Primary care practices and hospitals will form the nexus for accountable care models and will need resources and proven methods for assessing patient populations, stratifying health risk, structuring successful solutions and measuring and reporting outcomes. This special education and networking event, co-located with the Forum Sept. 6 and 7, will explore how population health management supports systems of accountable care and the tools and experience care coordination and health management offer to help physicians, hospitals and other providers succeed in the new era of accountability.

In two half-day sessions, prominent experts in collaborative care and population health will present critical information on federal policy and the outlook for physician practices, health risk assessment and stratification, data analytics and integration and other key considerations for accountable care models. Registration for this event may be purchased separately from Forum 11 registration.

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Note: Special reduced rates are available for eligible practicing physicians and hospital executives. Please contact Allison King at aking@carecontinuum.org or (202) 737-5476 to receive a discount code.

AGENDA

Tuesday, September 6, 2011
1 - 1:15 p.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Opening Remarks: Paul Wallace, MD Senior Vice President Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research The Lewin Group
1:15 - 1:35 p.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Keynote: CMS Moves Toward Accountable Care Anthony D. Rodgers Deputy Administrator and Director Center for Strategic Planning Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
1:35 - 2:30 p.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session One: Federal Policy Initiatives toward Accountable Care Aaron McKethan, PhD National Program Director Beacon Community Program Office of the National Coordinator for HIT U.S. Department of Health and Human Services David Sayen Regional Administrator, Region IX Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Two: Evolving Care Models: Medical Centers as Population Health Managers Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA, FAAFP, President and CEO TransforMED Saum Sutaria, MD Director McKinsey & Company
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Three: Outlook for Physician-led Care Models Peggy O'Kane, President, National Committee for Quality Assurance Ed Murphy, MD, Advisor TowerBrook Capital Partners LP Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH Associate Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine & Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
7:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8 - 8:45 a.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Four: Realizing the Potential: Assessment Tools—What to Look for; What to Expect (case study) Jason Z. Rose, MHSA, Vice President, Quality & Care Management MedAssurant Inc.
8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Five: Realizing the Potential: Risk Management—Programs That Improve Population Health (case study) Richard S. Chung, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, APS Healthcare
9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Six: Realizing the Potential: Using Data to Improve Patient Health, Population Health (case study) Gary Zegiestowsky, CEO Informatics Corporation of American Dexter W. Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH Medical Director Employee Healthcare Plan, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt School of Medicine
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Session Seven: Realizing the Potential: Collaborative Case Studies Randall Williams, MD CEO Pharos Innovations Mark Skubic Vice President, Government Relations Park Nicollet Health Services Peter Magnusson, MD Chico Heart Medical Clinic Chico, Calif. Lauren Fifield Senior Policy Analyst athenahealth Inc.
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Room: Continental 8-9	Closing Remarks: Paul Wallace, MD Senior Vice President Director, Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research The Lewin Group
	Adjournment