Free to MNASQ Members but space is limited (RSVP is required) – and other MFESTS organizations
When: Thursday, 14 June 2012
Where: UnitedHealth Group Center South (aka Data Park)
Presenters: Dr. Jack Militello, University of St. Thomas & Glen Blenkush, OptumInsight Payer Consulting
The health care system is complex and enormous, affecting billions of people around the
world. Come to this meeting to hear industry experts’ overview of key foundational
components of the health care system, how they interact, and how today’s toughest
problems are getting solved by applications of systems thinking and systems engineering
skills. This presentation is intended to provide professionals with industry insight to the
challenges of reform legislation, strategy implications, strides in innovation, and why a
multi-disciplinary approach makes sense.
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP to jpalmer@usfamily.net NLT noon, 11 June! There are no restrictions on who an attend, but attendance is limited to 300 people. Limited walk-ins are OK. Also please note – there will be no refreshments provided at this meeting. Come, socialize and network before the meeting just the same!
Agenda:
6:00 – Sign-in begins at security desk, network with others in the meeting area
6:45 – Welcome, Chapter and Company overview
o Elliot Abrons, Chapter Co-President INCOSE North Star
o Mark Feitel, OptumInsight Payer Consulting host, past INCOSE North Star board
member
7:05 – Presentation – “Applied Systems Thinking and Engineering in the Healthcare
Industry”
8:30 – Adjourn
Presentation Overview:
The United States Health Reform (Affordable Care Act) presents health care providers and payers with the goals that should be achieved in the reform health care environment and the rationale for those goals. Developing strategies to implement the act’s policies by any health care organization must take into account the underlying theories of the act:
* Managed change through payment design and funds flow
* Market place competition
To execute strategy, effective internal organizational management is a must and can be facilitated through a strong alignment between mission and operating factors. The mission must relate to the organization’s markets. Markets are best addressed through a local perspective where the ACA goals can be applied within a specific community or culture. The systems approach brings as many participants in the system to define their mutual success as it relates to reform.
Free to MNASQ Members
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP to jpalmer@usfamily.net NLT noon, 11 June! There are no restrictions on who an attend, but attendance is limited to 300 people. Limited walk-ins are OK. Also please note – there will be no refreshments provided at this meeting. Come, socialize and network before the meeting just the same!