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Cover Story: SFHEF Case Competition Highlights Students’ Skill Sets

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internships, and ensures access to career over. “We are working on an initiative to
development services and mentoring pro- 2018 Case get hospitals to recognize the case compe-
grams. Students can also access a list of tition as an important part of a candidate’s
fellowship and residency programs and Competition Judges: profile,” said Ogunrinde. “Not only does it
other useful educational resources from require a large time commitment, but it
the American College of Health MARK DISSETTE, also showcases a student’s leadership skills
Executives’ (ACHE) national level. Senior Vice President & in healthcare, as well as their ability to
According to SFHEF Student Services Administrator, HealthPlex, address healthcare issues in a systematic
Chair Oyinkansola “Bukky” Ogunrinde, Holy Cross Hospital way. It also demonstrates their profession-
MHSA, CPMHP, the case competition is a alism in communication and relation-
rigorous undertaking. Schools are invited ELA C. LENA, CEO/COO, ships—that’s a useful skill set for today’s
to identify three- to five-member teams, Bethesda Hospital East, leaders in healthcare.”
who are then given a roughly 30-page case In order to provide more students with
study that focuses on the types of situa- Baptist Health South Florida the opportunity to become involved in the
tions hospitals may face. This year’s case Undergraduate: 1st Place, University of case competition, SFHEF recently formed
centered on the Mayo Clinic: 2020 SHKELZEN HOXHAJ, MD, Miami. (l-r) Gillian Sutherland, a 501c3 foundation. “There’s a lot of inter-
Initiative. CMO, Aditya Shah, Aleeza-Maria Vitale est and excitement from organizations to
“The case takes the students’ whole Jackson Memorial Hospital support the continuing education efforts
spring semester, so they have to juggle it ing fourth. First-place by a graduate team of SFHEF for both students and profes-
with schoolwork, which is very challeng- CHINWE OSUAGWU, was earned by Florida International sionals alike; creating the foundation
ing,” said Ogunrinde. “They spend this CEO & Leadership Coach, University, with Barry University taking offers a channel for organizations to con-
time connecting with liaisons, who help Trusted Teams second. Prizes ranged from $1,000 award- tribute to our professional development
to facilitate their requests and address ed to the first-place team to $50 per par- efforts,” explained Parker.
issues as they navigate the case, and with ticipant for the fourth-place team. “We’re really excited about how the case
mentors, who are professionals in the Participants are also recognized at the competition has evolved,” he added. “This
areas that the case addresses. The mentors answer session. SFHEF’s annual installation dinner, which year, we had a total of six teams between
provide direction and insight.” This year, undergraduate teams from is attended by approximately 200 health both undergraduate and graduate levels,
In April, each team of students gave a four schools participated, with the care executives, and are also written up in and we expect participation to grow sub-
20-minute presentation showcasing what University of Miami taking first place, the organization’s newsletter. stantially in the coming year.”
they learned about the case and giving Indian River State College taking second, Participating in the case competition
their recommendations. This was fol- Florida International University taking can benefit students long after the event is To learn more about SFHEF, visit
lowed by a 10-minute question and third, and Florida Atlantic University tak- www.sfhef.org or call (954) 964-1660.

Cover Story: From Hospital to Home: Elder Care Investments by 2020

Continued from page 1 cent of the population. possible for seniors to visit with family care services for people ages 55 and
Specific findings include: Their expectations are changing. In members across the country—or above through an interdisciplinary
• By 2020, healthcare organizations line with the move to value-based care, world—daily. They can get to appoint- provider team. Benefits include home
plan to invest most in home health (44 seniors are demanding their last years be ments on time and safely, without driv- care, hospital care, primary care, meals,
percent), palliative care (44 percent) and measured by quality of life rather than ing or relying on a family member. physical therapy, prescriptions, social
geriatric caretakers (39 percent) number of days. They want to spend And soon, self-driving cars will work counseling and transportation.
• Providers say home-based care (63 their last days outside of the hospital or empower them to be even more inde- PACE empowers seniors to remain as
percent), care coordination (58 percent) nursing home and in the comfort of their pendent. involved members of their communities.
and drug pricing (24 percent) present own homes. Its outcomes align with the value-based
the greatest opportunity for tech disrup- The future of elder care is rooted in Death of the nursing home? model: In New York state alone, the
tors to improve elder care empathy. The portion of providers planning to quality of health for PACE beneficiaries
• Technology will improve the quality invest in more traditional elder care is about twice as high as that of other
and safety of elder care most in the areas Tech’s role models is lower than home-based ones: managed long-term care participants.
of transportation coordination (97 per- Technologies like internet-connected outpatient rehab (12 percent), skilled What’s holding providers back from
cent), electronic or telemedicine capabil- door locks, smoke alarms, thermostats nursing facilities (12 percent), long-term adopting the elder care model of the
ities (93 percent), and wearables or con- and even at-home cameras enable family acute care centers (7 percent), continu- future? How can traditional providers
nected devices (89 percent). members of seniors to remotely care for ing care retirement communities (6 per- remain viable as tech blurs with health-
their loved ones while empowering them cent) and inpatient rehab (5 percent). care?
Seniors in the driver’s seat to remain autonomous for longer. The numbers make it clear.
U.S. providers have historically med- Telemedicine allows hospitals to provide The ‘traditional’ nursing home—one Steven Shill, Partner and National Leader,
icalized old age. Physicians have been follow-up care to seniors at more regular in which seniors are kept at a home and The BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence
hesitant to have uncomfortable conver- intervals in more convenient (and safe) receive 100 percent of care there—is on & Innovation, can be reached at
sations with their patients about realistic ways. the brink of extinction if it doesn’t (714) 668-7370 or sshill@bdo.com.
end-of-life care options that align with Technology also has the potential to evolve. Under consumer-centric elder Patrick Pilch, Managing Director and
their desired quality of life. mitigate the top two social determinants care, providers will need to adopt the National Leader, The BDO Center for
That tide is changing, helped in part of health that providers say are most cru- mindset that care is everywhere, not just Healthcare Excellence & Innovation, can
by recent moves by Medicare to reim- cial to improving elder care: familial sup- in the hospital or nursing home walls. be reached at (212) 885-8006 or
burse providers for these candid care port (63 percent) and access to trans- One example of a successful ‘care ppilch@bdo.com.
conversations. But the bigger driver is portation (44 percent). Innovations like everywhere’ model is Programs of All-
senior consumers themselves—which as connected devices, transportation coor- Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Our South Florida healthcare leaders are
of 2029 will make up more than 20 per- dination apps and virtual reality make it Although just 12 percent of providers ready to address your complex and unique
say they’re planning to invest in the needs:
more innovative model by 2020, it pro-
vides a good blueprint for the future of Alfredo Cepero, Managing Partner
elder care. (305) 420-8006 / acepero@bdo.com
Primarily through an adult day health
center, PACE provides preventive, pri- Angelo Pirozzi, Partner
mary, acute, behavioral and long-term (646) 520-2870 / apirozzi@bdo.com

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