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SUMMARY:ACHENTX New Member Networking Blitz - Fall 2018
DESCRIPTION:For new members from July 2017 to Present\nThe ACHE North Texas Welcoming Committee cordially invites you to the ACHE of North Texas chapter’s New Member Networking Blitz. This fun event will allow new members to get to know one another and some seasoned ACHE members as well. There will be special breakout sessions where fun activities and personal connections will be made. The intent of this program is to bring new members together to get a real in depth view of ACHENTX\, to enable you to meet some of the chapter’s leadership and to help you map out how to best take advantage of the plethora of local and national benefits and opportunities available to you as ACHE members. It’s a way to “let us get to know you” as well and become a part of your professional network. \nWe are looking forward to meeting each of you. \nA light meal and drinks will be served. \nRegister Now
URL:https://achentx.org/event/achentx-new-member-networking-blitz-fall-2018/
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SUMMARY:St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer
DESCRIPTION:Join other ACHE of North Texas members by volunteering to help with this year’s St. Jude Walk/Run to end childhood cancer.  It will be a great opportunity to network and have fun\, all while supporting a tremendously important cause.\n\n\nDate:  Saturday\, September 22\nTime:  Approximately 7am-12:30pm\n\nLocation:    \nPanther Island Pavilion\n395 Purcey St.\nFort Worth\, TX\n76102\nACHENTX Volunteer Registration  (To help you be assigned a role at this event working alongside other ACHENTX members\, please click “Volunteer” and make sure you sign up as an “ACHE volunteer.”)\n\nTo register for the walk/run as a participant and not as an event support volunteer\, please click here.
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SUMMARY:Cocktails with the Chiefs - Fort Worth
DESCRIPTION:Date:  Tuesday\, September 25\nTime:  5:30pm-8pm\nLocation:  Reata Restaurant\n310 Houston Street\nFort Worth\, TX 76102 \nRegister\n  \nOur popular Cocktails with the Chiefs event is back in Fort Worth – once again at the trendy Reata restaurant. \nCome listen as local industry leaders share their experiences\, gaining insights on how to build leadership skills and leveraging them for professional growth. Learn from their successes and challenges and be inspired to further pursue your own professional and personal development goals. \nThe event will include some great networking opportunities as well. \nModerator: \nAnna Brewer\, CVA\nPartner\, JTaylor \nPanelists: \nLaura Burnside\nSVP\, Chief Experience Officer / Strategy\, JPS Health Network \nRick Merrill\nPresident and CEO\, Cook Children’s Health Care System \nRebecca Tucker\nPresident\, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth / Clearfork \nJanice Whitmire\nChief Operating Officer\, Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center \nSpeakers Bios: \nAnna K. Brewer\, CVA\nPartner – Consulting Services\nJTaylor \nAnna has significant experience in the healthcare industry providing a number of services to healthcare providers. \nShe leverages strong analytical and financial analysis skills in the areas of managed care analysis\, negotiation support\, revenue cycle analytics\, valuations\, due diligence\, physician compensation\, joint venture development\, and strategic business plans. Her list of clients includes physician-owned hospitals\, ambulatory surgery centers\, community hospitals\, multi-hospital systems\, academic medical centers\, and physician practices. Anna has also assisted clients in areas involving claims dispute resolution and litigation support. \nAfter graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas Christian University\, Anna joined Arthur Andersen as a Consultant in the Finance and Economics group. Prior to joining JTaylor\, she spent three years in the Health Sciences Advisory Services group at Ernst & Young. \nAnna is contributing author in the field of healthcare for the Fort Worth Business Press. She is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts and is a Certified Valuation Analyst. \nLara Burnside\nSVP\, Chief Experience Officer / Strategy\nJPS Health Network \nBurnside has been a healthcare professional for more than twenty years. She works with all levels of hospital leadership implementing strategies\, processes and systems to create a great experience for patients\, physicians\, and employees. From 2008 to 2015\, she worked with Children’s Health in Dallas\, as a consultant and also as the Senior Director of Service Excellence. \nBurnside spent 10 years working for a large healthcare consulting firm focused on service and operational excellence. As a consultant\, Burnside 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. Burnside has experience with large for-profit and not-for-profit health care systems\, academic medical centers\, and small rural hospitals. \nBurnside has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/Public Relations and a Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration. \nRick W. Merrill\nPresident and CEO\nCook Children’s Health Care System \nAs president and CEO of Cook Children’s Health Care System since 2007\, Mr. Merrill has led the Fort Worth-based organization at a time of unprecedented growth\, including the historic expansion of Cook Children’s Medical Center\, which nearly doubled the size of its campus in response to the growing need for its services. Under Merrill’s leadership\, Cook Children’s began a new era by streamlining its mission and vision into a Promise to improve the health of every child in the region through the prevention and treatment of illness\, disease and injury. \nAs a not-for-profit\, internationally-recognized pediatric integrated healthcare organization\, Cook Children’s is comprised of eight entities – a Medical Center\, Physician Network\, Home Health company\, Northeast Hospital\, Pediatric Surgery Center\, Health Plan\, Health Services\, Inc.\, and Health Foundation. With more than 1.3 million patient encounters per year\, Cook Children’s growing reputation draws patients from near and far. Patients travel across Texas and come to us from around the United States\, as well as internationally\, to receive life-saving pediatric care at Cook Children’s. \nA graduate of Texas Tech University\, Mr. Merrill received his Master of Science degree in Health Care Administration in 1984 from Trinity University in San Antonio. For more than thirty years\, Merrill has served in leadership roles in large academic/university-based health care systems\, including both for-profit and not-for profit health care facilities. \nMr. Merrill actively serves on numerous national\, state and community advisory boards\, including the Children’s Hospital Association (Chair)\, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals\, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (a collaborative of 110 children’s hospitals)\, the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas (past Chair)\, Texas Hospital Association\, Texas Association of Voluntary Hospitals (past Chair)\, the Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council (past Chair)\, Children’s Hospital International Executive Forum and All Saints Episcopal School (past Chair). \nMr. Merrill and his wife\, Dr. Evelyn Merrill have two daughters. \nRebecca Tucker\nPresident\nTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth / Clearfork \nBecky Tucker currently serves as president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth (THSW). THSW opened in 1987 and serves the communities of Fort Worth\, Benbrook\, Crowley\, Aledo and Granbury with advanced medical treatments and an experienced staff that provides compassionate care. \nBecky served as vice president of Integrated Health Campuses (IHCs) at Texas Health Resources. As vice president of IHCs\, Becky led the overall management of Texas Health Resources’ Integrated Health Campuses (IHC) operations\, and oversaw the alignment and evolution of all IHC care integration across the continuum. Centers may include site-specific combinations of ambulatory surgical services\, outpatient diagnostic imaging\, emergency care and/or urgent care\, rehabilitation/therapy services including cardiac rehabilitation\, outpatient behavioral care services\, chronic disease management\, health behavior education and well-being services. In February 2017\, Becky opened Texas Health’s third IHC outpatient campus\, Texas Health Neighborhood Care & Wellness Prosper. \nBecky served as administrator of Texas Health Neighborhood Care & Wellness Burleson\, oversaw Texas Health Harris Methodist physician timeshares in Saginaw\, Keller and Burleson and managed the development of Texas Health’s second IHC\, Texas Health Neighborhood Care & Wellness Willow Park in Parker County\, which opened in January of 2015. \nBecky has been a part of the Texas Health family for 17 years. She first worked as an administrative assistant in the Medical Staff Affairs office of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano. While working at Texas Health Plano full-time\, Becky completed graduate work in business and healthcare administration. She transitioned into a healthcare administrative residency position at Texas Health Fort Worth where she continued her fellowship. \nIn 2006\, Becky transitioned to director of ambulatory clinics and physician services where she was responsible for the Assisted Reproductive Technology Service\, Executive Health program and physician referral development. \nIn 2007\, Becky began development of Texas Health Burleson. As administrator of Texas Health Burleson\, she and her team signed more than 2\,000 members to its fitness center\, achieved patient satisfaction scores for Likelihood to Recommend in the top 5 percent of the nation\, and secured Joint Commission accreditation for all new services\, College of American Pathologists Commission on Laboratory accreditation\, American College of Radiologists accreditation for MRI and CT\, and chest pain accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. \nBecky earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a minor in biological science from The University of Texas at Austin. She also holds master’s degrees in health care administration and business administration from Texas Woman’s University. \nBecky is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives\, a past board member of the United Way of Tarrant County\, former chair of United Way of Tarrant County Young Leaders Society\, board member for the Alzheimer’s Association of North Central Texas\, and a board member for CareFlite. In addition Becky is a Fellow with the Texas Hospital Association (THA) and the vice chair for THA’s Leadership Development Council. In 2012\, Modern Healthcare named Becky as one of it’s Up and Comers in Healthcare. In 2014 she was selected as one of Fort Worth Business Press’ 40 Under 40 and was awarded the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council’s Young Healthcare Executive of the Year award. \nBecky is enjoying parenthood with her husband\, Toby. She says their son\, Tavin\, who was born on Christmas Day in 2012\, and was conceived with the assistance of the same Assisted Reproductive Technology Laboratory she developed\, is the best Christmas present she has ever received. Becky\, Toby and Tavin welcomed Landon\, a baby girl\, to their family in May. This family of four spend as much time as possible outside with their rescue dog\, Stella. \nJanice Whitmire\nChief Operating Officer\nBaylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center \nJanice Whitmire\, MBA\, HCM\, currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth. She oversees ancillary\, support services and strategic service line growth. \nPreviously\, Janice served as corporate vice president of the Baylor Annette C. & Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute. She successfully led this team in becoming the 2nd largest heart transplant program in the world. Janice has held a variety of leadership roles during her tenure\, including her extensive\, dedicated service to Baylor All Saints from 1989 to 2012. \nAmong her many accomplishments\, Whitmire led the planning team for the construction and 2008 opening of the 110-bed Paul and Judy Andrew’s Women’s Hospital where she served as the Administrator and system leader for the women’s service lines. \nJanice’s education includes a master’s degree in business administration and a certification in health science management from the University of Dallas. She is also a graduate of the SMU Cox School of Business Executive Leadership program. Whitmire was honored by the YWCA as an Outstanding Woman in Business\, as well as being recognized as a Health Care Hero by the Fort Worth Business Press. \nMs. Whitmire is married with 2 children. \nThanks to our co-hosts for this event:\ne4h Architecture\nTexas Christian University\n  \nRegister
URL:https://achentx.org/event/cocktails-with-the-chiefs-forth-worth/
LOCATION:Reata Restaurant – Fort Worth\, 310 Houston Street\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Multi-Chapter Education Event
DESCRIPTION:For the first time ever\, the below four ACHE chapters are joining forces to offer an incredible education event. Offering up to 6.0 approved Face-to-Face credits\, it’s a great opportunity to learn\, meet new colleagues and network — all close to home and at an extremely reasonable rate! \nHosted by the following ACHE Chapters: \nACHE of North Texas\nEast Texas ACHE Forum\nSooner Healthcare Executives\nTexas Midwest Healthcare Executives\nRegister\nPanel 1: Integrating the Principles of Patient-Centered Care \nModerator: \nKen Hutchenrider\, FACHE\nPresident\nMethodist Richardson Medical Center \nPanelists: \nJan Althouse\, FACHE\, RDH\, MHA \nPatient Experience Coordinator\, Patient Satisfaction\nCook Children’s Health System\, Fort Worth \nBrad Thompson\nManager for Patient Relations and Patient Experience\nHendrick Health System \nPaul Wright\, MD\nMedical Director\nSSM Health Medical Group\, Oklahoma City \nPanel 2: Physician-Hospital Integration in the 21st Century \nModerator: \nChris Whybrew\, FACHE\nPrincipal\nWhybrew Medical Management \nPanelists: \nKevin Lewis\, MD\, CPE\, FAASM\nRegional President and CEO\nSSM Health Medical Group Oklahoma \nBrett McClung\, FACHE\nExecutive Vice President\nTexas Health Resources \nShelly Miland\nVice President of Finance & CFO\nTexas Health Methodist \nPanel 3: Improving the Health of Your Community \nModerator: \nJohn Allen\, FACHE\nDirector\, Practice Operations\, Neighborhood Clinics\nCook Children’s Medical Center \nPanelists: \nVida Amin\, MD\nNeighborhood Clinic Medical Director / Population Health Advisor\nCook Children’s Physician’s Network \nSeetha Modi\, MBA\, MPH\, CSSGB\nFormer Director of Population Health\nOZ Systems \nMatt Richardson\, FACHE\nDirector of Public Health\nDenton County \nPanel 4: Palliative Care-Advancing Quality and Improving Costs \nModerator: \nAlfred Levy MD\nMedical director of Palliative Care\nBaylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital \nPanelists: \nBrian Bessent\, FACHE\nVice President\nHendrick Health System \nAlvin Mathe\, DO\nCenter for Geriatrics\nUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center \nSarah K. Minor\, DO\, FACOEP\, HMDC\nMedical Director\nINTEGRIS Hospice and INTEGRIS Hospice House \nSpeakers Bios: \nJohn Allen\, FACHE\nDirector\, Practice Operations\, Neighborhood Clinics\nCook Children’s Medical Center \nJohn spent 22 years in the US Coast Guard (USCG). He spent the early part of his military career working as an EMT and health services technician. As a commissioned officer\, he worked as a practice administrator and regional practice director. After he left the USCG\, he worked as a program director at UNT Health Science Center for a transitional care program. He now works as a Director of Practice Operations at Cook Children’s Physicians Network. He holds a masters in health administration from Baylor University and a masters in public health from the University of West Florida. \nJan Althouse\, FACHE\, RDH\, MHA \nPatient Experience Coordinator\, Patient Satisfaction\nCook Children’s Health System\, Fort Worth \nJan is the Patient Experience Coordinator\, overseeing Patient Satisfaction at Cook Children’s Health System in Fort Worth. She was previously the Business Manager of Pain Management Centers at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas; Independent Contractor with JK Althouse\, RDH in Fort Worth; and Dental Practice Management Coach & Consultant at Jameson Management in Davis\, Oklahoma. \nShe received her Associate degree in Applied Science Dental Hygiene\, from Shawnee State College; Bachelor’s in Business Administration Marketing from the University of Nebraska; Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Texas-Arlington and is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt through Villanova University. \nVida Amin\, MD\nNeighborhood Clinic Medical Director / Population Health Advisor\nCook Children’s Physician’s Network \nDr. Vida Amin earned both her medical degree and completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston\, Texas. She has also completed executive leadership training via the TCU Advancing Healthcare Leadership Series in Fort Worth\, Texas. Dr. Amin has served as a member of the Cook Children’s Health Plan Board\, as well as the System Physician Board. Additionally\, she has been the lead physician champion over multiple system quality initiatives and value based projects. \nDr. Amin currently serves as Medical Director of the Cook Children’s Neighborhood Clinics (NHCs)\, as well as Population Health Advisor for the Cook Children’s Healthcare System\, located in Fort Worth\, Texas. The Cook Neighborhood Clinics consist of seven community based clinics serving the Fort Worth area and surrounding communities. \nDuring her years as medical director of the NHCs and board member of the health plan\, Dr. Amin has helped successfully lead several collaborative efforts between the CCPN Neighborhood Clinics\, Cook Children’s Health Plan\, and the Cook Children’s Healthcare System. These initiatives have included\, but are not limited to\, topics such as Asthma Clinical Pathways\, Pharmacy Cost Savings\, Speech Therapy Project\, and Complex Care Navigation. \nDr. Amin has also represented Cook Children’s Physician Network (CCPN) as the lead physician responder and population health advisor on multiple key public health issues in the local community. On a national level\, she has represented Cook Children’s at the Children’s Hospital Association: Accountable Health Learning Collaborative\, where she joins other children’s hospital representatives in exploring innovative approaches in the quality\, cost\, and delivery of care within our children’s hospitals. She remains active on several organizational committees\, including the system Quality Committee\, the Patient Experience Committee\, and the Readmissions committee. Dr. Amin is the driver behind departmental process improvement efforts\, and the principal force behind the development of various clinical training protocols. \nDr. Amin’s professional mission and passion for excellence contributes to the fulfillment of the Cook’s promise: “Knowing that every child’s life is sacred\, it is the promise of Cook Children’s to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness\, disease and injury.” \nBrian Bessent\, FACHE\nVice President\nHendrick Health System \nBrian received his Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Hardin Simmons University in 1996 and Master of Science in 1998 from the University of North Texas. He began working at Hendrick in 1999 and served as Director of Rehabilitation and Director of Transitional Services until he was promoted to Vice President in 2013. Brian is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He oversees Rehabilitation Services\, Long-Term Acute Care\, Hendrick Medical Supply\, Hendrick Hospice Care\, Hendrick Housecalls Home Health\, Pathways Palliative Care program\, and the Skilled Nursing Facility as well as Patient Relations and Risk Management. \nIn 2011\, Brian helped lead efforts to establish a full service Palliative Care program at Hendrick Health System which has now grown significantly over the past few years. \nBrian is on the Board of Directors of the Abilene Industrial Foundation\, Hardin-Simmons University Board of Development\, Dyess Air Force Base Military Affairs Committee\, the Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers and the Texas Hospital Association\, Education Committee. He serves as an Honorary Commander for Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene. \nKen Hutchenrider\, FACHE\nPresident\nMethodist Richardson Medical Center \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 has served as the Chairman of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and President of the Plano Independent School District Foundation. Ken is an enthusiastic supporter of the PISD Health Sciences Academy.  Currently\, Ken serves as the Regent for Northern Texas for the American College of Healthcare Executives \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. \nAlfred E Levy\, MD\, FAAFP\, DAAHPM\nDirector Supportive and Palliative Care\nBaylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano \nDr. Levy received his MD from Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania.  His Internship Residency was with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. This was followed with an active community family practice at Family Medical Center at Garland\, in Garland\, Texas.  He transitioned to full time to specialty Supportive and Palliative Care at Plano/THHBP in January 2012. \nSome of his highlighted accomplishments include: \n\nChairing the Family Practice department\, having served on the executive committee at Baylor Garland\nServing as Director Baylor Plano Supportive and Palliative Care which is comprised of outpatient services\, and hospital service at BSW THHBP and BSW Regional Medical Center Plano since its formation\nReadmission Committee BSWRMCP\nOncology Board Advisory Committee BSW\nOncology subcommittee RMCBP\,\nBest Care Committee at THHBP.\nEthics committee both RMCBP and THHBP\nLVAD committee THHBP\nBest Care Committee for HTPN\nAdvisory Best Care for BSWQA\nOncology Advisory Subcommittee HTPN\nActive member of BSWQA\n\nDr. Levy’s object: “My focus in medicine is in the area of palliative medicine.  Palliative Medicine is the specialty in medicine that often deals with complex medical\, psychosocial and spiritual issues in patients with life limiting circumstances. The primary mission is symptom burden relief\, and assistance with advanced planning or direction.  Our perspective at the Supportive and Palliative Care at BSW RMCP and THHBP is more of a global view of the patient with the aforementioned goals. It is different and distinct from hospice care in that our patients often are continuing active treatment with disease suppression with symptom burden relief as the primary goal.” \nKevin Lewis\, MD\, CPE\, FAASM\nRegional President and CEO\nSSM Health Medical Group Oklahoma \nKevin is a Pulmonary\, Critical Care\, and Sleep Medicine physician by clinical background practicing for 15 years before fully focusing on his journey as a healthcare executive. Kevin is currently the Regional President and CEO of SSM Health Medical Group Oklahoma based in Oklahoma City\, OK. Former executive roles include Chief Medical Officer of the Parkridge Health System (HCA) and the Memorial Health Care System (CHI) in Chattanooga\, TN\, Chief Medical and Quality Officer for the Hillcrest Healthcare System and Utica Park Clinic (Ardent) in Tulsa\, OK as well as Chief Medical Officer for Graymark Healthcare in Oklahoma City\, OK. \nKevin is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany\, OK and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio for Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa and Pulmonary\, Critical Care\, and Sleep Medicine fellowship at the University of Kentucky. \nAlvin Mathe\, DO\nCenter for Geriatrics\nUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center \nDr. Alvin Mathe´ serves on the Palliative Medicine Consult Team at Texas Health Harris Fort Worth Hospital. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Palliative Medicine Fellowship based at UNTHSC\, training doctors who have finished a residency in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine and are now specializing in Palliative Medicine. The goal of Palliative Medicine is to prevent and relieve suffering and to ensure the best quality of life for patients and their families. \nAs the primary physician member of the Palliative Care Consult Team at Texas Health Harris Fort Worth\, he helped open a 16-bed Palliative Care Unit\, the only such facility in North Texas. He and his team help treat distressing symptoms such as pain\, shortness of breath and constipation in hospitalized patients with severe life-limiting disease. They also help treat distressing symptoms in many patients at the end of life. \nFor more than three years\, Dr. Mathe´ served as the local principal investigator of the MOPSE trial (Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly). He is a team physician for the inpatient unit for Vitas hospice in Fort Worth and serves as Vice President on the Board of Guardianship Services of Tarrant County. \nBrett McClung\, FACHE\nExecutive Vice President\nTexas Health Resources \nBrett S. McClung\, FACHE\, is the executive vice president and North Zone Operations Leader for Texas Health Resources. He has operating responsibility for owned and partnered assets in the northern 6 county region of Texas driving over $1.6 billion in total operating revenue. \nPrior to this role\, McClung served as president of hospitals in suburban and large urban markets and has been associated with Texas Health Resources and Harris Methodist in various roles since 1993. In addition to regional board positions\, McClung volunteers his leadership to: Healthy Tarrant County Collaboration (past chair)\, Trinity University Healthcare Advisory Council (Chair)\, and faculty/moderator for American College of Healthcare Executives (2017 Regent’s Award). \nMcClung’s honors include being a Wharton Fellow with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania\, and being a Marshall Memorial Leadership Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He also has been recognized as the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Young Executive of the Year\, the Early Careerist Healthcare Executive Award from ACHE\, and “40 Business Leaders under 40” recognition from the Fort Worth Business Press. McClung earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Southwestern University and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University. He and his wife Nancy have been married for 25 years and have two daughters\, Madison a Graduate Student at Stanford University and Mackenzie\, a sophomore at University of Southern California. \nShelly Miland\nVice President of Finance & CFO\nTexas Health Methodist \nShelly Miland serves as vice president and group finance officer for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. In this role\, Shelly is responsible for Texas Health Resources hospitals in Fort Worth\, Cleburne and Azle\, as well as Texas Health Specialty Hospital. Through focused financial leadership\, she worked to meet financial targets to the maximum level of performance in 2015. Instead of merely evaluating the bottom line\, Shelly takes a comprehensive approach to analyzing strategic and operational projects. Her analysis always includes the Texas Health mission with regard to working with physicians and providing the highest quality of care to patients. Shelly worked diligently to meet financial goals as decreases in 1115 waiver funding occurred and also leads her hospitals in exceeding industry standards for all revenue cycle areas. \nShe began her employment with Texas Health in 1998 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas; in 2001 she became director at Texas Health Fort Worth. Shelly became vice president at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB in 2005 where she assumed responsibility for finance\, accounting\, and the oversight of Springwood Psychiatric Hospital\, a separately licensed 50-bed hospital on the Texas Health HEB campus. \nIn 2007\, she advanced to vice president of finance at Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital and assisted with the conversion of all technology to Texas Health standard systems and was an integral part of the operations team in the opening of the Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital\, a 48-bed hospital within Texas Health Arlington Memorial. Shelly began her current role at Texas Health Fort Worth in 2014. \nShelly received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a Certified Public Accountant\, a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Fellow in Healthcare Financial Managers Association. \nShelly has been married to her husband\, Doug\, for 30 years and has a daughter\, granddaughter\, and grandson. She enjoys mentoring\, both professionally and in her church\, and enjoys photography\, travel and needlework. \nSarah K. Minor\, DO\, FACOEP\, HMDC\nMedical Director\nINTEGRIS Hospice and INTEGRIS Hospice House \nDr. Sarah Minor is currently the Medical Director for INTEGRIS Hospice and the INTEGRIS Hospice House in Oklahoma City\, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Integris Hospice Board of Directors\, the Patient and Family Advisory Council and the Ethics Committee at Baptist Integris Medical Center. After graduating from Oklahoma Christian University\, she attended Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine\, serving as president of the Class of 2000. She then completed an emergency medicine internship and residency through the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Chicago\, Illinois. Her initial practice of emergency medicine has expanded to include special interests in hospice and palliative medicine and addiction medicine. Dr. Minor is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM). She is also a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians\, a C.S. Costin Scholar with Advanced Certificate from the Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Education\, a Certified Hospice Medical Director (HMDC) and holds an Advanced Studies Certificate in Essentials of Addiction Medicine through the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine. Prior to returning to Oklahoma to work with Integris\, she served as Medical Director for the Hospice and Palliative Care program at Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs\, Arkansas\, Medical Director for Arkansas Hospice\, in private addiction medicine practice\, and as an emergency physician for Team Health and 360 Degree Medicine. She maintains active membership in the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)\, the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Physicians (ACOEP)\, the American Academy of Addiction Medicine\, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine\, and the Oklahoma Hospice and Palliative Care Association (OHPCA). Outside of medicine\, she is a wife and mother of three young men and an avid locally performing flutist. \nSeetha Modi\, MBA\, MPH\, CSSGB\nFormer Director of Population Health\nOZ Systems \nSeetha Modi is currently the National Director of Learning and Development for OZ Systems – a healthcare technology company that provides state health departments and hospitals with newborn screening solutions for better relationships\, better care\, and better outcomes. Formerly the Director of Population Health\, she now supervises that department which has operational responsibility for all of OZ contracts with state health departments\, association partners\, grant-funded projects\, and hospitals. In her current role\, she also oversees OZ Systems’ care coordination services and education programs. Seetha started her career in public health at the American Heart Association and continued addressing cardiovascular health issues through her policy work at the CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. Seetha’s work focuses on systemic process and policy changes that improve the quality of care. \nSeetha got her MBA and MPH from Emory University\, but still considers herself a Longhorn from her undergraduate days. A seasoned healthcare executive\, her career has spanned the public\, private and nonprofit sectors. The common thread among her many roles is the satisfaction of knowing her work meaningfully impacts the well-being of others. \nMatt Richardson\, FACHE\nDirector of Public Health\nDenton County \nDr. Matt Richardson was appointed as the Director of Public Health for Denton County in the summer of 2014. Dr. Richardson previously served as Director with the City of Amarillo and Potter/Randall Counties for 9 years. Dr. Richardson has authored peer-reviewed publications\, testified to the Texas Legislature regarding public health issues and continues to advocate for public health practice and resources for Denton County and the state of Texas. \nHe has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Abilene Christian University and both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from the University of North Texas. He is currently board certified and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Dr. Richardson also serves as an accreditation site reviewer for public health programs in universities across the US. \nMatt lives in Argyle with his wife of 23 years and their two daughters. \nBrad Thompson\nManager for Patient Relations and Patient Experience\nHendrick Health System \nBrad Thompson is the Manager of Patient Relations\, Risk Management and Lean Special Projects at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene\, Texas. Brad earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from McMurry University\, and his Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M-Commerce. He is certified as a patient experience professional by the Patient Experience Institute\, as well as a certified health care risk management professional by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management\, is deemed a Just Culture Champion by Outcome Engenuity\, and is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt. \nBrad’s background with Hendrick includes roles in human resources\, patient relations\, quality\, risk management and process improvement. Brad has been an integral part of Hendrick’s data analytics efforts toward population health and chronic disease management as well as patient experience. Prior experience includes banking and finance. \nThrough Brad’s various roles at Hendrick\, he has been involved in improvement efforts related to patient experience\, facility and systems efficiency\, patient safety\, revenue enhancement and other quality improvement efforts. Most recently Brad has led implementation efforts to bring the health system’s patient experience surveys into the 21st century with digital outreach and shorter surveys to improve the use and value of patient outcome metrics. The Patient Relations department of Hendrick Medical Center also manages a robust discharge call program to ensure safer transitions for certain at-risk patient populations. \nPaul Wright\, MD\nMedical Director\nSSM Health Medical Group\, Oklahoma City \nPaul Wright\, MD\, is currently the Medical Director of the SSM Health Medical Group in Oklahoma City. He is also a Teaching Faculty Physician at St. Anthony Hospital Family Medicine Residency; a Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine; a Clinical Associate Professor at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences; and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine\, Oklahoma State University. \nHe previously served as President of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians and Department Chairman of Family Practice and Emergency Services at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. \nHe was an Active Duty Air Force Physician from 1985 to 1995 and Individual Mobilization Augmentee USAF Reserves from 1995 to 2008. He retired with the rank of Colonel. \nPaul is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians; an Oklahoma State Medical Association representative; and members of the Medical Advisory Committee at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority\, the American Academy of Family Physicians\, the American Medical Association\, the Christian Medical and Dental Society\, the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians and the Oklahoma State Medical Association. \nChris Whybrew\, FACHE\nPrincipal\nWhybrew Medical Management \nChris Whybrew is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience serving for-profit health systems such as HCA\, Community Health Systems\, Vanguard Health System\, and Capella. Mr. Whybrew has also served independent not-for-profit hospitals. During his career\, Mr. Whybrew has served in executive roles ranging from Chief Development Officer\, Chief Operating Officer\, and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Whybrew has lead hospitals ranging from 60 bed community hospitals to 336 bed suburban regional referral centers. \nWhile serving as a senior executive\, Mr. Whybrew has led operational turn arounds\, improved customer service performance\, developed and implemented new clinical service lines\, and developed regional referral networks. Mr. Whybrew has also lead design and construction of clinical units and facilities. Most recently\, Mr. Whybrew lead the design team for an Emergency Center replacement at McAlester Regional Health Center\, which incorporated significant Lean/Six Sigma process improvement and Lean construction design concepts. \nPresently\, Mr. Whybrew owns a healthcare consulting firm\, Whybrew Medical Management\, LLC\, that serves physician groups\, small to medium size hospitals\, surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Mr. Whybrew’s primary services focus on strategic planning\, growth and development\, operations improvement\, as well as interim management services. \nMr. Whybrew is a native of Memphis and Nashville\, TN\, and currently lives in Tulsa\, OK. He is a Board certified healthcare executive with the American College of Healthcare Executives and is President of ACHE’s Oklahoma Chapter\, Sooner Healthcare Executives. He earned his Masters of Business Administration at The Jack Massey School of Business at Belmont University\, in Nashville\, TN. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management at Austin Peay State University. He is also an active member at Evergreen Baptist Church\, in Tulsa. \n  \nRegister\n  \nA special thanks to Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano for hosting this event!
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