This year’s agenda will focus on strategies for operating in a new healthcare environment to include diverse perspectives of innovations that improve operations, cost savings and patient outcomes.
The Resort at Pelican Hill
Synergy Summit 2020 will be held at the spectacular Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA. This Five Diamond, Forbes 5 resort boasts a 36-hole, Tom Fazio-designed golf course, a Five-Star Spa, six onsite restaurants, a spectacular coliseum pool, shopping, and more.
2020 Agenda
March 22
Sunday
3:00-7:00pm
Registration
7:30-9:00pm
Opening Reception / Cocktails and Dinner
March 23
Monday
7:30-8:30am
Registration/Breakfast
8:30-8:40am
Welcome
Yosef Daskal – COO, Synergy HCA
8:40–9:15am / Session 1
State of the Industry
Brian Fuller – CEO, Integrated Care Solutions
9:15–10:30am / Session 2
Operating in the New Healthcare World:
An LTC CEO Perspective
Moderator: Cory Rutledge – Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
Barry Port – CEO and Director, Ensign Services
Cory Christensen – CEO, Plum Healthcare
George Hager – CEO, Genesis
10:30–10:45am / Break
10:45am–12:00pm / Session 3
Operating in the New Healthcare World:
A Hospital Executive Perspective
Moderator: Brian Fuller – CEO, Integrated Care Solutions
Dr. Russ Kuzel – Chief Medical Officer, Select Health, Intermountain Healthcare
Dr. Keith Churchwell – COO, Yale New Haven Health
Dr. Donald David – Chief Medical Officer, UHS Western Region
12:00–1:00pm Session 4
Smart Tank: LTC Innovators of Change
Moderator: Mark Halpert – COO, Monarch Healthcare Management
Judge: David Bertha – SVP, Genesis
Judge: Ari Silberstein – Apex Rehabilitation and Care Center
1:00-2:00pm / Lunch
2:00–6:00pm
Activities
6:00–7:30pm
Cocktail Hour
7:30–8:30pm
Dinner
8:30–11:00pm
Casino Night
March 24
Tuesday
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast
8:30-9:0am / Session 5
Strategic Post-Acute Collaboratives and Partnership Models
Anne Tumlinson – CEO, Anne Tumlinson Innovations
9:00-10:00am / Session 6
Operating in the New Healthcare World:
A Payer Executive Perspective
Moderator: Scott Taylor – CEO, SRX
Erik Johnson – Vice President, Optum
James Michel – Public Policy Lead, Uber Health
Skelly Wingard – NCAL Regional Director of Care Coordination and Placement, Kaiser
10:00–10:45am / Session 7
New Deal Structures and Innovative Models
Dr. David Friend – Managing Director and Chief Transformation Officer, BDO Center for Health Care Excellence & Innovation
Bobby Guy – Partner, Polsinelli
10:30-10:45am / Break
11:00-11:30am / Session 8
PDPM Strategies and Trends
Dave Wessinger – President, PointClickCare
Gary Klein – Chief Operating Officer, Caring Healthcare
Vincent Fedele – Partner & Director of Analytics, Zimmet Healthcare
11:30am-12:00pm / Session 9
Wrap-Up Session
Cory Rutledge – Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen
12:15-1:00pm
Closing Lunch
Every minute at Synergy Summit is carefully considered— allowing attendees to leave more inspired about making a difference in healthcare.
