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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, 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, 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, MD, MPH Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Science & Medicine), Office of the Secretary/OPHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services View Biography
Panelists:
	Richard L. Atkinson, MD Clinical Professor of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University; Director, Obetech Obesity Research Center View Biography
	Alfred Bove, MD President American College of Cardiology View Biography
	Robert Carey, MD President The Endocrine Society View Biography
	Craig Thorne, MD, MPH, FACP, FACPEM Vice President and National Medical Director, Employee Health and Wellness Erickson Retirement Communities View Biography

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, MBA Senior Fellow, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University; Director, Health Industry Forum View Biography
Panelists:
	Pankaj Gupta, MD Senior Medical Director AmeriChoice NY by United Healthcare View Biography
	Eric S. Sullivan, MS, MBA Director, Patient-Centered Medical Home; Primary Care Analytics & Measurement, Clinical Innovation UnitedHealthcare View Biography
	Steven E. Wegner, JD, MD President North Carolina Community Care Network View Biography

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, MD President American College of Cardiology View Biography
	Dana Gelb Safran, ScD Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) View Biography
	Janet Tomcavage, RN, MSN Vice President, Health Services Geisinger Health Plan View Biography

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, MD, MBA, AGAF Medical Director, Minnesota Gastroenterology Chair, AGA Institute of Clinical Practice and Quality Committee View Biography
	Dianne Rittenhouse, MD MPH Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine University of California San Francisco View Biography
	Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer Geisinger Health System View Biography
	Andrew Webber President and Chief Executive Officer National Business Coalition on Health View Biography

4:15 pm

Chairperson's Close of Congress

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