Healthcare Financial Management Association

Past Events

2/22 - 2/24 '12 WA-AK HFMA Vendor Fair and Conference, Seattle, WA

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Sessions: 

CAH 1-2 Day Stay Review	Diane Meredith-Gordon Jennifer Wilbur
Analyzing the Health of Your Revenue Cycle with Real-Time Metrics	Leonard Wenyon
Cost Saving Opportunities in Employee Health and Wellness	Mary Cranstoun
Measuring and Reporting the Components of Value in Healthcare	Puget Sound Health Alliance
Cost Saving Opportunities: The List and How to Achieve Success	Eileen Walsh
Business Strategies for Successful Hospitals	Tom Dingus Shar Sheaffer
The Hunting of the Snark (Focus on Value!)	Ralph E. Lawson
Our MAP Story	Mary Kjemperud Terrie Handy
Impacting Cost and Quality	Lucy Savits, Ph.D., MBA

 

11/17/11 WA-AK HFMA One Day Conference, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA

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Sessions: 11/17/11 Agenda

Real world example demonstrating how delivery systems can impact cost + quality	Lucy Savitz, Ph.D., MBA, Director, Research & Education, Intermountain Healthcare Craig Enge, Director, Accountable Care Consulting, Providence Health Plans
Process Improvement / Cost Savings Success Stories	Bethany Sexton, VP, Revenue Cycle, MultiCare Health System

9/28 - 9/30 '11 WA-AK HFMA Fall Conference, Cle Elum, WA

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Sessions:

 

5010 - Preparing for the Future	Pamela A. Grosze, VP, PNC Healthcare Operations Payer Services
ICD-10 Changes Everything for HIM and Impacts the Revenue Cycle	Day Egusquiza, President, AR Systems, Inc. Karen Kvarfordt RHIA, President, DiagnosisPlus, Inc.
Capital Markets Update	Sarkis Garabedian, VP, PiperJaffray & Company Tom Whitso, Managing Director, PiperJaffray & Company
The State of Healthcare Reform Where We Are and Where We're Headed Part II - What does Health Reform Mean for Providers? Part III - One Big Trend - ACOs Part IV - Pioneer ACOs: If at first you don't succeed... & Part V - Monetizing Patient Value: Beyond ACOs Part VI - Politics and the Future of Health Reform Part VII - Take-Aways	Steve Hyde, Principal, Stroudwater Associates Chris Rivard, Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Medicare Update	Susan Ruchin, Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLC

 

5/18 - 5/20 '11 WA-AK HFMA Spring Conference, Pasco, WA

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Sessions:

SBO for Your CBO: Charting Your Course to a Single Billing Office	Tony Morrison, Director PFS, Sanford Health
Key Reform Strategies Facing CAHs	Rob Schile, Principal, Larson Allen LLP Dan Frein, Principal, Larson Allen LLP
Inside Criminal Minds	Allan P. DeKay, MBA, FHFMA, President and CEO, Dekay Consulting Inc.
Riding the Revenue Cycle Rollercoaster	Allan P. DeKay, MBA, FHFMA, President and CEO, Dekay Consulting Inc.
ICD-10-CM/PCS Transition	Peggi Ann Amstutz, MBA, CCS-P, CCS AHIMA Certified ICD-10-CM Trainer, Moss Adams
Review of New Medicare Hospital Cost Report Forms and Related Changes Handout Handout	Michael Bell, CPA, Partner, WIPFLi CPAs and Consultants
Improving Patient Outcomes and Financial Metrices	Catrina Funk, MD, MBA, Medical Director Care Management, MultiCare Health System
Preparing for a Strategic Alliance: Due Dilligence -- A TWO-WAY STREET	Wiley Kitchell, Managing Director, Moss Adams Capital LLC

 

2/23 - 2/25 '11 WA-AK HFMA/Evergreen AAHAM Conference & Trade Fair, SeaTac, WA

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Sessions:

Electronic Health Records - Bonus Funds for Meaningful Use CMS Updates Presentation CMS Updates (Supplemental Information)	Shar Sheaffer, Owner, Dingus, Zarecor & Associates PLLC
Patient Centered Medical Home	Dr. Tony Butruille, Family Physician, Cascade Medical Center
Compensating Mid-level Providers: The Future of Primary Care	Jason Lee, Manager, ECG Management Consultants Miranda Mooneyham, Senior Consultant, ECG Management Consultants
Accounting & Auditing Update for Healthcare CFOs and Controllers Handouts Handouts	Tom Dingus, Owner and the Director of Reimbursement, Dingus, Zarecor & Associates, PLLC
Paying for Quality 2.0: New Reimbursement Strategies under Health Care Reform	J.D. Kleinke, Medical Economist, Author & CEO, Mount Tabor
Healthcare Reform & ACOs: Impact and Opportunity	Carolyn Tung, Manager, The Camden Group
ICD-10: Much More than a Regulatory Mandate	Brad Benton, National Account Leader, KPMG James Proctor, Knowledge Manager, KPMG
What Healthcare Reform Means to Tribal Organizations	Myra Munson, Attorney, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Preparing for and Surviving the MIC Audits	Tanja Twist, Senior Director of Operations, Adreima Inc.
Capital Markets Update	Ellen Riley, Senior Vice President, Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc. Brad Malsed, Assistant Vice President, Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Current Issues in Third Party Liability Reimbursement	Steven Mardis, Regional Operations Director, Outreach Services Patricia Burns-Hart, Director TPL, Outreach Services

11/18/2010 How to Become a Leader in One Day

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Session:	Speaker
How to Become a Leader in One Day	Mike Morrison, Ph.D

 

10/19/2010 HFMA Alaska Fall Workshop & Meeting, Stepping Up and Reaching Out

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Sessions:
HFMA Work Session Notes

 

9/22 - 9/24 '10 HFMA WA-AK Fall Meeting, Bremerton, WA

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Sessions:
Auditing the Quality Data Medical Quality: A Brief Primer and History Catherine Wakefield, VP, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit, MultiCare Health System Elizabeth Masnari, Regional Director of Audit Services, WA/MT Region, Providence Health & Services Dr. Keith Marten, Physician Executive Consultant and Board Member, Providence Health & Services  Healthcare Reform at the Community Hospital Level Steve ErkenBrack, President & CEO, Rocky Mountain Health Plans Healthcare Reform Implications on State Medicaid Policy Howard Springer, Senior VP of Buisness Development, Community Health Plan of Washington  Lean: The Roles of the CEO and CFO Orry Fiume, National Speaker Using Lean to Reduce Cost and Increase Quality in Hospital Clinics COO, Jefferson Healthcare The Financial Function: From Roadblock to Enabler Orry Fiume, National Speaker CAH & Rural - Quality at What Cost? Randy Benson, CEO, Rural Healthcare Quality Network Health Information Exchange (HIE) - What is it, what's going on in Washington & why should I care? Rick Rubin, CEO OneHealthPort Realizing the Value of an Electronic Health Record Implementation Cherbon VanEtten, Senior Project Manager, MultiCare Health System  WSHA Update Jim Cannon, Executive Director, Health Information Program, WSHA   How to Change your Luck in 7/10ths of a Second John Curley, Popular Kenote Speaker and Former Host of Seattle's King 5 Evening Magazine

7/19/2010 HFMA WA-AK Summer Healthcare Summit, Valley Medical Center

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Sessions:
Connecting Finance & Quality, Advice to Finance Folk	Paul Ishizuka, CFO, University of Washington Medical Center
Impacting Cost With Quality	Diane Cecchettini, RN, President and CEO, MultiCare Health System
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Coding & Compliance: The Touch Points of Cost, Quality and Reimbursement	David Zielske, MD, CIRCC, CCC, CPC-H, CCS, RCC

 5/26 - 5/28 '10 HFMA WA-AK / ID Joint Chapter Meeting, Davenport Hotel

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Sessions:
Alternative Handling of CAH Overhead Allocations	Ralph J. Llewellyn, Partner, Eide Bailly
CAH Chargemaster Strategies	Ralph J. Llewellyn, Partner, Eide Bailly
Keynote Address
Giving Back - The Gift of Reality Based Leadership	Cy Wakeman, Founder, Cy Wakeman Inc.
WSHA Update
Improving Quality. Increasing Access. Serving Members.	Andrew Busz, Director, Financial Policy, WSHA

11/19/2009 HFMA WA-AK Chapter Meeting, Cedar Brook Conference Center

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Sessions:
Welcome & Pannel
Perfect Storm Impact on Providers / Insurers
The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Hospital Revenue Cycle Operations	Eric Neil , Revenue Cycle Director, University of WA Med Ctr
Healthcare Reform?	Eric Moll, CAO, Mason General Hospital
Health Care Reform Thoughts	Greg Terreson, Controller, Highline Med. Ctr.
The Federal Healthcare Reform Debate	Loy Suderman, Director, Provider Services, Premera Blue Cross
	Jim Hopkins, VP & Director of Finance, Northwest Emergency Physicians of TEAMHealth
WSHA Update
Current Issues and Reform	Leo Greenwalt, President, WSHA
	Andrew Busz, Director, Financial Policy, WSHA
Compliance/Finance Track: Washington State Ethics	Thomas Neill
Patient Accounts Track: Update on ProviderOne and What is Ahead	Gena Cruciani, Deput ProviderOne Project Manager
	Wendy Korthuis-Smith, Organizational Change Manager, ProviderOne
	Carolyn Adams, Chief, Office of Hospital Rates, ProviderOne
Patient Accounts Track: What's New and in the Future of OneHealthPort	Rick Rubin, CEO, OneHealthPort
Patient Accounts Track: Hospital Pricing Transparency Panel
Price Transparency	Bethany Sexton, Administrator of Business Operations, MultiCare
Managing Patient Financial Responsibility	Harry Tipple, Manager of Financial Counseling, Providence Regional Medical Center - Everett