You’re invited to examine the complex challenges facing health care today at the 2013 HASC Annual Meeting, one of the largest gatherings of c-suite health care professionals in the region.

Join us May 8-10 at the award-winning St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point to hear exceptional speakers, collaborate with colleagues and get on the path to progress.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 8

Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10

Speakers

Chris Trimble - Making Innovation Happen

Innovation expert Chris Trimble has dedicated the past 10 years to studying a single challenge that vexes even the best-managed corporations: How to execute an innovation initiative. His interest in innovation within large organizations developed early in his career as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy and has continued with such clients as Microsoft, Aetna and United Health Group; and with landmark books like The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge and Reverse Innovation: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere. With his latest, How Stella Saved the Farm, Trimble brings to life a parable about a business facing financial challenges and how the team comes together to innovate in the face of numerous obstacles to win ultimate success. 

David Gergen - Eyewitness to Power: Leadership in America

Most commentators on leadership tell us what a person ought to do to become effective and powerful. Few tell us what to avoid. On his own journey to power, David Gergen has witnessed both. He has served as a White House adviser to four U.S. presidents (Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton), documented in his New York Times best-seller, Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. He is also the former chief editor of U.S. News & World Report, a member of the D.C. bar, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the U.S. executive committee for the Trilateral Commission.

Duane Dauner - Where We Stand in Washington D.C. and Sacramento

C. Duane Dauner has his finger on the pulse of health care reform and major policy issues at the state and federal levels. Dauner has been active in national hospital and health issues, serving on a number of American Hospital Association and American College of Health Care Executives boards and committees. The author of a book and numerous articles, he is a nationally known leader on health issues and a lecturer at several university graduate programs in California. Dauner has been president and CEP of the California Hospital Association since 1985.

Mark E. Kelly (Captain, USN) – Endeavour to Succeed

Perhaps no one knows more about perseverance than astronaut Mark Kelly. After travelling more than 22 million miles in space as the captain of four U.S. space shuttle missions to the International Space Station, and flying 38 combat missions in Desert Storm, Kelly has courageously risen to meet his latest challenge—supporting his wife, U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in her continued recovery from an attempted assassination. While he writes about perseverance and courage in his illustrated children’s book, Mousetronaut, the lessons are an inspiration for anyone who has ever faced challenging times.

Breakout Sessions

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A TALE OF TWO SYSTEMS

Richard Afable, M.D., President / CEO, Covenant Health Network
Michael Hunn, Senior Vice President/Regional Chief Executive, Providence Health & Services – Southern California
Bill Gil, CEO, Facey Medical Foundation
C. R. Burke, President / CEO, St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare

Listen as a distinguished panel of local hospital and system chief executives discuss the evolution of two distinct hospital system models.

CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE OUR BUSINESS

Anne McLeod, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, California Hospital Association
Jack Gilbertson, Esq., SNR Denton

This session will offer an update on the California Exchange along with a view on how it will change our business model. What does the future hold for hospitals and health systems in an exchange environment?

A CASE STUDY ON ENGAGING PHYSICIANS AS PARTNERS IN SHARED DATA ANALYTICS AND DECISION-MAKING

David Stenerson, CFO, Saint Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, IL
Tracy Bennett, Director, Quality Management, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
John Whittlesey, Vice President, iVantage Health

Review a case study describing how a multi-hospital system has utilized sophisticated cross-sectional analytics to pinpoint process flaws, and opportunities to improve enterprise performance in both clinical quality metrics and financial terms.

THREE MODELS OF PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS LEADING INTEGRATION

Donald Crane, President / CEO, CAPG (moderator)
John Jenrette, M.D., CEO, Sharp Community Medical Group
Leigh Hutchins, President / COO, North American Medical Management
Richard Lipeles, COO, Heritage Provider Network

Don Crane will moderate a panel featuring three distinct models of integration strategies.

ENGAGING PHYSICIANS TO LEAD PATIENT EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT

Mark Rudolph, M.D., Vice President, Patient Experience, Sound Physicians
Gary Wilde, CEO, Community Memorial Health System

Understanding the drivers of the patient experience—clinical process, facility, staff, admission and discharge processes—and how to create reproducible results will be the subject of this session with the goal of influencing HCAHPS scores. The session will also cover how patient experience data drives physician engagement.

HOW OPERATIONS AFFECT HOSPITAL ACCESS TO CARE, QUALITY AND REVENUE: A WHOLE HOSPITAL RESEARCH APPROACH

Jennifer Wortham, President, Institute for Performance Excellence (moderator)
James Broyles, PhD, Associate Operations Researcher, RAND Corporation
Thomas Salerno, CEO, St. Mary Medical Center – Long Beach 

This session will look at the drivers behind emergency department performance as well as how these factors cause negative effects for patient access, quality and lost hospital revenue. The session will also cover a proven tool to help hospitals improve ED throughput.

Breakout Speaker Biographies 

Richard Afable, M.D., M.P.H., is president and chief executive officer of Covenant Health Network, a Southern California integrated delivery system created by the affiliation of St. Joseph Health and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Richard is also executive vice president and regional senior executive for St. Joseph Health in Southern California. Prior to coming to California, he served as executive vice president and chief medical officer at Catholic Health East, and was founder and president/CEO of Preferred Physician Partners, an Ohio-based physician practice management company. A board-certified internist and geriatrician, he has also served as a professor of medicine at Wake Forest University and Northwestern University, and spent 15 years in private practice.

Tracy Bennett, RN, is the director of Quality Management and Epidemiology at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, a community not-for-profit hospital serving Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties in Southern California. Tracy is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and holds a Master of Science in Nursing with specialization in Healthcare Education. She has over 20 years of experience in the health care industry. 

James R. Broyles, PhD, is an Associate Operations Researcher at the RAND Corporation with an academic background in industrial engineering, operations research, and applied statistics.  Dr. Broyles has researched many areas: community emergency planning, national laboratory capabilities, health insurance reform, and health care throughput systems including systems of laboratory sample testing and patient flow through health care facilities.  In his hospital research, he has created a blend of queuing theory and regression models of patient flow in emergency departments and inpatients units to improve capacity and staffing decisions, increase patient access to care and quality, and increase hospital revenue. He has also simulated the effects of the Affordable Care Act on health insurance enrollment and coverage.

C. R. Burke, president and CEO of St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare (SJHH), is responsible for directing the expansion of SJHH to St. Joseph Health System markets outside of Orange County in Humboldt, Sonoma, Napa and San Bernardino counties to become the only statewide Medical Practice Foundation. C. R. was also instrumental in the development of an exclusive provider arrangement and ACO with Blue Shield of California and St. Joseph Health.

Donald Crane is president and CEO of the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG), the nation’s only professional association to exclusively represent capitated accountable care organizations (ACOs). Don is the co-chair of Cal eConnect, California’s statewide health information exchange. He is a member of the UCLA Health Services Professional Advisory Council, and editor-in-chief of the CAPG Health, reporting on business trends, legislation, and industry initiatives affecting coordinated care. Additionally, Don is a health care and corporate attorney.

Bill Gil is the chief executive of Medical Group Foundations for Providence Health Systems California, overseeing its medical group operations for over 300 physicians in Southern California. He also serves as president and chief executive officer of Facey Medical Foundation, a non-profit medical foundation that manages Facey Medical Group. An experienced senior executive with over 20 years in the industry, Bill has also published several articles on health care, especially on managed care, and teaches at the University of Southern California.

Jack Gilbertson has over 20 years’ experience providing legal, compliance, financial, tax and consulting services to clients in the health sciences industries, including tax-exempt and for-profit hospitals and health systems, physician groups, integrated delivery systems, and health plans. He has represented health care companies in the development, implementation and/or assessment of policies and procedures that are required to enhance compliance with recently enacted legislated and other industry changes. Jack is a frequent speaker and author on the impact of health care reform on the health care industry and other
major legislation and enforcement activities.

Michael Hunn is currently the senior vice president and regional chief executive of Providence Health and Services, Southern California Region. Michael holds a master’s degree in Systematic Theology with a concentration in Morals also commonly known as “Bio-Medical Ethics” from Kenrick Theological Seminary, and an undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts with a major in Philosophy and a minor in American History. Michael has been a hospital president and chief executive for 19 years serving various hospitals in Southern California since 1991.

Leigh Hutchins, MBA, is president and chief operating officer of North American Medical Management (NAMM) and has more than 20 years of progressively responsible health care management experience. Leigh joined NAMM in 1993 and has held various positions in the areas of payer and provider contracting, network development, transactional services and IPA operations. Prior to joining NAMM, she was employed by FHP HealthCare and held several positions in both staff model and IPA operations.

John E. Jenrette, M.D., is chief executive officer of Sharp Community Medical Group (SCMG), a 750-physician Independent Practice Association (IPA) in San Diego, caring for over 175,000 patients. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG), representing over 150 physician groups in California. Prior to becoming CEO for SCMG, John served as program director for two family medicine residencies and chief medical officer of SCMG for 10 years.

Richard Lipeles joined PacifiCare in 1979, becoming executive vice president of PacifiCare Health Systems in 1993 until his retirement two years later. While there, Richard oversaw the corporation’s managed health care division, which included health plans in California, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Since 2002, Richard has been part of the management team of Heritage Provider Network, a California Limited Knox Keene health plan as the company’s COO. 

Anne McLeod, senior vice president for Health Policy, California Hospital Association (CHA), serves as a health care reform resource for member hospitals. Using her knowledge of both federal and state health care reform legislation and regulations, she coordinates CHA’s efforts on the development, communication, and implementation of policies related to health care reform. Anne joined CHA in 2007 and works closely with the California Legislature, the Executive Branch, and regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health Care Services. She also represents hospitals’ interests with the management and governing board of the California Health Benefit Exchange. Before joining CHA, Anne served as a financial executive at several of California’s hospitals and health systems.

Mark Rudolph, M.D., is vice president, Patient Experience, with Sound Physicians, a leading national hospitalist practice based in Tacoma, Washington. Over the course of his career, he has held multiple leadership roles including Chief Hospitalist and Medicine Department Chair at Highline Medical Center, also in Washington. He has developed educational programs and materials for providers to improve their understanding of HCAHPS and its role in the Value Based Purchasing program. Additionally, he created patient satisfaction and communication tools specifically for physicians and nurses.

Thomas Salerno, president / CEO of St. Mary Medical Center of Long Beach, has many years of experience in health care. Most recently, Tom served Anaheim General Hospital. Prior to serving Anaheim General, Salerno held CEO roles for Hospital Partners of America, Charlotte, NC, as well as a number of hospitals within ORNDA Healthcare/Summit Health LTD in Nashville, TN including St. Luke’s Health System, Phoenix, AZ; French Hospital/Valley Community Hospital, San Luis Obispo; and Santa Maria, CA; Whittier Medical Center, Whittier, CA; and Santa Ana Medical Center, Santa Ana, CA. Salerno also served as Regional Vice President of Province Healthcare, Brentwood, TN.

David Stenerson became the vice president/chief financial officer for OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in 2006. His areas of responsibility include accounting, patient accounts, patient access, decision support, materials management, health information management, information systems and long-range planning. Previously he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Ephraim McDowell Health, Inc., and as senior vice president, Financial Operations, for Doctors Community Healthcare Corporation. He is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

John Whittlesey joined iVantage Health Analytics in 2011. Prior to his current position as vice president, he was a principal at The Healthcare Management Council, Inc. in Boston. John provides strategic insight and direction in product development, client management, and ongoing operations. Given his leadership roles in a number of hospitals and health care systems, he offers a wealth of hands-on hospital operations experience.

Gary Wilde has been president and CEO of Community Memorial Health System since 2004. Prior to that, he was with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital where he served as executive vice president, chief operating officer. With his extensive experience, and as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Gary sits on several boards and committees, including the Ventura Chamber of Commerce, the Hospital Association of Southern California and Regional Health Occupation Resource Center. He has also been an instructor of accounting, finance, and economics at the University of La Verne.

Sponsorship

Thank you 2013 sponsors. Several sponsorship levels are still available for this year’s event. 

Diamond – $25,000

• Eight complimentary full-conference registrations
• The option to purchase four additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $825
• Recognition as sponsor of our Wednesday Evening Welcome Reception
• One complimentary, upgraded accommodation for Wednesday and Thursday nights
• One premium booth space at Thursday’s Strolling Dinner and Sponsor Reception, offering three hours of unopposed time with attendees
• Two complimentary exhibit booth-only attendees, plus the option to purchase two additional exhibit-only registrations for Thursday evening at $150 per person
• List of attendees available two weeks prior to event
• Four color slides of your logo displayed at general sessions
• Banner recognition
• List of attendees available on site
• Corporate signage at the event
• Business description in meeting handout
• Special recognition in HASC’s newsletter and website

Platinum – $15,000

• Six complimentary full-conference registrations
• The option to purchase two additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $825
• 8′ x 10′ booth space at Thursday’s Strolling Dinner and Sponsor Reception, offering three hours of unopposed time with attendees
• Two complimentary exhibit booth-only attendees, plus the option to purchase two additional exhibit-only registrations for Thursday evening at $150 per person
• Three color slides of your logo displayed at general sessions
• Banner recognition
• List of attendees available on site
• Corporate signage at the event
• Business description in meeting handout
• Special recognition in HASC’s newsletter and website

Gold – $8,000

• Two complimentary full-conference registrations
• The option to purchase two additional registrations at the sponsor rate of $825
• 8′ x 10′ booth space at Thursday’s Strolling Dinner and Sponsor Reception, offering three hours of unopposed time with attendees
• Two complimentary exhibit booth-only attendees, plus the option to purchase two additional exhibit-only registrations for Thursday evening at $150 per person
• Two color slides of your logo displayed at general sessions
• Banner recognition
• List of attendees available on site
• Corporate signage at the event
• Business description in meeting handout
• Special recognition in HASC’s newsletter and website

Contributor – Various

• The option to purchase two registrations at the sponsor rate of $825
• One color slide of your logo displayed at general sessions
• List of attendees available on site
• Corporate signage at the event
• Business description in meeting handout
• Special recognition in HASC’s newsletter and website

Registration Information 

There are three ways to register:

By fax: (213) 629-4272, attention Leticia Salcido
By mail: HASC Annual Meeting, 515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1300, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3300
Online: Visit www.hasc.org/2013AnnualMeeting

Early registration is advised.

Conference Registration Package 

The registration fee for each attendee includes education sessions, listed meals, receptions and entertainment. We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors and their contributions which make it possible for our members to attend at a reduced rate. See the packet for more information about sponsorship.

Conference Cancellations

Conference cancellations receive in writing prior to April 17 will be subject to a $50 processing fee. Conference refunds cannot be issued after this date. Substitutions are accepted at any time.

Hotel Information and Reservations  

The St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort is located at One Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA 92629. A special rate of $325 (plus applicable taxes) per single or double occupancy per night has been arranged for this conference. For reservations, please call (888) 627-7219 (toll free), and identify yourself as part of the HASC room block. Your credit card will be charged for one night at the time of your reservation.

Deadlines for Special Rates

HASC appreciates the overwhelming response to this event each year and we encourage you to reserve early. The HASC room block expires on April 5 or until it is sold out. After April 5, the hotel is not required to honor the group rate. Reservations may be cancelled prior to April 17 for a full refund. After April 17, cancelling guests will be responsible for the entire reservation. In the event you arrive late or depart early the resort will charge your credit card for the total number of nights reserved. HASC will make every effort to identify a replacement guest if you need to cancel after April 17.

Member Retreats  

You are invited to bring your executive teams and key board members to this event and host your own one-day retreat in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Complimentary conference rooms are available for the retreats only on Wednesday, May 8. To make arrangements, please contact Pat Wall at (213) 538-0715 or pwall@hasc.org.

Hospitality Events 

HASC required that all participants refrain from planning hospitality events or activities at any time during the Annual Meeting without HASC’s permission. Planning independent events at any time during the Annual Meeting without HASC’s permission may result in cancellation of the event and forfeiture of any deposits for food and beverage orders.

Attire 

Dress comfortably in casual wear for all meetings and activities. Select meals may be outdoors, weather permitting.

Americans with Disabilities Act 

If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call Leticia Salcido at (213) 538-0737.