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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Medicare and Retirement Populations and the Advanced Illness Care Management Program Experience

UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services are concerned about the quality of health care impacting members facing life-limiting illness, specifically in the last 12 months of life. Best practice guidelines demonstrate that when members are provided with comprehensive care management which focuses on member, caregiver and physician engagement, education of disease trajectory, treatment options, symptom management and support that costs decline and quality of life for members and families increase. UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services has developed a proven program to provide a solution within the Medicare and retiree populations. Review the importance and success of such programs and hear first hand case studies demonstrating the positive qualitative and quantitative outcomes.

Rhonda Randall - Speaker Photo Rhonda Randall, DO
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services 
Nancy K. Williams - Speaker Photo Nancy K. Williams, BSN, MS, RN, PHN
Senior Director, Advanced Illness Program
UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospice and Palliative Care will convene senior level executives from health plans and health systems, as well as hospice and other provide groups and HR/benefit executives, to discuss the critical issues surrounding the delivery of end of life care.

Advisory Board
 
J. Brent Pawlecki J. Brent Pawlecki, MD
Corporate Medical Director
Pitney Bowes Inc.
 
Cheryl Phillips Cheryl Phillips, MD, AGSF
Chief Medical Officer, On Lok;
Former President, Chair, American Geriatrics Society
 
Susan Ponder-Stansel Susan Ponder-Stansel, LCSW, ACSW, ACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.
 
Government
 
Ron Wyden Ron Wyden, (D-OR)
United States Senator
State of Oregon
United States Senate
 
Employers
 
Carol Kelley Nesbitt Carol Kelley Nesbitt, RN, CHCQM, FAIHQ
Manager of Health Services
Drummond Company
 
Bruce Sherman Bruce Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM
Director, Health and Productivity Initiatives, Employers Health Coalition of Ohio;
Consulting Corporate Medical Director, Whirlpool Corporation
 
Health Plans
 
Linda M. Axtell-Thompson Linda M. Axtell-Thompson, MBA, MA
Assistant Vice President, Office of Strategy Management
Hawaii Medical Service Association
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii
 
Patricia Bomba Patricia Bomba, MD
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
 
Randall S. Krakauer Randall S. Krakauer, MD, MBA, PhD
Head, Medicare Medical Management
Aetna
 
Rhonda Randall Rhonda Randall, DO
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services
 
H. Scott Sarran H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM
Chief Medical Information Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
 
Nancy K. Williams Nancy K. Williams, BSN, MS, RN, PHN
Senior Director, Advanced Illness Program
UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement Services
 
Hospitals and Health Systems
 
Terry Eason Terry Eason, RN, BS, CHPN
Director, Community PedsCare
Administrator, Community Palliative Services
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida
 
Kelly Komatz Kelly Komatz, MD, MPH, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Florida;
Associate Medical Director
Community PedsCare
Medical Director
Pain and Palliative Care Consult Service, Quality in Life Team (QUILT)
Wolfson Children’s Hospital

 
James Lee James Lee, MD
Associate Medical Director, Coordinated Care
The Everett Clinic
 
Stuart Levine Stuart Levine, MD, MHA
Regional Medical Director-2 / Corporate Medical Director,
Healthcare Partners Medical Group;
Assistant Professor,
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
 
John McIlvaine John McIlvaine
Vice President of Business Development
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc.
 
David W. Moen David W. Moen, MD
Medical Director, Care Model Innovation
Fairview Health Services
 
Leslie Piet Leslie Piet, RN, MA, CCM
Advance Practice Case Manager
Johns Hopkins HealthCare
The Omega Life Program
 
Brad Stuart Brad Stuart, MD
Senior Medical Director
Sutter VNA and Hospice
 
Academic, Association and Thought Leaders
 
W. Holt Anderson W. Holt Anderson
Executive Director
North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)
 
Mitchell Daitz Mitchell Daitz
Chief Executive Officer
Vital Decisions
 
Shari M. Erickson Shari M. Erickson, MPH
Senior Associate, Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation
American College of Physicians
 
Thomas L. Johnson Thomas L. Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Medicaid Health Plans of America
 
Andrew MacPherson Andrew MacPherson
Director of Government Affairs
Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc.
 
Artemis March Artemis March, PhD
Author
Dying Into Grace
 
Ann Yelmokas McDermott Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD, MS, LDN
Director, Emerging Center of Obesity Prevention & Education (COPE);
Associate Professor, California Polytechnic State University;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine;
Lecturer, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
 
Bruce Niebylski Bruce Niebylski, MD
Medical Director of Quality
Health Plan of Michigan
 
Edwina Rogers Edwina Rogers
Executive Director
Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
 
Kenneth E. Thorpe Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
Professor and Chair, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services;
Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
 
Nancy D. Zionts Nancy D. Zionts, MBA
Chief Program Officer
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
 
Thought Leader
 
Michael Edbauer Michael Edbauer, DO
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York (Catholic IPA-WNY)
 
Contact Information:
For general questions and program inquiries contact:
Heather Buthmann
Conference Manager
World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospice and Palliative Care
Phone: 781-939-2570
Email: Heather.Buthmann@worldcongress.com

To inquire about Sponsorship and Executive Networking Opportunities, contact:
Edward D. Cray 
Business Development Manager
World Health Care Congress Leadership Summits
Phone: 781-939-2619 
Email: ed.cray@worldcongress.com

For questions about marketing opportunities contact:
Andrea Chadis
Senior Marketing Manager
World Health Care Congress Leadership Summits
Tel: 781-939-2508
Email: andrea.chadis@worldcongress.com

Featured Keynote Presenter
Ron Wyden - Speaker Photo
Ron Wyden, (D-OR)
United States Senator
State of Oregon
United States Senate

Acclaim From 2010 Summit:
“This summit is better than the last one; I expect the next to be even better.”
Randy Krakauer, Head of Medicare Medical Management, Aetna

“I enjoyed this conference because it includes speakers with varied roles and areas of expertise in end of life care.”
James Mittelberger, National Medical Director, Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care, UnitedHealthCare

“Good contacts, good meeting, worth the investment, plus I prefer smaller conference like this one.”
Glen Olson, Inspiris

“There is so much wonderful information here; I have had so many great discussions.”
Arlene Lowney, RN, MBA, Principal, Innovative Healthcare Solutions
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