Presentation of the 2019 NACHC Community Health Care Awards of Excellence
2019 John Gilbert Award
Merrill R. Thomas, MBA
President/CEO
Providence Community Health Centers
Providence, RI
2019 Ethel Bond Memorial Consumer Award
Veatrice Crawford
Consumer Board Member
SIU Center for Family Medicine
Springfield, IL
2019 Samuel U. Rodgers, MD Achievement Award
Arthur Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH, FAAFP*
Chief Transformation Officer/Medical Director
Mary’s Center
Washington, DC
Kristin Keglovitz-Baker, PA-C, AAHIVS*
Chief Operating Officer
Howard Brown Health Center
Chicago, IL
2019 Louis S. Garcia Community/Migrant Health Service Award
Lucy Ramirez Torres
Chief Executive Officer
Nuestra Clinica del Valle
San Juan, TX
2019 Norton Wilson State/Regional Leadership Award
Philip L. Morphew, MBA
Former Chief Executive Officer
Indiana Primary Health Care Association
Indianapolis, IN
2019 Jeffrey T. Latman Leadership in Health Care Finance Award
Kevin Maddox, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Sunrise Community Health
Evans, CO
2019 Health Professions Education and Training Award
Berneice Mills-Thomas, RN, MSM, MPH, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Near North Health Service Corporation
Chicago, IL
*Co-recipient
Remarks from Congressman Danny Davis, U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District of Illinois
Better Together: Health Centers Collaborating in Uncertain Times for a Stronger Future
While risk-based contracts account for only a small percentage of the current reimbursement arrangements for health centers, indications are payment based on outcomes and cost will dominate in coming years. Regardless of the model, the financial risk for health centers continues to increase, and data quality and analytics are critical factors for future success with risk-based contracts. It is also important to identify opportunities to align as larger entities for improved outcomes and reduced costs. With the uncertainty in payment, reimbursement, and risk, come hear from a panel, including a PCA/HCCN CEO and three health centers (of various sizes), which made the decision to prepare for the challenges and opportunities together, rather than as individual, competing organizations.
Moderator:
Jennifer Nolty, Director, PCA and Network Relations, NACHC
Presenters:
Aaron Todd, MPP, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa PCA, InConcertCare, IowaHealth+
Mari Kaptain-Dahlen, Chief Executive Officer, Siouxland Community Health Center
Manny Lopes, President and CEO, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Mahdi Ashrafian, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Systems, Inc.