Faculty

Lynne S. Cunningham, FACHE(R)

Speaker

<p>Lynne S. Cunningham has more than 40 years of healthcare experience, including 30 years as a strategic planning and marketing consultant and international speaker on topics focused on strategic communications. She has worked with hospitals, health systems, medical groups, organ procurement organizations and federally qualified healthcare centers in the U.S. and Canada to define, measure and evaluate the perception of quality among patients, employees, physicians and the community. Ms. Cunningham is the author of several books and many journal articles on topics including the impact of patient satisfaction on malpractice exposure, physician involvement in marketing, and marketing best practices in a variety of service lines. Her newest book is <em>Taking Conversations From Difficult to Doable: 3 Models to Master Tough Conversations</em>. She recently retired from Studer Group, where she had been a coach and speaker for 20 years. Prior to that, she held staff administrative positions with Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente. Ms. Cunningham is board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow.</p> <p>Ms. Cunningham serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</p> <ul> <li>Compelling Communication: Creating Engagement, Understanding and Results </li> </ul>

About Lynne S. Cunningham, FACHE(R)

John Delmatoff

Speaker

<div>John Delmatoff is an experienced business leader and senior associate partner with Creative Healthcare in Solana Beach, California. He brings a high level of expertise in delivering emotional intelligence and leadership development training to a wide range of clients. As an executive coach and certified professional behavioral analyst for the past 20 years, he has helped senior executives develop their leadership skills and build strong management teams. Mr. Delmatoff also is currently the principal at Pathfinder Executive Coaching in Murrietta, Calif.</div><div> </div><div><div>Mr. Delmatoff serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</div><div><ul><li>Taking an Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Approach to Change Management </li></ul></div> </div>

Patsy Engel

Speaker

<div>Patsy Engel is on the faculty of Catalysis, Appleton, Wis., a company focused on educational programs and resources designed to transform healthcare value, where she teaches the management system curriculum in the U.S. and Canada. Ms. Engel is a registered nurse with 25 years of clinical experience, and a certified asthma educator. She holds a Lean Bronze Certification from the SME/AME (manufacturing associations). Ms. Engel previously held various positions at ThedaCare, northeast Wis., including that of Director of Spread and Best Practice in the hospital division. She was integral in the development of ThedaCare’s lean management system and served as an improvement coach and mentor at all levels of that organization.</div><div> </div><div>Ms. Engel serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminar:</div><div><ul><li>Achieving a Sustainable Transformation to Operational Excellence </li></ul></div>

Nick A. Fabrizio, PhD, LFACHE

Speaker

<div></div> <p>Nick A. Fabrizio is the founder of Fabrizio, DeLine & Grant Consulting Group LLC in Liverpool, N.Y. He is also on the faculty of Cornell University, Ithica, N.Y., in the Sloan Program in Health Administration where he has served as the executive in residence. He developed the Healthcare Certificate Program for eCornell.</p> <p>With over 25 years of experience as a strategist, executive and negotiator, Dr. Fabrizio lectures, consults, mediates and advises healthcare organizations and boards. His work focuses on physician-hospital alignment strategies, advising investor-owned and for-profit multihospital systems, and physician-owned medical groups. He also assists in the development of strong working relationships in the face of increasing competition and diverging interests, and consults with boards on a range of strategic and organizational concerns.</p> <p>Dr. Fabrizio has also authored numerous publications, book chapters, and two books, including “Goals into Gold: Strategic Planning for Healthcare Professionals,” and “Integrated Delivery Systems: Ensuring Successful Physician-Hospital Partnerships.”</p><div> Dr. Fabrizio serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminar:</div><div><ul><li>Creating Successful Physician Integration and Engagement Strategies for Long Term Success </li></ul></div>

About Nick A. Fabrizio, PhD, LFACHE
Managing Owner
Fabrizio, DeLine & Grant Consulting Group LLC

John M. Harris

Author

<p><strong></strong></p> <p>John Harris is a managing director with VMG Health, a leading healthcare consulting firm for business performance. His work focuses on strategy, physician engagement, value-based care, governance as well as partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. He advises health systems and hospitals, physician groups, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, health plans and others. </p> <p>Harris serves as faculty for ACHE seminars including Physician Strategy for Hospitals: How to Align Independents, Fix Employment, Beat Disruptors, Succeed in Value, Ensure Access and Grow; Hospitals and Health Systems of the Future: Transforming to Thrive; and Strategic Planning: From Formulation to Action. Mr. Harris has also co-authored <a href="https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2337I" target="_blank"><em>Healthcare Strategic Planning, Fifth Edition</em></a>, a Health Administration Press publication. </p>

Mark Herzog, FACHE

Speaker

<p> During his 36 years as a hospital and medical group C-suite executive, Mark Herzog, FACHE, developed a wide-ranging practice, teaching and mentoring healthcare leaders across the spectrum from academic programs to seasoned leaders from all sectors of the healthcare industry. He is a frequent presenter at the Congress on Healthcare Leadership and has served as faculty at numerous ACHE education programs at the national and local levels. He partners his extensive real-world experience with cutting-edge change management, emotional intelligence and behavioral agility approaches to help individuals and teams achieve transformational results.</p> <p>Following his CEO career, Herzog served as an adjunct professor in health management and policy and executive in residence at the University of Michigan. He is professor of practice with the Rochester Institute of Technology Health Systems Management Program. Herzog holds a Master of Health Services Administration degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Lawrence University. </p> <p>Mr. Herzog serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminar: </p> <ul> <li>Leading Complex Change: Emotional Awareness, Intentionality and Agility </li> </ul>

Marta Karlov

Speaker

<div>Marta Karlov is an operational excellence professional with American Family Insurance, Madison, Wis. Ms. Karlov helps design and implement lean deployment roadmaps for organizational culture change. Prior to her current role, she was director of transformation journeys, Catalysis Inc. in Appleton, Wis. She has been on the ACHE faculty since 2015 and is adjunct faculty in the master of business in operational excellent program at Ohio State University. She earned a master’s degree in public health management from Emory University, a certificate in environmental management from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Illinois—Chicago.</div><div> </div><div>Ms. Karlov serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</div><div><ul><li>Achieving a Sustainable Transformation to Operational Excellence </li></ul></div>

Christopher L. Morgan, FACHE

Speaker

<div>Christopher Morgan is CEO of Health Strategies LLC, in Ocean Springs, Miss., which provides consulting services to help clients develop and implement health strategies that lead to better healthcare, delivered by the best teams at the very best prices. He has 25 years of proven experience in healthcare administration, strategic planning and health transformation. Mr. Morgan has also served in an array of executive positions in both inpatient and outpatient settings.</div><div> </div><div>Mr. Morgan serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</div><div><ul><li>Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Healthcare </li></ul></div>

About Christopher L. Morgan, FACHE
CEO
Health Strategies, LLC

Richard J. Priore, ScD, FACHE

Speaker

<div></div><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Richard Priore</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">, ScD, FACHE,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> is president/CEO, Excelsior HealthCare Group, St. Paul, Minn. Excelsior is an outcomes-driven healthcare management consulting firm specializing in the assessment, execution and speed of measurable results in improving organizational performance. Dr. Priore is also a Distinguished Service Professor at St. Paul's University of St. Thomas, also in St. Paul, teaching graduate economics and management courses. He has served as the CEO for several investor-owned hospitals and as a hospital turnaround expert and managing director for the Hunter Group.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Dr. Priore serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</span></p> <ul style="0in" type="disc"> <li><span style="font-size: 18px;">Breakthrough Physician Alignment: Creating a Win-Win for Optimizing Organizational Performance</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Integrating Quality and Cost in a Pay-for-Value Era </span></li><li><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Direct Contracting with Employer Groups: What Healthcare Leaders Should Know</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Making the Business Case for Quality<br /></span></li></ul>

About Richard J. Priore, ScD, FACHE
Associate Professor
Tulane University - - New Orleans, LA

Jody R. Rogers, PhD, LFACHE

Speaker

<div>Jody Rogers is a professor in the healthcare administration graduate program at Trinity University in San Antonio. Dr. Rogers has more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive in public and private healthcare organizations and is a certified master facilitator of The Leadership Challenge. He obtained his master’s degree in healthcare administration from the U.S. Army–Baylor University and his doctorate in health services research, policy and administration from the University of Minnesota.</div><div> </div><div>Dr. Rogers serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</div><div><ul><li>The Courage to Lead: Critical Skills for Healthcare Leaders </li></ul></div>

About Jody R. Rogers, PhD, LFACHE
Visiting Professor
Trinity University

Todd Sagin, MD, JD

Author

<p>Todd Sagin is the national medical director of Sagin Healthcare Consulting LLC, which provides guidance on a wide range of healthcare issues. Recognized across the nation for his work with medical staffs, hospital boards and physician organizations, he is a popular lecturer, consultant, mediator and advisor to healthcare organizations. Over the past two decades he has been engaged by hundreds of hospitals and health systems to assist medical staffs and management teams in improving the quality of the care they deliver, and in developing stronger relationships with their physicians.</p> <p>Dr. Sagin is board certified in family medicine and geriatrics and currently practices at Community Volunteers in Medicine in West Chester, Pa. He has also held positions with HG Healthcare Consultants LLC, Temple University Health System, The Greeley Company and others. He has taught and practiced in community hospital and university settings and is a regular faculty member for ACHE and other organizations.</p><div> </div><div>Dr. Sagin serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminar:</div><div><ul><li>Creating Successful Physician Integration and Engagement Strategies for Long Term Success </li></ul></div><div> Books published by Health Administration Press:</div><div> </div><div><em><a href="https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2135I">Creating the Hospital Group Practice: The Advantages of Employing or Affiliating with Physicians</a> </em></div>

Scott C. Stuecher

Speaker

<div>Scott Stuecher is a vice president at Hammes Healthcare, a healthcare consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee. His engagement work focuses on strategic facility development and network planning for hospitals and healthcare systems. He is an accomplished healthcare executive and thought leader, recognized by clients for delivering innovative and actionable solutions to complex strategic challenges. Over his 15-year career, Mr. Stuecher has worked with more than 100 provider organizations across the United States, ranging from multiregional health systems and academic medical centers to independent community hospitals.</div><div>  </div>Prior to joining Hammes, Mr. Stuecher served healthcare institutions in other consulting capacities, most recently as a principal with Veralon, a national strategic and financial planning firm. He frequently publishes on a variety of industry topics and has spoken at numerous healthcare leadership conferences. He was also a contributing author to Healthcare Strategic Planning, Fourth Edition, published by Health Administration Press. Mr. Stuecher is based in Columbus, Ohio.<br /><br /><div></div>

J. Larry Tyler, LFACHE

Author

<p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">J. Larry Tyler, FACHE, FAAHC, FHFMA, CMPE</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">, is the founder/president, Tyler & Company, Atlanta, a healthcare executive search firm. He began the firm in 1978 and has since conducted over 160 CEO searches for hospitals across the United States. In 2008, <em>BusinessWeek</em> magazine named him one of the 100 most influential executive search consultants in the world. Mr. Tyler is also an adjunct professor in the health administration programs at the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. He is also a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Mr. Tyler serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:<br /></span></p><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><ul><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 13.5pt;">Governance and Organizational Structure, Board of Governors Exam Review Course</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 13.5pt;">Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Healthcare</span> </li></ul></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Mr. Tyler also authored the following Health Administration publication:<br /></span></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><em style="font-size: 13.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;Times New Roman";color:blue"><a href="https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2163I"><span style="color: blue;">Tyler's Guide: The Healthcare Executive's Job Search, Fourth Edition</span></a></span></u></em></div><p> </p>

Mark J. Werner, MD

Speaker

<div>Mark Werner is national director, Clinical Consulting, with The Chartis Group and Chartis Physician Leadership Institute in Chicago. In this role, he leads clinical consulting efforts across the firm, focusing on enterprise physician alignment and leadership, medical group performance, adoption and change management, performance innovation, population health, provider-payer relationships and the translation of strategy into clinical operations. Dr. Werner brings more than 25 years’ experience providing transformational healthcare leadership in integrated health systems, academic medical centers, clinically integrated networks, multispecialty physician groups and health plans.</div> <div> </div> <div>Dr. Werner serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:</div> <div> <ul> <li>Breakthrough Physician Alignment: Creating a Win-Win for Optimizing Organizational Performance</li> </ul> </div>

EVENT CANCELED: San Diego Cluster 2020

Cluster Faculty

Lynne S. Cunningham, FACHE(R)

Speaker

John Delmatoff

Speaker

Patsy Engel

Speaker

Nick A. Fabrizio, PhD, LFACHE

Speaker

John M. Harris

Author

Mark Herzog, FACHE

Speaker

Marta Karlov

Speaker

Christopher L. Morgan, FACHE

Speaker

Richard J. Priore, ScD, FACHE

Speaker

Jody R. Rogers, PhD, LFACHE

Speaker

Todd Sagin, MD, JD

Author

Scott C. Stuecher

Speaker

J. Larry Tyler, LFACHE

Author

Mark J. Werner, MD

Speaker