The Evidence Based Medicine Summit will convene senior level executives from health plans, health systems, hospitals, government agencies and academia to discuss the utilization of evidence based medicine to develop a clinical guideline policy. Thought leaders will share best practices in applying guidelines to improve cost and quality; and discuss tools and techniques to assess the validity of data. The issues of coverage and reimbursement will also be discussed as healthcare moves towards value-based medicine.

Featured Topics Include:

• The Relationship Between Evidence Based Medicine, Quality and Value-based Medicine: Where Does One End and the Other Begin?
• Case Studies on Translating Evidence Based Medicine Into Practice
• The Role of Electronic Medical Records in Facilitating Quality and Adherence to Guidelines
• The Consumer’s Role in Evidence Based Medicine
• What are the Thresholds for Evaluating Evidence?
• Exclusive Look into the IOM Report- Knowing What Works in Healthcare: A Roadmap for the Nation
• HealthPartners Innovative Evidence-Based Initiative to Improve Quality of High Technology Imaging
• The International Perspective: How Other Countries are Utilizing Evidence Based Medicine
• Value-Based Care: What role can Evidence Based Medicine Play in Restructuring the US Healthcare System?
• The Introduction of Economic Concepts and Tools in the Development of Evidence Based Guidelines

Advisors:
Robert M. Crane Senior Vice President, Research and Policy Development, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals; Director, Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy; President, Kaiser Permanente International	David M. Eddy, MD, PhD Founder and Chief Medical Officer Archimedes, Inc.
Mark Gibson Director, Center for Evidence Based Policy Oregon Health and Science University	Jim Jirjis, M.D. Chief Medical Information Officer, Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Medical Director Adult Primary Care Vanderbilt University Medical
Richard S. Mathis, Ph.D. Senior Manager for Medical Policy and Development Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (TN)	Brandon Savage, MD Chief Medical Officer GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions
Distinguished Faculty Members to Date:
Babette Apland Senior Vice President, Health and Care Management HealthPartners	Naomi Aronson, Ph.D. Executive Director Blue Cross Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center
Nicholas Bonvicino, M.D., MBA. Senior Medical Director, Clinical Network Management Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ	Vivian H. Coates Vice President, Information Services and Health Technology Assessments ECRI Institute
Gilles Delecoeuillerie, MD, PhD Vice President, Corporate Global Medical Affairs KCI	Mark Gibson Director, Center for Evidence Based Policy Oregon Health and Science University
Louis I. Hochheiser, MD Medical Director, Clinical Policy Development Humana, Inc.	Linda Hustus Director of Operations and Facilities, Department of Radiation Oncology UPENN Health System
Tom James, MD Physician Advisor, Strategic Advisory Group Humana, Inc	Paul Keckley, Ph.D. Executive Director Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Kathy Kovalic, MBA VP Business Development The MCM Group	Jacob Kupietzky President HealthCare Transformation, LLC
Arthur A. Levin, MPH Co-founder and Director Center for Medical Consumers	John (Jack) Lewin, MD Chief Executive Officer American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Richard S. Mathis, Ph.D. Senior Manager for Medical Policy and Development Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (TN)	Margaret E. O'Kane President National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Axel K. Olsen, P.h.D. President The Pharmaceutical Safety Institute, Inc.	Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH National Medical Director, Aetna Pharmacy Management Aetna, Inc.
Alan B. Rosenberg, M.D. Vice President of Medical Policy, Technology Assessment and Credentialing WellPoint, Inc.	James L. Rosenzweig, MD Director, Disease Management, Joslin Diabetes Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
B.W. Ruffner, MD University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Harold C. Sox, MD Editor, Annals of Internal Medicine American College of Physicians of Internal Medicine
Earl P. Steinberg, MD, MPP President and CEO Resolution Health Inc.	Walter “Buzz� Stewart, PhD, MPH Associate Chief Research Officer, Geisinger Center for Health Research Geisinger Health System
Sean Tunis, MD, MSc. Founder and Director Center for Medical Technology Policy	Paul J. Wallace, MD Medical Director, Health and Productivity Management Programs; Senior Advisor, The Care Management Institute and KP-Healthy Solutions, The Permanente Federation, Kaiser Permanente
Gail Wilensky, M.D. Senior Fellow Project Hope	William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD Senior Advisor Deloitte Consulting LLP and the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

If you are interested in submitting an abstract or speaking
please contact:

Candace Mullen
Conference Manager
Phone: 781-939-2410
Email: Candace.Mullen@worldcongress.com