Henry Chao, Retired CIO & CTO at Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services, Headlines 2016 Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly

Posted on September 22, 2016 by milladmin

NEW YORK, September 22^nd, 2016 – The Millennium Alliance is incredibly honored to have Henry Chao, Retired CIO & CTO at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as the gala dinner keynote speaker at our upcoming Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly taking place on December 7^–8, 2016 at The Biltmore Hotel in Miami, FL

Mr. Chao has over 20 years of experience as a Federal government Senior Executive leading national scale implementations of complex healthcare programs. Over the course of his esteemed career in public service formulating strategies and directing the implementation of major programs, Mr. Chao led innovative solution development efforts and delivered technical capabilities for national and state level healthcare initiatives. Mr. Chao fully embraced the role of change agent and effectively managed all facets of product and systems lifecycle to meet go-to-market strategies.

As a Chief Technology Officer he established technical standards and reference architectures for the Medicare and Medicaid programs to promote greater efficiency and responsiveness to key healthcare business processes. As a CIO Mr. Chao optimized secure and efficient data sharing across Federal and State Programs through implementation of a data services hub and built from ground up, a major IT organization to support the Insurance Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act supporting one of the most significant program implementation challenges in the history of healthcare in the US. As a recognized and trusted leader he forged strategic relationships and formed coalitions with government and commercial organizations across the healthcare ecosystem to achieve common policy and business objectives.

ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE PAYERS TRANSFORMATION ASSEMBLY

The Millennium Alliance and its Peer to Peer division is pleased to announce their biannual Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly taking place on December 7th – December 8th, 2016 at The Biltmore Hotel in Miami, FL. This program has been designed for all of our partners, affiliates, and members to once again gather in our unique format to develop new relationships, collaborate with like-minded peers, and learn cutting edge intelligence to take back home and help tackle the biggest business issues of today.

The Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly will bring together North America’s most prominent IT and business leaders from the Health Insurance Industry. As we settle into the ACA era, health insurance carriers will need to become more retail-focused as they respond to consumer demand for greater price transparency and cost savings. Businesses must address rapid innovation and competition from non-traditional players, but above all, they must respond to empowered consumers as customer-centric transformation sweeps healthcare. We will be discussing these items in addition to the recent push for new technology services to accompany the demands the ACA will bring.

This premier gathering will address the most important technology/business priorities of 2017 and identify new opportunities to lead a healthcare transformation. Through a cutting edge program designed by the industry, for the industry, we will provide the freshest and most up-to-date insight that will help move your organization to the next level. A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, educational workshops and networking sessions will offer industry-specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains its competitive advantage.

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Dr. Vindell Washington to Deliver Keynote Address at the Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly

Posted on July 7, 2016 by milladmin

Dr. Vindell Washington to Deliver Upcoming Keynote Address

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Headlines the October 2016 Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly!

NEW YORK, July 7, 2016 – The Millennium Alliance is incredibly honored to have Dr. Vindell Washington National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as the gala dinner keynote speaker at the Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly taking place on October 17th-18th, 2016 at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island in Fernandina Beach, FL. You won’t want to miss what he has to say! ‪

The Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly brings together North America’s most prominent IT and business leaders from Major Health Systems. As we settle into the ACA era, Health Systems will need to become more retail-focused as they respond to consumer demand for greater price transparency and cost savings. Businesses must address rapid innovation and competition from non-traditional players, but above all, they must respond to empowered consumers as customer-centric transformation sweeps healthcare. We will be discussing these items in addition to the recent push for new technology services to accompany the demands the ACA will bring.

About Dr. Vindell Washington

Dr. Vindell Washington is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and provides high-level executive direction and leadership for ONC programs, operations, and policies and advances key Administration initiatives, such as delivery system reform, the Precision Medicine Initiative, and implementation of the Interoperability Roadmap.

Prior to joining ONC, Dr. Washington served as the President of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) Medical Group and as the health system’s Chief Medical Information Officer. The FMOL Health System is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has five acute care hospitals and affiliated facilities located throughout Louisiana provide care to 40% of the state’s population.

Dr. Washington’s primary responsibility was to develop and execute ambulatory strategies for the health system with a focus on transforming ambulatory care delivery models. In this role, he led over 500 physicians, advanced practitioners and 1,400 employees in more than 70 care locations throughout Louisiana. Additionally, his responsibilities included quality and process improvement.

He was also the senior accountable executive for information technology for FMOLHS. During his tenure, the health system has been an early adopter of technology including solutions including the integration of medical device information into the electronic health record and the widespread deployment of clinical decision support within the provider documentation workflow. FMOLHS has been recognized as an Information Week Top 500 Company and the institution’s help desk has won the Help Desk Institute best in class award.

Before joining FMOLHS, Dr. Washington served as CEO of Piedmont Healthcare Management Group (PHMG) in Charlotte, North Carolina where he led the development efforts of coding and billing process technologies. PHMG was sold to Anodyne Health, which in turn was acquired by AthenaHealth. Before PHMG, he was president and CEO of Piedmont Emergency Medicine Associates, also located in Charlotte, NC, where he led a 70 provider hospitalist medicine and emergency medicine group.

Dr. Washington received a Bachelor of Science from Pennsylvania State University and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Virginia. He earned his Master of Science in Healthcare Management from the Harvard University School of Public Health. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

www.healthit.gov | @VindellW | LinkedIn

About the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. ONC is organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ONC is the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. The position of National Coordinator was created in 2004, through an Executive Order, and legislatively mandated in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009.

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Governor Benjamin Nelson Former Senator of Nebraska Headlines 2016 Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly!

Posted on March 3, 2016 by milladmin

Governor Benjamin Nelson Former Senator of Nebraska Headlines 2016 Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly!

NEW YORK, March 3^rd, 2016 – The Millennium Alliance is incredibly honored to have Former Senator of Nebraska Governor Benjamin Nelson as the gala dinner keynote speaker at our Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly taking place on April 19-21 2016, at the Four Seasons Hotel Houston, TX. You won’t want to miss what he has to say! ‪

The Healthcare Payers Transformation Assembly brings together North America’s most prominent healthcare insurance technology and business leaders. As we settle into the ACA era, health systems and insurance carriers will need to become more retail-focused as they respond to consumer demand for greater price transparency and cost savings. Businesses must address rapid innovation and competition from non-traditional players, but above all they must respond to empowered consumers as customer-centric transformation sweeps healthcare. We will be discussing these items in addition to the recent push for new technology services to accompany the demands the ACA will bring.

This premier gathering will address the most important technology and business priorities of 2016 and identify new opportunities to lead healthcare transformation. Through a cutting edge program designed by the industry for the industry, we will provide the freshest and most up-to-date insight that will help move your organization to the next level. A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, educational workshops and networking sessions will offer industry specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains competitive advantage

About Governor Benjamin Nelson

Senator Ben Nelson became the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on January 18, 2013. He was selected based on his unique combination of executive, legislative and regulatory experience. Senator Nelson was elected to the Senate in 2000. After his first term, he was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2006. He announced his retirement in late 2011 and did not seek a third term in 2012.

Serving on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Nelson’s priorities began with the drought that had plagued the U.S. for the eight years prior to his election. He worked to make disaster relief a part of the budget, so producers did not repeatedly turn to emergency measures to receive help. Senator Nelson’s work on the 2008 Farm Bill brought together his fiscal conservatism and commitment to American farmers.

He was also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Working with Republicans and Democrats, Senator Nelson forged agreements between the Bush Administration and the Senate on tax cuts, Medicare reform, and homeland security. During the first term of the Obama Administration, he co-founded a bipartisan “Jobs Squad” of senators that cut $108 billion in spending from an economic recovery plan that ultimately became law. In the months following 9/11, Senator Nelson was instrumental in gaining passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), which provided a “backstop” for catastrophic insurance losses resulting from acts of terrorism. Senator Nelson has co-sponsored legislation which would establish a trust fund to pay future claims of those who become ill as a result of exposure to asbestos. The fund would be financed by contributions from companies which are or may be liable for the exposure and as well as their insurance carriers.

Earlier in his career, Senator Nelson was Governor of Nebraska. As governor, he pledged to bridge the gap between rural and urban areas to move forward as “One Nebraska” and to create a “more efficient and effective state government.” In 1994, Governor Nelson was the first Nebraska Governor to be elected to a second term in two decades.

His record of balancing Nebraska’s budget as governor was an asset as he worked to reduce federal spending in a way that was effective and fair. He led the state to eight straight balanced budgets and record balances in Nebraska’s General Fund. Under his leadership, Nebraska moved to the forefront of ethanol production, increasing production from 15 million gallons in 1990 to more than 300 million gallons by the time he left office in 1999.

Senator Nelson started his career in insurance law. He served as CEO of the Central National Insurance Group, as Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and as Director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance.

Senator Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree in 1963, a master’s degree in 1965 and a law degree from the University of Nebraska in 1970.

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George Washington Public Health: Top Healthcare Conferences to Attend in 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by milladmin

George Washington University names the Healthcare Providers Transformation Assembly to list of Top Best Healthcare Conferences to Attend in 2016!

Changing regulations, advances in technology, new care models, consolidations and the pressure to reduce costs are just a few of the challenges health administration professionals manage on a daily basis — which is why the 2016 healthcare conference circuit is dominated by topics related to these challenges. Attending a healthcare conference not only provides valuable networking opportunities, but it can also be an effective strategy to access needed resources and learn from experts in the field. With so many conferences offered, however, it can be difficult to know which ones to attend. To help, MHA@GW has compiled a list of 24 healthcare conferences that health administration professionals should consider attending in 2016. Use our interactive map to determine which ones are happening in your area.

Originally published on mha.gwu.edu

Healthcare IT Assembly Keynote Speaker, Doug Goldstein

Posted on August 16, 2015 by milladmin

NEW YORK, August 14, 2015 – The Millennium Alliance is pleased to announce that Doug Goldstein – Innovator, Entrepreneur, eFuturist & co-host at Health Innovation Media – will deliver the opening keynote address at the bi-annual Healthcare IT Transformation Assembly taking place October 25–27, 2015 at the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami, FL.

The Healthcare IT Transformation Assembly brings together North America’s most prominent health system technology business leaders who will address the most important technology and business priorities of 2016 and identify new opportunities to lead healthcare transformation. Through a cutting edge program designed by the industry for the industry, we will provide the freshest and most up-to-date insight that will help move your organization to the next level. A series of executive education roundtables, keynote presentations, educational workshops and networking sessions will offer industry specific topics and trends to ensure your company sustains competitive advantage.

ABOUT DOUG GOLDSTEIN

Doug is a dynamic and insightful leader driving innovative, accelerated growth & performance. Doug is on the forefront of transformation in fitness, healthcare & life sciences as a speaker & consultant. His expertise includes media, development, strategy, marketing, & solution creation. Recent efforts have focused on News Reporting for Health Innovation Media, Virtual Health & “Sticky Engagement” through Mobile + Social Media + Gamification + Behavioral Economics+Big Data Analytics.

Doug has specialized expertise in quality & care coordination through HIE, EHR, PHRs, advanced clinical decision support, big data and open solutions. “Medical Informatics 20/20 – Quality & EHRs through Collaboration, Open Solutions and Innovation” is one of 11 books. He applies his knowledge, experience and relationships in the public and private sector for improved performance to achieve quality, population health management and improved health status.

Doug has developed solutions to improve health & performance for health care, consumer products & life science leaders. Through insight, integration & innovation, solutions are developed that leverage human ingenuity and emerging technologies including – mobile, cloud, social media, gamification, big data, behavioral economics & productive entertainment for superior health.

Recent clients have included: Wolters Kluwer Clinical Solutions Innovation Lab, Ascension Innovation Accelerator, LifeWIRE, Social & Scientific Systems, Elsevier, PatientPoint, Hycor Biomedical, BonSecours Health System, Veterans Administration, IMS Health (Diversinet), Open Health News, Healthgrades, EdLogics, Merck’s Vree Health & others. He brings dynamic insight to Health Innovation Media’s coverage of the latest news in health tech.

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