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The CAH CFO-Administrator Forum    

Our goal is to help CFO’s, CEO’s and financial administrators of Critical Access Hospitals around America connect and work with one another. We believe that by sharing knowledge and ideas, we can create a strong network of small hospitals providing essential care in rural America.

         

Hold the Date


December 8, 2021; 11:00 AM CT

Join experts, Brant Couch, CEO, and Scott Pruzan, Managed Care & Direct Contracting, from HealthSure as they share their experiences helping CAH leaders realize direct contracting opportunities with regional employers and tertiary hospitals. The results are new income sources, improved cost control and a significant contribution to your bottom line. Moderated by Chris Ekrem, Forum Organizer and Former CAH CEO, this forum, New Ways to Win Big with Direct to Employer Contracting will help you learn:

  • The fundamental elements of successful direct contracting
  • A simple approach to determining what will work best for your hospital
  • The do’s and don’ts of ongoing contract management

For an invite, click here, or fill out the form to Join Us.

Brant Couch  

CEO, HealthSure

Scott Pruzan  

Managed Care & Direct Contracting, HealthSure

Chris Ekrem  

Forum Moderator and Former CAH CEO

 


About the CAH CFO-Administrator Forum

  • Open to CFOs or financially-oriented Administrators of CAHs
  • Members meet via focused, virtual events with no annual subscription fee

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Past Events

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OCT		   Regulatory Insights: Executing CAH Physician JVs and Other Legal Developments
Colin Luke | Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP and Fletcher Brown | Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
 
19
AUG		   CAH RCM Bootcamp
CFOs and CEOs of CAHs in SC, NC, GA, FL, and TN came together on August 19 at our RCM Bootcamp. The group discussed the top five revenue key performance indicators that every CEO and CFO must know. The group went beyond the basics to explore how revenue cycle outcomes impact the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
Chris Ekrem, FACHE | Forum Moderator and Former CAH CEO, and Darya Khripkova | Forum Moderator and CAH RCM Expert		  
 
9
JUL		   Generating New Revenue Streams: Growing Your Top Line to Grow Your Bottom Line, Keep Your Patients Local with Tele-nephrology, and Optimizing Rehabilitation Revenue in CAHs
Mark Buckley, DPT | VP of Clinical Operations, Mid South Rehabilitation, Ron Kubit | CEO, TeleNeph, LLC and Robert Thorn, MBA, FACHE | Director, Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
 
14
MAY		   Improving RHC Payments: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Kristin D. Baquero, CPA | Director, CLA and Dan Larsen, CPA | Principal, CLA
 
12
MAR		   CAH Cost Report Strategies
Laura Gillenwater, CPA | Senior Manager, HORNE LLP
 
4
DEC		   How Can We Keep What We Already Have?CARES Act Funds, Reporting & Audits
Richard S. Reid, MPA, FHFMA, CPA | President and CEO, The Rybar Group
 
25
SEP		   Hospital Charges and the Price Transparency Initiative
Kathy Dean, CPMA, COC, CPC-P, CCS-P | VP of Outpatient Services & Chargemaster Analyst, Administrative Consultant Service, LLC
 
14
AUG		   Treat the Disease: Using Theory of Constraints in Rural Healthcare
Michael Curtis, MBA, LNHA | Chief Administrative Officer, McKenzie County Healthcare Systems

 

CAH CFO-Administrator Forum Members

Michael A. Hill

Forum Moderator

Darya Khripkova

Forum Moderator

David Usher

CFO, Edwards County Hospital & Healthcare Center

Michael Curtis

Interim Administrator, Essentia Health

Greg Porter

CFO, Rio Grande Hospital

Jenee L. Seibert

CFO, Fulton County Health Center

Dale Semar

CFO, Crockett Medical Center

Chris Ekrem

Forum Moderator and Former CAH CEO