This seminar provides a fundamental educational experience for people who are just starting in the healthcare industry or for those who wish to expand their knowledge across more financial management functions.
At this seminar participants will: Gain an introductory understanding of fiscal management fundamentals and strategies.
Agenda
08:00–08:30 Registration and Networking
08:30–08:45 Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Introduction to the HFMA Northeastern NY Chapter, Karen Richards, President, HFMA Northeastern NY Chapter
08:45–09:30 Budgeting and Forecasting, Brenda Bascue, Budget Manager, Ellis Medicine
-Discuss the importance of building relationships
-Define key components
-Fixed vs. Variable
09:30–10:00 HIPAA, Amy LaGrange, Practice Administrator, Ellis Medicine
-History of HIPAA
-Impact on healthcare
10:00–10:15 Networking Break
10:15–11:15 Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance, Jim Gavin, Participating Professor, Clarkson University
-Basics of reading a hospital/health system financial report
-Use of Common Size Analysis to compare hospitals/systems of varying sizes
-Developing & using financial ratios from statements
11:15–12:15 Revenue Cycle Management, Stewart Presser, VP Health Finance & VP Membership Services, Greater New York Hospital Association
-Overview of healthcare revenue cycle structure
-Who Are The Key Players
-Internal and external forces affecting revenue cycle
12:15–01:15 Luncheon and Networking
01:15–02:15 Tapping Into Your Creative Genius, Jade Litchfield, Project Manager – EMG, Ellis Medicine
-Skills to inspire personal growth and innovate change
-Techniques to generate new ideas
-Ability to think more quickly and with greater versatility
02:15–03:15 Healthcare Compliance, Colleen Susko, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Glens Falls Hospital
-Describe the structure of a compliance program
-Identify and evaluate billing and coding risk areas
03:15–04:00 Day in the Life of a CFO, Mitchell Amado, III, Chief Financial Officer, Glens Falls Hospital
-Open question and answer of insight
*Attention Non-Members: For $218 you can purchase the meeting and HFMA membership through May 2017. This is a special limited-time reduced rate. Contact Alyson West, awest@meddatsys.com, for full details.
HFMA, Northeastern NY Chapter would like to thank our 2016-2017 Corporate Sponsors:
Gold: Bill Dunbar and Associates, KeyBank, Navigant Cymetrix, Overton, Russell, Doerr,and Donovan, LLP, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, Cardon Outreach
Silver: Nuance and Salucro
Bronze: MDS, Union Graduate College, PNC, Bluemark, and The Edison Club
