Reflecting on Hopeful Messages from Nashville

Note from the Director:

Reflecting on Hopeful Messages from Nashville

Fresh from Nashville, I am excited to report that our big annual summit was a huge success. Thank you to all who came and participated. This newsletter contains some terrific articles that dip back down into the rich and insightful content from the conference, providing you an extension of the terrific experience and learning that occurred.

We had some amazing keynote speakers who provided inspiration, insights, and hopeful messages that applied to all of us. Additionally, our executive committee members served as a panel to open the event with their expectations for the conference, and to close the program with a recap and reflections.

It was clear that, while there are several emerging and notable issues in our regulatory and compliance environment, there is still a lot of basic “blocking and tackling” required daily to run the business. With the growth of the industry overall, there is a constant influx of new employees needing introduction and orientation. There are new plans, new service vendors, mergers and acquisitions, and rebranding, which combine to make a dynamic and exciting context for our event.

RISE also revealed the four major facets of our organization, showing how we strive to meet the needs of our customers on a 24/7 basis:

• Events, such as RISE Nashville, RISE West, Risk Adjustment Forum, the “Qualipalooza,” as well as webinars throughout the year

• Articles & insights, including our website news and our quarterly newsletter

• The RISE Association

• The RISE Institute

Even if you weren’t among the more than 1,400 people who attend RISE Nashville, I trust you will find articles of interest in the attached newsletter. We look forward to hearing from you with opinions, reactions, and recommendations. Our second quarterly newsletter sets us on course for the annual CMS bid filing season, RADV audits, ACA marketplace settlements, and more to come.

As always, we wish you all the best in your busy endeavors.

Kevin Mowll Executive Director, The RISE Association