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A message from our President

EVENTS

August 9
Educational Roundtable
More change on the way! (Participant Only Event)

August 14
For the past 13 years, the SFHHA has how to translate all this data into a useable HIT Educational Event
held their healthcare summit in late May form that is accessible and useful;
or early June. Well, we are moving! The 2. The use of EHRs to improve communi- September 4
2020 Healthcare Summit will be on cation, aid in the analysis of “new evidence” 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Networking Event
February 12th and 13th at the Signature in delivering care, and, perhaps most impor-

Grand in Davie. Take a minute and save tant, assist in drawing in the patient into the
September 11
those dates! discussion about their care and care plan. We
4:00 - 6:30 pm
The theme for the 2020 Healthcare will also discuss whether EHRs are a help or
Provider Spotlight
Summit is “Consumerism in Healthcare.” a hindrance in delivering this engagement
We are in the process of soliciting speak- result; September 25
ers, both keynote and panelists, and your 3. Do consumers/patients seek value or do 12:00 - 2:00 pm
suggestions are appreciated. they create value? What we will be exploring Academic Talks
What I will call the “retailization of is whether the patient has a role in clinical
healthcare,” is the fact that healthcare research. The discussion will be whether the November 4
now joins a host of other sectors, like patient, through their involvement in clinical 27th Annual Golf Tournament
Lago Mar Country Club
financial services, where the ultimate research, will impact the direction or

result was better use of data, greater Jaime Caldwell research; and November 7
direct-to-consumer services and market- 4. A concept called “Shared Decision
4:00 - 6:30 pm
ing (reduced use of a middleman), and consumer/patient fac- Making.” This discussion is predicated on a model where cli-
Provider Spotlight
ing processes and programs … the consumer playing a larger nician and patient, analyzing more finitely focused data, can
role in the decision-making. have fuller and more involved discussions concerning care November 20
In a recent article in Health Affairs entitled, “The “New” options. 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Health Care Consumerism,” the authors define it as “people As you have read “health care it is a changin’” and we either Academic Talks
proactively using trustworthy, relevant information and appro- have to learn to change with it and grow, or not change and be
priate technology to make better-informed decisions about left on the side of the road. December 5
their health care options in the broadest sense, both within Do you have some ideas, suggestions about session topics or 5:30 – 8:30 pm
and outside the clinical setting.” speakers? We would like to hear from you, so, send me an e- Annual Meeting & Dinner
The speakers at the Summit will explore areas such as: mail at jcaldwell@sfhha.com and let’s chat about your sugges-
1. Transparency of data, data availability, data analytics, and tions and ideas.

2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SFHHA COMMITTEES

CHAIRMAN: David Wagner, Kindred South Florida Market CEO
VICE CHAIR: Mark Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
SECRETARY: William "Bill" Duquette, Chief Executive Officer, South Miami Hospital
TREASURER: Charles Felix, Publisher, South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Lincoln Mendez, Chief Executive Officer, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
AT-LARGE: Ben Riestra, Chief Administrative Officer, UHealth’s Lennar Foundation Medical Center
AT-LARGE: Joel Wherley, Chief Operating Officer, VITAS
AT-LARGE: Maria Currier, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP Education Committee
Doug Bartel, MBA Michael Gittelman Gino Santorio
Sr. Director of Business Development, Media Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer
and External Relations University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Broward Health Healthcare Finance and Management Committee
Florida Blue
Patricia Greenberg Jared Smith
Wael Barsoum, M.D. President Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer National Healthcare Associates Broward Health Coral Springs Health Information Technology Committee
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Brian Keeley Patrick Taylor, MD
Grisel Fernandez-Bravo President & CEO Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer Baptist Health South Florida Holy Cross Hospital Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Memorial Hospital Miramar
Ralph A. Marrinson, NHA, FACHA Steven Ullmann
Kevin Conn President Director
Regional Vice President of Operations Marrinson Group University of Miami Health Policy Membership Committee
Encompass Health Management
Charles Michelson
Darcy Davis Partner Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer Saltz Michelson Architects Medical Director for Palliative Care Quality and Patient Safety Committee
Health Care District of Palm Beach County and Bioethics
Aristides (Ardy) Pallin Baptist Health South Florida
Aurelio M. Fernandez III Chief Operating Officer
President & CEO Catholic Health Services Jonathan Watkins Safety and Security Committee
Memorial Healthcare System Chief Executive Officer
Michael Roffelson Broward Health Imperial Point
Chief Executive Officer,
Encompass Health – Sunrise

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