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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
7:30 am
Registration Continental Breakfast and Exhibits in the Executive Networking Lounge
8:00 am -
8:15 am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Kenneth E. Thorpe - Speaker Photo Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
Professor and Chair, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services;
Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

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8:15 am -
9:00 am
Congress Opening Keynote Address: Conquering the Chronic Care Conundrum – The Key to Reform
David B. Nash - Speaker Photo David B. Nash, MD, MBA, FACP
Dean, Jefferson School of Population Health and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy, Thomas Jefferson University

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9:00 am -
10:00 am
The State of Chronic Care: Are We Poised to Take a Plunge?
Moderator:
Anand Parekh - Speaker Photo Anand Parekh, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Science & Medicine), Office of the Secretary/OPHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Panelists:
Richard L. Atkinson - Speaker Photo Richard L. Atkinson, MD
Clinical Professor of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University;
Director, Obetech Obesity Research Center

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Alfred Bove - Speaker Photo Alfred Bove, MD
President
American College of Cardiology

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Robert Carey - Speaker Photo Robert Carey, MD
President
The Endocrine Society

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Craig Thorne - Speaker Photo Craig Thorne, MD, MPH, FACP, FACPEM
Vice President and National Medical Director, Employee Health and Wellness
Erickson Retirement Communities

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10:00 am -
10:30 am
Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
10:30 am -
12:30 pm
Concurrent Educational Tracks (Choose 1 of 2)
12:30 pm -
1:45 pm
Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge
1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
Friend or Foe: Will Aligning Reimbursement Incentives Propel Success?
  • Changing the reimbursement system for quality care
  • Long term rewards for physicians
  • Why disease management will not drive wanted change?
  • Anti-trust considerations
Moderator:
Robert Mechanic - Speaker Photo Robert Mechanic, MBA
Senior Fellow, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University;
Director, Health Industry Forum

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Panelists:
Pankaj Gupta - Speaker Photo Pankaj Gupta, MD
Senior Medical Director
AmeriChoice NY by United Healthcare

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Eric S. Sullivan - Speaker Photo Eric S. Sullivan, MS, MBA
Director, Patient-Centered Medical Home; Primary Care Analytics & Measurement, Clinical Innovation
UnitedHealthcare

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Steven E. Wegner - Speaker Photo Steven E. Wegner, JD, MD
President
North Carolina Community Care Network

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2:30 pm -
3:15 pm
What the Future Holds: Measured Experience and Outcomes of Patient-Centered Medical Homes
  • EHR's position to track patients and coordinate care
  • Calculated savings
Panelists:
Alfred Bove - Speaker Photo Alfred Bove, MD
President
American College of Cardiology

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Dana Gelb Safran - Speaker Photo Dana Gelb Safran, ScD
Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)

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Janet Tomcavage - Speaker Photo Janet Tomcavage, RN, MSN
Vice President, Health Services
Geisinger Health Plan

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3:15 pm -
4:15 pm
Summit Closing Keynote Panel: A Business Case for Sustainability - How to Build Upon the Patient-Centered Medical Home for Improved Outcomes?
  • Will disease management exist in the future of the medical home
  • What does the future of health look like if this model is adopted
  • How to sustain improved outcomes in a down economy
Panelists:
John Allen - Speaker Photo John Allen, MD, MBA, AGAF
Medical Director, Minnesota Gastroenterology
Chair, AGA Institute of Clinical Practice and Quality Committee

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Dianne Rittenhouse - Speaker Photo Dianne Rittenhouse, MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
University of California San Francisco

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Glenn D. Steele Jr. - Speaker Photo Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Geisinger Health System

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Andrew Webber - Speaker Photo Andrew Webber
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Business Coalition on Health

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4:15 pm
Chairperson's Close of Congress
Kenneth E. Thorpe - Speaker Photo Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
Professor and Chair, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services;
Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

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