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 Joshua Adler, MD, is Chief Medical Officer of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and Medical Director of UCSF Ambulatory Care. As chief medical officer, he directs the doctors who provide patient care and oversees the quality of medical services and the integration of patient care, education and research. He also supervises care coordination, clinical resource management, compliance, medical staff affairs, quality assurance and risk management. As ambulatory care medical director, he is in charge of more than 90 clinics.
A practicing internist and a professor of clinical medicine at UCSF, Adler directs the UCSF Pathways to Discovery Program, which fosters scientific, leadership and advocacy skills among all UCSF trainees. He earned a medical degree at UC San Diego Medical School and completed a residency in internal medicine at UC San Francisco, followed by a chief resident year at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. In the VA system, Adler served as Assistant Chief of Medicine, Assistant Chief of Staff and Chief Medical Officer of the six hospital Sierra Pacific VA Network. At the San Francisco VA, he directed the implementation of an electronic medical information system.
 Allen Butcher is Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital (CCMH) in Parkersburg, WV. He has held this position since June 2003. Butcher has 22 years of executive experience across the broad spectrum of the healthcare industry having held leadership positions in consulting, health insurance, physician group practice and a health system.
Prior to joining CCMH, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of West Virginia United Health System, the largest health system in West Virginia; Vice President of Finance at the University Health Associates, the faculty practice plan for the WVU School of Medicine; and Vice President of Finance with PEIA, a leading health insurer in West Virginia. Additionally, Butcher has seven years of consulting experience.
Originally from Morgantown, WV, he graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in accounting. Butcher was recently reappointed by Gov. Joe Manchin to the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board.
 Edmund E. Collins, MBA, CPHIMS, is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Martin Memorial Health Systems in Stuart, FL. He has more than 18 years of experience in information technology, including 15 years in healthcare and 10 years as a Chief Information Officer. Collins' areas of expertise include technology strategic planning, advanced clinical information systems, multi-facility consolidation, physician-IT relationship management, new facility planning and program management methodology. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado and is a certified professional in healthcare information and management systems.
Frank Corvino has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Greenwich Hospital since 1991, and was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1988 to 1991. In addition, he is Executive Vice President of the Yale New Haven Health System, New Haven, CT. Greenwich Hospital has experienced unprecedented growth during his 22 years of leadership, including the opening of the Helmsley Medical Building (1999) and the Olive and Thomas J. Watson Pavilion (2005). Together, these facilities replaced the Greenwich Hospital that existed in 1996. The state-of-the-art facility has been hailed as a model of healing for future hospital designs.
During this time, Corvino led the hospital in fund solicitation efforts that raised more than $175 million from its communities. He is responsible for instituting an "enhanced service excellence culture" at the hospital. In the past decade under his stewardship, Greenwich Hospital has consistently ranked among the top hospitals nationwide in patient satisfaction, according to Press Ganey Associates. Corvino's ability to work effectively with physicians, patients, trustees, advocacy groups, hospital staff and others has been instrumental in establishing Greenwich Hospital's reputation as the premier regional healthcare facility.
 Susan L. Davis, EdD, RN, is President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent's Medical Center and St. Vincent's Health Services in Bridgeport, CT, which is a member of Ascension Health. She serves as Ascension's Market Leader for the New York and Connecticut Region. Davis came to St. Vincent's from an 18-year career at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, where she developed and implemented a variety of successful clinical services, including a new regional heart center for residents of the upstate New York area. Davis received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Mt. Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, her master of arts degree in nursing administration and doctorate of education from Columbia University with an emphasis in management. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Since taking over as St. Vincent's CEO in 2004, Davis has presided over the opening of the region's most advanced operating suites and intensive care units. She has launched the most ambitious technology upgrade in the history of St. Vincent's Medical Center and is currently overseeing a $145 million master facility plan, which is being supported by more than $45 million from an ongoing capital campaign. As the first phase of the project neared completion in early 2010, St. Vincent's opened its new Elizabeth M. Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care and facilities that will triple the size of its emergency department.
In addition to leading St. Vincent's Medical Center, Davis, as President of the St. Vincent's system, also oversees the operations of Southern Connecticut's largest behavioral health hospital.
Cole Edmonson, MS, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, is Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. He joined Texas Health Dallas from Medical City Dallas, where he served as the CNO and Vice President of Nursing. Edmonson has nearly 20 years of healthcare experience with a proven track record for improving nursing engagement, physician satisfaction with nursing and overall quality of patient care. His work at Medical City included direct management of seven service lines. As the Magnet Program Coordinator, he successfully led Medical City to become the first hospital in North Texas recognized as a Magnet facility as well as the first in the area to be re-designated a Magnet facility.
Edmonson is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He serves as the President of the North Texas Organization of Nurse Executives, Secretary of the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives and a member of American Organization of Nurse Executives. He is also an active member of the Texas Nurse Association and the American Nurses Association.
Edmonson has published numerous articles on a variety of topics in healthcare. Past recognitions include being named a Great 100 nurse, receiving the Texas Nurses Association District 4 Nurse of the Year, Nursing Management magazine's Visionary Leader Award, Texas Organization of Nurse Executives Excellence in Leadership Award and Nurses Week Nursing Excellence Award for Advancing/Leading the Profession. Edmonson has a bachelor of science degree in nursing and master of science degree in nursing from the Oklahoma University College of Nursing.
He is an adjunct faculty instructor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and Texas Woman's University. He also serves as an Executive MSN Advisory Board Member at UTA and an Advisory Member for the Collin County Nursing Program.
 Neal Ganguly, CHCIO, FHIMSS, is Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ. CentraState is a community health system comprised of a 282-bed acute-care hospital and a range of senior care facilities, including a 123-bed skilled nursing facility, an 83-unit assisted living facility and a 430-unit continuous care retirement community. He has served as the CIO since 1999 and has led the development of a rolling IT strategy focused on patient safety, productivity and physician affinity. The approach has resulted in the deployment of many new clinical and financial systems in the last 11 years. Ganguly has worked closely with constituents in CentraState to develop a strong model of metrics to demonstrate the value of technology implementations.
Prior to joining CentraState, he served as the Assistant Director of Information Systems at Elizabeth General Medical Center, the Director of Managed Care Services at Medifinancial Solutions and a Senior Analyst for Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the New York Institute of Technology, a bachelor of arts degree from Queens College of the City University of New York and the CHCIO designation from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
In addition to his career responsibilities, Ganguly is active in CHIME where he serves on several committees. He is a Fellow of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), and serves chair of the Public Policy Steering Committee. Ganguly also serves on the Board of New Jersey Chapter of HIMSS where he is the immediate past President and Chair of the State Advocacy Committee. Ganguly is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
 William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, FACPM, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Group Management Association. Before joining MGMA in 1999, Jessee served as Vice President for Quality and Managed Care Standards at the American Medical Association, where he led the activities in clinical guidelines, quality improvement and accreditation. He also holds an academic appointment as Clinical Professor of Health Systems, Policy and Management at the Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, in Denver.
Previously, Jessee was CEO of UNIVA Health Network, a regional integrated delivery system in Louisville, KY. He also has served as Vice President of the Joint Commission, and was Corporate Vice President for Quality Management at Humana Inc. Jessee was a full-time academician as Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration at the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, and received his undergraduate degree at Stanford University and his medical degree at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He is a Fellow in the American College of Preventive Medicine; an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Medical Quality; an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives; and a board-certified medical practice executive and Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives.
Jessee served for nine years on the Board of Directors of Exempla Health System in Denver, including two years as its chair. He is also a former chair of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. Currently, Jessee is Treasurer of the Board of the National Patient Safety Foundation; Vice-Chair of the Board of the E-Health Initiative; and a member of the executive committee of the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization. He's a founding board member of the International Society for Quality in Health Care, for which he served as President from 1989-1991 and was named as a Life Member and Fellow in 1993. He also served on the National Advisory Council to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
 Johnny Kuo is the Chief Operating Officer at New York Gracie Square Hospital, where he is constantly focused on providing the best possible care in a safe and compassionate environment. Under his leadership, the hospital recently received a 3-year Joint Commission accreditation as a result of the outstanding work being done by his staff. In April 2010, he was also named one of the Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare. This prestigious award reflects his commitment to his community and the highest quality of patient care and safety.
Kuo attended the University of Buffalo for undergraduate studies and Grace University School of Medicine. He earned a Master of Arts degree at Columbia University Teachers College. Following graduation from medical school, he worked for a variety of institutions at the director level, including Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital and Bronx Lebanon Special Care Center. He has been in his current position at the New York Gracie Square Hospital for 9 years.
Kuo is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Administrators, the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management and the American College of Mental Health Administration. He was also nominated into the Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry, as well as the Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
He has served as the President of a Chapter of the Professional Association of Infection Control and Epidemiology, a member of the Advisory Board of Brooklyn Asian Voice Organization, a member of the Board of Directors of the African and American Healthcare Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Healthcare Quality.
 Edward W. Marx is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Texas Health Resources, Arlington. His responsibilities include the convergence of technical, business and clinical strategies, as well as leadership development.
Marx earned his bachelor of science degree in psychology and a master of science degree in consumer sciences from Colorado State University. He has served as a CIO for Parkview Episcopal Medical Center's system management services organization in Pueblo, CO, and Director of the System's Physicians Information Systems.
In 1997, he joined HCA in Nashville where he led a major push into physician information systems and managed care. He has also functioned as Chief Technologist for HCA/Physician Services and CIO at University Hospitals (Cleveland). He is a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Society of Information Management (SIM) and is a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Fellow. He has served as the President of the Ohio and Tennessee Chapters of HIMSS and Chair of the Membership Services Committee. Marx is a member of the CIO advisory boards for HP, Cisco, AT&T and Microsoft. He also serves on advisory boards for Texas Christian University, University of Texas Dallas and Southern Methodist University.
Marx's Texas Health team has received numerous accolades, including ComputerWorld's "100 Best Places to Work", American Hospitals Association "Most Wired", Health Leaders "Marketing Awards", CIO's "Most Innovative", Information Week "Top 500", CHIME and CIO "Innovator", and the Project Management Institute "Top Projects". Marx has been recognized by both CIO and ComputerWorld as a "Top 100 Leader," and as a Dallas Business Journal "Newcomer of the Year".Concurrently with his healthcare career,
Daniel Morissette is Chief Financial Officer of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA. The entity is one of the nation's top-rated health systems and has a nearly $2 billion annual operating budget, $820 million in long-term debt obligations and a $3 billion plus long-range financial and capital plan. Prior to joining Stanford, Morissette was Senior Vice President of Finance and Strategy at University of Toledo Medical Center and University of Toledo. While there, he helped lead a turnaround of the health system and a successful growth strategy, including a historic merger and business combination. His previous healthcare and executive experience includes Senior Vice President at Chicago Medical School and service at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chicago. Morissette serves on the Audit and Finance Committee of University HealthSystem Consortium and has other board experience. He has a master's degree in Business Administration from University of Chicago, a bachelor's degree from DePaul University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
 Lynne Myers is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Meriter Health Services in Madison, WI. She joined Meriter in 2008 and is responsible for all clinical and ancillary operations for the major teaching hospital. This includes all aspects of nursing care, facility maintenance and development, ancillary services, home healthcare, business development, strategic planning, marketing and medical group management. Myers earned her master's degree in Health Administration from Ohio State University. Prior to joining Meriter Health Services, she served as the Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Professional Services at Montgomery General Hospital in Maryland.
 Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN, FAAN, is Senior Vice President for Nursing and Patient Care Services and the Chief Nursing Officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore. In this capacity, she oversees 3,800 healthcare providers, including nurses, advance practice nurses, nursing assistants, surgical technicians, social workers, chaplains, case managers and dietitians, as well as physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapists. The University of Maryland Medical Center is a 670-bed academic, quaternary medical center and is the flagship hospital of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Rowen is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care, the official journal of the National Association of Bariatric Nurses. Now in its fifth year, the journal is a main source of information, evidence and best practice for nurses and other clinicians who care for obese patients. The consistent theme in Rowen's scholarly activities is advancing safety in clinical settings. She has significantly contributed to the development of standardized best practices for the care of surgical patients.
She pioneered best safety practices for perioperative procedures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and promotes improvements in the safety culture of all patient care environments. Rowen has published many papers and frequently presents at international and regional conferences. She teaches and precepts regularly, and is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and an adjunct faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and George Mason University.
She received her bachelor of arts degree and bachelor of science in nursing from University of Delaware, master of science in nursing from University of Maryland and doctor of nursing science from Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, she was recognized as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women and was also inducted in the University of Delaware Wall of Fame. In 2009, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Amir Dan Rubin currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for the UCLA Hospital System, an integrated academic health system committed to healing humankind through leading edge research, teaching and patient care. In his role at UCLA, Rubin is responsible for the operations of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital, and an array of outpatient centers across west Los Angeles. He oversees an operating budget of $1.6 billion and more than 8,000 employees.
Prior to his appointment at UCLA, Rubin served as Chief Operating Officer for Stony Brook University Hospital, a 504-bed, comprehensive academic medical center in Long Island, NY. At Stony Brook, Rubin was instrumental in developing and implementing plans for significant growth, new hospital facilities, operational enhancement and financial improvement. He also led multi-disciplinary quality initiatives aimed at improving patient services and clinical outcomes.
Prior to Stony Brook, Rubin served as Assistant Vice President of Operations for Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where he was part of a financial turnaround marked by significant quality and process improvements. Memorial Hermann Hospital is an 818-bed, level-1 trauma center, which serves as the primary teaching hospital for University of Texas-Houston, Medical School.
Prior to his role at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Rubin served as Director of Business Development for the corporate parent of the 12-hospital Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. He earned a master's degree from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a master's degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Sue Schade, FCHIME, FHIMSS, serves as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals in Boston. Brigham and Women's Hospital is a 777-bed nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and founding member of Partners HealthCare System, an integrated healthcare delivery network. Schade provides direction and oversight to IT initiatives at Brigham and Women's and Faulkner Hospitals, Brigham and Women's Physician Organization, and Biomedical Engineering.
She has 25 years of experience in healthcare information technology management, including 12 years at a large integrated delivery system in the Chicago area and 10 years in her current position. Schade has also worked for software vendors and consulting firms.
She served on the CHIME Board from 2004 to 2006, focusing on the national healthcare information technology agenda and fostering partnerships with other national organizations. She chaired the CHIME Education Foundation Board from 2006 to 2009. Schade currently serves on the HIMSS Public Policy Steering Committee. She holds a master of business administration degree from Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL. She has achieved fellow status with both HIMSS and CHIME.
Under her leadership, BWH has received several recognitions, including the HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 honor for its EMR Adoption Model and the CIO 100 Award for implementing the Balanced Scorecard to improve hospital performance. Schade was recognized with ComputerWorld's Premier 100 IT Leaders award, which honors individuals who have had a positive impact on their organization through technology.
Christine Schuster, MBA, RN, has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Emerson Hospital Health System in Concord, MA, which serves 25 communities northwest of Boston. Prior to joining Emerson, Schuster served as President and CEO of Quincy Medical Center and Athol Memorial Hospital in Massachusetts. She also was the Chief Operating Officer at the Extended Care Division of Tenet Saint Vincent Healthcare System in Worcester, MA, and the Director of Critical Care Services at the New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston. She spent five years as a healthcare management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand.
In 2005, Schuster was appointed by Gov. Romney to serve on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Health Education and Financing Authority (MAHEFA). She was recently elected Chairman of the MAHEFA Board. She is currently a Board Member of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Metropolitan Regional Council, Voluntary Hospitals of America, Northeast and the Massachusetts Council of Community Hospitals.
In 2007, Schuster was named to Gov. Patrick's transition team, serving on the Health Care Taskforce. She has also served on the AHA Regional Policy Board and the Massachusetts Hospital Association Board (MHA), where she chaired the Clinical Issues Advisory Council (CIAC) and was a member of the Finance Committee. At MHA, Schuster continues to advocate for safe, quality patient care as a member of both CIAC and the Leadership Education Committee. She is also engaged in civic affairs and has served on the Board of the Concord Chamber of Commerce and the Concord Economic Council.
She received the 2009 American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award and the 2008 Maynard Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award. Schuster was also recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine and Witt Kieffer Associates as one of the Year 2000 "Up and Comer" Award recipients. She received her master's in business administration, with honors, from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor of science in nursing from Boston University.
 Nancy Templin, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. In the past, she held leadership positions at Children's Medical Center Dallas, a 404-bed pediatric academic medical center. As Senior Director for Finance/Treasury at Children's Medical Center, she was responsible for strategic financial planning and budgeting, as well as financial reporting systems and regulatory reporting. She recently led the completion of a $200 million municipal bond issue. She also served as the treasurer of system affiliate corporations, including the Children's Medical Center Foundation.
Templin's previous roles at Children's Medical Center included serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and as Controller. She had also served as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance for Harris Methodist H-E-B Hospital in Bedford, TX, part of the Texas Health Resources network of hospitals.
A Certified Public Accountant, Nancy earned a bachelor's of business administration in accounting at University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Child Healthcare Corporation of America.
 Deborah Zastocki, EdM, DNP, CNAA, NEA-BC, FACHE, joined the ranks of only 25 other female hospital CEOs in New Jersey in 2004. One of her biggest accomplishments as President and CEO of Chilton Memorial Hospital has been transforming the hospital's financial performance from a large operating loss to an operating gain within her first full year.
As a result, Chilton Memorial Hospital has been recognized by state and national groups for quality outcomes. Under Zastocki's leadership, Chilton Memorial Hospital has expanded its practices in gerontology by becoming a Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders Hospital. In 2009, the hospital expanded its community outreach to offer 1,219 programs providing more than 17,000 health screenings, seminars, support groups and other outreach services that benefit thousands of residents, In 2010, Zastocki was honored as one of the "Best 50 Women in Business" by NJ BIZ magazine. She also received a Luminary Award by the Columbia Alumni Association, was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Rhode Island College of Nursing and selected as the 2008 Garden State Woman of the Year "Gets it Award" winner, as well as the Garden State Woman Leader in Healthcare by the Garden State Woman Education Foundation.
She has also served as President of the Association of Health Care Executives of New Jersey. Zastocki earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing with highest distinction from the University of Rhode Island. She earned a master of arts degree in nursing and her master of education degree in community health, both from Columbia University. In 2008, she was among the first graduating class at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to earn a doctorate of nursing practice degree.
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