Things to do in Richmond, VA

Why not make a mini-vacation of your stay with us?! Click the links below for more information!

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

Travel Information













2015 OTHC Conference: May 27- May 29, Richmond, VA 

Hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University

Conference Organizers: Laura E. McClelland and Stephen F. Mick

OTHC 2015 Conference Itinerary

Wednesday, May 27th 2015

6:00pm-7:30pm:  Pre-Conference Networking Reception at the Omni Richmond, Roanoke Room (Sponsored by Health Care Management Review)

​Thursday, May 28th 2015  |  VCU School of Dentistry, Perkinson Building, Rm 3105

8:00am-8:30am:  

Continental Breakfast

8:30am-9:00am: 

Welcome and Introductions

9:00am-10:15am:  

Paper Presentation  and Discussion

“Becoming accountable: Accountable care as a temporally emergent organizational capability”
Authors: Brian Hilligoss, PhD,  The Ohio State University; Ann Scheck McAlearney, PhD, The Ohio State University; Paula H. Song, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Mary Fennell, PhD, Brown University

10:15am-10:30am: 

Morning Coffee Break

10:30am-11:45am: 

Paper Presentation and Discussion

“Harnessing the flow of social network resources:
The positive influence of social networks on nurses’ use of electronic medical records”
Authors:  Christina T. Yuan, MPH, Yale University; Ingrid M. Nembhard, PhD,  Yale University;  Gerald C. Kane, PhD, Boston College
Discussant: Mattia Gilmartin, PhD, New York University

11:45am-1:00pm:
Networking Lunch, Perkinson 3116 & 3120 

1:00pm-2:15pm:
Paper Presentation and Discussion

“Organizations, Environments, and Diverse Forms: Understanding Local Multihospital Systems from a Multi-Theoretical Perspective”
Author: Patrick Shay, PhD,  Trinity University

Discussant: Rebecca Wells, PhD, The University of Texas, Health Sciences Center at Houston

2:15pm-2:30pm:
Afternoon Coffee Break

 2:30pm-3:45pm:
Paper Presentation and Discussion

“Integrators vs. Isolators: Actions that enable improvement in primary care”
Authors: Michaela Kerrissey, MSc, Harvard University; Patricia Satterstrom, Harvard University; Nicholas Leydon, MBA, MPH, North Shore Medical Center; Sara Singer, PhD,  Harvard University
Discussant: Kim Isset, PhD, Georgia Tech University

3:45pm-4:00pm
Break

4:00pm-5:15pm

Paper Presentation and Discussion

“Applying Relational Coordination to Inter-Agency Teamwork
and Patient Experiences with Providers”
Authors: Affan Ghaffari, Texas A&M; Rebecca Wells, PhD, University of Texas School of Public Health; Trey Armstrong, M.S., Texas A&M; Liza Creel, MPH, Texas A&M; Hye-Chung Kum, PhD, Texas A&M; Dan Brossart, PhD, Texas A&M; Sarah Roper-Coleman, M.S.,  Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Tenaya Sunbury,  PhD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Discussant: Martin Charns, DBA, Boston University

6:00-8:00pm:   
Conference Dinner at The Hard Shell- Downtown
1411 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219

 Friday, May 29, 2015  |  VCU School of Dentistry, Perkinson Building, Rm 3105

8:00am-8:30am:
Continental Breakfast

8:30am-9:00am:

Funding Update, Michael I. Harrison, PhD (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

9:00-9:45am :

Keynote Address

Leah Binder, MA, MGA, President and CEO (The Leapfrog Group)

9:45am-10:00am:
Morning Coffee Break

10:00-11:00am:
A Panel Discussion About Patient Safety and Quality

Leah Binder, MA, MGA, President and CEO (The Leapfrog Group)


Sara Singer, PhD  (Harvard University)


Jill Marsteller, PhD  (Johns Hopkins University)

11:00-11:10:

Break

11:10 am-12:00pm  

Brief Wrap-Up

&
OTHC Governance Discussion, Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee, PhD (University of Michigan; 2012 OTHC Conference Co-Chair)