Conference Agenda
7:30-7:45 a.m.
Rob Vischer
President, University of St. Thomas
Laura Dunham
Dean, Opus College of Business
7:45-9 a.m
It has been another challenging year for health care providers. In this roundtable, industry leaders discuss the threats and opportunities facing our regional health care systems while exploring emerging strategies as health care leaders navigate an uncertain future.
Andrea Walsh
President and CEO
HealthPartners
Dr. Luis Garcia
President
Sanford Clinic and Sanford World Clinic
Mike Phelps
President and CEO
Ridgeview Medical Center
Barbara Joers
President and CEO
Gillette Children's Specialty Health Care
Moderated by Joe White, Clinical Faculty at the University of St. Thomas.
9:15-10:45 a.m. (two-part session)
- Today's health care industry stakeholders are trying to position themselves to thrive in the future health care environment. 3M has long provided the digital framework for much of today's national health policy. How will Solventum, 3M's new health care spinoff launching this year, fulfill its promise of “enabling better, smarter, safer health care to improve lives”?
Megan Carr
VP Regulatory and Payer Solutions
3M Health Information Systems
Moderated by Jennifer Boese, Director of Health Care Policy & Innovation at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.
- The state faces a continuing series of challenges for its health care system and the Minnesota Department of Health is leading many of the strategies to successfully meet them. Some of these include: increasing health care costs, rural access to health care, continuing the state's successful response to COVID-19, and the growing challenge of maintaining an adequate health care workforce. How will MDH help Minnesota maintain its leadership as one of the healthiest states in the country?
Dr. Brooke Cunningham
Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Health
Moderated by Thomas Patnoe MD, MBA Executive Fellow at the University of St. Thomas.
11:15-12:15 p.m.
Hospitals are experiencing significant delays in discharges due to a shortage of openings in post-acute care facilities, leading to financial strain on patients and their families. How can the health care system adapt to address this challenge?
Dean Eide
Vice Chair Administration
Mayo Clinic Health System
Mindy Stewart-Coffee
NVP
Palliative Care at Optum
Joel Theisen
CEO/Founder
Lifespark
Moderated by April O'Brien, Director of Operations, Center for Well-Being at the University of St. Thomas.
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Our health care industry seems ripe for disruption, especially in the wake of Covid 19. But who will be able to play the role of the disruptor? Will they be able to overcome the challenges of disrupting established markets and bring their innovative ideas to fruition? Will AI live up to its potential as a disruptor's tool to revolutionize patient care delivery?
Rich Birhanzel
Senior Managing Director
Accenture
Matthew Versaggi
Senior leader in the Artificial Intelligence health care space
Former Optum Technology /UnitedHealthcare
Cory Shannon
Senior Director of Product Offering and Strategy
Best Buy Health
Karen Scott
Health Plan Partnerships
Google
Moderated by Ryan Johnson, Shareholder at Fredrikson.
2:15-3:15 p.m.
The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission has been a national model for managing health care costs and Medicare has recently added this model as an option for utilization by other states. The potential for Minnesota participation will be a key question for the future of health care in this state.
Receive an overview of the Maryland Cost Review Commission and learn about the challenges and opportunities of working in this environment.
Tom Kleinhanzel
Chair of the Maryland Hospital Association
CEO of Fredrick Health
Moderated by Daniel McLaughlin, Senior Executive Fellow at the University of St. Thomas.