The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Alternative Delivery Models of Care is designed for hospital business development and strategy executives to evaluate both the cost and clinical effectiveness of alternative delivery models – retail, urgent care, on-site workplace clinics and freestanding emergency centers. As health care moves toward more market competition, alternative treatment settings have emerged, competing directly with the primary care office and hospital-based emergency department. Meeting consumer need for immediate medical care when the ED is overcrowded or the regular physician office is closed, patients now have viable alternatives and the future of health care in the U.S. is at a turning point. By attending this event executives will gain an in-depth understanding of the strategic assessment and initial investment required for an organization to enter this competitive market and be able to:

• EVALUATE retail clinics, urgent care centers and freestanding emergency centers as new access points to your network and as a means to secure patient referrals
• DETERMINE optimal staffing, coding and reimbursement strategies, and the delicate balance of care delivered in an ER vs. an alternative setting
• EXPAND the outreach of your hospital brand in the community to increase revenues and reduce the utilization of the ER
• CREATE partnerships and co-branding ventures with retailers and independent "pure play" operators in their community
• ALIGN these models of care with the patient centered medical home by incorporating wellness and disease management programs
• DEVELOP strategies for contracting with health plans, Self-Insured Employers, Medicare and state Medicaid programs
• POSITION retail clinics as "physician extenders" and create a delivery network that includes alternative care
• BUILD the business case on how these alternative delivery models of care benefit all sectors of the community
• INCREASE patient satisfaction and loyalty by reducing wait times by increasing access to primary care physicians

Distinguished Speakers:
Ken Berndt Director, Business Development, FastCare Bellin Health	Barry Bershow, MD Vice President, Quality Fairview Medical Group
Gustav P. Chiarello Attorney, Office of Policy Planning Federal Trade Commission	John A. Corpus, CLCS FastCare Senior Account Executive, Market Development Bellin Health
Elizabeth C. Daake Director, Policy Development, Planning, and Research, Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Don Dillahunty, DO, MPH Chief Executive Officer and President, PrimaCare Medical Centers; President, Urgent Care Association of America (term 2009-2011)
Peter G. Dzwilewski, MBA Director Sutter Express Care	Ryan Glaws Associate Excellere Partners
A. Marc Harrison, MD, MMM, FAAP, FCCM Chief Medical Operations Officer Cleveland Clinic	Jonathan K. Henderson, JD Partner K&L; Gates
David C. Herman, MD Medical Director of Employee and Community Health, Mayo Clinic; Member, Mayo Clinic Rochester Executive Board; Director, Gateway to Mayo Clinic	Bobby Hillert Executive Director Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society
James E. Huckaby, ARM-P Director, Risk Management Mesquite ISD	Brian Jones Director, Convenience Medicine HCA Physician Services
Paul H. Keckley, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions Deloitte	C. Carleton King President, Health Care Management, SW and SE Regions Aetna
Dr. Gail Kopin, ND Chief Executive Officer and Integrated Wellness Director Alternative Health Associates	Ateev Mehrotra, MD MPH, MSc Policy Researcher, Rand Corporation; Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
John S. Milne, MD, MBA, FACEP Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eastside Emergency Physicians, PLLC; Co-Director, Department of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director for Strategic Development, Swedish Medical Center	George Mones Director, Human Resources City of Mesquite, Texas
Stonish Pierce, MHA, FACHE Manager, Clinical Outreach Services Palomar Pomerado Health	Caroline Ridgway, JD Program and Policy Associate Convenient Care Association
David Ritchie Director, Contract Administration Community Health Group	Mary Kate Scott Founder and Chief Executive Officer Scott & Company
Bruce Shepard, FACHE Director, Health Business Relationship Development Walmart Stores, Inc.	Janet J. Teske, NP Manager Aurora QuickCare
Advisory Board:
Tammy Mallow-Elly Director, Advisor Services DocuTAP	Marty Martin, PsyD, MPH, MA Director and Associate Professor DePaul University
Mary Kate Scott Founder and Chief Executive Officer Scott & Company	Janet J. Teske, NP Manager Aurora QuickCare