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NCAHQ 2023 Annual Educational Conference 

May 8th, 2023 

JB Duke Inn and Conference Center on the campus of Duke University

Durham, NC 

The theme of the conference was: Innovate, Influence, Improve or Ignite…What’s your Superpower.

Conference Brochure 

Conference Poster Presentations

CCME Presentation

Vizient Presentation  

Novant Presentation

Atrium Opioid Panel Presentation

Thank you to all our 2023 Sponsors! 

 

 

NCAHQ 2019 Annual Educational Conference

April 8-9, 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club,                                                                                                                                                                                     Durham, NC

Conference Brochure 

10.75 CPHQ Credits for attending both days. 

Conference Presentations

 

NCAHQ 2018 Annual Educational Conference

April 9-10, 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club,                                                                                                                                                                                     Durham, NC

Conference Brochure                                                                                                                                                                                                            11 CPHQ CE credits for attending both days

Monday, April 9th, 2018

Social Media’s Impact on Healthcare: Patients, Privacy, and Professional Reputation - Janet Kennedy, Co-Founder of Get Social Health

The Myth of Sisyphus: Sustaining Improvement in Complex Systems - Joan Wynn PhD, RN, CPHQ, Chief Quality & Patient Safety Officer; Teresa Anderson, PhD, RN, NE-BC,Vice President Quality Vidant Health

Improvement at the Speed of Healthcare - Pamela Lature, Performance Improvement, Ballad Healthcare

Healthcare Reform (The View from Washington, DC) - Aisha Pittman, MPH, Senior Director, Quality Policy and Analysis, Public Affairs Education Premier, Inc

The Role of Quality in Value-Based Care - Kimberly Rask MD, Chief Data Officer at Alliant Health Solutions

Joy and Resilience in the Workplace - Stephanie Baron, MSN, RN, Vice President Performance Improvement at Mission Health

Tuesday, April 10th, 2018

Improving Processes Using LEAN: We Got This! - Becky Dodge, RN, MBA, CSSBB, Quality Leader at UNC Medical Center

Making it Happen: How Project Managers Drive Strategic Alignment and Strategy Execution - Jacob Parrish, MPH, PMP, Vice President Systems & Procedures at Vidant Health

Leading Successful Tough Conversations Across Your Organization - Jami Goldberg, CMC Director of Performance Consulting at Cone Health

Duke University Health System Experience of Redesigning Care for Improved Quality and Efficiency - Caitlin Daley, MS, Care Redesign Manager at DUHS; Thomas Hopkins, MD, DUHS

Get Your Brave On: Maximize Your Energy to Maximize Your Productivity - Angie Stegall, Author & Owner of Your Organized Guide, Inc.

 

NCAHQ 2017 Annual Educational Conference

Innovate to Make a Difference Across the Continuum of Care                                                                                                                                     April 5-6, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club,                                                                                                                                                                                     Durham, NC

Conference Brochure                                                                                                                                                                                                             11.25 CPHQ CE credits for attendance both days

2017 Conference Speakers and Presentations

Wednesday April 5, 2017

Keith Kosel, PhD — SVP Government Affairs  Vizient Inc.“The Future of Healthcare Reform and What it Means for Quality…Where Do We Go From Here?"

Kevin Schulman, MD— Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine “The Pivot: Moving From Fee-For-Service to Capitation”

Jean Wright, MD— Chief Innovation Officer    Carolinas HealthCare System “The Role of Analogies in Innovation— Lessons Learned”

Monica Cooke RN.C., MA, CPHQ, CPHRM, FASHRM — CEO Quality Plus Solutions “What’s the Big Deal? Behavioral Health Patient Safety Throughout the Continuum” ; handout 1,  handout 2handout 3 

Reverend Richard Joyner— Founder of Conetoe Family Life Center “By Nourishing Plants, You’re Nourishing the Community

Laura Hamilton, CSP— President Laura  Hamilton Seminars, Inc. “ Change is Fine...For Everyone Else”

Thursday April 6, 2017

David Gifford, MD— SVP Quality & Regulatory    Affairs at AHCA/NCAL “Partnerships Are Key to Successful Transitions of Care to Post Acute Providers

Heather Snyder— Assistant Manager    Government Value-Based Care at Novant Health Medical Group “MACRA/MIPS

Dionisios Vrochides MD, PhD, CMEd, FACS, FRCSC— Associate Professor of Surgery at Carolinas HealthCare System “Customizing Individual Patient Care in the Era of Evidence-based Pathways That Eliminate Variation

Kimberly Hames, MBA— Principal, Market  Development Echo Health Ventures  “Engaging the Healthcare Consumer—Innovations That Work

Neerja Bhatia, CPC, CPVA, CPBA— Learning Facilitator & Coordinator at Rhythm of  Success  “The Art & Science of Innovation

 

NCAHQ 2016 Annual Educational Conference

Across the Continuum: Driving Population Health from Volume to Vallue                                                                                                                  April 21-22, 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club,                                                                                                                                                                                       Durham, NC

Conference Brochure                                                                                                                                                                                                            10.75 CPHQ CE credits for attendance both days

Speaker presentations for the 2016 Annual Conference. 

Sexton and Bae - Engagement vs. Burnout

Keyser - Patient Experience (speaker has not made his slides available)

Williams - Advanced Illness Management

Floyd - Social Systems and Healthcare

Ramsey - Data Analytics

QPID - Data Mining for QI (updated with full presentation from the conference)

Brunstetter - Update from Washington, DC

Mims - Role of LTC in Value Based Payment System

Cagle - Shared Accountability

 

NCAHQ 2015 Annual Educational Conference

Transforming the Future of Quality and Healthcare
March 26-27, 2015
Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Conference Brochure

NCAHQ Conference Promotional Video

Presentation Topic (downloadable)     

NCAHQ Annual Conference Presentations 2015 (zip file)
This compressed archive includes all of the presentations for the 2015 NCAHQ Spring Conference.

 

NCAHQ 2014 Annual Educational Conference

Leading and Sustaining Engagement
April 3-4, 2014
Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Conference Agenda

Presentation Topic (downloadable)     

NCAHQ Annual Conference Presentations 2014 (zip file)
This compressed archive includes all of the presentations for the 2014 NCAHQ Spring Conference.
 
 

NCAHQ 2013 Annual Educational Conference

Survive and Thrive in a Changing Healthcare Environment
April 18-19, 2013
Chapel Hill, NC
Conference Agenda

Presentation Topic (downloadable) Facilitator(s)

Enhancing Caregiver Resilience

Additional Links from Dr. Sexton
Duke Patient Safety Center: http://www.dukepatientsafetycenter.com

May Three Good Things: https://duke.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0CXvJUWPIURrGyF

Enhancing Caregiver Resilience: Burnout & Quality Improvement Full Course (3 days: 1 full day plus 2 half days and a follow-up webinar - Offered in May & November)
Course Description
Registration Information; May 20 - 22, 2013
Registration Information; November 4 - 6, 2013

J. Bryan Sexton, PhD
Notes from Town Hall Meeting
Board of Directors
Federal Measures Update
Addendum: Readmissions exclusions
Danielle Lloyd, MPH
Clinical Documentation Improvement Impact Analyses Abby Steelhammer, RN
Proactive RCA: Turning RCA into ROI Robert Latino
Importance of Data Analyses in Physician Practice
Addendum: The Guideline Advantage Fact Sheet
Elynor Wilson, MPH
The Power of Community – Reducing Readmissions Karen Southard, MHA, RN

 

NCAHQ 2012 Annual Educational Conference

Accountable Care - Transformation
April 12-13, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC
Conference Agenda

Presentation Topic (downloadable) Facilitator(s)
Generational Change Joan Evans, PT, MBA
The Physician Credentialing Process Sharon Humphreys, CPMSM, CPCS
Health Reform: What Do I Do Now? Danielle Lloyd, MPH
Superwoman - The Graduate Course Laura Hamilton, CSP
Hospital Peer Review OPPE/FPPE Thomas Zweng, MD
Safe Med Terri Cardwell, BS Pharm, PharmD, MHA
Enhancing Experiences in Care with Patient and Family Advisors Kathy Dutton
Executing on Change Brent Lemonds, MS, RN, EMT-P, FACHE
Patient Safety Organizations in the Acute Care and Transitional Practice Care Setting Nancy Schanz, RN, MA, MBA, MHA

 

NCAHQ 2011 Annual Educational Conference

Dissecting the Healthcare Triangle – Access, Cost and Quality
April 28-29, 2011
Chapel Hill, NC

Presentation Topic (downloadable) Facilitator(s)
Lean in Healthcare: Building Quality & Value into the Workflow Kim Rinehart, MS and George Johnson
Health Reform: what do I do now? Danielle A. Lloyd, MPH
Patient Centered Medical Home: A Neighborhood Approach Ellis Knight, MD & Judy Baskins
The Road to High Reliability: Using Crew Resource Management To Reduce Harm in Healthcare Steve Kresier, CDR (USN Ret.), MBA, MS
Using Incentive Programs to Springboard EHR/QI Efforts Ann LeFebvre, MSW, CPHQ

 

NCAHQ 2010 Annual Educational Conference

Charting the Course to Excellence in Healthcare Quality
April 14-16, 2010
Wilmington, NC

Presentation Topic (downloadable) Facilitator(s)
Achieving Excellence in Patient Safety the High Reliability Way Steve Kreiser, CDR (USN Ret.), MBA, MS
The Journey to High Value Healthcare Carolyn Scott, RN, MEd, MHA and Leigh Ann Myers, RN, MSN
How to prevent 'recurrent failure'? Adrian F. Hernandez, MD
Taking Care of Yourself and Your Employees Joel Weintraub, MEd, BS
RAC Ready? ‘Cause here we GO! Laura Pait, RHIA, CCS
Introduction to DNV Healthcare and NIAHO: A New Choice for Hospital accreditation Pilot Rebecca (Becky) Wise, COO
Increasing Excellence in Trauma Services Shawn Griffin, RN, BSN

 

NCAHQ 2009 Annual Educational Conference

Fueling the Quality Engine: Focus on Teamwork, Teambuilding and Tools of the Trade
April 22-24, 2009
Wilmington, NC

Presentation Topic (downloadable) Facilitator(s)
Thinking inside the Box: Accelerating Lean Healthcare Practices with Velocity and Quality Breon Klopp
Balancing the Teeter-Totter of Data and Human Values Blair Warman Nickle
The Road to Market Share Gain: Enhancing Loyalty Among Your Patients, Employees and Physicians Joe M. Inguanzo, PhD
Engaging Physicians in Quality Efforts Stephen Wallenhaupt, MD, FACS, FCCP
Picking the Right Chart Blair Warman Nickle