Quality Forum Lecture
Weathering the Storm:  lessons learned from healthcare providers responding to Mother Nature

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When disaster strikes, patients still need access to medical care.  But what does it take to maintain continuity of safe and effective healthcare in the wake of destruction?

Join PQA for a webinar on Friday, December 15 to learn how one healthcare organization stepped up to provide healthcare services as part of the hurrica ne relief efforts earlier this year.   Hear from members of Fresenius  Medical Care's Disaster Response Team as they share their "boots on the ground" experience of mobilizing healthcare teams to areas most in need.

This final Quality Forum of the year has been generously sponsored by PerformRx.

Webinar Date
Friday, December 15, 2017
1 - 2 pm (EST)
Register
PQA members and 2017 task force, panel, and team members are invited to sign up now for this informative, complimentary webinar. Webinar link and dial-in provided upon registration (view system requirements)
Presenters

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Paul Acker  - P aul is Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at FreseniusRx and is responsible for analyzing the deliverables for each project and coordinating staff and resources to bring them to fruition. In addition, he manages the company's vendor contracts to dispense medications to patients accurately and efficiently. Prior to joining FreseniusRx, Paul spent nearly 15 years with Express Scripts, Inc., serving a variety of roles including senior director of provider relations and network services, senior director of project management, director of prior authorization and leader of call center operations. He also directed operations for a 170-agent call center at ValueRx.

Greg Garza - Greg is Vice President of Integrated Care for Fresenius Health Partners.  In this role, he oversees the Care Management and Quality teams for the Renal ACOs (ESCOs) and health plan partnerships that FHP has entered into on behalf of 35,000 ESRD patients.  Additionally, he leads the care management team overseeing a chronic kidney disease (CKD) population nationally.

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Robert P. Loeper, MBA, PMP -  Bob Loeper is the Vice President of Operations Support and Business Continuity/Disaster Response for Fresenius Medical Care NA.  During any declared disaster that affects multiple facilities, states or regions, Bob serves as the Incident Commander for Fresenius and convenes the Corporate Disaster Response Team to provide guidance, support and resources as needed to the affected areas.  Bob is also very active with the Florida Renal Administrators Association (FRAA), having served as the President and is now the Legislative Chair for the FRAA.  

About Fresenius:
Fresenius Medical Care North America is the premier health care company focused on delivering the highest quality care to people with renal and other chronic conditions. Through their industry-leading network of more than 2,200 dialysis facilities, outpatient cardiac and vascular labs, and urgent care centers, as well as the country's largest practice of hospitalist and post-acute providers, Fresenius Medical Care provides coordinated health care services at pivotal care points for hundreds of thousands of chronically ill customers throughout the continent.

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