Thursday, April 3

 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 

 Joint Leadership Council Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome & Introductions

Daniel Trajano, MD, Senior Medical Director of Quality Improvement & Chair, Quality Leadership Council

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Improving Quality

• Engaging Specialists in the QI Journey
• Scott Hines, MD, Department of Endocrinology, Co-Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Medical Specialty Division Leader, Crystal Run Healthcare
• Improving Quality Metrics in a cost and service conscious environment
• Leisa Hills, RN, MSN, Director Clinical Excellence, Community Physician Network

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Improving the Patient Experience

• Mercy Heart Failure Resource Center/Tele-monitoring (Mercy Care Management)
• Sandy DeWoody-Sidoli RN, MSA, Executive Director, Ambulatory Care Management, Mercy Clinic St. Louis

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Improving the Patient Experience

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Reducing Costs

• Use of the Patient Portal and E-Visits
• Hope Brown, RN, MSHA, MSN, CPHQ, Vice President of Quality; and Robert Healy, MD, Chief Medical Quality Officer,  Carle Physician Group

Special Topic

• HCC/QI Coding
• Frank Colangelo, MD, FACP, Director of Quality Improvement, Premier Medical Associates

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Hot Topic Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Wrap-Up & Adjourn