Jim McNey, a speaker at the marcus evans National Healthcare CFO Summit Spring 2013, on positioning hospitals for success. Interview with: Jim McNey, Chief Financial Officer, North Kansas City Hospital

1. 8 Suggestions for Making Healthcare Reform Work
Jim McNey, a speaker at the marcus evans National Healthcare
CFO Summit Spring 2013, on positioning hospitals for success.
Interview with: Jim McNey, Chief Financial Officer, North
Kansas City Hospital
As the care delivery model changes with the onset of healthcare reform, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) will be key
leaders in guiding their organizations through the transformation from volume to value based care, says Jim McNey, Chief
Financial Officer, North Kansas City Hospital.
A speaker at the marcus evans National Healthcare CFO Summit Spring 2013, in Palm Beach, Florida, April 15-17,
McNey gives advice on how Healthcare CFOs can help position their organizations for success.
Broaden your horizons. Change brings new opportunities for those willing to adapt. Changes in reimbursement systems,
such as bundled payments, shared savings, and pay for performance will drive changes in how healthcare is delivered. As
the system moves towards population healthcare management, we will all need to build new relationships and determine
who to partner with in this new environment.
Stop worrying about filling up hospital beds. Population healthcare management will require providers to rethink how
care is delivered. Outpatient care is growing along with the need for more Home Health Services. This requires a change in
investment strategies.
Integrate the physicians and clinical divisions. The transformation of the delivery system will require hospitals to not
just employ physicians, but to integrate them in the development of new care models. Physician leadership in change
management is crucial to the success of any effort.
Drive up chronic care management. About five percent of the population uses 50 percent of healthcare resources, but
the current system does not focus on managing chronic care. As the system moves away from fee for service
reimbursement, we will need to develop ways to manage chronic patients and develop rational reimbursement models to
incentivise the right care in the right location.
Reach out to the community. Hospitals and health systems will need to develop partnerships with other community
providers to rationalize the delivery of care. We will need to work more closely with health departments, employers,
schools, and others to start enhance outcomes for the community.
Work with health insurance brokers and employers. Providers have not developed close relationships with employers,
who are paying the bills. We need to address how to help employers lower their healthcare costs. Work with employers to
find tools that focus on care management for chronic populations and ongoing monitoring systems to keep chronic patients
out of the emergency room.
Drive excess cost out of the system. Address inefficiencies. We have created unnecessary expenses that do not provide
any value to the ultimate consumer of healthcare. We must be the leaders in the development of strategies that will
improve outcomes and lower costs.
Culture of quality. Quality is ultimately less expensive. By adopting a culture that focuses on eliminating mistakes, re-dos
and re-admission, we will increase quality and decrease costs.

2. About the National Healthcare CFO Summit Spring 2013
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Summit includes presentations on positing a hospital for success, the impact of
healthcare reform and getting a handle on operational expenses.
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