The 20th Annual HFMA Western Region Symposium is anticipated to be the LARGEST HFMA event next to ANI in the country! This event offers amazing networking opportunities as well as relevant and compelling education.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Connie Mariano, MD, FACPRear Admiral,

U.S. Navy (retired) Center for Executive

Medicine

Alison MassariInspirational TED Speaker,

Entrepreneur, Artist and Business coach

Andy SlavittChief Executive Officer

HealthAllies

Mike EruzioneCaptain of the 1980

Olympic Hockey Team, and Subject of the Hit

Film, Miracle

Erik RasmussenVice President of the

Advocacy & Public Policy Group, Federal Relations

Department American Hospital Association

SESSION TOPICS

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Mike RayburnHall of Fame International Keynote Speaker, Author, Comedian, and World-

Class Guitarist

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm General Session: Invitation Only Presented by Nick Webb, Healthcare Futurist

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm General Session: HERe - Gender Parity Presented by Michelle Settecase, Associate Director, Ernst & Young

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Welcome Reception

MONDAY, JANUARY 15

7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome/Opening Remarks

8:15 am - 9:15 am General Session: Gender Parity: The Time for Gender Parity is Now Presented by Nicole Bell, Principal Business Development - University Healthcare at Amazon Web Services

9:15 am - 10:30 am Keynote/Meet & Greet: What If? Presented by Mike Rayburn, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame International Keynote Speaker, Author, Comedian, and World-Class Guitarist

10:30 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 12:00 pm Breakout Session: Leadership: Panel Session – Employee Engagement and Retention Moderator: Janelle Nelson, RN, BSN, MBA, President/ Executive Director, Mountain Independent Hospital Alliance (MIHA); Panelists: Ryan Shatzer, PhD, SPHR, Director of Employee Experience, Intermountain Healthcare; Sheri Greene, Professional/Leadership Coach; Jerry Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Marathon Health; Becky Peters, System Director of Patient Access Services, Sutter Health

Breakout Session: Reimbursement: Service Line and Clinical Pathway Strategies for CAHs Presented by Paul Holden, Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP; Karl Rebay, Director, Moss Adams LLP

Breakout Session: Finance: Dual Transformation – Value Driven Growth Presented by Melinda Hancock, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); Dr. Jeff Gruen, Chief Innovation and Medical Officer, Huron Consulting Group

Breakout Session: Revenue Cycle: Gameanalytics – Engaging, Growing, Retaining Millennials for Top Tier Revenue Cycle Performance Presented by Gerilynn Seveniker, Vice President of Hospital Revenue Cycle, Sharp HealthCare; Basak Kaya, System Director of Revenue Integrity, Audit and Training, Sharp HealthCare

Breakout Session: Analytics: Dr. AI will See You Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare Presented by Sam King, MPH, MBA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FHFMA, Faculty, USC Price School of Public Policy

12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Trade Faire/Lunch

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Breakout Session: Leadership: The Final Question: The Quest to Reconcile the Drive of Your Ego With the Desire of Your Soul Presented by Tom Vocolla, CEO, CEO2

Breakout Session: Reimbursement: Brand, Reputation and Culture Risk Presented by Claudia Douglas, Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche, LLC; Ryan Morgan, Senior Manager, Strategic Risk and Reputation Management, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory

Breakout Session: Finance: Accounting and Audit Updates / New FASB Standards Presented by Ben Mack, Partner, Health Care Services, Moss Adams LLP; Jeffrey Mechanick, Assistant Director for Nonpublic Entities, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Breakout Session: Revenue Cycle: POS Collections: Delivering Effective Pre-Service Cost Estimates for Effective Patient Financial Engagement and Healthier Bottom Lines Presented by Jeni Erikson, Sr. Director Admitting, Banner Health; Jonathan Wiik, MSHA, MBA, Principal, Healthcare Strategy, TransUnion Healthcare

Breakout Session: Analytics: Storm Chasing: Using Technology to Navigate Revenue Cycle Presented by Casey Williams, Vice President, Patient Engagement, Rev Spring

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Keynote: Going for the Gold Presented by Mike Eruzione, Captain of the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team and Subject of the Hit Film, Miracle

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Networking Event

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16

7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome/Opening Remarks

8:15 am - 9:45 am Keynote: Health Care Reform in the Age of Trump Presented by Andy Slavitt, Chief Executive Officer, HealthAllies

9:45 am - 10:00 am Break

10:00 am - 11:30 am Keynote: Ignite the Fire Within Presented by Allison Massari, Inspirational TED Speaker, Entrepreneur, Artist and Business Coach

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Trade Faire/Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Breakout Session: Leadership: You Make The Call Presented by Greg Thomas, SEC Football Official, Senior VP of Sales, Frost-Arnett Company

Breakout Session: Reimbursement: Critical Access Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Update and Financial Improvement Tools Presented by Ann King White, Partner, BKD CPA’s and Advisors; Tammy Rivera, Partner, BKD CPA’s and Advisors

Breakout Session: Finance: The Business Case for High Reliability Presented by Kari Cornicelli, FHFMA, CPA, VP/CFO, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus

Breakout Session: Revenue Cycle Panel Moderator: Brian Washa, Sr. Vice President of Business Services, NorthShore University HealthSystem; Panelists: Matt Navigato, MPH-HA, Vice President, Enterprise Revenue Cycle, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU); Sheldon A. Pink, MBA, FHFMA, Sr. Vice President of Revenue, Prospect Medical Holdings; Ian Stewart, System Vice President, Revenue Cycle, Presence Health; Terrie Handy, Vice President of the Revenue Cycle, Legacy Health

Breakout Session: Analytics: Improve Emergency Department Patient Throughput With Lean Six Sigma Presented by Chad Smith; Richard Maclin, Master Black Belt, CI Solutions, LLC

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Breakout Session: Leadership: Strategic Planning in a Sea of Change Presented by Doug Dewberry, Strategic Initiative leader, Trubridge, LLC

Breakout Session: Reimbursement: Are CJR, CR, and EBP on The Chopping Block? The Future of Value Based Payment Models Post 2016 General Election Presented by Brian Flood, Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell

Breakout Session: Finance: Navigating MACRA and MIPS Towards Provider Engagement Presented by Paul Pederson, CEO / Principal, Sisyphus Consulting, LLC; Jonathan Griffin, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana

Breakout Session: Revenue Cycle: Regulatory Issues Facing the ARM Industry: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know Presented by: George Buck, President Emeritus, Frost-Arnett Company; W. Judd Peak, CCO & General Counsel, Frost-Arnett Company

Breakout Session: Analytics: Learn Six Sigma Presented by Richard Maclin, Master Black Belt, CI Solutions, LLC; Chad Smith

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Networking/Cocktails

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome/Opening Remarks

8:15 am - 9:45 am Keynote: AHA Update Presented by Eric Rasmussen, Vice President of the Advocacy & Public Policy Group, Federal Relations Department American Hospital Association

9:30 am - 10:30 am General Session: CFO Panel Moderator: Dennis Dahlen, Chief Financial Officer, Mayo Clinic; Panelists: Greg Wojtal, Chief Administrative and Finance Officer (CAFO), Asante Health; Renee Ennis, VP, CFO, Presbyterian Health Services; Mike McAnder, Chief Financial Officer, Piedmont; Douglas T. Myers, MBA, CPA, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Phoenix Children’s Hospital

10:30 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 11:45 am Keynote: The President’s Doctor Presented by Connie Mariano, MD, FACP, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired), Center for Executive Medicine

11:45 am Closing Remarks / Door Prizes

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

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22 Hours of Continuing

Education Offered