Past Events Library

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A Reflection on the State of International Healthcare During COVID Douglas Jackson, PhD, JD, President/CEO of Project C.U.R.E Please join us January 27th at 11:30 am MST for a presentation with Douglas Jackson PhD, JD, President/CEO of Project C.U.R.E., as he presents a reflection on the state of …

Scott Becker Founder and Publisher Becker’s Healthcare Scott Becker’s Annual Review of Healthcare in 2021 and What’s Anticipated in 2022 Please join us December 9th at 11:30 am MST for a presentation with Scott Becker of Becker’s Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review. Scott will discuss the impact that President Biden and COVID pandemic have had …

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the syndrome COVID-19, has swept the planet over the last 9 months. In a relatively short time, tens of millions of people have been infected and hundreds of thousands have died. Although much remains unknown, early scientific and epidemiologic data has provided insights into how this virus transmits, how the …

There are many challenges being faced by mission-driven healthcare organizations, especially during these Covid-19 times.  Some of the realities revolve around the reduction of elective procedures, overall shortages in revenue, changes in patient behavior, the increased cost of chronic care patient management and the rising sedentary and obese populations.  Jill and Bill will share an …

Efficiency and Evolution: The challenge of scale and sale in the brave new world of healthcare. The turn of the 2020 decade promised the most lucrative transaction market in the history of healthcare – until it didn’t. Instead, the COVID-19 crisis erupted across the world and changed the landscape of the medical industry and altered …

Important Changes for the Denver Medical Study Group’s Upcoming Meeting. We recognize that our country is in the midst of extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. Our primary concern is for the health of our DMSG Community, our guests, and our venue host, Saint Joseph Hospital, and all healthcare providers. To comply with the current CDC …

“Medicare for All? Something Else? What Would You Do?” Robert K. Smoldt, MBA, Associate Director Healthcare Delivery and Policy Program, ASU Emeritus CAO, Mayo Clinic In this session, Mr. Smoldt will describe three different health reform directions which the US could use to get the country to universal coverage — one direction would be “Medicare …

State of the State of Colorado Hospitals: A Panel Discussion Katherine Mulready, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for the Colorado Hospital Association Reginald Washington, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver Jamie Smith, MBA, FACHE, President of SCL Health Saint Joseph Hospital in …

State of the State: “Update on Medicaid and State Affordability Opportunities” Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Our next Denver Medical Study Group meeting offers an insightful presentation from Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing. Colorado is a nationally recognized leader …

“Thinking Beyond Burnout, How Do We Promote Thriving and Flourishing for Health Care Providers?” Jenny Reese, MD, Section Head, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine There has been significant attention drawn to the concept of burnout among health care providers, including prevalence, impact, cost, and outcomes for …