Opening Keynote: One-on-One with Dr. Steven Strongwater

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  Dr. Steven Strongwater

  Dr. Steven Strongwater is the President and CEO of Atrius Health, a non-profit accountable care organization with 6,800 employees serving 720,000 patients across eastern Massachusetts and a national leader in delivering high-quality coordinated medical, home health and hospice care.  Dr. Strongwater previously served as Geisinger Health System’s Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Medical Executive for Acquisition Integration. While at Geisinger, he provided transformational leadership developing new models of care, as well as strategies and tactics to improve value, leveraging analytics and simulation tools.   Dr. Strongwater has served also in a variety of leadership positions including Assistant Chancellor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief of Staff and Chief Executive Officer, at UMass Medical Center, the University of Connecticut Health Center and Stony Brook University Medical Center, respectively.  Currently, he serves on the Mass Digital Health Council, IBM Watson Advisory Board, Janssen Healthcare Innovators Council, Healthcare Executives Network, and on the Zetema Project. He has a long standing interest in population health, physician resilience, quality and patient safety.  Dr. Strongwater completed his undergraduate medical education at Upstate Medical Center and a research fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Michigan. He is a member of AOA and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.

  Atrius Health

  CEO

  Keynote

  Dr. Steven Strongwater

  CEO

  Atrius Health

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  Michael Forth

  Michael Forth is the Vice President of Operations for Suffolk Northeast and is responsible for overseeing operations strategy and management; identifying and cultivating client relationships; recruiting and developing operations staff; and supporting work acquisition and the Suffolk brand. Mike has 28 years of experience managing complex building construction projects and leading high-performing teams. At Suffolk, Mike has been responsible for managing high-profile healthcare and life science projects for clients including Baystate Medical Center, Steward Health Care, Newport Hospital, Northwell Health, Vertex, GE Healthcare, Amgen and Quest Diagnostics, among others. Prior to his role at Suffolk, Mike was the Director of Facilities for Nantucket Cottage Hospital, a Partners Healthcare Affiliate Hospital. Mike is a LEED Accredited Professional and is the former president of the Nantucket Builders Association. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Technology from Northeastern University. Mike lives with his wife Brenda and children Kathryn, Bridget and Anna.

  Suffolk

  VP/Operations

  Moderator

  Michael Forth

  VP/Operations

  Suffolk

The Future of Healthcare | An Executive Outlook

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  Dr. Kevin Churchwell

  Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, is the Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and Chief Operating Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital. He provides leadership, direction, integration and oversight for the medical delivery system, while partnering with the Chief Executive Officer on a full range of research, clinical, academic, operational and strategic issues. Prior to joining Boston Children’s Dr. Churchwell was Chief Executive Officer for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. As the lead administrator in the Delaware Valley, Dr. Churchwell was actively driving efforts to increase the quality and affordability of care for all children. Under his leadership, the Leapfrog Group recognized Nemours duPont as one of 12 safest children’s hospitals. Dr. Churchwell also served as the CEO and Executive Director for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He previously served in several other capacities, including Chief-of-Staff, Medical Director for the Children's Health and Injury Prevention Program, Medical Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Services, and Transport Director. A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville, Dr. Churchwell completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in Anesthesia and Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children's Hospital. Since 1993, Dr. Churchwell has been a clinician and faculty member at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a diplomat for the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Churchwell was recently appointed the Robert and Dana Smith Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the Harvard Medical School.

  Boston Children's Hospital

  EVP, Health Affairs & COO

  Dr. Kevin Churchwell

  EVP, Health Affairs & COO

  Boston Children's Hospital

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  Kristine Laping

  Chief Development Officer

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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  Dr. Joseph Kvedar

  Joseph C. Kvedar, MD, is creating a new model of healthcare delivery, developing innovative strategies to move care from the hospital or doctor’s office into the day-to-day lives of patients. He is the author of The Internet of Healthy Things, describing how everyday objects will capture and use real-time biometric data to ultimately change behavior to improve our health. Under Dr. Kvedar’s two decades of leadership, Partners Connected Health has launched a number of innovative mobile health programs, virtual care initiatives and clinical research programs for the more than 1.5 million patients served at Partners HealthCare-affiliated hospitals, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, community and specialty hospitals, community health centers, home care and other health-related entities. Partners connected health programs are helping providers and patients better manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and improve adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. Dr. Kvedar is serving as Program Chair for the Connected Health Conference, an industry defining event co-hosted by Partners Connected Health and the HIMSS Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance). He is also a member of the PCHAlliance Board of Managers. He is internationally recognized for his leadership and vision in the field of connected health, and has authored over 100 publications on the subject; the popular cHealth Blog provides his insights and vision for connected health. Dr. Kvedar serves as a strategic advisor at Mavericks Capital, Puretech Ventures and Qualcomm Life, and he is a judge for the Harvard President's Challenge for Entrepreneurship. Dr. Kvedar is co-chair of the American Medical Association's Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group. Connect on Twitter @jkvedar, @connectedhealth

  Partners Healthcare

  VP, Connected Health

  Dr. Joseph Kvedar

  VP, Connected Health

  Partners Healthcare

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  Elizabeth Liebow

  Elizabeth A. Liebow, who joined Dana-Farber in 2004, is responsible for planning and business development for clinical services at Dana-Farber, as well as operational oversight of Dana-Farber's satellite locations and physician practices. Most notably, she directed the development of Dana-Farber's four satellite clinics and acquisition of eight physician practice sites, facilitated clinical operations planning for the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, and oversaw strategic clinical growth planning efforts. Ms. Liebow is currently focused on developing new partnerships with additional community sites and integrated delivery systems, continuing clinical growth on Dana-Farber's main campus, expanding care beyond New England, and improving efficiency and cost effectiveness in the community-based sites. Ms. Liebow holds a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health and a BA in Economics from Brandeis University.

  Dana-Faber Cancer Institute

  SVP

  Elizabeth Liebow

  SVP

  Dana-Faber Cancer Institute

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  Jonathan Bykowski

  Jonathan Bykowski, AIA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Principal & Practice Leader, Continuous Improvement Jonathan has dedicated his career to not only transforming healthcare systems for clients but also their facilities’ design. As a Principal and Lean facilitator, Jonathan infuses process improvement into each step of the process. His passion for problem-solving drives him to challenge traditional solutions and approaches. He tailors the project approach for each client to understand their organization and develop improvements to support and enhance them. Jonathan is most excited about developing new tools to help engage stakeholders, drive consensus and increase value for capital projects.

  Array Advisors

  Practice Leader

  Jonathan Bykowski

  Practice Leader

  Array Advisors

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  ​Teresa Wilson

  eresa Wilson is a Principal with more than 25 years of healthcare design and planning experience in ambulatory and surgical facilities, as well as multiple pediatric centers. She works closely with clients and end-users to establish patient and provider flow diagrams, conceptual sketches and programs that allow the design process to move smoothly into project development. Her solid understanding of healthcare design standards and guidelines enables her to successfully guide clients through the planning and design process. Teresa also has extensive experience in helping clients navigate the ongoing innovations in medical care to optimize design decisions for future staffing, equipment flexibility, and integrating Medical Home concepts. As a participant in several client led lean events, Massachusetts Hospital Association Lean Certification programs, and Lean/IPD sessions with owners, contractors and engineers and facilitated by Lean Project Consulting, Teresa understands the language and principles of lean design and can facilitate their use throughout all phases of the project. She is skilled in illustrating concepts to ensure the users understand the design goals, intent and criteria for making decisions through the use of lean tools such as: gemba activities, value stream maps, spaghetti diagrams, mock-ups, and A3 reports.

  Steffian Bradley Architects

  Principal / Managing Director Boston

  Moderator

  ​Teresa Wilson

  Principal / Managing Director Boston

  Steffian Bradley Architects

Healthcare Real Estate Outlook: New Developments, Trends & Investments

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  Jay Phillips

  Corporate Director of Real Estate Services, Systems & Analytics

  Partners HealthCare

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  Ronald Doncaster

  Vice President, Facilities Operations Performance Management

  Steward Health Care

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  George Hurley

  George Hurley leads DPR Construction’s Healthcare Core Market and has over 35 years of experience in the engineering and construction of major healthcare projects. His extensive background and technical expertise in project evaluation, financial management, scheduling, and strategic planning has led to the successful execution of many large-scale projects. George is passionate about executing projects utilizing integrated project delivery (IPD), incorporating building information modeling (BIM) and Lean construction principles. Since joining DPR Construction in 1997, he has helped change the way large projects are set up and executed. Most recently, he served as Project Executive on Stanford Children’s Health Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Expansion. George earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Montana State University and is a U.S. Green Building Council LEED® Accredited Professional. George is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Golden Gate Chapter, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), and the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP).

  DPR Construction

  Healthcare Core Market Leader

  George Hurley

  Healthcare Core Market Leader

  DPR Construction

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  Jessica Stebbins

  As the Healthcare Market Sector Leader for New England, Jessica is responsible for bringing HDR’s vast network of specialized healthcare services and expertise to healthcare organizations throughout the region. She is also recognized as a thought leader in healthcare and has 20 years of experience in strategic planning, masterplanning, design and delivering complex healthcare facilities for community and academic healthcare clients. She has extensive experience in employing methods for expediting design and construction, maintaining quality, minimizing risk and reward into the project delivery process to inform better and expeditious decision-making. She guides the project team through the entire design process ensuring the overall team, and collaboratively harnesses the talents of all participants to further enhance the value of the work they produce for their clients. Her portfolio includes the nationally renowned, LEED Gold replacement facility for Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Charlestown, Massachusetts: various projects for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Ma, and strategic facilities masterplan for the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York.

  HDR Architecture

  Healthcare Principal, New England Market Sector Leader

  Jessica Stebbins

  Healthcare Principal, New England Market Sector Leader

  HDR Architecture

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  Guillermo Sierra

  Guillermo Sierra started working in the electrical industry in 2001 at Shooshanian Engineering in the electrical department. Since then he’s worked at engineering firms such as Fitzmeyer & Tocci, RW Sullivan Engineering, and CannonDesign. In the 17-years of experience as a designer, engineer and project manager in the healthcare construction sector; he’s been an intricate part of the design team for hospitals, medical centers, operating and imaging centers here in the New England region.

  illuminatene

  Specification Sales

  Guillermo Sierra

  Specification Sales

  illuminatene

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  Allan Ames

  With over 30 years of experience, Allan Ames, President of BR+A, is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in 16 states and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is a frequent presenter at industry symposia including the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Tradelines, and Labs21. Allan is heavily involved in the engineering design for a broad range of project types for healthcare, academic, research, and pharmaceutical clients nationwide. In addition, he is a Building Systems Committee Member for the Hospital Associated Infections Foundation (HAIF) and an Advisory Council Member of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, Massachusetts Chapter.

  BR+A

  President

  Moderator

  Allan Ames

  President

  BR+A