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The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Re-Admissions is where industry leaders convene to discuss how to bridge the gap between health plans and providers to improve the quality of care. As more Americans become insured, the ability to provide services will become increasingly difficult for some physicians due to reimbursement cuts. Patients will be forced to find other avenues for care including unnecessary visits to the emergency room. Hospitals must understand the cost impact of these visits and be well prepared to combat re-admission rates. Home care will become more prevalent to ease these transitions. Is your hospital prepared to transition patients prior to admission?

Through a series of dynamic panel discussions, intensive case studies and the ability to learn from your peers through multiple networking opportunities, attendees will collaboratively take an intensive look at the mission critical frameworks that are necessary to improve outcomes and reduce re-admissions.

Hear how the implementation of care management infrastructures and transitional care programs have assisted health plans and health systems with improving patient safety, increasing quality of care, reducing re-admissions and enhancing patient satisfaction.

• ENGAGE in dialogue with esteemed faculty from hospitals, health systems and health plans to discuss the impact of health reform on re-admission policies and system changes to reduce re-admissions
• ENSURE your organization is compliant to receive Medicare reimbursement, meet hospital re-admission benchmarks and reduce 30-90 day re-admissions by hearing regulations and public policies from governing agencies
• EVALUATE how programs like Project RED that have been implemented and the successful outcomes, challenges and collaboration used between a hospital, physician and health plan
• EXPLORE provider/plan collaborative approaches to transitions of care approach for aggressive discharge planning and increased continuity of care
• ENHANCE your community infrastructures to support transitions of hospital to home including home care, long term care, acute care, post acute care and skilled nursing facilities

2011 Confirmed Speakers
Felix Aguirre, MD Vice President, Medical Affairs IPC The Hospitalist Company	Alicia Arbaje, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Transitional Care Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Andrew Broderick Research Program Director Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health Public Health Institute	Paula Casey, MSN, RN, ONC, CCM Director of Health Services Presbyterian Health Plan
Lynda Collins Director Continuity of Care The Methodist Hospital	Roseann DeGrazia, RN, BSN, Med Senior Director Medical Management UPMC Health Plan
Erin Denholm Chief Executive Officer Centura Health at Home Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow	Sandra Elliott Director, Consumer Technology and Service Development Meridian Health
Barbara Harvath, BA RN Former Senior Advisor HealthTech Senior Advisor Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health Public Health Institute	Diane Hice, RN Vice President of Medical Affairs Presbyterian Health Plan
Randy J. Hickel Worldwide Healthcare Market Development Imaging & Printing Hewlett Packard	Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH Consultant in Healthcare Safety and Quality Senior Fellow Institute for Healthcare Improvement Former Director, Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organization Program Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
William Kerr, MD Chief Medical Officer CareCentrix	Cheri Lattimer, RN, BSN Executive Director, Case Management Society of America (CMSA); President and Chief Executive Officer, Case Management Inc.; Project Director, National Transitions of Care Coalition; Board Member, URAC
Jeff Lemieux Senior Vice President, Center for Policy and Research America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)	Linda M. Magno Director, Medicare Demonstrations Group Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Patrick McCarthy, RN Director Healthy Life Center UPMC Passavant	Harold D. Miller President and Chief Executive Officer, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement; Executive Director, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
Eric Rackow, MD President and Chief Executive Officer SeniorBridge	S. Ramalingam, MD, MBA Senior Medical Director UPMC Health Plan
Brian K. Regan, PhD Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System	Cary Sennett, MD, PhD, FACP Chief Medical Officer MedAssurant, Inc.
Lisa Slattery, PT, CPHQ Director of Quality and Accreditation Health First Health Plans	Diane Smeltzer Vice President, Health Care Management Services AMERIGROUP Florida
Isela Sotolongo Executive Director IPC The Hospitalist Company	Brian R. Taylor, PhD Director, Clinical Analytics New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System
Carol A. Toro, RN, MS, CPC Manager, Medicare Preferred Care Management Programs Tufts Health Plan	Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC Senior Vice President, Science and Quality American College of Cardiology
Edward T. Zawada, Jr., MD, MACP Medical Director, Avera eICU Care Avera McKennan Hospital