The Provider Summit: Preparing for Tomorrow Today 
 

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM - EVENT REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM - OPENING GENERAL SESSION

Mark Washington

(1) 5 year vision for DFCS, (2) the “drivers of change, (3) strategies for moving forward, (4) Family-Centered Practice Model, (4) PB Contracting, and (5) Budget landscape  

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM - OVERVIEW PROVIDER “G” MEETINGS & INTRODUCTION: OFFICE OF PROVIDER UTILIZATION AND OUTCOME MANAGEMENT

Kenneth Joe and Sharon Hill: Provider “G Meetings”

Jay Pruett: Introduction of OPUOM Unit 

10:40 AM – 10:55 AM -  SPONSORSHIP MESSAGE

TBD 

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM - BREAK

11:05 AM – 12:00 PM - KEYNOTE ADDRESS

(Margaret M. Berglind, President & CEO Child Care Association of Illinois

& Erwin McEwen Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services) 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM - KEYNOTE QUESTION & ANSWER LUNCH

WORKSHOPS (Presenters will rotate rooms)

*Note: Workshops listed above will be repeated IN 3 rounds:

 Round #1 1:00 – 2:10 PM / Round #2 2:20 PM – 3:30 PM / Round #3 3:40 PM – 4:50 PM 

Workshop A: Performance-Based Contracting

(Presenters, Kenneth Joe & Kathy Penkert)

Workshop B: Child and Family Services Review (CFSR)

(Presenter, Isabel Blanco & Sharon Hill)

Workshop C: Contract Modifications

(Presenter, Jay Pruett)

4:50 PM – 5:10 PM - BREAK & AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS

5:15 PM – 6:30 PM - CLOSING GENERAL SESSION: PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS (Providers Only)

(Presenters, Kathy Penkert & Jay Pruett)