The 3^rd Annual Predictive Modeling Congress for Health Plans will convene medical management executives, health economists, actuarials and underwriters to discuss both the clinical and mathematical components of predictive modeling. By looking at the risk and costs health plans are now in a position to project the needs of their members.

Just Confirmed Speakers

Swati Abbott Chief Executive Officer Blue Health Intelligence	Vipin Gopal, PhD Director, Clinical Analytics Humana	Mark Hays Chief Technology Officer Commonwealth Medicine
Lawrence D. Kaelin, MD Chairman Big Bend Regional Health Care Information Organization	Barry Lachman, MD Medical Director Parkland Community Health Plan	Martin A. Makary, MD, MPH Co-Director, Quality and Safety Research Group, Johns Hopkins Healthcare LLC; Professor, School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Patricia Merryweather Executive Director Illinois Hospital Association	Patricia Merryweather Executive Director Illinois Hospital Association	Pamela B. Peele, PhD Vice President, Health Economics UPMC Health Plan
Bernard Rabinowitz Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary US Health Group	Alison B. Soucy Director, Healthcare Analytics Accordant, A CVS Caremark Company	David S. Vogel Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist Voloridge Investment Management
Daryl Wansink Director Research & Evaluation Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina	Richard E. Ward, MD, MBA Former Vice President, Clinical Programs and Medical Informatics Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan; President, Reward Health Sciences, LLC	Barbara Yody Vice President Outcomes Management Genesis HealthCare

This year's event will focus on discussing the latest predictive model applications; review the various data sources and what steps need to be taken to transfer the information in to action initiatives.

2012 Agenda Includes Sessions On:

• Creating Culture Change through Leadership that Values Analytics
• Leveraging Alternative Data Sets Collected through Google for Risk Selection
• Using Lean Six Sigma to Prove Validity of Models to Reduce Re-Hospitalizations
• Constructing Accurate Financial Models to Evaluate ACO and Bundled Payment Programs
• Developing a Comprehensive and Effective Pre-Pay System Utilizing Predictive Modeling
• Modeling Economic Scenarios to Assure Adequate Cash Reserves for the New Medical Home and Health Exchanges

Call for Papers: Submit Abstract for Presentations

The 3^rd Annual Predictive Modeling Congress for Health Plans is now accepting abstract submissions for 2012! Click here for details.