(speakers listed in time order)
Tuesday, September 15th
Michelle Dougherty is a senior health informatics research scientist in the Digital Health Policy and Standards program in RTI International’s Division for eHealth, Quality, and Analytics (eQUA). She has more than 30 years of experience in health services, health policy, and health information practice and research focused on the electronic health records and other health technologies, related technical standards, and data reuse. Ms. Dougherty has led projects for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), and others. These projects have focused on the use of health information and technology to support the care delivery process, emerging payment models, quality measurement, and interoperability standards. A number of these studies have sought to understand how clinicians and consumers interact with technologies in delivering patient care (electronic health records, telehealth, interoperability and health information exchange, etc.) and the benefits/challenges they encountered. Ms. Dougherty is active in the health IT standards community participating in multiple initiatives including the PACIO Project developing and testing FHIR standards for the exchange of information between post-acute care and others, electronic care and service plans, and electronic clinical quality measure standards groups. Past standards initiatives include participation in multiple Standards & Interoperability Framework projects; leadership of standards development groups related to EHR system functionality for post-acute care and records management and evidentiary support; and participation in standards development efforts related to behavioral health and personal health records. She has been invited to testify to health care policy-shaping groups and held appointments to the HIT Policy Committee’s Implementation, Usability and Safety Workgroup and Certification and Adoption Workgroup on Workforce.
Wednesday, September 16th
Mark Vincent Parkinson is the president and chief executive officer of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). A former Republican, Parkinson is currently a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 45th Governor of Kansas and a member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate.
Fahad is the CTO and Co-Founder of CareMerge, a digital health company ensuring the aging experience is filled with the peace of mind and joy. Its platform is used by 470+ senior communities, in 39 states, serving over 80,000 residents. Caremerge is named one of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the US and is backed by major healthcare investors including Insight Venture Partners, Echo Ventures and GE Ventures. He is also a contributor to Forbes covering digital health and senior care. Fahad has been featured on major print and digital media outlets including Fox News, Inc, Entrepreneur, among others. Fahad holds a BCS in Computer Science and MS in Wireless communications.
Thursday, September 17th
Dan Hermann joined Ziegler in 1987 and was named President and CEO in 2018. He also is the Head of Investment Banking, a member of the Ziegler Board and Executive Committee. Dan focuses on fostering the growth of the firm while always pursuing new opportunities.
As the head of both the healthcare and senior living practices, Dan was instrumental in the creation of and fundraising for the Ziegler Link•Age Longevity Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”). The Fund is one of the first to focus on the aging market and companies that provide innovative products, services and technologies to meet the growing needs of seniors and senior living providers in this changing era of healthcare reform.
During his 30-year tenure with Ziegler, Dan has become a leading investment banker in the senior living industry. He has structured and led or co-led more than 325 senior living financings exceeding $8.2 billion, cumulating far-ranging experience in the management, structuring and financial analysis of every type of senior living financing.