By Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor
It’s time to start including banks in the conversation about designing the healthcare financial structure, according to those who have been working on the Medical Banking Project.
To educate the healthcare industry on the idea, the eighth National Medical Banking Institute at HIMSS10 to be held Monday and Tuesday, March 1 - 2, at the Omni Hotel will present the tools available now that the project has merged with HIMSS.
A Medical Banking Boot Camp is also being held on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Convention Center. “The boot camp is a beginners’ course for executives who want to learn more about the medical banking arena,” said John Casillas, senior vice president, HIMSS Medical Banking Project and Business & Financial Information Systems. “It can be a complex and daunting task to understand how banks fit into the healthcare financial network.”
Boot Camp attendees are encouraged to also take part in the Medical Banking Institute Monday and Tuesday, during the HIMSS10 show to learn more about the project.
After the MBI proceedings, a new roundtable will convene in a “neutral way,” the parties that are really responsible for creating the healthcare financial network of the future, according to Casillas.
Al Briand, managing director, Bank of New York Mellon, BNY Mellon, Treasury Services Global Product Management and Strategic Development Division, will speak at one of the two medical banking project education sessions. Session 183: “Medical Banking: An Emerging Strategy To Improve Global Healthcare” will be held Wednesday, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM in the Georgia Ballroom 2.
Healthcare executives of all types are encouraged to check out the MBI and the supporting sessions. Those who specialize in financial management would benefit greatly.