The Hawaii Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Annual Conference was held at the Ala Moana Hotel on April 21 & 22.  ACHE members earned 1.5 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits during the chapter’s panel discussion on “Physician-Hospital Integration in the 21^st Century.”  “Mahalo!” to the following leaders from the healthcare industry for providing an excellent presentation and discussion on this topic:

Moderator - Mr. Steve Robertson, Exec VP and CIO, HPH

Panelists:

• Mr. Money Atwal, CFO/CIO HHSC East Hawaii Region
• Dr. Whitney Limm, The Queen’s Medical Center
• Dr. Gerard Livaudais, HPH Executive Director Hawaii Health Partners.

Other ACHE events on the horizon include:

August 14: The Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of ACHE Annual Breakfast at the Hawaii Prince Hotel starting at 7:00 a.m.  Ms. Diana Smalley (ACHE Immediate Past Chairman) will be the guest speaker during the event.  ACHE members will receive 1.0 ACHE Qualified Education credit for attending the presentation.

September 15-16 and 17-18: ACHE Hawaii Program.  Earn ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits during the two, separate clusters.  Contact ACHE for details and registration requirements.

I would like to say a very warm “mahalo” for allowing me to serve you as the Chair of the Education Committee.  I am also very appreciative of the opportunity to work under the direction of Ms. Jen Chahanovich (CEO Pali Momi Medical Center), Ms. Martha Smith (Immediate Past President Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of ACHE and CEO Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children) and Ms. Darlena Chadwick (President Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of ACHE and Vice President, Patient Care The Queen’s Medical Center) and alongside the Officers and Directors of the local ACHE Board.  Finally, thank you and welcome to the new members of the Education Committee who are dedicated to developing and implementing future networking and education events:

• Ms. Bobbie Ornellas, RN Care Coordinator, VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System (Chair)
• Mr. Lance Segawa, President-Elect Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of ACHE and Chief Executive Director of Operations and Planning, HHSC
• Dr. Natalie Pagoria, Business Analyst, HHIE.

Warm Regards,

Commander Robert Rawleigh, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy (FACHE)