The U.S. health system is at a critical juncture and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) hold the promise to enhance health care quality, improve efficiency and reduce costs. As provider-based organizations, ACOs build on the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and offer a more coordinated and integrated approach to care delivery. Research has shown that comprehensive primary and coordinated care, strong leadership, the alignment of goals and incentives, and ongoing performance measurement are critical ingredients needed for a highly performing health care organization.

Building on the success of the May 2010 Summit held in Washington, DC, The World Congress Leadership Summit on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) West will convene providers and payers to discuss strategies for integrating and participating in an ACO that offers shared savings for improving the quality of care and costs. Through thought-provoking panels, themed roundtable workgroups and other forums, you will gain strategies from the leading organizations that are actually planning and implementing these models.

Featured Keynote Speaker
Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MBA, MPH Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management; Dean, School of Public Health University of California – Berkeley
2010 Confirmed Speakers
Thomas J. Babbo Partner Hogan Marren, Ltd.	Barry Bershow, MD Vice President, Quality Fairview Medical Group
A. John Blair III, MD President Taconic IPA Chief Executive Officer MedAllies	Katherine Brewer, MPH Educator / Trainer / Coach Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
C.R. Burke President and Chief Operating Officer St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare Senior Vice President, Physician Practice Operations St. Joseph Health System	Robert S. Canterman Bureau of Competition Federal Trade Commission
William Chin, MD Executive Medical Director HealthCare Partners	Jay J. Cohen, MD, MBA, President and Chairman, Monarch HealthCare A Medical Group, Inc.
Francis J. Crosson, MD Senior Fellow, The Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy; Founder and Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices; Founding Executive Director, The Permanente Federation	Philip M. Dulberger, MD Chief Executive Officer Clarian Quality Partners
Michael Edbauer, DO Vice President, Medical Affairs Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York (Catholic IPA-WNY)	Thomas Graf, MD, FAACP Chairman, Community Practice Service Line Geisinger Health System
Nancy J. Ham President & CEO MedVentive	Matt Handley, MD Associate Medical Director, Quality and Informatics Group Health Cooperative
Dennis R. Horrigan President and Chief Executive Officer Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York (Catholic IPA-WNY)	John Jenrette, MD Chief Executive Officer Sharp Community Medical Group
Keith T. Kanel, MD, MHCM, FACP Chief Medical and Learning Officer Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative	James Lee, MD Associate Medical Director, Coordinated Care The Everett Clinic
Arthur V. McDowell, MD Vice President, Clinical Affairs Middlesex Hospital	Tracey Moorhead President and Chief Executive Officer Care Continuum Alliance
Kenneth Phenow, MD, MPH Senior Medical Executive CIGNA Healthcare	Michael S. Ramseier Vice President, Provider Engagement and Contracting Anthem Blue Cross
Michael Raymer Global Market Strategist General Manager, Enterprise Business Product Management Microsoft Corporation	Diane Rittenhouse, MD MPH Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Institute for Health Policy Studies; Center for Excellence in Primary Care University of California San Francisco
Sam J.W. Romeo, MD, MBA Medical Director Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Care (AAAHC)	Maureen Saxon-Gioia, RN, BSN Educator/Trainer/Coach Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Mark A. Skubic Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Park Nicollet Health Services	G. Scott Smith, MD Medical Director St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group
Jay Sultan Associate Vice President, Systematic Health Management and Applied Analytics TriZetto	Paul J. Wallace, MD Medical Director for Health and Productivity Management Programs & Senior Advisor, The Care Management Institute and Avivia Health The Permanente Federation, LLC
Barbara A. Walters, DO, MBA Senior Medical Director, Southern NH Community Group Practices Dartmouth-Hitchcock	Kenneth C. Wilson, MD, MS, CPE System Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Norton Healthcare
Kenneth P. Yale, DDS, JD Vice President of Clinical Solutions Active Health Management

• 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