Third Annual Western Region
Flex Conference

Capacities, Solutions, Results

June 8-10, 2005

Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort

Phoenix, Arizona

(Presentations are linked to each title. Requires PowerPoint.)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Opportunities in the Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
John Packham, Ph.D., Director, Flex Program, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, and John Sheehan, CPA, Partner, BKD Health Care Group, St. Louis, Missouri

Health Budget: A Tool to Expand Rural Health Services

Gerald A. Doeksen, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Thursday, June 9, 2005

Shaping the Future Rural Health Agenda: Report from ORHP/HRSA

Marcia Brand, Ph.D., Director, HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy, Rockville, Maryland

The Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Focus on Quality

Emily Jane Costich, MPH, Lead Medicare Policy Analyst, HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy, Rockville, Maryland

The Contribution of State Flex Programs to New Age Health Care
Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., Director, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

Interpreting and Implementing Rules Impacting CAHs

Michelle Griffin, MSN, JD, Nurse Consultant, Region IX, CMS, San Francisco, California

Making a Difference, Part One: Success in Your Organization and Community
Toby Freier, MBA, CHFP, CHE, Chief Financial Officer, Tomah Memorial Hospital, Tomah, Wisconsin

Making a Difference, Part Two: Success in Your Organization and Community
Daniel Reiner, FACHE, CEO, Mille Lacs Health System, Onamia, Minnesota

Health Care Quality for Rural America: Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine Report

Ira Moscovice, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Rural Health Research Center, University of Minnesota

CAH Medicare Reimbursement: Current Issues and Strategies

John Sheehan, CPA, Partner, BKD Health Care Group, St. Louis, Missouri

CAHs, the Capital Markets and the Construction Loan Underwriting Process
Alan P. Richman, MBA, President & CEO, InnoVative Capital, Springfield, Pennsylvania

Friday, June 10

Sustainability Through a Creative, Entreprenurial Mindset
Mark Dubow, MBA, Vice President,The Camden Group, El Segundo, California

Current Rural EMS Challenges
Kevin K. McGinnis, MPS, EMT-P, Program Advisor, National Association of State EMS Directors, Hallowell, Maine

Governing Boards — Boon or Bane
Robert F. Jex, RN, MHA, FACHE, Consultant, Utah Department of Health, Tremonton, Utah

Sponsored by Rural Hospital Flexibility Program

with funding from the Office of Rural Health Policy

• Alaska State Office of Rural Health, Department of Health and Social Services
• Arizona Rural Health Office, UA Zuckerman College of Public Health
• Hawaii Office of Rural Health, Hawaii Department of Health
• Nevada Office of Rural Health, University of Nevada School of Medicine
• New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
• Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
• Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs
• Utah Department of Health, Office of Primary Care, Rural and Ethnic Health Systems
• Wyoming Office of Rural Health, Wyoming Department of Health