Special Offer!
Register by January 29th and SAVE $100 off* the current rate!
Mention PROMO CODE: JRD557
*(Not valid for gov't rate.)

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
• DESIGN outcomes-based performance measures and data management strategies to ensure appropriate care is being delivered and that cost savings is a direct result of improving quality
• IMPLEMENT technology tools and rely on analytic resources that help create an effective organizational environment and a platform for information sharing
• UTILIZE advanced Medical Homes to better coordinate care in the ACO framework

Distinguished Presenters:
W. Holt Anderson Executive Director North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)	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
Z. Colette Edwards, MD, MBA Vice President and Senior Market Medical Executive; National Medical Executive for Health Disparities CIGNA HealthCare	Palmer Evans, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Tucson Medical Center
Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD President, Jewish Healthcare Foundation; President, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative	Nan L. Holland, RN, BSN, MPH, CPHRM Senior Director, Clinical Resource Services Novant Medical Group
Tom James, MD Physician Advisor, Strategic Advisory Group Humana, Inc	Alan Kaplan, MD MMM, FACPE, FACHE Chief Medical Officer Iowa Health System
James C.M. Lee, MD Associate Medical Director/Coordinated Care The Everett Clinic	Donald E. Lorton Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Carilion Clinic
Philip Magistro Deputy Director, Program Implementation, Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform State of Pennsylvania	Aaron McKethan, PhD Research Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform Brookings Institution
Tony Miller Chief Executive Officer Carol Corporation	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
Kevin E. Vermeer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Iowa Health System	Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA State Medicaid Director and Chief Medical Officer Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Barbara A. Walters, DO, MBA Senior Medical Director, Southern NH Community Group Practices Dartmouth-Hitchcock