While interest in collecting and publicly reporting healthcare cost and quality data is growing, many questions still linger on the minds of those who stand to benefit most from these disclosures. Can one be sure of the accuracy of the prices, processes and outcomes reported? Will patients be able to translate the data into meaningful results and use this information to make well-informed decisions about their care? Will institutions see a measurable ROI from the implementation of these measurement systems and will this positively impact the quality of care they deliver?

The World Congress Leadership Summit on Public Reporting and the Disclosure of Healthcare Cost and Quality will convene industry experts and opinion leaders who will present innovative strategies and methodologies for the effective collection and communication of cost and quality data to the public. This unique forum will facilitate the movement towards information transparency and will illustrate the transformation of patients as key drivers in securing the highest quality of care as the industry moves towards value-based design.

• Strategies to Ensure the Quality of Relevant, Reliable and Actionable Data
• Challenges of Balancing Cost, Quality and Data with Physician Privacy
• State-Wide Programs That Provide Information to Consumers – Are They Working?

• Government Views of Public Reporting and Disclosure
• Public Access to Quality Data
• Marketing Quality and Cost Data to Consumers
• Impact of Public Disclosure on Contracting
• Deployment of Transparency Programs

Featured Speakers:
Andrew A. Croshaw Senior Executive Advisor, Value-Driven Healthcare Initiative U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Julia Alexis Vice President, Health Initatives AARP
Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM Vice-President & Chief Patient Safety Officer, The Joint Commission; Co-Director, Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety	Bruce A. Boissonault President & CEO Niagara Health Quality Coalition
Darrell A. Campbell, MD Chief of Clinical Affairs University of Michigan Health System	David J. Cooke Senior Vice President, CFO Park Nicollet Health Services
Irene Fraser, PhD Director, Center for Delivery, Organization and Market AHRQ	William Hamman, MD, PhD Captain United Airlines Co-Director College of Aviation, Center of Excellence for Simulation Research, Western Michigan University
Maulik S. Joshi, Dr.PH President and CEO Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement	Jeffrey A. Robertson, MD Chief Medical Officer Regence BlueCross BlueShield
Cynthia Schlough Director of Member Services and Strategic Partnerships Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality	Paul Thompson Vice President of Product Development CIGNA Healthcare
Thomas Valuck, MD, JD Medical Officer & Senior Adviser, Center for Medicare Management Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Other Distinguished Speakers:
Jim Chase Executive Director Minnesota Community Measurement	Geoffrey B. Baker, MBA Chief Executive Officer and President Med-Vantage
Dale Bratzler, D.O., M.P.H., QIOSC Medical Director Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality	Robert Brooks, MD, PhD, MBA Medical Director Delmarva Foundation
Louis Diamond, MD Vice President and Medical Director, Thomson Healthcare President, American College of Medical Quality	R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy University of California San Francisco
Anne Elixhauser, PhD Senior Research Scientist Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)	Maggi Fox Manager, Corporate Systems Development Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee
Bruce Merlin Fried, Esq. Partner Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP	Dr Joseph Gifford, MD Senior Medical Director Regence Blue Shield
David Hammer Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions McKesson Provider Technologies	David S. P. Hopkins, Ph.D. Director of Quality Measurement, Pacific Business Group on Health; Administrator, Calif. Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative
Thomas S. Hutchinson Senior Vice President Healthstream Research	Paul Kulpa Senior Program Manager, CDHP Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee
Jacob Kupietzky President HealthCare Transformation, LLC	Klaus Martin, MD 2007 President Oregon Medical Association
Lisa McGiffert Senior Policy Analyst on Health Issues Project Director Consumer's Union	Nick Paslidis, MD, PhD, MHCM, CHCQM President and CEO Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
Greg Scandlen President and Chief Executive Officer Consumers for Health Care Choice	Mary Scanlon Senior Vice President eBusiness and Consumer Technology WellPoint, Inc.
Steven Scholes Partner McDermott, Will & Emery	Maribeth Shannon Director, Market and Policy Monitor Program California Healthcare Foundation
Scott Shapiro Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications HealthGrades	Janice A. Singer Director of Operations Massachusetts Health Quality Partners
Derrick Suehs Chief Quality Officer Crouse Hospital

Primary:
Health Plans and/Payers:
Chief Medical Officers, Chief Information Officers, Heads/Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and Directors of:

• Sales & Marketing
• Member Satisfaction
• Member Services
• Product Development
• Innovation
• Business Development
• Network Contracting
• Employer Relations
• Managed Care
• Consumer-Directed Products

Hospitals/Health Systems:
Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Heads/Senior Vice President/Vice President and Directors of:

• Managed Care
• Marketing & Business Development
• Payer Relations
• Claims Management
• Finance
• Clinical Data Reporting
• Network Contracting
• Quality Improvement
• Information Technology
• Process Improvement
• Coding

Physicians Groups:
Heads/Senior Vice Presidents and Directors of:

• Marketing & Business Development
• Payer Relations
• Claims Management
• Network Contracting
• Quality Improvement
• Information Technology
• Process Improvement
• Office Management
• Clinical Data Reporting

If you are interested in submitting an abstract or speaking please contact:
Lindsay C. Pater
Community Manager
781-939-2555
[email protected]