2017 marks the 15th Annual Student Case Competition for the South Florida Health Executive Forum (SFHEF). On April 15, students from Health Services Administration programs from Universities in the South Florida region convened at Broward Health North to compete in presenting their recommendations for a case study. Case studies typically reflect the latest issues and challenges in our healthcare industry. This year, it focused on the application of the various quality-driven initiatives from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as the integrating physician alignment strategies to enhance the bottom line of a specified healthcare organization.
The award ceremony took place at the Leadership and Career Education event held at Memorial Regional Hospital on April 20. In the graduate category, Florida International University (FIU) placed first and Barry University won second place with a single digit difference in the earned scores between the teams. In the undergraduate category, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) won first place impressively, and the FIU team was unable to attend the case competition event. Special thanks to the incredible C-suite level healthcare leaders who served as judges.
The SFHEF case competition is quite unique among others because healthcare leaders and professionals serve as mentors and liaisons to the participating teams for the 3 month preparation period. SFHEF extends special thanks to them for the voluntary dedication of their time and effort to the important mission of developing tomorrow’s healthcare leaders. This year, as part of the mentorship offering, students engaged in a planned insightful visit to the healthcare organizations of their respective mentors. The 2017 chair and board member, Oyinkansola “Bukky” Ogunrinde said “this effort was in keeping with the plan to continue to augment the value of the program to participating students, colleges, healthcare organizations and the healthcare community at large.”
