and especially health care. This panel discussion will focus on the public’s perception of hospitals\, healthcare delivery and the impact of the Affordable Care Act. These perceptions are largely delivered and influenced by “the Media”. Time will be spent on effective tactics to managing the communication channels and messaging when working with “the press”. Join these subject matter experts as they discuss their observations and tactics at their respective organizations. \nModerator: \nLinda Nall\, FACHE\, Vice President Patient Satisfaction Measurement & Improvement\nTexas Health Resources \nLinda Nall is the Vice President of Patient Satisfaction Measurement and Improvement for Texas Health Resources. She and her team manage service excellence and internal coaching resources for the Texas Health system. She also oversees patient survey administration\, data analysis and reporting. \nLinda has been with Texas Health for 23 years\, beginning at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth\, where she established the patient advocacy service and on site language assistance. She moved to System Director of Service Excellence for THR in 2007. \nLinda received her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, and has a master’s degree in health services management from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. She is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE). \nLinda has a son\, Thad\, who is a college student\, and she recently adopted a “golden oldie\,” a golden retriever\, named Sailor. \nPanelists: \nJanet St. James\, Assistant VP Strategic Communication\nHCA North Texas Division \nJanet St. James\, serves as assistant vice-president of strategic communications for the HCA North Texas Division. She is responsible for garnering positive media coverage\, developing engaging content across ever-evolving media platforms\, and community outreach. North Texas is one of the largest divisions in the HCA portfolio and includes 16 hospitals\, 79 patient care sites\, more than 5\,500 active physicians\, and 15\,340 employees in Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma. \nSt. James began her career as a television journalist\, working in broadcast news for nearly 25 years in markets including Abilene\, Oklahoma City\, and Dallas. Prior to joining HCA\, St. James had been an award-winning senior reporter at WFAA-TV in Dallas for 18 years\, specializing in health and medical reporting. She has won multiple honors\, including Emmy’s\, Murrow’s\, AP awards\, and more. \nA proud graduate of The University of Texas at Austin\, St. James earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She attended graduate school at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth\, where she studied education and earned a teaching certificate. \nSt. James is an advocate for health and uses a 2015 breast cancer diagnosis to inform\, educate\, and empower women about the disease. She and her husband have three children. \nMatt Goodman\, Editor\nD Healthcare Daily \nMatt\, who was born and raised in Houston\, is an experienced reporter with a special interest in healthcare issues. A journalism graduate of the University of North Texas\, Matt comes from WFAA.com\, where he was a digital journalist covering breaking news and assisting with investigate reports. Prior to that\, he worked as a digital media producer for CBSDFW.com and as a business reporter for the Killeen Daily Herald. He has also written for D Magazine\, The Dallas Morning News\, and The Fort Worth Weekly. \nJennifer Coleman\, Sr. Vice President Marketing & Public Relations\nBaylor Scott & White Health \nJennifer Coleman is senior vice president of marketing and public relations for the 48-hospital Baylor Scott & White Health care system. \nHer responsibilities include leadership of the health care system’s \nmarketing\, public relations\, community benefit and corporate contributions\, including consumer research and segmentation. \nJennifer has been with the new\, merged organization since October 2013 and with the legacy Baylor Health Care System since 1980\, when the disciplines of marketing and PR weren’t widely practiced in \nhealth care. As the System grew\, so did her role and responsibilities\, progressing from a staff writer on a quarterly publication to where she is today– a member of the top management team of this $9 billion (total-assets)\, not-for-profit organization. She has expertise is nearly all the PR disciplines but an extra depth of experience in crisis communications. \nJennifer’s work in branding Baylor Health Care System has made it the number one health care brand in the state of Texas. Her team’s work garnered it the Platinum award for Best System Branding Campaign by HealthLeaders\, plus numerous awards for its website and internal communications. In 2010\, she was named PR Professional of the Year in the not-for-profit category by PR News and by the Dallas Business Journal as one of “25 Women to Watch.” \nJennifer is very active in community and professional organizations. She is vice chair of the Community Council of Greater Dallas\, former officer of the Dallas Summit\, a board member of Dallas Heritage Village\, as well as secretary of the Baylor Health Care System Employee Credit Union. She is past president of Dallas READS\, where she won the first Daryl Johnston Literacy Champion Award bestowed by Verizon (then GTE)\, and was appointed to WorkSource for Dallas County as the adult literacy representative. She is a native of Tampa\, Florida and earned a bachelor‘s and a master’s degree in English literature. She and her husband\, Brad Stribling\, are both proud Texas Longhorns and have two incredible grown children. \nPanel 2: #77: Sustainability of Healthcare Organizations: A Plan of Action\n(1.5 Category 1 Education Credits Approved)\nDescription: Issues surrounding sustainability for healthcare institutions into the 21stcentury in the U.S.\, with regards to the era of healthcare reform\, are very complex. Within the scope of priorities\, this discussion will emphasize the necessity of understanding the key potential and existing operational and cost problem areas of adaptability for healthcare system sustainability as healthcare providers continue to face future operational challenges. The primary goal of this discussion is to provide an overview of the models of current successes and solutions with a focus on a realistic plan of action. Join these subject matter experts as they share their perspective on their respective organizations sustainability tactics. \nModerator: \nWinjie Tang Miao\, SVP & System Integration Officer\nTexas Health Resources \nWinjie Tang Maio is the senior vice president and system integration officer of Texas Health Resources. Through Texas Health’s System Integration and Innovation Office\, she leads efforts to design and deploy major strategic\, clinical and operational transformation initiatives across the system. \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 \nquality and community health efforts. In 2011\, she became president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance\, the system’s newest full-service hospital. Under her leadership\, Texas Health Alliance opened in 2012\, and has received national recognition for its innovative technology. \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’s “Up and Comers.” \nAn 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. \nPanelists: \nSuresh Gunasekaran\, Chief of Operations\nUT Southwestern Health System \nAs Associate Vice President and Chief of Operations for the UT Southwestern Health System\, Suresh Gunasekaran\, M.B.A.\, leads the financial and operational activities plus many of the administrative functions of the physician practice and Health System. Mr. Gunasekaran previously led the information technology function of the Health System\, which has been nationally recognized multiple times as “Most Wired” and most recently recognized as a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 for both hospitals and clinics. Before joining UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2004\, he served as a health care IT management consultant working with major academic medical centers as well as a principal health care analyst for Gartner Group. Mr. Gunasekaran began his career in clinic and revenue cycle operations at Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital in Nashville\, TN. He holds a master’s in business administration from Southern Methodist University. \nPamela J. Stoyanoff\, Executive 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 \nFoundation 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). \nAnthony J. Malcoun\, JD\, MBA\,\nPrincipal in Population Health Management\, Premier Health Alliance \nAnthony J. Malcoun is a Principal of Premier’s Population Health group and leader of Premier’s CIN consulting practice.  He has extensive experience designing health system growth strategies and building the structural\, legal\, and governance components of CINs and regional networks.  As a counselor and advisor\, Mr. Malcoun offers a broad national perspective having led strategy and operational engagements in over 75 markets and 35 states. His areas of expertise include developing Clinically Integrated Networks\, health system growth strategies\, physician alignment\, organizational design\, system integration and partnerships. \nPrior to joining Premier\, Mr. Malcoun was a leader and Vice President of Sg2’s US consulting group. His practice focused on health care reform strategy\, systems of care integration\, physician alignment\, organizational design\, service line growth/operating models\, demand forecasting\, and scenario planning. He also worked closely with private equity groups on due diligence related to investment opportunities as well as turnaround strategy work for underperforming portfolio investments. \nPrior to Sg2\, Mr. Malcoun was a Senior Consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation’s (CSC) health care consulting practice where he led initiatives related to vendor partnerships and supply chain for large integrated delivery networks. Prior to CSC\, Mr. Malcoun was a consultant with XOR\, an Internet professional services company\, where he developed internet business models and customer relationship management strategies for health care organizations. Mr. Malcoun began his professional career as a practicing lawyer\, working for several years in complex commercial litigation in the states of New York and Illinois. \nMr. Malcoun holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management\, with a focus on marketing\, technology and health care. He received his JD from Brooklyn Law School and his BA from the University of Michigan.  He has been an invited speaker/panelist and lecturer on health care industry and reform topics to ACHE organizations\, CMS\, the American Health Lawyers Association\, and technology companies as well as the Northwestern and University of Chicago MBA programs.  Mr. Malcoun actively supports a number of charitable organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rogers Park Montessori School as well as 826CHI an organization that promotes creativity and writing skills for children in Chicago. \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/3rd-quarter-education-event/
LOCATION:Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant\, 205 North Park Center \, Dallas\, TX\, 75225\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACHE After Hours Networking Event at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
DESCRIPTION:Come 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 Boston Red Sox. 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 be sure to provide the name of your guest(s) when you register. \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!!! \n \nvs. \n \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. \n  \nRegister Now\n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/ache-hours-networking-event/
LOCATION:Globe Life Park\, 1000 Ballpark Way \, Arlington\, TX\, 76011\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Local Program Council Education Event - Diversity & Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Diversity & Inclusion\n(1.5 Face-to-Face Credits)\n3-3:30 pm – Registration\n3:30-5 pm – Education Panel Presentation\n5-6 pm – Tour of locomotive plant \nModerator: \n \nCole Brown\nSenior Vice President\nChief Human Resources Officer \nAsk Cole Brown what makes a great company great\, and she’ll reply with one word: people. “You can have the best strategic vision and the plushest office space\, but its great people that bring relevance to those elements\,” says Cole. \nIt takes a sincere and transformative leader to build and sustain world-class teams\, and Cole fits the bill. As Conifer’s Chief HR Officer\, her focus is on developing the most talented professionals in the healthcare industry. “My top priority is highlighting our extraordinary atmosphere to attract the best talent to Conifer.” Cole says. She’s also keen to deliver highly collaborative working relationships that generate tangible business results across the entire organization. \nAlong with a wealth of experience in talent management\, acquisition\, and development; Cole brings deep knowledge about best practices for managing large\, geographically dispersed employee populations\, like Conifer’s. Prior to joining the organization\, she served as Senior Vice President of HR for U.S. store operations at Walmart\, where she led a team of more than 600 professionals who managed the needs of 1.3 million employees at 4\,200 retail locations. While with Walmart\, she held several senior leadership roles that focused on a broad spectrum of HR and legal areas\, including Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)\, employment practices and diversity strategies. Prior to her time at Walmart\, Cole served with Bashen Consulting; Wickliff & Hall\, P.C.; and Doerner\, Saunders\, Daniel & Anderson\, L.L.P. \nAchievements \n\nServes as Conifer Health’s Chief Human Resources Officer since early 2015\nServed as Senior Vice President of HR for Walmart prior to her current role\nServed as Chief Diversity Officer for Walmart\nMember of the American Bar Association and National Bar Association\nMember of the Society of Human Resource Management\, HR People & Strategy and the Network of Executive Women\nBachelor of Arts\, Sociology\, Southern Methodist University\nJuris Doctor (JD)\, Southern Methodist University School of Law\n\n  \nPanelists: \n \nClint Abernathy serves as president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance\, being promoted into the position in May 2015. He joined the hospital in 2012 as professional services officer and played an integral role in efforts to open the facility. \nHe recruited and worked with physicians on the medical staff and oversaw ancillary services\, including the imaging\, laboratory\, pharmacy\, cardiopulmonary and rehabilitation departments. He also led the Texas Health Convenient Care Clinic and Outpatient Surgery Center and spearheaded process improvements throughout the hospital. \nBefore joining Texas Health Alliance\, Abernathy served as administrative director of operations and clinical excellence for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. He also served as the hospital’s director of performance and productivity from September 2007 until October 2011. During that time\, Abernathy implemented process improvements that helped reduce costs and improve quality of care.  \nHe served as a Lean Six Sigma black belt and associate plant manager for Fresenius Medical Care from January 2005 to September 2007 and the quality assurance supervisor for PCI Technology from January 2003 until January 2005. \nAbernathy received his bachelor’s degree in biology from University of Dallas and a master’s degree in health care management from Champlain College in Burlington\, Vt. He is a Lean Six Sigma master black belt and a certified quality engineer\, as designated by the American Society for Quality.  \nHe serves on the board of the Northwest Independent School District Education Foundation and is involved with the Tarrant Christian Bass Club and the American Heart Association. He is also a youth volunteer and welcome team member at Keystone Church.  \nHe enjoys fishing and spending time with his wife\, Stephanie\, and their three daughters\, Shaye\, 8\, and Gracey\, 2 and Layken\, 9 months. \n \nWalter Amaya\nFt. Worth\, Executive Supply Chain Leader\, Locomotive Operations \nWalter was born in Obregon\, Mexico\, and joined GE in 2000 as Plant Manager for GE Transportation’s locomotive fabrication facility (GEMC) in Saltillo\, Mexico. \nAcross his 16-year career at GE\, Walter has developed extensive supply chain expertise and knowledge in Locomotive and Engine fabrications\, machining and assembly for mining\, and remanufacturing and component repair with responsibility for factories in the U.S. and abroad\, including GE’s legacy locomotive plant in Erie\, Pa. \nHe led the start-up of locomotive operations in Ft. Worth\, Texas —a GE first in over a century in North America. He and his leadership team are dedicated to the mission of building and sustaining one engaged\, flexible and accountable workforce focused on safety and continuously exceeding customer expectations. \nWalter is active in the community as a board member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Tarrant County.  As a GE leader\, he promotes volunteerism and engagement through partnerships with area nonprofits and continuously sponsors and develops diverse talent within the business and participates in diversity forums in both Mexico and the U.S. \nHe graduated from the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) with a B.S. of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering\, and holds an MBA from the University of Dubuque and a Master’s Degree in Executive Management at the Universidad Panamericana (IPADE). \nWalter is married to Astrid\, and they have a family of four children\, Andres (17)\, Santiago (15)\, Pablo (13) and Mariana (11). \n \nMonica Vargas-Mahar\, FACHE\nChief Executive Officer\nThe Hospitals of Providence – Sierra Campus \nMonica Vargas-Mahar\, FACHE\, MHA\, is the CEO at The Hospitals of Providence – Sierra Campus in El Paso\, Texas.  In her first year at the hospital\, her and her leadership team have lead the partnership with a non-profit secondary market hospital to open a joint ventured cath lab\, the expansion of their inpatient rehabilitation unit\, re-introduction of the EP cardiology service line and a $50M master plan renovation of the hospital’s facility.  In her previous role\, Monica served as the COO at The Hospitals of Providence – Memorial Campus. \nMonica is a Board member of the Child Advocacy Centers of Texas\, the Council on Policy Development for Texas Hospital Association\, and the United Way of Greater El Paso. She has previously served as a board member of the National Forum of Latino Healthcare Executives and the Southwest Health Executives Association\, an ACHE Chapter.  In 2012 Monica was named a Modern Healthcare “Up & Comer” by Modern Healthcare Magazine. \nMonica earned her master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles\, California. \n  \nRegister Here
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-local-program-council-education-event-diversity-inclusion/
LOCATION:GE Locomotive Plant\, 16201 Three Wide Drive\, For Worth\, TX\, 76177\, United States
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Josh Floren\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:Josh Floren\, FACHE\, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano\n  \nJosh is the president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. \n  \nJosh joined Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano in 2013.  Prior to joining the hospital\, he worked as the executive vice president of operations at Parkland Hospital.  Josh has an extensive background in business development\, physician relations\, financial management\, strategic planning\, hospital operations\, performance and quality improvement. \n  \nJosh earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and a master’s in health administration from Washington University in St. Louis\, Missouri.  He completed a fellowship at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston\, WV and while there became a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt by GE. \n  \nJosh currently serves on multiple community boards including the Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center and is a past president of the North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \nJosh has been married for 11 years to his wife Valerie.  They have 3 children\, Jackson (8)\, Brooks (6) and Charlotte (2).  He is active in his church and spends much of his time coaching the kid’s baseball and soccer teams. \n  \nTexas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano\, 6300 West Parker Rd (Medical Office Building 2)\, Bluebonnet Room\, Plano\, TX 75093.  The Bluebonnet room is located on the northwest corner of the campus.  The closest parking is near the Midway Road side of the parking lot. \n  \nRegister Here\n \n  \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-vice-president-josh-floren-fache/
LOCATION:Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, 1105 Central Expressway North\, Allen\, TX\, 75013\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Ethical-Basis Move from Volume to Value
DESCRIPTION:A Joint Education Event between ACHE East Texas and North Texas Chapters\n6.0 Face-to-Face Credits\nIn this changing healthcare environment\, an essential task for today’s leaders is to move from volume- to value-based care. This organizational shift and new business model may result in unintended consequences including ethical dilemmas. \nJoin us for a proactive seminar that will explore effective\, intentional and practical ways for healthcare leaders to strengthen their organization’s focus on doing the right thing when moving from volume to value-based care. Expert faculty will discuss the linkage between ethics\, quality and value. Hear firsthand from healthcare leaders who have been faced with ethical challenges and learn from the changes they made in their organizations. This engaging presentation and discussion will provide the opportunity for reflection.\nDuring this seminar\, you will: \n\nExplore the ethical basis for avoiding non-beneficial care\nIdentify the challenges in implementing an effective strategy to restrict the use of non-beneficial interventions\nExamine the connection to the growing interest in the “Choosing Wisely” campaign\nUnderstand the role of leaders in ensuring the alignment of organizational values and administrative and clinical practices\nDiscuss how an ethical organization impacts culture\, care delivery and the bottom line\n\n  \nFaculty \nWilliam A. Nelson\, PhD\, HFACHE\, is associate professor of community and family medicine\, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the Department of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.  Previously\, he was chief of the ethics education services for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Ethics in Health Care\, which he cofounded. Dr. Nelson is a regular contributor to Healthcare Executive’s Healthcare Management Ethics Column and has authored more than 85 articles and book chapters. Dr. Nelson will lead the presentation and moderate the panel. \nPlus there will also be panel presentation by healthcare executives\, including:\n\n\n\nChristopher Karam\, FACHE\, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System since February 2003\, and has recently been named Chief Experience Officer for CHRISTUS Health System. Interested in health at an early age\, Mr. Karam began his healthcare career in nutrition and exercise physiology with a focus on cardiac rehabilitation. He has more than 30 years of experience in health care\, having held a variety of clinical\, operational and management positions in acute and rehabilitation hospitals. \nMr. Karam has been named one of 24 Hospital Leaders to Know by The Hospital Review and Beckers’ ASC Review\, named one of 58 Hospital and Health Industry Leaders by Hospital Review Magazine\, one of 300 Most Influential People in Healthcare selected out of 400\,000 nominees by Modern Healthcare\, selected as 300 Hospital and Health System Leaders to know by Becker’s Hospital Review\, and was a recipient of the most prestigious leadership award in the Texarkana region\, The Wilbur Award. \nFor the past 10 years\, CHRISTUS St. Michael has ranked in the top of the Press Ganey database for employee satisfaction and has consistently been one of the top leaders in patient satisfaction scores in the CHRISTUS Health System. Under his leadership\, CHRISTUS St. Michael has also received Magnet® designation\, NICHE designation\, been nationally recognized as a 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters\, named one of the Best Places to Work in the Nation by Modern Healthcare\, named a Becker’s Hospital Review 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare\, received the America’s Best Hospital for Patient Experience Women’s Choice\, and named a Best Place to Work in Texas across all Texas industries. The hospital is an affiliate with the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute\, the country’s No. 1 heart hospital\, according to U.S. News and World Report. \nMr. Karam holds a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).  He also has a master’s degree in exercise physiology with an emphasis in cardiac rehab from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univeristy\, a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition from Louisiana State University\, and recently obtained a bachelor’s in theology from St. Gregory’s University. \nDr. Janice Knebl\, DO\, MBA\, received her medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. After earning her degree\, she completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville Pennsylvania and a Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship at the Philadelphia Geriatrics Center. Dr. Knebl also received an MBA from Texas Christian University in 2002. She is a Professor of Medicine and the Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians Endowed Chair in Geriatrics at the UNT Health Science Center. She teaches medical students\, residents and fellows along with Interprofessional health care students through the Reynolds Interprofessional Geriatrics Education and Training in Texas Program\, which she directs. Dr. Knebl is the Medical Director of the James L. West Center\, Silverado Care Assisted Living and the Stayton Retirement Community. She has been named annually as a Fort Worth Top Doc\, received the distinguished “Internist of the Year” Award from the American College of Osteopathic Internists and has been awarded the 2013 TCOM Deans Research Award. \nDr. Matt Richardson was appointed as the Director of Public Health for Denton County in the summer of 2014.  Dr. Richardson served as Director of Public Health for the City of Amarillo and Potter/Randall Counties for the previous 9 years.  His prior experience includes public health preparedness and response\, corporate health consulting\, and private physician practice management.  Dr. Richardson has several peer-reviewed publications\, has testified to the Texas Legislature regarding public issues and continues to advocate for public health practice and resources for Denton County and the state of Texas.  He has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Abilene Christian University and both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from the UNT HSC School of Public Health with concentrations of health administration and health management/policy.  Dr. Richardson currently serves on the site review teams for the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) to accredit public health programs and schools across the US.  Matt lives in Argyle with his wife of 20 years and their two daughters. \nJoseph F. Woelkers\, MA\nExecutive Vice President\, Chief Operating Officer\, Chief Business Officer\nAssociate Professor of Medicine\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 is currently enrolled in the Doctorate program in Healthcare Administration at 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\n\n\nPanel Moderator:\nPatrick Simonson\, MHSA\, FACHE\nVice President\nCHRISTUS Trinity Clinic\n\nPatrick has extensive senior leadership experience in multifaceted health services\, primary and specialty care practices\, operations\, business development\, consulting and interim management roles within health systems. He recognizes the value of principle-centered leadership\, innovation\, with attention to strategic and tactical imperatives as well as realistic objectives and metrics. Patrick ensures effective structure\, market and provider driven approaches and sustainable operations.  He applies collaborative\, result oriented methods with clear communication to ensure operational and financial results\, effective change and high performing teams providing excellent care.\n\nPatrick has worked in corporate and health service organizations for 25 years with an emphasis on launching and leading profitable ventures\, coordinating mergers and acquisitions\, achieving significant\, multi-site operations improvements and optimal patient / key learner centered performance.   He is adept at measuring mission and margin\, works well independently and with teams\, is recognized for an ability to manage complexity\, think clearly\, communicate effectively\, and implement strategies. \nCareer success includes leadership positions at Washington Hospital Center\,   IBM Health Industry\, Cerner Corporation\, Lehigh Valley Health Network and CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances. \nPatrick earned his BS in Economics at Indiana University of PA and a Masters\, Health Services Management at The George Washington University.  He holds a Healthcare Market Analysis Certificate from the Wharton School at Penn and graduated from the IBM Advanced Management Institute.  Patrick is on the Faculty at DeSales University and Cedar Crest College and is an award winning Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. \nRegister Now\n 
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Second Quarter Education Event
DESCRIPTION:3.0 Hours Face-to-Face Credits Approved\, 1.5 Per Panel \n3:30 – 5:00pm – Panel 1: Telemedicine in the Healthcare Delivery System \nInnovative benefits of telemedicine are of vital interest amid the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This program will explore the current and future role of telemedicine in the delivery of health care. Technical\, operational\, regulatory and financial aspects of the development of telemedicine programs will be investigated. The expanding role that telemedicine holds in daily medicine and its direction into the future of the healthcare delivery system will be explored. \nModerator:  \n \nMichael R. Hicks\, MD\, MBA\, MHCM\, FACHE\nExecutive Vice President for Clinical Affairs\, University of North Texas Health Science Center\,\nInterim Chief Executive Officer\, Acclaim Physician Group \nDr. Michael Hicks joined the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) in 2015 as Executive Vice-President for Clinical Affairs. He also serves as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Acclaim Physician Group\, Inc. (“Acclaim”)\, the newly formed multi-specialty group practice of the John Peter Smith Health Network. In these roles Dr. Hicks leads several hundred physicians and advanced practice professionals in creating an academic and research oriented group practice dedicated to delivering high value clinical care to the residents of Tarrant County and North Texas today while developing the clinicians and care delivery models for the future. Dr. Hicks leads a UNT Health Science Center team that is partnering with local and national telehealth pioneers to develop educational curriculum and create clinical training opportunities in telehealth for health care students. \nDr. Hicks has held numerous leadership positions in a wide variety of clinical delivery organizations. He is a frequent invited speaker on practice management\, group practice development\, strategic planning\, negotiation and decision-making theory and practice\, consolidation in the health care industry and evolving care delivery platforms and clinician skills needed for the future. Additionally\, Dr. Hicks is a member of the management committee for the recently announced medical school in Fort Worth being collaboratively developed by Texas Christian University and the University of North Texas Health Science Center. \nDr. Hicks received his M.D. from West Virginia University School of Medicine\, his residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern and Parkland Hospital in Dallas\, Texas\, as well as the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. He holds advanced management degrees in business (University of Dallas MBA) and healthcare management (Harvard School of Public Health) and has board certification in both Anesthesiology and the medical subspecialty of Clinical Informatics. \nPanelists: \n \nCarl Couch\, M.D.\, MMM\, FAAFP\nVice President\, Innovation\, Baylor Scott & White Health  \nDr. Couch has been an active family physician for 39 years and is currently the Vice President Innovation at Baylor Scott & White and the immediate past President of Baylor Quality Alliance\, a clinically integrated Accountable Care alliance of over 4\,000 physicians and 46 hospitals aligned with Baylor Scott&White Health Care System from 2011-2015. \nPrior to this he was Vice President of Health Care Improvement of Baylor Health Care System\, from 2010-11. He was also the Founding director\, and 13-year Chairman of the Board of Health Texas Provider Network\, an organization of 700 physicians employed by the Baylor Health Care System and Founder of Family Medical Center at Garland\, Texas. \nHe was the founder and Executive Director of ABC Baylor\, the Baylor Health Care System’s 4-day course on clinical quality improvement\, graduating over 2\,800 physicians\, nurses\, and administrative leaders 2001-2011. \nHe was also Co Chairman\, Best Care Committee\, Baylor Health Care System senior quality committee 2005-2011 and Director of Physician Leadership training in Baylor for over 8 years. \nHis interests as a physician leader include Accountable Care\, physician group dynamics\, group practice organization and function\, physician compensation\, physician leadership development\, population health\, systematic quality improvement\, and medical informatics.  As founding President of a large\, successful Accountable Care Organization\, Dr. Couch is a recognized authority in ACO formation\, development\, and management. \nDr. Couch is a Board certified Family Physician\, Diplomat\, American Board of Family Practice; FAAFP\, Fellow\, AAFP. He is an AOA graduate of the University of Florida Medical School and did his Postgraduate training at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He received his Master’s in Medical Management from Tulane University in New Orleans. \nDr. Couch is happily married for 50 years to his wife\, Jo Anna\, who is a certified Personal Life and Executive Coach.  They have two children\, Kimberly McMillin\, MD (who is also a Family Physician in Health Texas and who has two daughters)\, and Dr. Christopher Couch\, Ph.D.\, Chief Technology officer for Lear Corporation in Detroit.  Chris and his wife have a son and daughter.  He enjoys golfing\, boating\, travel\, and is actively involved with his wife as co-teachers in adult education at Heights Baptist Church in Richardson\, Texas\, where he serves as a deacon. \n \nMichael Lemnitzer\, CPA\, CCP\nPhillips Health \nMichael Lemnitzer\, CPA\, CCP (Certified Public Accountant\, Chronic Care Professional Health Coach)\, has over 32 years of healthcare experience\, including 14 years related to geriatrics and long-term care and the most recent 18 years related to remote monitoring in home care and telemedicine. During his healthcare career\, Mr. Lemnitzer has been involved in new startups\, finance\, operations\, reimbursement\, new technology advancements\, regulatory\, legislative\, and strategic business development with increasing responsibilities each year. \nMike joined Philips in 2006 and is responsible for driving success with Population Health Solutions\, formerly known as Hospital to Home. Mike is confident that the healthcare industry will continue to expand\, further increasing benefits including financial\, clinical\, and operational\, and that ongoing new technology advancements and processes will change\, in a positive way\, how healthcare is delivered and managed across high risk/high cost patient populations. \nMike resides in Texas and has a daughter and son. \n \nAlexander M. Nason\nVice President\nSpecialists On Call \nMr. Alexander Nason directs the development of the new services for Specialists On Call. Through this effort\, he leads the strategic planning\, physician development\, sales and implementation of new telemedicine programs. In 2014\, Mr. Nason launched the Teleintensivist (aka Critical Care) service line which supports over 150 critical care beds in 7 states. Mr. Nason evaluates telehealth opportunities and develops appropriate strategies to implement a successful program for the client. Prior to joining Specialists On Call in 2013\, Mr. Nason lead the telehealth programs at Johns Hopkins Medicine where he consulted on telehealth implementations and installations. Successful programs included a pediatric emergency medicine program\, a tele-translation service\, an international tumor board and a global second opinion service. Additionally\, Mr. Nason successfully launched the centralized e-learning platform at Johns Hopkins Medicine to facilitate corporate training across the enterprise. When he left\, the platform had over 1.7 million completions in less than 5 years. \nMr. Nason has more than 25 years of healthcare industry experience in research\, political\, clinical\, academic and consulting environments. Mr. Nason holds a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Health Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. in Biology from Tulane University. \n  \n5:00-6:00pm – Hors d’oeuvres and Networking \n  \n6:00-7:30pm – Panel 2: Management and Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections \nHAIs are among the leading causes of death in the United States accounting for an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99\,000 associated deaths in 2002. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of HHS has shown that about 36% of these infections are preventable through the adherence to strict guidelines by healthcare workers when caring for patients. This discussion will be focused on the causes of hospital acquired infections and the impact leadership can have on the quality\, financial health and safety of their organizations. \nModerator: \n \nKevin Stevenson\, MBA\, FACHE\,\nIntegraNet Health\n \nKevin Stevenson has served in leadership roles in hospitals\, systems and healthcare organizations for over 25 years.  Kevin’s expertise lies in service line development\, physician relations\, branding\, messaging\, crisis communications and operations.  He and his teams have been recognized for leadership in quality\, safety\, patient satisfaction and Kevin was named 2001 Marketer of the Year by the Greater Omaha Chapter of the American Marketing Association. \nA Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives since 2001\, Kevin has served in a variety of roles within ACHE chapters\, including his current service as Secretary of the ACHE of North Texas Chapter\, and on Regent Advisory Councils in Kentucky and in North Texas.  Kevin is passionate about mentoring the next generation of healthcare leaders and has mentored many both formally through ACHE of North Texas and informally.  In 2014\, Kevin was recognized by ACHE for his contributions with the ACHE Service Award. \nKevin currently serves as a consultant for a number of healthcare-related organizations and ventures and as an adjunct professor for healthcare management at Concordia University in Austin.  He earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Baylor University and is a rabid supporter of Baylor football.  He and his wife have two daughters and are active in their church and community. \nPanelists: \n \nMichael Siebert\, M.D.\nMedical Director Infectious Diseases\nChildren’s Health & Infectious Diseases Faculty UT Southwestern  \nDr. Sebert is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease faculty at UT Southwestern and serves as the Medical Director for Infection Prevention & Control at Children’s Health.  His professional interests include prevention of hospital-acquired infections and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases in the healthcare environment.  Prevention of infections associated with central vascular catheters and urinary catheters has been a focus of his work at Children’s. \nDr. Sebert completed residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).  He then joined the faculty at CHOP and conducted research on respiratory tract infections before moving to Children’s in 2014. \n \nPranavi Sreeramoju\, MD\, MPH\, CMQ\, FSHEA\, FIDSA\nAssociate Professor\, UT Southwestern Medical Center\nChief of Infection Prevention\, Parkland Hospital \nAs Associate Professor in Medicine-Infectious Diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Chief of Infection Prevention at Parkland\, Dr. Sreeramoju has led quality\, safety and process improvement efforts related to healthcare-associated infections and sepsis mortality\, and accelerated training and research in infection-related quality and safety. Key accomplishments during her 10-year tenure in the University of Texas system have been reduction in several HAI in hospitals she served\, implementation of prevention programs including hand hygiene and healthcare personnel vaccination programs\, enhancement of data infrastructures\, and establishment of training programs in healthcare epidemiology. She is currently leading the RITE (Reduce Infections Together in Everyone) program\, an 1115 waiver initiative at Parkland. She chairs the infection prevention and control committee at Parkland and serves on several national and regional quality and safety committees including the education committee of the American College of Medical Quality\, the public policy and government affairs committee of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America\, and the Texas Medical Association Council for Quality and Patient Safety. She has been named as one of the ‘Top 50 leaders in Patient Safety in 2015’ by Becker’s Hospital Review and she is the recipient of the SHEA-APIC Judene Bartley Award for Public Policy and Advocacy in 2015. \n \nBrenda Helms\, RN\, AAS\, BSN\, MBA/HCM\, CIC\, CPHQ\nRegional Director of Clinical Compliance and Accreditation\nBaylor Scott & White Health \n  \n  \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-second-quarter-education-event/
LOCATION:Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney\, 5252 W University Dr.\, McKinney\, TX\, 75071\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs - After Hours Networking Event
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. \nPanelists: \nClay Franklin (HCA) \nBrett Lee\, FACHE (Tenet Healthcare) \nWinjie Miao (Texas Health Resources) \nGeorge Sauer (SavaSeniorCare) \n  \nFacilitator: \nBritt Berrett\, PhD\, FACHE (University of Texas Dallas) \nHors d’oeuvres will be included with regisration.  A cash bar will also be available. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/cocktails-chiefs-networking-event/
ORGANIZER;CN="ACHE of North Texas":MAILTO:info@achentx.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160225T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160225T193000
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SUMMARY:Spring Education Event
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of North Texas Spring Education Event  \nJohn Peter Smith Hospital\, Outpatient Clinic Auditorium\, 3rd Floor\, \n1500 S. Main Street\, Fort Worth\, Texas 76104 \nFeb 25\, 2016 \n3.0 Category 1 Credits Approved \n  \nPanel 1: Becoming Accountable: Achieving Success in Population Health Management \n  \nModerator:  \nPaul Aslin\, FACHE\, COO – Clinical Care Associates \nPaul Aslin is the Chief Operating Officer for Clinical Care Associates and Senior Administrative Director at 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.  He serves on the Texas AHEC East North Central Advisory Board and is currently 1st Vice President of the Decatur Lions Club.    Paul resides in Haslet\, TX with his wife\, Amanda\, and three daughters. \n  \nPanelists: \nDaniel W. Varga\, MD.\, Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer \nDaniel Varga\, M.D.\, joined Texas Health Resources in January 2013 as the system’s first chief clinical officer (CCO) and senior executive vice president. As CCO he is responsible for achieving full and seamless integration of the entire Texas Health clinical enterprise\, including quality\, patient safety\, and patient experience initiatives. He also oversees physician relationships\, clinical integration\, care design\, and clinical research and education. \nVarga comes to Texas Health with 24 years of combined experience in patient practice\, medical education and health care administration. He served in a number of senior clinical leadership roles in large health care organizations\, most recently as the chief clinical officer at KentuckyOne Health\, the largest health system in Kentucky. \nPrior to this position\, he served as chief medical officer (CMO) at Saint Joseph Health System in Lexington\, Ky.\, regional vice president-CMO at SSM Healthcare-Saint Louis\, senior vice president and CMO at Norton Healthcare in Louisville\, Ky.\, and founder and president of Community Medical Associates\, a large primary care physician group. \nVarga received a bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky and his medical education was at the University of Louisville. He is board certified in internal medicine. \n  \nDanny Irland\, FACHE\, MBA \nAssociate Vice President\, Managed Care Contracting\, Chief Operating Officer\, UT Southwestern Health Systems\, Chief Executive Officer\, UT Southwestern Accountable Care Network \nDanny Irland obtained his BBA degree from the Northwood University. He completed his MBA degree at University of Dallas.\nCurrently\, Danny is responsible for the managed care contracting teams at UT Southwestern Medical Center\, network development\, population management operations\, and running UTSW’s accountable care organization. \n  \nBrent Hardaway\, MS\, Vice President\, Premier healthcare alliance \nMr. Hardaway has 25 years of experience in various facets of health care operations\, planning and strategy development. He is currently responsible for Premier’s Population Health Management Advisory Practice. Since joining Premier (previously Phase 2 Consulting until June 2009) in 1994\, he has led projects ranging from population health strategy to hospital and physician alignment to the development of clinically integrated networks. From 2004 thru 2006 he served as COO of Phase 2\, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RehabCare\, and was responsible for the operations and strategic direction of the 50 person firm\, including transitioning the firm from a partnership to a subsidiary of a publicly traded corporation. Prior to joining Phase 2 Consulting\, he held a number of positions with Kaiser Permanente\, including Director of Planning of its Texas Region\, and Vice President of Planning for the Texas Hospital Association. \nMr. Hardaway speaks nationally on a range of topics\, but most often on the aspects of developing a population health management enterprise. He received his M.S. in Health Care Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas and his Bachelor’s degree from Southwestern University in Georgetown\, Texas. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Westlake United Methodist Church and Trinity University Health Care Administration Alumni Association’s Board. \n  \nPanel 2: Integrating the Principles of Patient Centered Care \n  \nModerator \nNancy Vish\, PhD\, RN\, NEA-BC\, FACHE \nPresident/Chief Nursing Officer \nBaylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital \n  \nNancy Vish has been with Baylor Health Care System since 1996. She currently serves in the combined role of President and Chief Nursing Officer at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital (BHVH). She is a member of the senior executive team and is responsible for all clinical areas. \n  \nHer main focuses as President and CNO are oversight of continued construction and upgrades as well as leading BHVH’s quality program to the top in the Baylor Health Care System. Vish has led the organization in attaining the VHA Clinical Excellence Award\, TMF Clinical Excellence Award\, the ANA Magnet Accreditation in 2007\, AHA Gold Award for Secondary Guidelines and the AHA Fit and Friendly Award. BHVH was also selected by VHA for its blueprinting of the SCIP process. \n  \nPrior to becoming President and CNO in 2005\, Vish was Vice President of Clinical Operations and CNO at BHVH from 2001 to 2005. In this role\, she managed the clinical operations of BHVH as it opened in 2002. Vish was responsible for the overall management\, policies\, procedures and certifications for all clinical operations. \n  \nVish began her Baylor career in 1996 as a program manager and director overseeing the Cardiac Cath Lab\, EP/PM Lab\, Coronary Care Unit and the Interventional Cardiology Unit at Baylor University Medical Center. She coordinated care provided by all members of the medical care team and ancillary departments and provided ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient care. She also provided direct patient care to critically ill adults and their families. Vish operated the budget for each of the units and directed and implemented cost-containment measures to assure the cost-effective operation of the units. \n  \nBefore coming to Baylor\, Vish worked various positions at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville\, Tenn.\, including staff ICU nurse\, nurse instructor of the education department and head nurse of the specialty care unit. She started her career at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh\, Pa.\, in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and then in Trauma and Transplant. She also was a branch manager for the American Home Health Care of Georgia\, Inc. in Dothan\, Ala. \n  \nIn 2004\, Vish was recognized by the Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council and Texas Nurses Association District 4 as one of the Great 100 Nurses. Vish currently is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives\, American Association of Critical Care Nursing\, 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 Organization\, Texas Organization of Nurse Executives\, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n  \nShe has also been published in the American Journal of Cardiology and the American Journal of Operating Room Nurses and has delivered numerous presentations. \nVish received her bachelor’s in nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana\, Pa. She returned to school to receive her master’s in nursing from Vanderbilt University. Vish then continued her education by receiving her doctorate at Texas Women’s University. \n  \nPanelists: \nDan Bent\, Director Service Excellence\, Texas Health Resources \nAs the Director of Service Excellence for Texas Health Resources\, Dan is responsible for leading patient experience initiatives for THR and directing specific patient-centered improvement efforts at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital\, and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman. \nWith a diverse background in process improvement\, relationship-building\, fundraising\, marketing\, and public and media relations\, Dan joined THR in 2013 after more than five years with Press Ganey where he managed a national consulting team and served as a consultant for non-acute services. Dan’s clients ranged from large\, integrated healthcare systems to multi-specialty medical practices\, surgery centers\, home health agencies\, and urgent care clinics. \nPrior to joining Press Ganey\, Dan served as Fund Development Officer for Memorial Health System of South Bend\, Indiana.  In addition to growing the annual fund and obtaining private support for capital projects\, Dan also received Lean Six Sigma certification from GE Healthcare. He worked on hospital projects that streamlined patient throughput and improved bed availability. \nDan received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University. He also is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. \n  \nJohn Phillips\, FACHE\nPresident\, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center \nJohn Phillips is president of Methodist Mansfield Medical Center\, having assumed the role in August 2011. He oversees operations of a 168-bed non-profit tertiary\, acute care hospital with more than 1\,000 employees and 200 physicians. Phillips has been instrumental in leading and growing the hospital\, currently undergoing a $118 million expansion\, to continue to meet the needs of the communities in Tarrant\, Johnson and Ellis counties. \nUnder Phillips’ leadership\, Methodist Mansfield was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission for heart attack\, heart failure\, pneumonia\, and stroke during the 2011\, 2012 and 2013 calendar years and earned an “A” Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group® for six consecutive releases. \nUnder Phillips’ guidance\, the hospital earned Cycle IV Chest Pain Center and Advanced Primary Stroke Center accreditation and the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Silver Award from TMF Health Quality Institute for improving outcomes in patient care and specific national quality measures. Methodist Mansfield was voted Best Hospital and Best Emergency Department by Living Magazine’s Best of Arlington and Mansfield Reader’s Choice Awards. It was named Best Medical Facility in 2015 Best Hospital in 2014 and Best Maternity Ward in 2015 and 2013 by the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce and Focus Daily News Reader’s Choice Awards.  Methodist Health System\, of which Methodist Mansfield is a part\, was named one of the 40 Great Health Systems to Know by Becker’s Hospital Review\, noting the major recognition of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence\, Top 10 Best Places to Work by the Dallas Business Journal\, 11 years in a row\, listed among the top 150 Best Places to Work in healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review five consecutive years\, recognized as a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association in 2012\, 2014\, and 2015 and listed among Modern Healthcare’s “40 Fastest Growing Healthcare Companies in America.” \nPhillips earned a MBA from Hardin-Simmons University and a Master of Health Care Administration from Trinity University. \nAmong his many accomplishments\, Phillips was named Executive of the Year from the Fort Worth Business Press and is among Becker’s Hospital Review’s top CEOs. He serves on the Texas Hospital Association Council of Policy Development and HOSPAC. Locally\, Phillips serves on the board of directors for the Tarrant County American Heart Association\, Mansfield Economic Development Corporation\, Mansfield ISD Education Foundation Board\, and Arlington YMCA Community. \n  \nStephen Kimmel\, CFO \nCook Children’s Healthcare System \nStephen Kimmel has served as Chief Financial Officer for Cook Children’s Health Care System since February 2014.  Prior to Cook Children’s\, Stephen served as the CFO of Strategic Management Services and Shared Services for Providence Health & Services\, a multi-state 32 hospital system in the Northwest.  Stephen served as CFO at Hendrick Health System\, a 511 bed not-for-profit system\, located in Abilene\, Texas from for 14 years and prior to that\, as CFO of University Medical Center\, a governmental academic hospital\, in Lubbock\, Texas\, for over 7 years.  Stephen graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1984 and worked in public accounting\, receiving his Texas State board of Public Accountancy certificate in 1987 prior to entering healthcare. \nThroughout his healthcare career\, Stephen has served as a Board member and a Finance Committee member for provider based insurance and HMO organizations.  He is currently a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and serves on the Texas Health and Human Services Hospital Payment Advisory Committee.  Stephen has served on various THA and HHSC policy and hospital advisory workgroups and committees primarily focused on Texas Medicaid reimbursement. \n  \nJohn Peter Smith Hospital\, Outpatient Clinic\, 3rd floor Auditorium\, 1500 S. Main Street\, Fort Worth\, TX 76104 \nParking is available in both the outpatient clinic parking garage as well as the hospital parking garage. Parking will be validated. If parking in the hospital parking garage you can walk across the foot bridge from the hospital side to the 3rd floor auditorium in the outpatient building. There will be signs to direct people to the auditorium. \n  \nClick here to register.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/ache-of-north-texas-spring-cluster-education-event/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Nancy Vish\, RN\, PhD\, FACHE & Facility Tour
DESCRIPTION:                                        \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\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. \n  \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\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 Scoiety\, 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. \nAfter Nancy’s presentation and breakfast\, an optional Procedure Room/Facility Tour will be available.\nClick here to register.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-with-the-president-nancy-vish-rn-phd/
LOCATION:Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital\, 621 North Hall Street\, Dallas\, 75226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Breakfast with the CEO
ORGANIZER;CN="ACHE of North Texas":MAILTO:info@achentx.org
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SUMMARY:ACHENTX & HFMA Joint Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Come and join ACHE of North Texas and HFMA for our 2016 Joint Networking Event\, once again being held at the fabulous Dallas Museum of Art. \nRegistration includes: \n\nEntry into the museum\nReserved Room for ACHE/HFMA Members to network\nParking\nHors d’oeuvres\nCash bar\nExhibits open until 9pm\nA lot of great Networking!\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-hfma-joint-networking-event-2/
LOCATION:Dallas Museum of Art\, 1717 N Harwood\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20160121T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20160122T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
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UID:9878-1453359600-1453465800@achentx.org
SUMMARY:ACHE of North Texas/Texas Hospital Association Annual Conference & Expo
DESCRIPTION:ACHE of North Texas is joining forces with the Texas Hospital Association to partner on two educational Face-to-Face qualifying sessions during their 2016 Annual THA Conference.  Attendance for these sessions is open to all THA Conference registrants.  Employees of THA member hospitals qualify for their member registration rate. \n  \nConcurrent Breakout Sessions #1 \nJanuary 21\, 9:45 – 11:15 am \n  \nTelemedicine in the Healthcare Delivery System – ACHE Face to Face Panel Session 1.5 hours \n  \nModerator: Robert Early\, MHA\, FACHE\, CEO\, JPS Health  \n  \nPanelists: \nStacy Wilson\, Vice President & Associate General Counsel\, Texas Hospital Association Foundation; \nBrian Henry\, MHA\, Chief Strategy Officer at JSA Health;  \nMichael R. Hicks\, MD\, MBA\, MHCM\, Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs\, University of North Texas Health Science Center & Interim Chief Executive Officer of Acclaim Physician Group\, Inc. \n  \nTelemedicine has become increasingly popular throughout the years. Its innovative benefits are of vital interest amid the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Telemedicine uses a variety of forms of electronic communication technology to provide a convenient method to deliver healthcare services and education. This program will explore the current and future role of telemedicine in the delivery of health care.  The program surveying the various uses and settings of telemedicine will delve into how well this technology has been utilized and received by clinicians and patients.  Technical\, operational\, regulatory and financial aspects of the development of telemedicine programs will be investigated. The expanding role that telemedicine holds in daily medicine and its direction into the future of the healthcare delivery system will be explored. \n  \n  \n  \nConcurrent Breakout Sessions #2\nJanuary 21\, 12:45 – 2:15 am \n  \nSustainability of Healthcare Organizations: A Plan of Action – ACHE Face to Face Panel Session 1.5 hours  \n  \nModerator: David Salsberry\, MPA\, Executive Vice President\, COPE Health Solutions \n  \nPanelists:  \nBrent King\, MBA\, FACHE\, Vice President\, UMC Health System \nKarim Kaissi\, FACHE\, Senior Director\, Accountable Care Operations at Texas Health Resources\,  \nHerd Midkiff\, MBA\, CVA\, Partner-Director Operations at JTaylor \nStan Hupfeld\, MHA\, Chairman of the INTEGRIS Family of Foundations & Consultant INTEGRIS Health\,  \n  \nC-suite executives and clinicians involved in leading organizational change in new and/or renovated tertiary clinical facility planning will discuss issues surrounding sustainability for healthcare institutions into the 21st century in the U.S.\, with regards to the era of healthcare reform\, which is very complex. Within the scope of priorities\, this discussion will emphasize the necessity of understanding the key potential and existing operational and cost problem areas of adaptability for healthcare system sustainability as healthcare providers continue to face future operational challenges. The primary goal of this discussion is to provide an overview of the models of current successes and solutions with a focus on a realistic plan of action. \n  \nTo learn more about this program or to register visit THA website. \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/9878/
LOCATION:Sheraton Hotel Dallas\, 400 N Olive Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
ORGANIZER;CN="Texas Hospital Association":MAILTO:education@tha.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20151207T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20151207T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20151009T191838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151026T171637Z
UID:9798-1449476100-1449500400@achentx.org
SUMMARY:On Location Program
DESCRIPTION:Possibilities\, Probabilities\, and Creative Solutions: \nBreakthrough Thinking for Complex Environments \n6 Face to Face Credit Hours Apply \nGo beyond traditional methods for problem solving and create new approaches that will inspire your team to generate new ideas and facilitate sustainable improvement. \nProgram Objectives: \n\nRealize better bottom-line results with breakthrough strategies that incorporate innovation and creativity.\nLearn to think beyond the “here and now” and focus on better and more future-oriented outcomes.\nHow to stop trying to solve new problems with the same old approaches.\nHow to stop (or start) a “runaway train” at your organization.\nTechniques to anticipate and overcome roadblocks\, objections and those who say\, “We can’t do that.”\nStrategies to improve team performance finesse.\n\nPresented by: \n \nKevin E. O’Connor\, CSP \nDiscover new and creative leadership approaches to solving complex\, multidimensional challenges from seminar leader Kevin O’Connor\, a specialist in educating and coaching leaders whose organizations now think beyond immediate challenges and focus on a comprehensive plan for long-term success. \nMr. O’Connor is a specialist in educating and coaching professionals who are charged with leading professional peers: especially healthcare leaders and their physician partners. Mr. O’Connor’s major areas of focus are leadership\, influence\, innovation and the development of teams of healthcare executives and their physician leaders. Mr. O’Connor teaches at Chicago’s Loyola University and Columbia College\, Chicago’s performing arts school. He holds three master’s degrees and is the author or co-author of seven books\, including the most recent\, Fearless Facilitation. \nWho Should Attend: CEOs\, board members\, physician leaders\, and other mid and senior executives. \nRegistration & Breakfast: 8:15-9:00AM\nProgram: 9:00AM – 3:00PM\nLunch Provided \nRegister Now!  \n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/on-location-program-possibilities-probabilities-and-creative-solutions-breakthrough-thinking-for-complex-environments/
LOCATION:Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Heart Center\, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20151105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20151105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T064141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151026T171113Z
UID:8820-1446744600-1446757200@achentx.org
SUMMARY:General Membership Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Keynote Speaker\nSUSAN DENTZER\n \n\n\nANALYST FOR THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER\nSENIOR POLICY ADVISER: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON\nGLOBAL EXPERT ON HEALTHCARE AND POLICY\n\n\n\n\nSusan Dentzer is Senior Policy Adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, the nation’s largest philanthropy focused on health and health care in the United States. In this role\, she works closely with foundation leaders to carry out the organizational mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans. One of the nation’s most respected health and health policy thought leaders and journalists\, she is also an on-air analyst on health issues on the PBS NewsHour. From 2008 to April 2013\, she was the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs\, the nation’s leading peer-reviewed journal of health policy\, and led the transformation of that journal from a bimonthly academic publication into a highly topical publication and web site with more than 120 million page views annually. From 1998 to 2008\, she led the PBS NewsHour’s health unit as on-air health correspondent\, and was the recipient of numerous honors and awards. \nDentzer is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Dentzer graduated from Dartmouth\, is a trustee emerita of the college\, and chaired the Dartmouth Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2004. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of Dartmouth Medical School and is an Overseer of the International Rescue Committee\, a leading humanitarian organization. She is also on the board of directors of Research!America\, an alliance working to make research to improve health a higher priority\, and is a public member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Medical Specialties. A widely admired communicator\, Dentzer is a frequent speaker before a wide variety of health care and other groups\, and a frequent commentator on such National Public Radio shows as the Diane Rehm Show and This American Life. She and her husband have three children and live in the Washington\, DC area. \n\n\nOne hour of Qualified (formerly called Category II) credits apply. \nRegistration and Networking Reception – 5:30-6:30 PM\nDinner and Program – 6:30-9:00 PM\nChapter Awards\n2016 Board Nominations\nStudent Case Study Competition\n  \nRegister Today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/general-membership-dinner-2/
LOCATION:The Joule Hotel\, 1530 Main Stret\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20151022T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20151022T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T063958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150930T130917Z
UID:8819-1445526000-1445542200@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Quarterly Education Event (3 Face to Face Credits)
DESCRIPTION:Fall Education Event\nPanel 1:  The Impact of the ICD – 10:  \nHow Implementation will Affect the Healthcare Executive’s Mission\n(1.5 Face – to – Face Credits Apply)\nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon mandate the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10. This change will dramatically impact the way in which providers and hospitals perform coding-related activities. Changes will be required with respect to clinical documentation so that coding can be more precise and accurate. This\, in turn\, could have a significant impact on the revenue cycle. During this panel\, experts will discuss how they are preparing for the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10\, the changes it will bring\, and how healthcare executives will manage the change and consequences. \nPanelists: (Full bios can be found HERE)\n \nJason Wachsmann\, M.D.\nAssistant Professor | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center\nAssociate Medical Director of Radiology | Parkland Hospital and Healthcare System \nTerrance Govender\, M.D.\, C-CDI\, CHBC\nDirector\, Healthcare Practice | Navigant \nJulie M Pratt\, RHIA\, CCS\nCorporate Inpatient Coding Manager | Texas Health Resources \nModerated By:\nJames Sammons\, M.D.\, FACHE\nChief Medical Officer | Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital      \n  \n  \nPanel 2:  Technology Innovation Changing the Face of Healthcare Delivery\n(1.5 Face – to – Face Credits Apply) \nWith the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\, there is a necessity to take stock of where the medical community stands on change and innovation\, specifically regarding the use of technology. The demand for higher quality healthcare at a lower cost creates an imminent need for change and innovation in healthcare delivery.  Healthcare has already seen innovations in the tools used to deliver care\, including pharmacy products\, medical devices\, information technology\, and biotechnology products. This innovation has changed and continues to change the way healthcare is delivered.  This panel will discuss how health systems are using innovation in technology to improve the value of the healthcare they deliver. \nPanelists: (Full bios can be found HERE)\n \nPamela McNutt\nSenior Vice President & CIO | Methodist Health System \nHubert Zajicek\, M.D.\, MBA\nCEO & Founder | Health Wildcatters\n\nBilly Rios\, MBA\, MS\nSpeaker | Expertise on Emerging threats related to Industrial Control Systems (ICS)\, Critical Infrastructure (CI) and Medical Devices \nModerated By:\nCorey Wilson\, MHA\, FACHE\nVice President\, Professional Services | Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth \n  \n3.00 – 3.30PM Registration\n3.30 – 5.00PM Panel 1\n5.00 – 5:45PM Networking & Dinner\n5.45 – 7.15PM Panel 2 \nRegistration Deadline is October 19th. \nRegister Now!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/quarterly-education-event-3-face-to-face-credits/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20151007T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20151007T091500
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T063752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151003T121250Z
UID:8818-1444203000-1444209300@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Women's Event
DESCRIPTION:Annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast\n \nJoin us for a morning discussion featuring a panel of female healthcare leaders as they share their stories in their journeys to leading change in their professions. Hear about the experiences that have had the greatest impact on their lives and leadership. \nModerated By Very Special Guest: \n \nBritt Berrett\, PhD\, FACHE\nProgram Director – Healthcare Administration | University of Texas at Dallas \nCo-Author of Patients Come Second: Leading Change by Changing the Way You Lead \nPanelists: \nVirginia Rose-Harris\, MBA\, FACHE\nAdministrator – The Margot Perot Center for Women and Infants\, Vice President/Service Line Officer\nTexas Health Resources Presbyterian – Dallas \nKris Gaw\, MBA\nExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer – Hospital Operations\,\nParkland Hospital and Health System \nNancy Vish\, RN\, PhD\, NEA-BC\, FACHE\nPresident and Chief Nursing Officer\nBaylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital \nLaura Irvine\, MHA\, FACHE\nExecutive Vice President for Integration and Alignment\nMethodist Health System \nDownload Full Bios Here \nRegistration & Breakfast: 7.30AM | Program 8.00AM | Q&A: 8.45-9.15AM \nGarage Parking and Valet Available.  Click Here for Map and Directions! \nRegistration Deadline is October 6th.\nSubstitutions can be made at any time. \nRegister Today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/womens-event/
LOCATION:La Cima Club\, 5215 North O'Connor Road\, Suite 2600\, Irving\, TX\, 75039\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150925T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150811T213855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150811T214314Z
UID:9737-1443166200-1443200400@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Fall 2015 One Day BOG Review Course: Fundamentals of Healthcare Management
DESCRIPTION:Let us help you prepare to sit for the Board of Governors Exam.  Attend our one day review course! \nConducted By: \nPaula M. Zalucki\, FACHE\nPast Regent | Dallas-Fort Worth Area \n8 Qualified Education Credits (Formerly called Category II Credits) Apply \n**Registration closes Wednesday\, September 9th. No late registrations or walk-ins permitted.** \nRegistration and light breakfast begin at 7:30AM. Course begins at 8.00AM\nFee includes study materials\, light breakfast\, and lunch \n Register Today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/fall-2015-one-day-bog-review-course-fundamentals-of-healthcare-management-2-2/
LOCATION:Texas Health Resources\, 612 E Lamar Blvd \, Arlington\, 76011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150923T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150923T090000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150702T002419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150902T041240Z
UID:9707-1442993400-1442998800@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Breakfast with the Administrator - Michael Wiggins\, Children's Medical Center Plano
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Breakfast with the Administrator\, Michael Wiggins\, FACHE\, at Children’s Medical Center Plano. \nThe event will be held in the Speese Conference Center.  A map can be found HERE. \nSpace is limited.  Register Today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-with-the-ceo-michael-wiggins-childrens-medical-center-plano/
LOCATION:Children’s Medical Center Plano\, 7601 Preston Road\, Plano\, 75024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150827T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150827T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T063009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150826T135722Z
UID:8815-1440687600-1440703800@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Quarterly Education Event (3 Face to Face Credits Apply)
DESCRIPTION:Panel 1: Health Insurance Exchanges and their Effect on Healthcare Delivery Organizations\n (1.5 Face – to – Face Credits Apply) \nBy January 2014\, a Health Exchange had to be operational in every state as a new option for individuals and small employers to purchase health insurance.  This session will examine the structure of federal and state Health Insurance Exchanges and how healthcare leaders can work effectively with these organizations. \nPanelists: (Full bios can be found HERE)\n \nTricia Nguyen\, M.D.\nExecutive Vice President\, Population Health; and President\, Texas Health Population Health\, Education & Innovation Center | Texas Health Resources \nPriscilla Goode\, MAS\nDirector\, Accountable Care Network | UT Southwestern \nBlu Pannoff\, J.D.\nClient Counsel\, Employee Benefits – Public and Private Health Insurance Exchanges | Arthur J. Gallagher \nJesse “Jay” Beck\nVice President\, Strategic Marketing | Texas Health Resources \nModerated By:\nDresdene Flynn-White\, MA\, FACHE\nManagement Consultant\, Strategic Leadership Solutions \n\nPanel 2: Achieving the Triple Aim in Healthcare\n (1.5 Face – to – Face Credits Apply) \nIn 2007 the Institute for Healthcare Improvement began the Triple Aim Initiative to accomplish three objectives:  improve population health\, improve patient experience\, and reduce the cost of care.  However\, any future efforts that fail to balance each of these objectives will have little to no success at controlling those cost drivers or improving healthcare delivery. \nPanelists: (Full bios can be found HERE)\n \nValerie Anderson\, RN\, BSN\, MAOM\nSystem Vice President\, Clinical Effictiveness and Patient Safety | Methodist Health System \nTony Gilman\nChief Executive Officer | Texas Health Services Authority \nSteve Hadzima\, M.D.\nChief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer | Texas Health Resources Plano \nModerated By:\nBrett Lee\nChief Executive Officer\, Dallas Market | Tenet Healthcare \n3.00 – 3.30 PM Registration\n3.30 – 5.00 PM Panel 1\n5.00 – 5.45 PM Networking & Dinner\n5.45 – 7.15 PM Panel 2\n7.15 – 7.30 PM Wrap-up \nRegistration Deadline is August 24th. \nRegister Now!\n 
URL:https://achentx.org/event/quarterly-education-event-2/
LOCATION:The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano\, 1100 Allied Drive \, Plano\, 75093
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150815T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150702T000440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150722T142033Z
UID:9696-1439629200-1439640000@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Community Service Event
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 organizations 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.  Click here for more information. \nIf you cannot attend the event and wish to donate supplies\, please contact Peter Blanchard at peter.blanchard@christushealth.org or 918-752-4249. \n*Dress is casual (0pen toe shoes or sandals are not appropriate).* \nRSVP Today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/community-service-event-2/
LOCATION:DME Exchange of Dallas\, 12015 Shiloh Road\, Dallas\, 75228
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150728T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150728T213000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150407T004111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T170043Z
UID:8982-1438108200-1438119000@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Ranger Game Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:After Hours Networking Event at the Ballpark  \n\nCome out for a casual evening at the ballpark and enjoy a fantastic view of the game from the offices of our host\, Sterling Barnett Little\, while the Rangers take on the New York Yankees. We encourage you to bring a colleague to join you and watch the game from a temperature-controlled indoor lounge with flat screen televisions and indoor/outdoor seating. This is a great event to introduce potential members to the Chapter. All-American ballpark foods will be served including hot dogs\, nachos\, and peanuts with a variety of beverages. \nThe office 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 SERVE BASIS.  \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. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/ranger-game-networking-event-2/
LOCATION:Ranger Ballpark\, 1000 Ballpark Way\, Arlington\, TX\, 76011
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150625T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150625T193000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T055945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150625T214917Z
UID:8813-1435253400-1435260600@achentx.org
SUMMARY:LPC Education Event - Denton (1.5 Face to Face credits apply)
DESCRIPTION:The Impact of the ACA:  How Readmission Penalties Will Affect the Healthcare Executive’s Mission\n(1.5 Face to Face Credits Apply to This Panel) \nThe cost of healthcare has been escalating over the past several years\, with expenditures surpassing $2.7 trillion in 2011. Trying to contain and reduce this growth has become a major policy focus not only at the federal and state levels\, but among employers and consumers as they struggle to keep up with the increasing cost of health insurance. Rising costs are placing an unsustainable strain on state and federal programs and individual and employer sponsored health plans. \nAccording to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)\, hospital and physician services account for over 51% of the cost. So what are the drivers of cost in these areas?: Lack of coordination of services among health providers resulting in inefficiencies and duplication; unnecessary medical treatment\, clinical variation\, and costly medical errors; and a sky rocketing population of people with one or more chronic diseases. In effort to address some of these issues\, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reduced Medicare payments to hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates. \nJoin us as we discuss how readmission penalties are causing healthcare executives to get creative and consider new and innovative approaches to manage care transitions between community\, inpatient\, and specialty care settings while rethinking their financial strategy. \n***Please note:  This Local Program Council (LPC) Event presents the same topic from our February Education Event and will feature different Panelists and Moderator.  Double credit cannot be awarded to those who attended the session in February.*** \nPlanned in collaboration with the Texas Association for Healthcare Quality (TAHQ). \nPanelists: (Full bios can be found HERE)\n \nKimberly Hatchel\, DNP\, MHA\, RN\nSenior Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer | Medical Center of McKinney \nJay Duty\, MHA\nVice President of Strategy | Encompass Home Health and Hospice \nJill Studley\, M.D.\nMedical Director | HTPN Elder HouseCalls\nModerated By: \nWilliam Cooksey\, MBA\, BS\, RN\nDirector\, Quality Improvement\, Corporate Cardiovascular Service Line | Baylor Scott&White Health System \n5.30 – 6.00PM Registration and Dinner\n6.00 – 7.30PM Panel \nRegistration Deadline is June 22nd. \nA facility map can be found HERE. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/lpc-education-event-denton/
LOCATION:Cook Children’s Health Care System
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150616T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150616T200000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150520T031532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150625T214916Z
UID:9676-1434477600-1434484800@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Annual Membership Drive and Networking Event - Rain or Shine!!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual Membership Drive. Do you know a friend or colleague interested in joining ACHE or would benefit from becoming part of our 1600+ members in North Texas? Invite them to join you at the Dallas Arboretum for an evening of fun\, networking and education. \nIt’s a great way to introduce prospective members to the chapter and to other ACHE members. Our goal is to recruit 20 new members at this event\, so come out and enjoy the botanical garden. \nIf your guest joins ACHE during the event\, both of your names will be entered into a prize drawing! Beverages and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided. \n*All members welcome. Please only bring guests interested in the organization. \nOur event will be held at the Alex Camp House.  Please click HERE for a map. \nRegister Now!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/annual-membership-drive-and-networking-event-2/
LOCATION:Dallas Arboretum\, 8525 Garland Rd. \, Dallas\, TX\, 75218
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150603T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150603T090000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170455
CREATED:20150109T055616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150702T002421Z
UID:8812-1433316600-1433322000@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Breakfast with the CEO - UNT Health Science Center
DESCRIPTION:(FULL BIOS) \nRegister Now!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/breakfast-with-the-ceo-tarrant-county/
LOCATION:UNT Health Science Center\, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. \, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150529T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170456
CREATED:20150429T041404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150625T214916Z
UID:9675-1432886400-1432918800@achentx.org
SUMMARY:2015 Interprofessional Practice Symposium: Putting Theory into Practice
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this symposium is to promote collaboration between academics\, the practice community and supporting health care agencies and organizations to highlight practical aspects of collaborative practice with a focus on academic and practice models demonstrating evidence of improved patient experience\, outcomes and safety. The symposium includes a range of educators and practitioners discussing leading practices and case studies in both a large group and workshop style settings. \nInnovations to improve quality of care and patient safety are a topic of discussion and research within all health professions. Effective interprofessional health care teams have been identified as a factor in improved quality of care and patient safety. Training health care professionals\, health professions students\, patients and their families to function effectively as members of a collaborative team is a common goal across the practice and academic communities and supporting healthcare agencies and organizations. It is vital that the practice and academic communities and supporting health care agencies and organizations work collaboratively on development and dissemination of innovative models supporting collaborative practice. \nBest practices supporting effective collaborative team delivery of care must translate from theory to practice highlighting viable models for dissemination. Increasing exposure between the practice and academic communities provides health professions students with clinical setting examples of effective collaboration. This also informs practitioners of the team training models students are being exposed to and how to carry them into their future practice. \nMultiple continuing education credit types have been awarded for this activity.  Register today!
URL:https://achentx.org/event/2015-interprofessional-practice-symposium/
LOCATION:UNT Health Science Center\, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. \, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20150515T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20150515T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T170456
CREATED:20150407T002221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150625T214917Z
UID:8979-1431678600-1431705600@achentx.org
SUMMARY:Leadership Essentials Institute (HIMSS)
DESCRIPTION:Leadership Essentials Institute: Health IT Trends Supporting the Applicability of Innovation\nTo achieve excellence\, healthcare organizations must continuously focus on transforming change within the culture\, mindset and capabilities of their employees\, while also sustaining a developing\, nurturing and high-performing workplace. The HIMSS Leadership Essentials Institute provides tomorrow’s health IT leaders and executives with the education\, tools and resources needed to advance their careers and lead their organizations to success. During this highly interactive\, one-day\, on-site educational program\, attendees will: \n• Explore core workforce competencies of high-performing leaders – including communication skills\, collaboration and teamwork\, business acumen\, change adaptability and emotional intelligence \n• Hear from nationally recognized and local speakers as they discuss lessons learned from their experiences in health IT \n• Interact with speakers and other attendees by asking questions\, engaging in social media\, responding to polling questions and more.
URL:https://achentx.org/event/leadership-essentials-institute-himss/
LOCATION:Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln\, Dallas\, TX\, 75231
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