Agenda
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Opening Keynote: Smart Sizing in a Tough Economy
Bill Woodson, Vice President with Sg2, will offer timely insights into how the economic climate has affected service line development and the strategic steps leaders can take in order to succeed in this environment. Bill leads Sg2’s work on healthcare strategy and has 20 years of experience in the industry. A noted speaker on the future of healthcare, Bill’s areas of expertise include market evolution, the health care consumer, care delivery innovation, physician-hospital integration, and all aspects of service line planning and growth.

Closing Keynote: Stealing Market Share and Growing Your Service Line
Karen Corrigan, President of The Strategy Group, will discuss how to align service line goals and marketing investments to move market share and take a look at ahead and trends ranging from healthcare reform to the role of social media in service line marketing. She counsels and supports healthcare leaders on the growth and evolution of health systems, development of differentiated, competitive brands and creation of marketing innovations to drive growth and transformation.
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Orthopedics Track
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Cardiovascular Track
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Oncology Track
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Neurosciences Track
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| Session 1: Physician relations
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Keeping surgeons happy
- New Sg2 data
- Opportunities for engaging physicians
- Effects of new payment policies
- Business models for physician alignment
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Steve Miff, Sg2
– Jon Cherf, Chicago Institute of Orthopedics
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Physician Alignment and the Continuum of Care
- Current employment models & impact of bundling
- Alignment incentives
- Switching costs—finances and the price of loyalty
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Edward Winslow, MD, Sg2
– Maureen Clancy, Washington Hospital Center
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Physician alignment
- Physician-hospital alignment
- Referring physicians
- Collaboration versus competition
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Laurie S. Pascal, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
– Kathleen McCarthy, Health Strategies & Solutions
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Physician alignment
- Economic alignment
- Joint ventures and other integration opportunities
- Patient experience and expectations
- Turf battles
- IT strategies
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Jayme Zage, Sg2
– Phil Pomeroy, Barrow Neurological Institute
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| Session 2: Organization and structure
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Creating an integrated hand and upper extremity program
- Major components of the hand product line
- Increasing referrals
- Establishing an infrastructure
- Measuring outcomes
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Joe Tomaro, Accelero
– Betty Casey, Yale New Haven Hospital
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Creating a successful heart failure product line
- Challenges in the management of the heart failure patient
- Successfully managing key care and margin metric
- Components of a successful outpatient heart failure program
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Beth Pittman, Accelero Health Partners
– Cheri Basso, MediCorp Health System
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Organization of cancer services
- Factors influencing the organization of services
- Cancer network development
- Cancer center configuration
- Moores/UCSD Cancer Center case study
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Tracy Johnson, Health Strategies & Solutions
– James Lynch, Cancer Center Consulting
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Centers of excellence
- Neurosurgeon recruiting
- Neuroscience service line principles
- Case study: Temple neuroscience service line
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Paula Jones, Temple University Health System
– Christopher Loftus, MD, Temple University School of Medicine
– Brian McCartie, Cejka Search
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Session 3: Subspecialties and carve outs #1
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Joint replacement and sports medicine
- Total joint replacement as a generator for inpatient care
- Sports medicine as a generator for outpatient care
- Common strategies
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Steve Miff, Sg2
– Jon Cherf, MD, Chicago Institute of Orthopedics
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Cardiology and vascular
- Building access points and growing outpatient revenue
- Offsite PCI
- Managing heart failure
- Aligning incentives
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Thomas Di Salvo, MD, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
– John McHugh, Navigant Consulting
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Inpatient cancer care
- Clinical pathways/outcomes
- Patient navigation and experience
- Emerging technologies and treatment options
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Craig Comish, Baptist Health
– Leanne Larson, Sg2
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Stroke
- Workforce development
- Creating access
- Enhancing the continuum of care
- Tracking outcomes
- Differentiating your stroke program
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Lauren Brandt, Seton Family of Hospitals
– Jayme Zage, Sg2
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| Session 4: Subspecialties and carve outs #2 |
Spine care*
- Spine care futures forecast
- Shifting demand for inpatient services
- Strategies for long-term success
- Payment and policy outlook
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Susan Torti, Grant Medical Center
– Wade Johannessen, Sg2
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Cardiac surgery
- Building access points
- New technologies and surgical quality
- Turf wars inside the hospital
- The future in payment bundling
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Thomas Di Salvo, MD, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
– John McHugh, Navigant Consulting
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Targeted programs
- Program selection
- Return on investment components
- Advances in cancer treatment (e.g., personalized treatments and robotics)
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Laurie S. Pascal, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
– Suzanne Borgos, Health Strategies & Solutions
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Spine care*
- Spine care futures forecast
- Shifting demand for inpatient services
- Strategies for long-term success
- Payment and policy outlook
Full agenda
Speakers:
– Susan Torti, Grant Medical Center
– Wade Johannessen, Sg2
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*The orthopedics and neurosciences tracks will be combined for the spine care session.
Agenda subject to change at the discretion of HealthLeaders Media