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The 10th Anniversary World Health Care Congress
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The 10th Annual Employer Health Care and Benefit Innovation Summit creates an exclusive benchmarking opportunity for senior-level HR, Benefits, Health Strategy, and Wellness Executives. As employers look to evaluate decisions in a tumultuous time of health care reform implementation and market transformations, this event delivers next steps, financial modeling, and data-driven analysis. Senior Executives will leave this event with a strategy to restructure resources, achieve a more transparent and efficient health care supply chain, and improve the health and well-being of employees in the US and around the world.


Full Three Day Agenda

Monday, April 8, 2013
7:00 am -
7:00 pm
Registration Open and Morning Coffee
8:00 am -
8:10 am
Conference Welcome:
Susan Dentzer Susan Dentzer
Editor-in-Chief
Health Affairs
8:10 am -
9:10 am
152 Days Later - Moving Forward Post Election
  • How are plans, providers, and other stakeholders moving forward in today’s health care and political environment?
  • How can providers best fulfill patient needs and advance health care?
Avik Roy
Senior Fellow
Manhattan Institute;
Author
The Apothecary
Forbes
Additional Thought Leaders TBA
9:10 am -
10:10 am
What Role Does Health Care Have in Federal Debt Reduction Strategies?
  • Examine health spending as an important component of the fiscal outlook for both federal and state governments
  • Explore promising approaches to reduce both the growth rate of health spending and the revenue lost to health care tax expenditures
  • Discuss underlying, system-wide spending issues
Moderator:
Ian Morrison Ian Morrison
Futurist and Author; President Emeritus,
Institute for the Future
Panelists:
Paul B. Ginsburg Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD
President
Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC)
Alice M.  Rivlin Alice M. Rivlin , PhD
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program
Brookings Institution;
Co-Chair, Debt Reduction Task Force
Bipartisan Policy Center
Gail R. Wilensky Gail R. Wilensky, PhD
Economist and Senior Fellow
Project HOPE
10:10 am -
11:10 am
Partnering for Value – How Collaboration is Driving Change in our Health System
  • Explore critical success factors in delivering truly patient-centric care – Multi-sector innovation and collaboration
  • Discuss critical pathways in transforming clinical practice to produce value – Increase quality, efficiency, and improve patient experience
  • Highlight non-traditional partnerships that increase accountability and risk sharing to promote high quality care
  • Analyze public and private sector leadership in driving to accountable care
    Moderator:
    Susan Dentzer Susan Dentzer
    Editor-in-Chief
    Health Affairs
    Panelists:
    Gary Ahlquist Gary Ahlquist
    Senior Vice President, Global Health
    Booz & Company
    Victor Dzau Victor Dzau, MD
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke University Medical Center and Health System;
    Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University (USA);
    Member, Board of Health Governors, World Economic Forum;
    Chair, Glogal Agenda Council on Personalized and Precision Medicine, World Economic Forum
    Omar Ishrak Omar Ishrak
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Medtronic
    John  Noseworthy John Noseworthy, MD
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Mayo Clinic
    Brad Wilson Brad Wilson
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBS NC)
    11:15 am -
    12:00 pm
    12:00 pm -
    1:15 pm
    Networking Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge
    1:15 pm -
    2:15 pm
    Drive a Strategic Workforce Plan in an Era of New Health Benefit Alternatives
    • Prepare for health care reform and ensure your benefit strategy aligns with new regulatory requirements
    • Evaluate public and private exchanges as viable alternatives
    • Discuss financial modeling and the implications of pay or play
    Elizabeth (Beth)  Bierbower Elizabeth (Beth) Bierbower
    President, Employer Group Segment
    Humana
    Mark S.  Fogel Mark S. Fogel , SPHR/GPHR
    Chief Human Resource Officer
    Marcum Group
    Valerie R. Wandler
    Senior Vice President, Human Resources
    ARAMARK
    2:15 pm -
    3:15 pm
    Health Purchasing Innovation: ACOs and the Patient Centered Medical Home
    • Transform access through actionable avenues for direct dialogue with regional providers
    • Explore the financial and clinical ROI for fully-integrated on-site health and wellness centers
    • Discuss “near site” clinics and futuristic risk sharing models with providers
    Brian Jones Brian Jones
    Senior Vice President, Sales and Clinic Operations
    Health to You (H2U) – a subsidiary of HCA
    3:15 pm -
    4:00 pm
    Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
    4:00 pm -
    4:05 pm
    Afternoon Introductory Remarks
    T.R.  Reid T.R. Reid
    Correspondent
    NPR, PBS, The Washington Post
    4:05 pm -
    5:05 pm
    Engaging the Consumer - Creating Awareness and Partnership in Health Care
    • Review key strategies to motivate healthy behaviors and engage consumers throughout the care continuum
      • effective methods to engage consumers in their daily health decisions
    • Leverage the provider and health plan as key influencers to patient engagement
      • creating a culture of informed and shared decision making that works
    • Understand what health care can learn from other industries that are leaders in consumer engagement
      • simplicity and engagement that lead to better outcomes and quality
    Moderator:
    Stan  Nowak Stan Nowak
    Chief Executive Officer
    Silverlink Communications, Inc.
    Panelist:
    Speaker Photo Unavailable Richard A. Barasch
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Universal American Corp.
    Mary R. Grealy Mary R. Grealy
    President
    Healthcare Leadership Council
    John Holcomb John Holcomb
    Vice President, Healthcare Operations
    Target
    Richard  Popiel Richard Popiel, M.D., M.B.A.
    Senior Vice President, Health Care Services, Chief Medical Officer
    Regence
    5:05 pm -
    6:05 pm
    Meet the Global Challenge of Developing Sustainable, Affordable Health Care Systems
    • Discuss strategies to contain the cost of delivering health care amid rising demand
    • Develop resilient funding models sustainable over the long-term
    • Explore mechanisms to improve the efficiency and productivity of health care delivery
    • Analyze the shift of health systems from a sickness to a wellness focus to reduce downstream health costs
    • Learn from international health systems
    • Understand the global role of technology in enabling the delivery of sustainable health care
    Moderator:
    T.R.  Reid T.R. Reid
    Correspondent
    NPR, PBS, The Washington Post
    Panelists:
    Jason Cheah Jason Cheah, MD
    Chief Executive Officer
    Agency for Integrated Care Pte Ltd
    Steven J. Thompson Steven J. Thompson
    Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine International;
    Senior Vice President, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Muhammad  Yunus Muhammad Yunus
    Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
    Founder
    Grameen Bank and Grameen Health
    6:05 pm -
    7:05 pm
    Opening Night Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge
    7:05 pm -
    8:35 pm
    Invitation-Only Sponsored Dinners
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013
    7:00 am -
    7:00 pm
    Conference Registration
    7:00 am -
    8:00 am
    Networking Breakfast
    8:00 am -
    8:10 am
    Conference Welcome
    Ivan  Oransky Ivan Oransky , MD
    Executive Editor
    Reuters Health
    8:10 am -
    8:15 am
    Opening Remarks
    Michael L. Cotton Michael L. Cotton
    Chief Executive Officer
    Alere Health
    8:15 am -
    8:45 am
    Challenging Assumptions - A New Mindset for Innovation in Health Care
    • Why solutions won't come from the "system"
    • Why solutions will be consumer driven and data driven
    Vinod  Khosla Vinod Khosla
    Founder
    Khosla Ventures
    Former Founding Chief Executive Officer Sun Microsystems
    Moderator:
    Ivan  Oransky Ivan Oransky , MD
    Executive Editor
    Reuters Health
    8:45 am -
    9:15 am
    Innovating to Cure Disease – A Novel Approach to Care and Wellness
    • Results that matter - The impact of Whole Foods’ clinic system on chronic disease progression and costs
    • Key learnings, updates, and next steps to continue to reduce health care costs based on progress since 2011
    John  Mackey John Mackey
    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
    Whole Foods Market
    Moderator:
    Ivan  Oransky Ivan Oransky , MD
    Executive Editor
    Reuters Health
    9:20 am -
    10:05 am
    10:05 am -
    10:40 am
    Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
    10:40 am -
    11:40 am
    Innovative Benefit Design Approaches for Increasing Quality and Lowering Cost
    • Actionable strategies to improve value and affordability
    • Integrate consumer-driven price transparency and accountability to increase the use of high-quality, low-cost providers
    • Reference-based pricing and utilizing “Centers of Excellence”
    • Evidence-based plan design to ensure employees receive "appropriate" care
    Roger C. Merrill Roger C. Merrill, MD
    Chief Medical Officer
    Perdue Farms Inc.
    Additional Employer HR and Benefit Executives TBA
    11:40 am -
    12:40 pm
    Creating a Culture of Employee Health, Wellness, and Engagement
    • Design an environment to support healthy lifestyles
    • Integrate holistic wellness programs that promote prevention and sustainable behavior change
    • Quantify the hard dollar corporate impact of wellness
    Kent  Bradley Kent Bradley, MD, MPH, MBA, CPE
    Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
    Safeway Inc.
    John  Mackey John Mackey
    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
    Whole Foods Market
    Additional Employer CEOs TBA
    12:45 pm -
    2:00 pm
    Networking Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge
    2:00 pm -
    3:00 pm
    The Next Frontier of Behavioral Economics: Align Behavioral Theory with Benefit and Wellness Tactics
    • Create leadership support and demonstrate the economic impact of incentives
    • Influence behavior and choice by inserting yourself in the decision-making process early enough to have an impact on choice
    • Wellness incentive innovation – Analyze models and results of "outcomes" or "progress" based incentive programs
    Employer HR and Benefit Executives TBA
    3:00 pm -
    4:00 pm
    Achieve a Healthy, High Performing Global Workforce
    • Take a culture of health to a global audience – Impacting employees around the world
    • Determine the strategic impact of health on global competitiveness
    • Discuss culturally competent health and wellness
    Elaine  Beddome Elaine Beddome
    Vice President of Global Benefits and Mobility
    Hewlett-Packard
    John  Torinus John Torinus
    Chairman
    Serigraph Inc.; Author, The Company that Solved Health Care; Co-Chair
    Milwaukee Task Force on Health Care Cost Concerns
    Employer HR and Benefit Executives TBA
    4:05 pm -
    5:05 pm
    Health Care Transformation through Technology Innovation
    • How is Health IT currently leveraged to create a connected, clinically integrated next generation care model?
      • EMR, HIE, Cloud, and analytics that improve the quality and affordability of care
      • remaining challenges in financing, scalability, and home-grown solutions
    • What are the obstacles and opportunities around keeping health information secure?
    • How can mobility solutions be used in this new model?
      • disruptive and social innovations that advance health care
    Moderator:
    Joseph C. Kvedar Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
    Founder and Executive Director, Center for Connected Health
    Partners HealthCare;
    Past President and Board Member
    American Telemedicine Association
    Panelists:
    Susan D. DeVore Susan D. DeVore
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Premier healthcare alliance
    Geeta  Nayyar Geeta Nayyar, MD
    Chief Medical Information Officer, AT&T;; Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
    George Washington University
    Emad Rizk Emad Rizk, MD
    President, McKesson Health Solutions
    Author of The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers;
    2011’s 50 Most Influential Physician Executives (Modern Physician)
    Bryan Sivak Bryan Sivak
    Chief Technology Officer
    US Department of Health and Human Services
    5:05 pm -
    5:35 pm
    Building Care Innovations for This Time and Place
    • Building a network of innovation centers and agendas to provide better patient-centered care and improved outcomes
    • Sharing a complete, online clinical library with real-time access to medical journals, textbooks, and care protocols
    • Investing in future care including the world's largest DNA database to prevent, diagnose, treat, and research genetic-based diseases
    George C.  Halvorson George C. Halvorson
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Kaiser Permanente
    5:35 pm -
    6:35 pm
    Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge
    6:35 pm -
    8:00 pm
    Invitation-Only Sponsored Dinners
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013
    7:00 am -
    2:00 pm
    Conference Registration
    7:00 am -
    8:00 am
    Networking Breakfast
    8:00 am -
    8:10 am
    Conference Welcome
    8:10 am -
    9:10 am
    Health Care as a Strategic Business Imperative
    • Understand strategic investments in health and differing approaches to employee coverage
      • commitments to coverage and shifts toward defined contribution
    • Explore innovative wellness initiatives and outcomes
      • incentivize employees to take responsibility for their health care
      • gauge how greater access and on-site medical care impacts productivity
    John  Torinus John Torinus
    Chairman
    Serigraph Inc.; Author, The Company that Solved Health Care; Co-Chair
    Milwaukee Task Force on Health Care Cost Concerns
    Thought Leaders TBD
    9:10 am -
    9:55 am
    Concurrent Market Insights – Sponsorship Opportunity
    9:55 am -
    11:05 am
    Networking Brunch in the Executive Networking Lounge
    11:05 am -
    12:05 pm
    Reengineering of the American Health Care Workforce – Aligning with the Needs of an Integrated System
    • What must the health care workforce look like to meet the needs of an integrated system?
      • trends re-shaping the health care workforce (e.g., shift to more cost-effective outpatient care, emphasis on primary care physicians)
      • policies, laws, and regulatory issues that prevent health systems from getting to the right size and avoiding overlap
    • Define the role of academic medical centers in an integrated health care system
      • AMC’s as training sites for a new workforce
      • how should medical training evolve to meet needs?
    • Explore the value of non-medical, community health coaches and professionals
    Moderator:
    Robert Pearl Robert Pearl, MD
    Executive Director and CEO
    The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente
    Panelists:
    Arthur Garson, Jr. Arthur Garson, Jr., MD, MPH
    Director, Center for Health Policy, University Professor
    University of Virginia;
    Chairman, The Grand-Aides Foundation
    Additional Thought Leaders TBA
    12:05 pm -
    1:05 pm
    Innovating to Improve Care – Delivering Better, More Effective, and More Efficient Health Care
    • Confront the need to integrate care and deliver better outcomes in a matrix reimbursement and incentive environment
    • Explore innovations at the point of care
    • Discuss how radical new care, staffing, payment, and IT models break the mold and impact health care delivery
    Ann Boynton Ann Boynton
    Deputy Executive Officer, Benefits Administration
    California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
    Rushika Fernandopulle Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP
    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
    Iora Health
    Mike Long Mike Long
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Lumeris and EGHC
    Additional Thought Leaders TBA
    1:05 pm -
    2:05 pm
    A 10-Year Anniversary Celebration with Perspectives on the Future of United States Health Care
    2:05 pm
    Close of Conference