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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
10:15 am -
10:20 am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
10:20 am -
11:05 am
Group Medical Visits – Alternative Models for Care Amidst the Physician Shortage
  • Using coordinated care models to overcome the primary care crisis
  • Building the business case for group visits – open access, high satisfaction, reduced errors
  • Understanding the financial benefits of group visits
  • Leveraging shared experiences to spur self management
Zeev Neuwirth, MD
Chief, Clinical Effectiveness and Innovation
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates / Atrius Health

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Debra Prescott
Director, Shared Medical Appointments
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates / Atrius Health

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11:05 am -
11:50 am
Welcome to the MediQHome – Open Access, Personal Physicians, PHRs and Coordinated Care
  • Cultural changes and leadership changes required for successful transformation of medical practice
  • Structural and Process changes to achieve Medical Home functionality
  • Financial support of a Advanced Medical Home
  • Return of Investment Calculations-Complexities and Limitations
  • Lessons learned towards creation of a functioning, sustainable AMH within North Dakota
Julie Blehm, MD
Clinic Director, Internal Medicine Resident Clinic
MeritCare Health System

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David Hanekom, MD
Medical Director, Medical Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

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11:50 am -
1:00 pm
Luncheon with Executive Discussion Roundtables
1:00 pm -
1:45 pm
Applied Models for Patient and Family Engagement
  • Successful methods for engaging patients & families in their health
  • Shared-decision making strategies in action
  • Using web tools and decision aides to empower patients in personal health management
E. Dale Collins, MD
Medical Director, Comprehensive Breast Oncology Program, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center;
Director, Center for Informed Choice, The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

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1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
Benefit Package Redesign and Wellness Incentives – The Employer's Role in Transformation
  • Learn how one mid-sized employer leveraged its health plan to achieve immediate employee buy-in for its wellness programs
  • Ways that you can redesign your current health plan to significantly increase employee participation in wellness programs in 2010
  • Effective strategies that will get big results without a big wellness budget
  • Take away a proven model for showing immediate ROI from your wellness programs – Results from year one
Mike Vittoria - Speaker Photo Mike Vittoria
Vice President, Human Resources, Sperian Protection;
President, Rhode Island Business Group on Health

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