General Session

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.