2009 Conference Presentations
2009 Conference Presentations will be posted below as they are available. The presentations will be available for public access until the end of April.
Monday, April 20, 2009
10:30 AM Introduction by Keith Williams, Co-Chair, 2009 Conference
Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Health Networks in 2009 (pptx)
Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural Health Policy1:30 PM Plenary Presentation: Introducing the Health Workforce Information Center (ppt: part 1) Health Workforce Information Center Walkthrough: Part 2 (ppt: part 2)
Laura Trude, HWIC Information Specialist
3:00 PM Sunflower Health Network’s Strategic Planning Process: A Focused Journey into the Future (ppt) SHN Prioritization Matrix 2008 (xls); SHN Action Plan (doc); 2008 Summary Report (doc)
Heather Fuller, Executive Director, Sunflower Health Network, Salina, KS
South Carolina's Health Networks: What are they doing?
Northeastern Rural Health Network (ppt)
Coastal Plains Rural Health Network (ppt)
Upper Midlands Rural Health Network (ppt)
Low Country Health Network (ppt)
Lakelands Rural Health Network (ppt)3:00 PM Strategies for Successful Sharing with NCHN Members: Discussion with Business Partners
Success Stories (doc)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
9:00 AM Federal Legislation & Initiatives CMS Initiatives
Dr. Renard Murray, Acting Regional Administrator, CMS Atlanta Regional Office
10:45 AM The National Healthcare Reform Agenda & the Impact on Health Networks (ppt)
Larry Leaming, DHA, FACHE, President, Institute for Rural Health Leadership Western Healthcare Alliance, CO and Terry Hill, MPA, Executive Director Rural Health Resource Center, MN
1:15 PM Lean Process Improvement for Health Care Organizations and Networks (pptx)
Terry J. Hill, Executive Director, Rural Health Resource Center
1:15 PM Doing More with Less: Big Brain and Other Innovations (pptx)
Mary Kay Chess, Ph.D., Health Future, LLC, OR
3:00 PM Balanced Scorecard Can Assist Networks in Achieving Excellence (ppt)
Tami Lichtenberg, Rural Health Resource Center
3:00 PM Beyond Price/ Supply Chain Management (ppt)
Jim Oliver, President & CEO, Yankee Alliance, MA
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
9:15 AM A Study of Critical Success Factors for Regional Health Alliances (ppt)
Dissertation (pdf)
Colin O’Sullivan, DHA, CEO Regency Hospital of Meridian
10:30 AM The Healthcare Industry: National Outlook, Summary of Rural Healthcare Trends and Implications of the Trends on Rural Hospitals (ppt) (pdf version)
Scott W. Goodspeed, DHA, FACHE, Principal, Performance Management Institute
1:15 PM The Art of Executing Effective Meetings
Joann Ort, Ohio State Health Network & Rebecca J. Davis, Ph.D. NCHN
1:15 PM Creation of the Indiana Rural Health Network: Utilizing Data to Drive Performance and Create Alignment Between Indiana CAHs (pdf)
Cindy Large, Indiana Statewide Rural Health Network & Michael Topchik, Performance Management Institute (PMI)
3:00 PM How to Bullet Proof Your Policies & Procedures - Tips & Tools for Enhancing Compliance and Limiting Liability (ppt)
Jay Rush, Policy Technologies International, Inc.
3:00 PM Health Care Leadership: Creating Synergy at the Top (pdf)
David Hoffman, Wipfli