Dr. Ronald Hirsch, Vice President of the Regulations and Education Group at R1 Physician Advisory Services at R1 RCM, Inc., will share his expertise and best practices for case management at the 29th annual Midwest Care Coordination Conference on May 11 in University Center West on the University of Southern Indiana campus.
Hirsch graduated medical school from Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois, and completed his internal medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Hollywood, California. He was Medical Director of Case Management at Sherman Hospital and was also a general internist and HIV specialist at Signature Medical Associates, a multispecialty practice located in Elgin, Illinois, where he previously served as president.
Hirsch is on the advisory board of the American College of Physician Advisors, the advisory board of the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity, a member of the American Case Management Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is the co-author of the Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review, with the second edition published in 2018.
“As healthcare professionals, our goal is to work as a team to coordinate care to provide high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care,” said Anita Hagan, Interim Director of the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning. “This conference will focus on the role of healthcare providers, care coordinators, case managers and navigators through all phases of care delivery, including after hospitalization. All disciplines interested in the topic are welcome to attend.”
In addition to the keynote presented by Hirsch, the conference topics include:
- Case management regulation updates
- Guardianship services
- Behavioral health and social determinants of health
- Medicare updates
- Beliefs, attitudes and behavioral intentions toward people with disabilities
- Ethics within care coordination
Contact Hours: The University of Southern Indiana designates this activity for 6.25 contact hours. Continuing education (CE) hours will be available for nurses, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, CHES, MCHES and health facility administrators. CE hours will also be available for Indiana licensed marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and dental professions.
This program has been submitted to the Commission for Case Manager Certification for approval to provide board certified case managers with 6.25 clock hours and to the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide board certified case managers with 1.0 ethics clock hour.
The enrollment cost for this conference is $130 for professionals, $60 for current graduate students and $20 for undergraduate students.
To register, visit USI.edu/midwest-care.
For more information, call toll-free 1-877-USI-HLTH (874-4584) or 812-461-5217, or email usi1nhpcert@usi.edu.