Webinar: The 3 Challenges & 4 Wins for Hospitals Implementing Integrative Health Services

 

In this webcast, the CIMEx senior team addresses current benefits and challenges for the implementation and management of an integrative medicine services program (IMSP) by healthcare systems. Relying upon CIMEx research, work with healthcare systems, and the results of the 2009 SIMUS Survey recently conducted by CIMEx, the team provides a concise overview of what the key operational, legal, medical staff, and patient issues are for implementing, managing or maintaining an IMSP. No matter what stage of strategic planning you are in, your healthcare system’s current or future IMSP can benefit from this webcast.

Speakers:

  • Ruthann Russo, PhD, JD, MPH
  • Ian Diener, MD, MBA
  • Joseph J. Russo, Esq.

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About the Speakers

Ruthann Russo, PhD, JD, MPH has worked with healthcare systems for the past 20 years designing successful educational programs for the medical staff with a focus on achieving key metrics to improve healthcare system revenue, efficiencies, and decrease costs. She created The CAMP™, Method,  a proven program for increasing the sustainability of training for physicians, clinicians and other employees. She has studied 30 complementary medicine therapies including acupuncture. Most recently, Ruthann created the specifications for CIMEx Health’s software application, EB-CAM™, which helps practitioners determine when and how integrative therapies should be used and helps healthcare system directors determine how to focus the planning and management process of an integrative medicine services program (IMSP).  She is the former chief executive officer for Cabot Marsh Corporation, HP3, Inc. and HP3 Research Institute. Ruthann can be reached at rarusso@cimexhealth.com

Attorney Joseph J. Russo is a partner with the law firm of Russo & Russo, LLP, with offices in New York City and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Attorney Russo served as president and general counsel of HP3, Inc., and president and general counsel of Cabot Marsh Corporation. Further, he served as the corporate compliance officer for QuadraMed Corporation. Attorney Russo has extensive experience in representing healthcare providers on complex regulatory, compliance and fraud and abuse issues, including providers under investigation by the Office of Inspector General and the United States Attorney’s Office. He is a founding member of the Health Care Compliance Association, where he served on the Board of Directors. He is admitted to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit), United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States District Court, New Jersey.
Attorney Russo can be reached at jrusso@russoandrusso.com.

Ian L. Diener, MD, MBA has worked with healthcare systems for the past eight years as an educator, physician consultant, and clinical documentation expert.  He has successfully trained medical staffs at large academic medical centers, large multi-hospital systems, and small independent hospitals.  Dr. Diener is an advocate for the use of complementary medicine as an adjunct to traditional medicine and has used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices.  Prior to becoming a physician educator, he was a family practice physician for 20 years in suburban Philadelphia.  He was on the medical staff of Bryn Mawr Hospital, a part of the Main Line Health System in Philadelphia. Dr. Diener was also involved in the education of Bryn Mawr Hospital and Christiana Care Family Practice Residents and Thomas Jefferson University Medical Students.  He received his MBA degree at Lehigh University. He was the Chief Medical Officer for HP3, Inc. from 2002 to 2006.