Burning Platform: What’s on Fire Now?

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An Exclusive Invitation from HFMA, UPMC, and GHX

Registration is Free


When:
Thursday, November 5, 2009
9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Where:
Center for Connected Medicine
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
U.S. Steel Tower, 60th Floor
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Who:

Hospital Chief Financial Officers, Vice President of Finance, Assistant/Associate VP, Controllers

Description:
The purpose of this event will be to examine strategic implications of current and future healthcare finance issues, identify operational challenges, and introduce value solutions. This forum will provide a best-in-class illustration of the AP invoice processing solution and allow each attendee to understand how they can achieve performance improvement for their respective institutions and create execution plans. The CPE credited onsite tour and briefing will include didactic presentations, group discussions and the opportunity to see and use solutions in a large, operational healthcare provider environment.

Objectives:

  • Identifying operational challenges in healthcare finance
  • Exploring solutions to resolve operational challenges
  • Introduce new optimization solutions and their value proposition
  • Tour the Center for Connected Medicine at a “best in class” healthcare facility (UPMC)
  • Provide opportunities for discussion and sharing of best practices


Agenda

9:00 - 9:30
Continental breakfast, networking

9:30 - 10:15 
Welcome, introductions, and event overview
Todd Nelson
Technical Director
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

10:15- 10:45
Cost-Cutting Strategies Through Automation: Best Practices from a $8b IDN

  • Automated order dispatch (sending PO’s to suppliers with no Buyer touch)
  • eCommerce (using EDI for electronic document exchange with supplier – PO’s, Order  Acknowledgements, Invoices)
  • Paper to electronic invoice conversion
  • Automated REQ to PO conversion
  • eMarketplace

Robert DeMichiei, CFO, UPMC
James Szilagy, Chief Supply Chain Officer, UPMC    
   
10:45 - 11:00
Break

11:00 - 11:30
Invoice automation as a scalable solution
Janice Polo, Controller, Baycare

11:30 - 12:00
TBD

12:00 - 12:15
Q & A
Todd Nelson, HFMA
Robert DeMichiei, UPMC
Janice Polo, Baycare

12:15 - 1:00
Lunch 

1:00 - 2:00
Break outs:  Impact of automation, value, digging deeper into burning issues
Todd Nelson, facilitator 

2:00 - 2:45
Facility tour
UPMC’s Center for Connected Medicine on the 60th floor

2:45 - 3:00
Break 

3:00 - 4:00
Break outs: Identify solutions to burning issues; go-forward plan
Todd Nelson, facilitator
    
4:00  - 4:15
Closing
Todd Nelson

5:30
Cocktail reception

6:30
Dinner 

CPE
Credits 5 hours NASBA –approved CPE

Featured Hotel

Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh
107 6th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 562-1200

Get one FREE night's stay at the Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh
if you register by October 30!
To qualify, please call (708) 492-3338

Local Airport

The UPMC Facility and hotel is approximately a 25 minute drive from
Pittsburgh International Airport.

 
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