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2010 Cancer Center Business Summit
The Impact of Health Reform on Oncology
October 7 & 8, 2010
The Palmer House Hilton

 

Program Agenda
(as of August 30, 2010, subject to change)
 
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time Event
5:00 p.m. Registration
   
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Time

Event
7:00 a.m. - 7:50 a.m. Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Michael L. Blau, J.D., Chair, Health Care Venture Practice, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
8:15 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
 
Original Research Results
Summit Survey Results

Ronald Barkley, M.S., J.D., Executive Director, US Oncology
Teri U. Guidi, MBA, FAAMA, President & CEO, The Oncology Business Institute
Results of the National Practice Benchmark, 2010 Report
Elaine L. Towle, CMPE, Director, Consulting Services, Oncology Metrics, a division of Altos Solutions
Oncology Roundtable Results
Allison Cuff Shimooka, Practice Manager, Oncology Roundtable, The Advisory Board Company
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Networking Break
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Washington Update: Medical Oncology Perspective
Barbara L. McAneny, M.D., Chief Executive Officer,
New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants
Washington Update: Radiation Oncology Perspective
David C. Beyer, M.D., Chair, Health Policy Council ASTRO
Arizona Oncology Services
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Networking Break
11:20 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Payor Panel
Moderator:
Bruce Cutter, M.D., MMM
Panelists:

Kathleen G. Lokay, President, Via Oncology
John E. Hennessy, Executive Director, Kansas City Cancer Center
Lesli Lord, Executive Director, Oncology Physician Resources, PLLC, Physician Resource Management, Inc.
Marcus Neubauer, M.D., Kansas City Cancer Center
Anne Rice Grannis, Director, Network Contracting; Oncology Line of Services, UnitedHealthcare
Barry Russo, Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Networking Luncheon
Presentation of the annual Foley & Lardner LLP Cancer Center Innovator Award

Keynote: A Washington Insider’s View on Health Reform
Mark McClellan, M.D., PH.D., Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform and Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair, Health Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution and Former CMS Administrator

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. SUCCESSFUL MODELS FOR AFFILIATING WITH HOSPITALS FOR COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE
 
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. New Models of Provider Integration: ACOs and Payment Bundles
John M. Bertko, F.S.A., M.A.A.A., Visiting Scholar, The Brookings Institution and adjunct staff at RAND.
Brett M. Hickman, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Matt Brow, Vice President, Corporate Communication, Government Relations and Public Policy, US Oncology
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Networking Break
3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Hospital Affiliation Models that Preserve Private Practice
Michael L. Blau, J.D., Chair, Health Care Venture Practice,
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Kelley D. Simpson, Senior Partner, Oncology Solutions, LLC
4:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Case Studies and Reactor Panel:
Case Study #1: Memorial Hospital at Gulfport and The Medical Oncology Group, P.A.
Kent Nicaud, Vice President, Physician Administrative Services, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
Martin Shenk, Chief Operating Officer, The Medical Oncology Group, P.A.

Case Study #2: Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN
Patrick Board, Chief Executive Officer, Associated Physicians & Surgeons Clinic

Case Study Reactor Panel:
Roy Beveridge, M.D., Executive Vice President & Medical Director, US Oncology
Michael Borton, Practice Manager and Chief Operating Officer, Hematology Oncology Patient Enterprise (H.O.P.E.)
John V. Cox, D.O., Texas Oncology, Past Chair, ASCO Clinical Practice Committee
William Jordan, D.O., Founder, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Paul O'Dea, Chief Operating Officer, Aptium Oncology

  Day One Summary and Wrap-Up
Immediately Following Networking Reception
   
Friday, October 8, 2010
Time Event  
7:00 a.m. - 7:50 a.m. Sunrise Session
Oncology Legal Update

C. Frederick Geilfuss II, J.D., Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Robert D. Sevell, J.D., Co-Chair, Health Information Group, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Judith Waltz, J.D., Co-Chair, Life Sciences Industry Team, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
 

Track A

Track B

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Practice Consolidations: SuperGroups and
Multi-Specialty Integration

Michael L. Blau, J.D., Chair, Health Care Venture Practice, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Bruce Cutter, M.D., MMM
Leonard Kalman, M.D., Advanced Medical Specialists
Multi-Disciplinary Care Case Studies: Lessons Learned
Mark Krasna, M.D., Medical Director, The Cancer Institute, St. Joseph Medical Center
Barbara L. McAneny, M.D., Chief Executive Officer,
New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants Ltd.
Rhonda S. Mealor, Senior Managing Partner, Oncology Solutions, LLC
 

 

 

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Aligning Oncologist-Hospital Interests through
Co-Management Arrangements

Michael L. Blau, J.D., Chair, Health Care Venture Practice, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Daryl P. Johnson, MAcc, AVA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.

The Business Case for Quality and Efficiency: Will Payors By It?
Thomas R. Barr, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Oncology Metrics, a division of Altos Solutions
John E. Hennessy, Executive Director, Kansas City Cancer Care

 

 

 

10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Trends in Compensating Oncologists in Hospitals and Groups
Ronald Barkley, M.S., J.D., Executive Director, US Oncology
Teri U. Guidi, MBA, FAAMA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oncology Management Consulting Group
Jessica Turgon, Senior Manager, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.

Health Reform and Oncology EMR Investment: Leveraging Information Technology and Meaningful Use
Moderator: John V. Cox, D.O., Past Chair, Member of ASCO’s EHR Workgroup; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Oncology Practice
Warren M. Dodge, President, Altos Solutions
William M. Herman, Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence & Product Development, US Oncology
Ken Hotz, Ph.D.
Senior Product Manager
Varian Oncology
Palo Alto, California

 

 

 

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Oncology Benefit Management by Payers: Who and How, and What Practices Can Do
Dawn Holcombe MBA, FACMPE, ACHE, DGH Consulting; Connecticut Oncology Association
Specialty Pharmacy "Brown Bagging" Mandates: Is It Coming to a Payor Near You?
Burt Zweigenhaft, Chief Executive Officer, OncoMed The Oncology Pharmacy
Michael J. Anderson, M.D., President, Commonwealth Hematology- Oncology
 

 

 

12:00 p.m. Summit Adjourns