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The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) will convene providers and other stakeholders to discuss strategies for integrating and participating in an Accountable Care Organization framework on a local level that offers shared savings payments for improving the quality of care and costs. Real-world, case study examples of organizations currently participating in ACO pilots will be featured on the agenda and the Summit faculty will offer concrete, specific steps that others must take throughout the process of planning and implementation.

• UNDERSTAND where Medicare is going with value-based purchasing and the ACO model for health care reform
• DETERMINE the ACO structure - single, multiple or virtual - that works best for your patient population and your region or referral network area
• GRASP the essential elements of an ACO – leadership, collaboration, financing and measurement – and align independent physicians, hospitals and/or payers behind the ACO concept
• EVALUATE methods to project cost savings, benchmarking and how the shared savings payment piece will work
• EXAMINE multi-payer market dynamics and develop a payer approach for funding an ACO infrastructure
• VIEW a sample attendee list!

Distinguished Presenters:
Steven J. Bernstein, MD, MPH Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Research Scientist, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan; Attending Physician, Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center; Research Scientist, VA Center for Clinical Practice Management, Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence
Barry Bershow, MD Vice President, Quality Fairview Medical Group	Katherine Brewer, MPH Educator / Trainer / Coach Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Blair Childs Senior Vice President, Public Affairs Premier	L. Allen Dobson, MD Vice President, Clinical Practice Development, Carolinas Healthcare System; President, Cabarrus Family Medicine
Michael Edbauer, DO Medical Director Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York (Catholic IPA-WNY)	Palmer Evans, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Tucson Medical Center
Diane P. Holder Executive Vice President, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; President, UPMC Health Insurance Division; President and Chief Executive Officer, UPMC Health Plan	Nan L. Holland, RN, BSN, MPH, CPHRM Senior Director, Clinical Resource Services Novant Medical Group
Dennis R. Horrigan President and Chief Executive Officer Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York (Catholic IPA-WNY)	Alan Kaplan, MD MMM, FACPE, FACHE Chief Medical Officer Iowa Health System
Scott Leitz Director, Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota; Former Assistant Commissioner of Health, State of Minnesota	Donald E. Lorton Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Carilion Clinic
David W. Moen, MD Medical Director, Care Model Innovation Fairview Health Services	James T. Rogers, Jr., MD, FACP Primary Care Department Chair, Medical Director PGP demo St. John’s Health System
Craig E. Samitt, MD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Health System	Barbara Spivak, MD President Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association (MACIPA)
Kevin E. Vermeer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Iowa Health System	Barbara A. Walters, DO, MBA Senior Medical Director, Southern NH Community Group Practices Dartmouth-Hitchcock

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The World Congress Leadership Summits
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