Central TX ACHE: Headliners Club ACHE Panel & Presentation

The Future of Healthcare Financing  _Financing, a driving force on the healthcare landscape, continues to become more complex.  With budgetary pressures on Medicare and Medicaid, pay for performance and federal expectations for investment in technology without regard to costs, executives must constantly monitor the financing landscape.  Given these pressures, many questions emerge. _ 2:00PM – 2:30PM WELCOME & REGISTRATION 2:30PM – 4:00PM ACHE PANEL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE FINANCING (ACHE 1.5 HOURS QUALIFIED EDUCATION CREDITS) * MODERATOR: NEAL KELLEY, COO, SETON MEDICAL CENTER HAYS * MICHAEL NOWICKI, EDD, PROFESSOR OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY * OON SOO UNG, VP OF FINANCE, SETON HEALTHCARE FAMILY * RICH STEINLE, PRESIDENT/CEO, INNOVISTA HEALTH SOLUTIONS * JEFF NIEMAN, CEO, MEDUIT 4:00PM – 4:15PM BREAK 4:15PM – 4:45PM WINSTEAD PRESENTATION: WHEN THE HOSPITAL HAS THE EMERGENCY:  EFFECTIVE TOOLS FOR HANDLING THE AFTERMATH OF AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT PRESENTER: KRISTEN L. SHERWIN Kristen Sherwin is a Shareholder in Winstead's Construction Practice Group.  She represents plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of complex construction disputes and provides advice and counsel to owner, developer and contractor clients on construction contracts, contract administration, lien and bond claims and project close-out. Kristen is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. _A hospital and its staff are used to dealing with emergency situations, but what does a hospital do when it is the scene of an emergency?  Based on real word experience providing guidance to a major hospital after an emergency incident, Kristen Sherwin will discuss the steps hospital administrators should follow if such an incident occurs. _ 4:45PM – 5:45PM NETWORKING       PARKING INFORMATION: PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE CHASE BUILDING GARAGE, ACCESSIBLE FROM EITHER 5TH STREET OR COLORADO STREET. WE WILL VALIDATE PARKING TICKETS AT THE EVENT (IT IS INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE).