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SUMMARY:ACHENTX Women's Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the ACHE Annual Women’s Event.  This year we have the following panelists (listed below) and Kristin Jenkins as the moderator.  The theme this year is based on the book\, Patients Come Second.  This book “shakes up the traditional health care model\, arguing that in order to care for and retain patients\, leaders must first create exceptional teams and find ways to engage nurses\, administrative staff\, physicians\, supervisors\, even housekeeping staff…” \nRegister Now\nModerator: \n \nKristen Jenkins JD\, MBA\,FACHE\nPresident\, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation\nSenior Vice President\, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council \nKristin Jenkins\, J.D.\, M.B.A.\, FACHE has worked in healthcare administration since leaving private law practice in 1997.  She is currently the President of the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation and Senior Vice President of the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council.  Her work includes facilitating collaborative health improvement projects across the North Texas region and leading multiple state and federal contract and grant activities benefiting patients and the community.  She has been a guest lecturer for the University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Dallas in both Leadership Theory and Uses of Technology as a Tool for Meaningful Healthcare Reform and a Teaching Quizmaster at the University of Texas School of Law.  She is currently an adjunct professor of Health Law and Health Regulation for UT Dallas in Richardson.   She was a clerk for the Texas Supreme Court in 1993-1994 for Justice Rose Spector. \nMs. Jenkins also serves as Chair of the Tarrant County American Cancer Society Advisory Board\, and is a member of the United Way of Tarrant County’s Health Programming Board and Tarrant County Komen Board.  She serves as Co-Chair of the MJ Neeley School of Business Alumni Board at Texas Christian University and volunteers with many other local and state healthcare service organizations. \nMs. Jenkins is a recipient of the Modern Healthcare Up & Comer Award\, the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Young Healthcare Executive of the Year award\, Great Women of Texas and the 40 Under 40 award in Tarrant County\, Texas.  She has published and presented at numerous national\, state and regional conferences on topics ranging from healthcare compliance\, quality improvement\, community health design and engagement\, innovation and collaboration models\, health information technology\, leadership and healthcare workforce initiatives. \n  \nPanelists: \n \nKate Conklin. BS\, BA\, CPMSM\, CPCS\, CPHQ\nChief Compliance Officer\nUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center \nWith over 25 years in management in the healthcare field including senior executive positions in hospitals\,  Kate currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.  In this role\, Kate provides oversight of regulatory compliance of university hospitals and clinics\, research\, and academics and the system’s Accountable Care Network.  In recent years\, Kate served as the Vice President of Medical Staff Services and Quality Resources at Medical City – Lewisville and Senior Vice President of Professional Affairs and Ethics and Compliance at Medical City – Denton – both HCA affiliated hospitals in Texas. \nKate has extensive experience in medical staff affairs\, peer review\, quality\, patient safety\, corporate ethics and regulatory compliance.     Kate regularly speaks on leadership concepts and leading teams of healthcare professionals to deliver the highest level of quality and patient safety – drawing on her own experience in moving through the ranks of leadership in the healthcare. \nKate holds degrees in Business Administration and Healthcare Management.   She is certified in the field of Medical Staff Services Management (CPMSM)\, Provider Credentialing (CPCS)\, and healthcare quality (CPHQ). \n \nLuann Culbreth\, M.Ed.\, MBA\nDirector\, Clinical Operations: Radiology and Cardiovascular Services\nHealthTrust \nLuann Culbreth is a highly accomplished and published healthcare leader with over 35 years of experience.  She has led several healthcare organizations through research development\, new facilities and department openings\, and service line expansions. She is a professional speaker and volunteers to private\, state\, national\, and international organizations.  She has a reputation of developing high performance and collaborative teams that reach across many hospital systems\, vendors\, businesses\, and geographical locations. \nLuann holds two masters degrees\, one in Education and the other in Healthcare Administration.  She is a registered Imaging Professional in Radiography\, Quality Management\, Magnetic Resonance and Radiology Administration.  She is currently involved with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)\, the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA)\, and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Section for MRI technologists (SMRT).  She has received awards from the AHRA and the SMRT for outstanding contributions in radiology management and education. \nLuann currently resides in Nashville\, Tennessee and works for HealthTrust.  She leads the radiology and cardiology clinical advisory service lines through clinical integration and supply chain cost management solutions. \n \nSusan Hernandez\, MBA\, BSN\, RN\nHealth System Chief Nurse Executive\nUT Southwestern Medical Center \nSusan Hernandez\, currently serves as the Health System Chief Nurse Executive for UT Southwestern Medical Center\, where she oversees the nursing practice for the University Hospitals and all ambulatory clinics. \nMs. Hernandez joined UT Southwestern in June 2014\, following a 20-year career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center\, which included serving as the Chief Nursing Officer at Monroe Carell\, Jr. Children’s Hospital. She is known and admired for her intellect\, energy\, and thoughtfulness in working with her peers and colleagues.  At UT Southwestern\, she led the transition of nursing from St. Paul University Hospital to Clements University Hospital; she has expanded the nursing education program to enhance the quality of care across all disciplines; and she led an important external review of our nursing practice by a panel of acclaimed national experts to lead us to Magnet designation. Ms. Hernandez is passionate about the wellbeing of not only our patients\, but also our staff. She is committed to developing future leaders and leading them to the next step in a long career of authentic leadership. \nSusan is a native of Nashville\, TN she enjoys music and being outdoors and loves to sing. She is married to Edward (native Texan) and they have a puppy named Ellie. Trust\, honesty and being your genuine self are super important to me! \n \nMarcia L. Schneider\, MBA\nVice President\nBaylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider Network \nMarcia L. Schneider is an experienced health care executive with over 15 years of experience in strategic and tactical planning\, service line integration\, business performance measurement & analytics\, quality intelligence\, and healthcare operations.  She currently serves as Vice President at Baylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider Network supporting Strategic Priorities\, Strategic Initiatives\, Service Excellence\, Practice Excellence\, Business Development\, Consumer Strategy\, Market Access\, Population Health\, Transforming Care\, Learning and Development\, Purchasing\, Patient Access Center\, and Network Utilization. \nPreviously in her role as AVP Health System Planning and Performance at UT Southwestern Medical Center\, she supported the strategic development of the UTSW-THR affiliation & network\, Southwestern Health Resources\, as well as led the planning and programming for UT Southwestern’s new William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital\, which opened in December 2014. She also led the planning for the $1.7B feasibility study for a medical school in Austin—the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin accepted its first class in 2016. \nMs. Schneider holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso.  She has been a guest lecturer for several UT Southwestern and UT Dallas graduate and leadership programs speaking on Strategic Planning\, Organizational Behavior and Business Strategy. \nRegister Now
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SUMMARY:Breakfast with the President - Jared Shelton\, FACHE
DESCRIPTION:This is another great program in our Breakfast with the President series.  This time\, our speaker and host will be Jared Shelton\, FACHE\, President of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. \n \nJared Shelton\, FACHE serves as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen\, a role he assumed in January 2016. \nHe has primary oversight of day-to-day activities and responsibility for the hospital’s annual operating plan and shares leadership responsibilities with Chief Medical Officer Robert Schwab\, M.D.\, and Chief Nursing Officer Elizabeth Asturi\, MSN\, R.N.\, NE-BC. \nShelton previously served as vice president of Professional & Support Services for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas\, where he oversaw clinical ancillary and support departments\, including pharmacy\, radiology\, laboratory services\, respiratory therapy\, food and nutrition services\, rehab therapies and medical physics. \nShelton completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a minor in Religion. He went on to earn his M.H.A. from Trinity University. \nShelton currently serves on the Board of Directors for the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce. \nOutside of work\, Shelton and his wife\, Kathryn\, enjoy parenthood with their toddler daughter\, Mackenzie\, and new son\, Jack. They are active members at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas\, where he serves on the Stewardship Committee. He is also an avid sports fan and loves to play golf and ski. \n  \nThanks to Jared and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen for hosting us for this event! \n  \nRegister
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SUMMARY:Fourth Quarter Face-to-Face Education Event
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!\nTopics for this double-panel education event will include: \nPanel 1:  The Healthcare Organization’s Role in Formulating Public Policy\nPanel 2:  Ethical Changes in Healthcare Leadership \nMore details will soon be available\, but please add this to your calendars now.
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SUMMARY:Fourth Quarter Face-to-Face Education Event
DESCRIPTION:3.0 Face-to-Face Approved Credits for this Event (1.5 for each panel)\n\nRegister\n\nPanel 1: The Healthcare Organization’s Role in Formulating Public Policy\nMany of society’s most critical issues confront healthcare organizations daily. From access for the uninsured and underinsured\, children and elder care initiatives\, patient safety and Medicare and Medicaid changes\, healthcare organizations must address myriad issues. In addition\, healthcare must also deal with payer demands for cost containment and the growing expectation for transparency. \nModerator: Steve Love\nPresident/CEO DFW Hospital Council \nPanelists: \nJosh Floren\nPresident Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano \nDoug Lawson\nPresident/CEO Baylor University Medical Center \nDavid Tessmer\nSenior Vice President Texas Health Resources \nPanel 2: Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Leadership\nEthical challenges arise in all aspects of healthcare and service from the bedside to the boardroom. Hospital leaders and boards set the ethical compass of the organization by making decisions about priorities\, policies\, and resource allocation as they determine the best ways to meet the needs of their communities\, while respecting their staff and the populations they serve. Understanding the expanding paradigm of planning\, creating\, and maintaining an ethical healthcare organization is crucial to help identify strategies for implementing ethics initiatives within your own organization. Healthcare leaders must “walk the talk” and demonstrate their commitment to ethics throughout their organization. \nModerator: Scott Hurst \nPanelists: \nBecket Gremmels\, PhD\nSystem Director of Ethics\, Mission Integration Department\, CHRISTUS Health \nJ. Russell Hoverman\, MD\, PhD\nVP-Quality Programs for Texas Oncology\, P.A.\nMedical Director-Managed Care for The US Oncology Network \nBenjamin J. Retta\, LMSW\nSenior Director\, Support Services\, Children’s Medical Center Dallas \nJason Wren\nPresident/CEO Wise Health System \nA special thanks to T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center for hosting this event!\nRegister\n  \nSpeakers Bios:\n\nJosh Floren\, FACHE\, serves as president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. Floren was promoted to president in spring of 2015 after serving as vice president of professional and support services beginning July 2013. In this role\, he provided oversight for ancillary and support services\, including radiology\, rehabilitation\, pharmacy\, orthopedic joint program and nutrition services. \nFloren was instrumental in the opening of the Texas Health Ben Hogan Concussion Center Plano and also the Texas Health Ben Hogan Sports Medicine Plano at Toyota Stadium in Frisco. Under his leadership\, Texas Health Plano become the first hospital in North Texas to offer EOS\, a low-dose\, 3-D imaging technology that provides another advanced diagnostic option for patients. Prior to joining Texas Health Plano\, Floren served as the vice president of operations at Parkland Health and Hospital System. \nFloren holds a Bachelor of Science in biomedical science from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in health administration from Washington University in St. Louis. Immediately following his postgraduate fellowship\, he was certified by GE as a Six Sigma Black Belt. \nAn active proponent of the community\, Floren is a member of Leadership Plano\, Class 32\, a program of the Plano Chamber of Commerce dedicated to educating\, developing and empowering current and future leaders. He is also the past president of the North Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives and was an advisory board member for both the American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society. \nOutside of work\, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife\, Valerie\, and their three young children. \n\nBecket Gremmels\, PhD\, is the System Director of Ethics for CHRISTUS Health based in Irving\, Texas.  He has been with CHRISTUS since 2015.  Before that\, he was the Executive Director of Ethics for Saint Thomas Health in Nashville and Saint Vincent’s Health Services in Birmingham.  He received his doctorate in bioethics from the Albert Gnaegi (guh-NAY-ghee) Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University.  He wrote his dissertation on the ethical limits of gene therapy.  He has been married for ten years; he and his wife have two sons\, ages 6 and 4\, and one daughter who is six months old. \n\nRussell Hoverman\, M.D. specializes in medical oncology and is board certified in internal medicine and hematology. Dr. Hoverman is currently the Vice President of Quality Programs for Texas Oncology\, P.A. and is the Medical Director of Managed Care for The US Oncology Network. He also serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Council for the Austin Metro Unit of the American Cancer Society. \nMedical degree in 1971 from Duke University; internship in medicine at Albany Hospital\, Albany\, New York 1971-1972; fellowship in hematology and oncology 1972-1973\, and at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals\, Dallas\, Texas in 1977. \n\nScott Hurst\, FACHE\, was most recently with Children’s Health\, starting with them in August 2013 as the Director of Network Outreach. In this role\, he had direct oversight of the Physician Outreach and Physician Information teams\, fiduciary oversight of multiple budgets and developmental responsibility for the integrated networks. In October of 2014\, he shifted into a full-time management role over the Pediatric Partners integrated network in concert with physician leadership\, legal counsel and compliance. Scott and his team of integrated network advisors were committed to seeing Pediatric Partners go from a conceptual idea to a world class group of over 350 pediatricians and pediatric specialists committed to raising quality and lowering cost while delivering an exceptional patient experience. This focus on the precepts of clinical integration resulted in a 12% point climb in performance against Well Child scores for 3-6 year old children between 2016 and 2015; along with the achievement of significant shared savings for members participating in an ACO product. \nAll told\, Scott has spent the last 16 years working in the health care arena. Prior to joining Children’s Health\, Scott worked with EmCare\, the leading provider of emergency medicine services in the United States and with CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi\, TX. \nScott resides in Lantana\, TX with his wife Lisa who is a department chair of special education at Guyer High School in Denton\, TX. His stepson\, Noah (21)\, is a student at University of North Texas and his daughter\, Anelise (13)\, participates in dance\, art and choir while enjoying the company of the two family Labrador retrievers\, Amy and Kimmie. \n\nDouglas Lawson serves as president of the Central Region of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas\, where he is responsible for the leadership and management of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas\, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie and Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital. The central region represents more than 42\,000 annual hospital admissions\, 227\,000 outpatient visits and more than 156\,000 emergency room visits. \nBaylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Baylor Dallas) is a 952-bed not-for-profit academic medical center and is the f​lagship hospital of Baylor Scott & White Health – North Texas. Baylor Dallas is a nationally recognized leader in oncology; transplantation; digestive and hepatobiliary disease; cardiovascular and thoracic care; orthopedics; neuroscience; and women’s and children’s services. \nPrior to becoming president\, Lawson served Baylor University Medical Center for three years as chief operating officer where he facilitated the redesign of surgical registration and admissions processes\, and improved key organizational metrics\, including patient satisfaction and hospital acquired conditions. In addition\, Lawson worked with the senior leadership team to develop a long-term plan to modernize the campus and transition more than 1\,300 medical staff members and students\, and 3\,000 clinical staff\, to a comprehensive electronic medical order entry system and clinical documentation system. \nLawson began his health care career as an administrative resident and later administrative coordinator for cancer and prevention care at Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic. His knowledge and experience in running a comprehensive oncology program led to many accomplishments when managing other cancer programs\, first at Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute\, and subsequently with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Network. Lawson later served as the president and chief executive officer of The Cancer Institute\, LLC\, a non-profit joint venture of Saint Luke’s Health System and Health Midwest in Kansas City\, Missouri. \nSuccessive accomplishments allowed Lawson to rise to a senior vice president and chief operating officer position at Cabell Huntington Hospital\, a not-for-profit teaching hospital in Huntington\, West Virginia\, where he managed all ancillary\, clinical and core hospital operations and infrastructure for three years. In 2007\, Lawson returned to Texas and became president of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine\, now Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine. During a five-year tenure in Grapevine\, his leadership facilitated a Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center; the Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE) by the Quality Foundation of Texas; a VHA Leadership award for patient care of MI and CHF; and significant gains in patient satisfaction\, employee engagement\, risk-adjusted mortality and operating income. \nLawson is a graduate of Texas A&M University\, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. He went on to complete a Master of Science degree in health care administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, and a doctorate in philosophy from Dallas Baptist University. Lawson is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. \n\nStephen Love is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council which promotes collaboration\, cooperation and advocacy on behalf of its 90 member hospitals. The Hospital Council also has approximately 100 Associate Members (business and industry)\, including prominent accounting\, legal and consulting firms. The primary mission is to promote patient safety\, quality healthcare and coordination in the delivery of healthcare within the North Texas market.  He served as 2015 Chair for the Conference of Metropolitan and Regional Hospitals Association in the United States. \nMr. Love currently serves on the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board 7\, the Policy Committee on Trauma and Emergency Services of the Texas Hospital Association\, American Heart Association Board for Dallas Division\, the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation Board of Directors\, the School of Public Health \, Master of Health Administration (MHA) Professional Advisory Committee for Texas A&M\, Board of Directors for YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas\, Texas\, the North Texas Advisory Board for Children at Risk and the Board of Directors of Prism Health North Texas and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Dallas.  He is also a member of the University of Texas Arlington Health Care Administration Advisory Board.  He serves as an Ex-Officio Board Member for the North Texas Commission and on the Health System CEO Council for the Dallas Regional Chamber.  He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Cure Glaucoma Foundation.  Mr. Love served as the 2014 Chair for March for Babies for the March of Dimes in Dallas and Fort Worth\, and currently serves as Chair for Healthy North Texas for the American Heart Association.  He serves on the Nursing Advisory Council for The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) School of Nursing and the Advisory Board for the North Texas Eye Research Institute. \nMr. Love has worked in healthcare management for over 40 years.  He has demonstrated leadership in tax exempt\, investor-owned\, specialty and private hospitals in operations\, finance and corporate governance. \nHe began his healthcare career in 1975 at a 450 bed tax exempt facility located near Richmond\, Virginia.  He has served in various capacities of healthcare management at the hospital\, division and corporate levels. \nPrior to joining the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council\, Mr. Love was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of a Fortune 500 healthcare company that owned over 50 hospitals and managed approximately 200 facilities in the United States. \nMr. Love graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1973 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.  He and his wife Rebecca have been married for over 35 years and reside in Dallas\, Texas. \n  \n\nBenjamin J. Retta\, LMSW\, is a lifelong resident of the Dallas area. Ben received his Bachelor of Social Work degree from North Texas State University (1983)\, and his Master of Science in Social Work degree from the University of Texas at Arlington (1998).  For the past 33 years he has worked as a social worker in the Dallas and Collin County communities. Ben has worked for the Salvation Army Social Service Center\, CASA of Collin County and for 13 years at Child Protective Services.  Currently\, Ben is the senior director of Support Services at Children’s Medical Center Dallas\, where his has been employed since 1999.  In this capacity he oversees the Child Life\, Language Access Services\, Pastoral Care\, Hospital School Services\, Social Work and Volunteer Services departments at Children’s Health Dallas.  Ben has served on the ethics committee at Children’s Health Dallas for the past 17 years. Since 2009 Ben has served as the Children’s Health representative co-chair of the ethics committee. \n\nDavid J. Tesmer\, senior vice president of community engagement and advocacy\, has more than 25 years of experience in public policy and stakeholder relations.  Joining Texas Health Resources in 1995\, he is responsible for providing strategic direction and management in the areas of public policy\, stakeholder relations\, community health improvement and faith and spirituality integration. \nTesmer has held a variety of key leadership positions at the local\, state and national level including serving as chair of the North Texas Commission and the Government Affairs Committee of Premier Inc. (Washington D.C).  He is also a member of the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board. \nHe has been recognized by Premier\, AHA and THA for his outstanding advocacy efforts by receiving the Excellence in Advocacy Award\, Most Valuable PAC Player and HOSPAC Star Award. \nTesmer earned both his undergraduate degree in political science and master of public administration from Texas Tech University. \n\nJason Wren\, President and Chief Executive Office of Wise Health System (“WHS”)\, joined WHS in 2013 as its General Counsel and\, later\, Vice President of Corporate and Legal Services.  He became President and CEO in April of 2017. Mr. Wren is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, as well as the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Law sections of the Texas State Bar and the American Bar Association. Mr. Wren received his undergraduate degree in business administration from Trinity University in San Antonio\, Texas\, a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law\, and a Masters in Business Administration with a Health Services Management concentration from the University of North Texas.  Following law school\, Mr. Wren served as a briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Wren is president of the Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors for the City of Decatur\, Texas\, and a former member of the City Council. \nRegister
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