CareScience 2003 National Conference Master Schedule

Sunday, September 28
8:00 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
10:00 am
Workshop 1
Peering into the Gray Box - Elucidating the Care Management System
Eugene Kroch, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, CareScience
Alex Hover, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director Quality Resource, St. John's Health System
Workshop 2
Advanced Query
Kristine Martin Anderson, M.B.A., Vice President of Operations and Margaret Hickey, R.N., Senior Consultant & Account Manager, CareScience
10:00 am
10:15 am
Break
10:15 am
12:15 pm
Workshop 1 (cont.)
Peering into the Gray Box - Elucidating the Care Management System
Eugene Kroch, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, CareScience
Alex Hover, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director Quality Resource, St. John's Health System
Workshop 2 (cont.)
Advanced Query
Kristine Martin Anderson, M.B.A., Vice President of Operations and Margaret Hickey, R.N., Senior Consultant & Account Manager, CareScience
12:15 pm
1:30 pm
Buffet Lunch
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
Workshop 1 (cont.)
Peering into the Gray Box - Elucidating the Care Management System
Eugene Kroch, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, CareScience
Alex Hover, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director Quality Resource, St. John's Health System
Workshop 3 (cont.)
Core Measures Reporting - Using the CareScience Reporting Module

Kristine Martin Anderson, M.B.A., Vice President of Operations and Helene Verner, R.N. Team Lead, Customer Service Center, CareScience
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm
5:30 pm
Workshop 3 (cont.)
Core Measures Reporting - Using the CareScience Reporting Module

Kristine Martin Anderson, M.B.A., Vice President of Operations and Helene Verner, R.N. Team Lead, Customer Service Center, CareScience
5:00 pm
7:30 pm
Conference Registration and Check-in
7:00 pm
9:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Monday, September 29
7:00 am
8:00 am
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am
8:50 am
CareScience Opening Address: Title TBD
Ronald Paulus, M.D., M.B.A., President & CEO, CareScience
8:50 am
9:00 am
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
Concurrent Care Management
9:00 am
9:50 am
Physician Profiling (Part 1)

Physician Profiling (Part 2) ---PLATO: Physician Listing Activities, Treatments and Outcomes
Dawn Allen, R.N., Director of Quality Management, Adena Health System, Chillicothe, OH
Karen Masterson, Quality Improvement Analyst, St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville, IN
CareScience: What Have You Done for Us Lately? A Client Perspective
Jan Englert, R.N., Clinical Outcomes Manager, North Mississippi Health Services, Tupelo, MS

Concurrent Care Management: What is it and how does technology support it?
Pat Orchard, M.S.H.A, M.E.d., R.N., Market Development Executive, CareScience
and Rodd Padden, M.B.A.,
Vice President of Corporate Development, Canopy Systems, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC

9:50 am
10:00 am
Break
10:00 am
10:50 am
Key Note: Healthcare Quality in America
Donna Shalala, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)
10:50 am
11:00 am
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
Concurrent Care Management
11:00 am
11:50am
Beyond Outcomes - Developing Consistent Data Analysis Framework
Valerie Crafts, Project Leader, Decison Support and Sandra DeJong, M.SM., B.SN., R.N., Clinical Nurse Specialist, Borgess Health Alliance, Kalamazoo, MI
Creating an Integrated Business Clinical Vision, Infrastructure and Results: Living the Business Case for Quality
Moderator: Simon Samaha, M.D., Acting Chief Operating Officer,
Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ
Panelists: Paul Antonechhia, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., Medical Director, Informatics & Associate Director of Medical Education,
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT,
Steve Moore, M.D., Vice President Medical Management, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Steve Landgarten, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OKSanford Tolchin, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Alex Hover, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director Quality Resources, Sisters of Mercy, St. John's Health System, Springfield, MO
Physician Involvement in the Concurrent Care Management Model
Inga Himelright, M.D., Medical Director, Care Management, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
11:50 am
12:00 pm
Break
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 pm
1:30 pm
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
Concurrent Care Management
1:30 pm
2:20 pm
‘Pharmacovigilance’: Use of Care Management System to Monitor Cost Effectiveness and Cost Efficiency in Drug Utilization
Jacqueline Ennis, Ph. D., Vice President of Outcomes Research and Joseph G. "Jay" Barbaccia, Pharm D., Associate Director of Clinicial Pharmacy Services,Washington Hospital Center, D.C.
Strategic Sourcing of Care Management: A Successful Business Model
Simon Samaha, M.D., Acting Chief Operating Officer, Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ

Putting into Practice a Redesigned Program
Walter Ettinger, M.D., V.P. of Medical Affairs & Medical Education, Lenox Hill Hospital, NY, NY

2:20 pm
2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm
3:20 pm
Key Note: Patient-Safety: Reducing Medical Errors
Lucian Leape, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management,
Harvard University
3:20 pm
3:30 pm
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
3:30 pm
4:20 pm
Interventional Cardiology
Sagar Shah, M.P.H., Analyst, Patient Care Services & Clinical Decision Services, Rush North Shore, Skokie, IL
Development of Board Reports: Creating Active Involvement
John Jurica, M.D., M.P.H., Vice President of Medical Affairs, Rush Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, IL
4:20 pm
4:30 pm
Break
4:30 pm
5:00 pm
Closing Comments for the Day
Ronald Paulus, M.D., M.B.A., President & CEO, CareScience
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
Free Time
6:00 pm
9:30 pm
Dinner and Special Event at Viscaya for All Registrants

Tuesday, September 30
7:30 am
9:00 am
Breakfast Buffet
9:00 am
9:50 am
Key Note: New Models for Concurrent Care Coordination
David Kibbe, M.D., M.B.A., Director of Health Information Technology, American Academy of Family Physicians
9:50 am
10:00 am
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
Concurrent Care Management
10:00 am
10:50 am
Improving LOS & Outcomes in the Ventilator and Trach Population: The Rest of the Story
Brigid Krizek R.N. M.G.A., C.P.H.Q., Director, Quality, Risk & Case Management, Prince George's Hospital, Cheverly, MD
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibitor: Process for System-wide Improvements
John Garbo, M.A., C.P.H.Q., Director, Outcomes Measurement and Improvement and Karl Saake, M.P.H., Senior Clinical Data Analyst, Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO

Prevention of Urinary Track Infections (UTI)
Tami Strand, Manager, Clinical and Operations Development, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO

10:50 am
12:00 pm
Free Time
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Lunch
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
1:00 pm
1:50 pm
The MUPIT Show - A Process for Ensuring Safe and Effective Administration of Continuous Heparin Infusions
Jane Dresselhaus, R.N. M.S.N., PI Coordinator, Bon Secours, Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, VA
Resident Physicians Linked With Care Management / Evidenced Based Medicine
Paul P. Antonecchia, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., Medical Director, Informatics, St. Vincent Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
1:50 pm
2:00 pm
Break
2:00 pm
2:50 pm
Keynote: Shared Visions Pathways
Dr. Russell Massaro, Executive V.P., Accreditation Operations, JCAHO
2:50 pm
3:00 pm
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Concurrent Care Management
Quality Improvement
3:00 pm
3:50 pm
Heart Failure a Collaborative Performance Improvement Project
Kristina Arrington Cherry, R.N., D.S.N., C.C.R.N., A.P.R.N., Director of Cardiovascular Services, Brookwood Hospital, Birmingham, AL

Redesigning the Care Management Process
Howard Grant, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Temple University Health System
and Steve Carson, Associate Vice President for Care Management, Temply University Health System

Improving ED Throughput
Simon Samaha, M.D., Acting Chief Operating Officer and Ralph Dean, Former Executive Chief Officer, Cooper Health System, Camden, NJ

3:50 pm
4:00 pm
Break
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Client Awards Presentation
CareScience Executives
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
Free Time
7:00 pm
Free Night

Wednesday, October 1
7:00 am
8:50 am
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am
9:50 am
Improving Clinical Performance and Patient Safety:
The Role of Risk Management as a Key Component of Care Management Strategy and Function

Moderator: Bryan Bushick, M.D., M.B.A., Senior Vice President, Business Development, CareScience
Panelists: Edwin Trautman, Ph.D, President Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions,
Robert Hansom, Director of Loss Prevention, Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions, and Dave Rorison, M.D., Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, University of Maryland Medical Center
8:50 am
9:00 am
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
9:00 am
9:50 am
Improving Outcomes in Community Acquired Pneumonia Patients
Mark Johnson, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Terri-Anne Bone, R.N., B.S.N.,
Quality Management Coordinator,
Sisters of Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Improving Length of Stay Using Select Practice™ Benchmarking
Bernard J. Emkes, M. D., Medical Director, Managed Care and Carol Fridlin, B.S., R.N., C.P.H.Q., Manager, Quality Management, St. Vincent Hospital & Health Services, Indianapolis, IN
9:50 am
10:00 am
Break
10:00 am
10:50 am
Key Note: Trends in Healthcare Quality: Purchaser Influence
Suzanne Delbanco, Ph.D., Executive Director, Leapfrog Group
10:50 am
11:00 am
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
11:00 am
11:50 am
Measuring the Effectiveness of a Blood Transfusion Guideline Changing Blood Transfusion Practices at St. John’s Hospital
Alexander Hover, M.D., F.A.C.P., Medical Director of Quality Resources, Sisters of Mercy - St John’s Health System, Springfield, MO
Ascension Health Heart Failure Collaborative
John Garbo, M.A., C.P.H.Q., Director, Outcomes Measurement and Improvement
JoAnn Webster, M.B.A., Senior Director, Strategic Resources Team, Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO
Carolyn Richardson, R.N., M.B.A., Clinical Consultant, CareScience
11:50 am
12:25 pm
Lunch Served
12:25 pm
1:15 pm
Lunch Key Note:
Barbara Paul, M.D., Director of the Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1:15 am
1:30 pm
Break and Dessert Served
1:30 pm
2:20 pm
Lunch Closing Key Note: National Health Infrastructure
J. Marc Overhage, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine,
Senior Scientist, Regesnstrief Institute, Indiana School of Medicine
2:20 pm
2:30 pm
Break
 
Quality Improvement
Leadership & Strategy
Concurrent Care Management
2:30 pm
3:20 pm
Surgical Site Infection Performance Improvement Collaborative
Camille Filoromo R.N., Ph.D., Surgical Services Outcomes Manager, Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Leadership Lessons: Creating a Climate for Clinical Improvement
Catherine Dimou, M.D., Medical Director, Rush Health Associates, Chicago, IL

Clinical Data Sharing: The Santa Barbara Project and Other National Initiatives
Nicholas Augustinos, M.B.A., Vice President of Market Development, CareScience
and Lori Evans, M.P.H., M.P.P., Director of Care Data Exchange Services

3:20 pm
3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Closing Statement
Ronald Paulus, M.D., M.B.A., President & CEO, CareScience

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