{"id":7905,"date":"2010-05-25T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=7905"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:29:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:29:30","slug":"cfo-roundtable-examines-what-healthcare-reform-means-to-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/05\/cfo-roundtable-examines-what-healthcare-reform-means-to-south-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"CFO Roundtable examines what healthcare reform means to South Florida."},"content":{"rendered":"

Nancy Borkowski<\/strong>, director of the Healthcare MBA program in the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University\u2019s (FIU), opened a CFO Roundtable with an unusual challenge:<\/p>\n

Be the first to assemble six pieces of brightly colored foam into a pencil cube.<\/p>\n

More than 150 executives, alumni and students gathered at the College of Business Administration\u2019s Ocean Bank Auditorium quickly started trying, wondering what it meant. After declaring a winner, Borkowski explained its significance.<\/p>\n

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Attendees at the \u201cWhat Healthcare Reform Means to South Florida\u201d CFO Roundtable held at FIU faced a challenge that introduced them to the problems in the South Florida healthcare sector and a solution offered by the business school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOur new Healthcare MBA is all about putting the pieces of healthcare together,\u201d she said, noting that the recently enacted\u00a0historic federal health reform legislation\u00a0will bring radical changes to the structure and financing of the system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Healthcare Reform Means to South Florida,\u201d tapped some of the region\u2019s most knowledgeable experts to speak on these challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have wished and hoped for healthcare reform,\u201d said panel moderator Linda Quick<\/strong> (MS \u201974), president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association. \u201cSouth Florida\u2019s healthcare system is a poster child for why we need healthcare reform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelists share insights.<\/em><\/p>\n

David Hoskinson<\/strong>, vice president, MEDNAX\/Pediatrix Medical Group, a 1,400-member physician group practice, predicted that a shrinking pool of government dollars and an expanding Medicaid population would increase pressure on private payers as costs are shifted.<\/p>\n

According to Balbino Vazquez<\/strong>, CFO, Humana, South Florida, everyone\u2019s margins will be squeezed—physicians, insurance companies, hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue will be how all of this will get paid for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Matthew Muhart<\/strong>, CFO, Memorial Healthcare System, added, \u201cThe story of the day is to be nimble. Hopefully, most providers have had built strong management teams and an engaged workforce that can see us through the upcoming changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Nancy Borkowski, Linda Quick, Matthew Muhart, Balbino Vazquez and David Hoskinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Borkowski emphasized FIU Business\u2019 ongoing leadership in the healthcare community, including sponsorship of upcoming South Florida healthcare reform forums.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re disseminating as much information and as quickly as possible so we can\u00a0improve decision making in this new environment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Healthcare Financial Management Association – Florida Chapter; South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, Inc.; Women\u2019s Healthcare Executive Network of South Florida; and the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Reporter<\/em> co-sponsored the forum.<\/p>\n

Applications are being accepted for the first Healthcare MBA<\/a> class, beginning in the fall of 2010. The 18-month program of Saturday classes will be held at the <\/strong>FIU Business Downtown center.<\/p>\n

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