World Congress
  
The 9th Annual World Health Care Congress
Monday, April 16, 2012
8:00 am -
8:45 am
LEADERSHIP IN TIME OF REFORM
  • Redefining innovation in health care - How innovations in health technology have the potential to transform the delivery of care
  • Where will next generation of innovation come from? How will we sustain innovation in care delivery?
  • A CEO’s vision on strategies to strengthen business models to drive efficiency, competition and profitability
Ursula M. Burns Ursula M. Burns
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Xerox Corporation
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Moderator:
Nancy Snyderman Nancy Snyderman, MD
Chief Medical Editor, NBC News, “Nightly News”
Chief Medical Editor, NBC News, “Today”
Chief Medical Editor, NBC News, “Dateline NBC”

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8:45 am -
9:45 am
THE COST OF CARE IMPERATIVE: A NEW BASELINE
  • Resetting the health industry's cost base by transforming care, payment and consumer engagement models
  • The requirement of simultaneous transformation
  • Implications for benefit design, product offerings and the roles of payers, providers and patients
Lloyd H. Dean Lloyd H. Dean
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West)
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Bruce Bodaken Bruce Bodaken
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Blue Shield of California
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Sam Nussbaum Sam Nussbaum, MD
Executive Vice President, Clinical Health Policy and Chief Medical Officer
WellPoint, Inc.
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Moderator
Gary Ahlquist Gary Ahlquist
Senior Vice President, Global Health
Booz & Company
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9:45 am -
10:45 am
CONSUMER CONNECTEDNESS
  • How social networks influence consumer behaviors, beliefs and health status
  • Leveraging the power of social connections and human networks to drive engagement, behavior change and overall well-being
  • The launch of Aetna’s consumer application platform and how the mobile health platform will be vital to the success of the accountable care organization
  • Consumer tools that encourage patient engagement and arms consumers with the power to navigate the healthcare system
Mark T. Bertolini Mark T. Bertolini
Chairman, CEO and President
Aetna
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Jay S. Walker Jay S. Walker
Founder,Priceline.com
Chairman, Walker Digital
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Moderator:
Reed Abelson Reed Abelson
Business Reporter
NY Times
10:50 am -
11:50 am
Emerging Trend Forums
Breakout Emerging Trend Forum Panels
11:50 am -
1:15 pm
Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge—Demonstrations TBA!
1:15 pm -
3:05 pm
3:05 pm -
3:45 pm
Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
3:45 pm -
4:30 pm
4:30 pm -
5:15 pm
GLOBAL HEALTH CARE
  • The globalization of economies – including the health care economy – creates value for underserved markets and the resulting rebound effects for the developed market
  • Reverse innovation – In pursuit of developing value and affordable solutions for the developing market, the developed world benefits from low cost, effective solutions
  • Efforts to shift resource allocation and to develop infrastructure in regions to increase access to affordable therapies in the developing world
Ezekiel J. Emanuel Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives
University of Pennsylvania
Omar Ishrak Omar Ishrak
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Medtronic
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Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus
Founder
Grameen Bank and Grameen Health (Bangladesh); (Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize)
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Moderator:
Susan Dentzer Susan Dentzer
Editor-in-Chief
Health Affairs
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5:15 pm -
6:15 pm
A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, HEALTHIER LIVES
  • Employer and community business strategies to promote longevity, productivity and improve well-being
  • Update on the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative – Metrics to measure the improvement in well-being of all Iowan employers, leaders and residents
  • Political and economic considerations in launching the Healthways/Blue Zones Project
Terry Branstad Terry Branstad , Governor
Governor of Iowa
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, National Governor’s Association
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John D. Forsyth John D. Forsyth
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Wellmark, Inc.
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Richard Jurgens Richard Jurgens
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Moderator:
Ben R. Leedle Ben R. Leedle, Jr
President and Chief Executive Officer
Healthways
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6:15 pm -
7:15 pm
Opening Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
7:55 am -
8:00 am
Opening Remarks
Michael L. Cotton Michael L. Cotton
Chief Executive Officer
Alere Health
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8:00 am -
9:00 am
INNOVATION IN LEVERAGING INFORMATION—EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CLOUD AND mHEALTH
  • Leveraging health technologies as an enterprise solution to streamline efficiencies, manage chronic conditions, and eliminate fraud and abuse
  • Bridging digital silos in the U.S. delivery system through cloud computing technologies
Lowell McAdam Lowell McAdam
Chairman & CEO
Verizon Communications
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Charles W. Sorenson Charles W. Sorenson, Jr, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Intermountain Health Care
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Patrick Soon-Shiong Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD
Chairman and CEO
NantWorks
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Moderator:
Hampton Pearson Hampton Pearson
Washington Reporter
CNBC
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9:00 am -
10:00 am
Preparing for 2014—The Roll Out of Exchanges and Coverage
  • A detailed explanation of the underpinnings of health reform, how it succeeded in MA, and why it will work nationally
  • An economist's view on how the ACA can substantially reduce the federal deficit, begin to reduce the growth rate of medical spending, and introduce new initiatives that lead to reductions in the long-term rate of health care cost growth
Jonathan Gruber Jonathan Gruber, PhD
Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Ron Pollack Ron Pollack
Executive Director, Families USA
Board of Directors, Enroll America
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Daniel T.  Durham Daniel T. Durham
EVP, Policy and Regulatory Affairs
America’s Health Insurance Plans
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Alan Weil Alan Weil
Executive Director
National Academy for State Health Policy
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Moderator
Andrew Webber Andrew Webber
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Business Coalition on Health;
Board of Directors, National Quality Forum, the Leapfrog Group, and Bridges to Excellence
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10:00 am -
10:45 am
Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
10:45 am -
12:30 pm
12:30 pm -
1:45 pm
Luncheon in the Executive Networking Lounge—Demonstrations TBA!
1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
2:35 pm -
3:25 pm
3:30 pm -
4:15 pm
Refreshment Break in the Executive Networking Lounge
4:15 pm -
5:15 pm
PIONEERING 21st CENTURY IT ENABLED SYSTEMS
  • Updates from the Care Connectivity Consortium – Successes and challenges of 5 leading health systems to enable data exchange of electronic patient information
  • HHS's Community Health Data Initiative – Moving toward open source to foster improved transparency and efficiency in health care
  • Lessons from Silicon Valley – Leveraging big data and reaping value from shared data
  • Advancing data exploration and data mining to transform healthcare and to achieve evidence-based medicine
  • Learning from web 2.0 systems as feedback loops to mine for evidence (e.g. predictive analytics, partial inferences, continuous data sampling and pattern recognition)
  • Applying examples from Google and Facebook to change the health care paradigm – Using predictive analytics to improve data relevance
Tim O'Reilly Tim O'Reilly
Founder and CEO
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
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George C. Halvorson George C. Halvorson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Kaiser Permanente (USA);
Board of Directors, AHIP
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Todd Park Todd Park
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
The White House; former CTO, DHHS
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Moderator:
Steve Sternberg Steve Sternberg
Deputy Health Ranking Editor
U.S. News & World Report
5:15 pm -
6:00 pm
2012 Elections and the Price of Health Reform
  • Future look at how the 2012 elections will impact the future of health reform and its economic implications
  • An insider’s view on the consequences of the healthcare reform bill on our nation’s economy, budget and legislative policy
  • Identifying the critical fiscal points on the horizon and the controversial decisions made on the road to reform
Peter R. Orszag Peter R. Orszag
Member of President Obama’s Cabinet
Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2009-2010
Director, Congressional Budget Office, 2007-2008
Vice Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, Citigroup, Inc.

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Moderator:
Bob Kocher Bob Kocher, MD
Partner, Venrock;
Former Principal, McKinsey and Company;
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Engleberg Center for Health Reform, Brookings Institution;
Former member, National Economic Council
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6:00 pm -
7:15 pm
Reception in the Executive Networking Lounge
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
8:00 am -
9:00 am
Achieving Accountable Care Through Value-Based Payment Models
  • Governance issues and risk sharing among various hospitals, provider groups and specialists
  • Best practices in standardized clinical management and performance measurement
  • Pricing strategies for bundled care – Assessing costs and delivering higher value
  • Technology considerations for effective ACOs – Utilizing EMRs, provider network and risk management solutions
Nancy Howell Agee Nancy Howell Agee
President and CEO
Carilion Clinic
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Alan Muney Alan Muney, MD, MHA
Chief Medical Officer
CIGNA
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Emad Rizk Emad Rizk, MD
President, McKesson Health Solutions;
Author of The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers;
2010's Top 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare (Modern Healthcare) and 50 Most Powerful Physician Executives (Modern Physician)
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Moderator:
Marilyn Serafini Marilyn Serafini
Robin Toner Fellow
Kaiser Health News
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9:00 am -
10:00 am
Reform 2.0 -- Critical Next Steps to Achieve Cost Containment Through Value Transparency
  • Purchaser perspectives on the role of transparency to improve value in the health care system
  • Effective strategies to use transparency as a lever to impact value, pricing and cost containment
  • How transparency efforts and the CMS data release can positively impact health care value, improve patient satisfaction and lead to more cost-effective care
  • Achieving value-based purchasing for consumers – Information consumers and their physicians need to make the right choices in terms of treatments, price and quality
David Lansky David Lansky, PhD
President & Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Business Group on Health
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Robert Krughoff Robert Krughoff
President and CEO
Consumers' Checkbook
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Jeremy A. Lazarus Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD
President-Elect
American Medical Association
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Moderator:
David Knott David Knott
Director, Healthcare Practice, McKinsey & Company
Director, McKinsey Center for Health System Reform
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10:00 am -
10:45 am
MARKET CONSOLIDATION – UPDATE ON ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPETITION
  • Update from the FTC and the DOJ on federal anti-trust enforcement within health care
  • Creating “pro-competitive” ACOs – Fostering ACO models that improve quality and lower cost
  • Steps to mitigate the unintended consequences of ACOs spurring consolidation and thereby reducing competition
Richard A. Feinstein Richard A. Feinstein
Director, Bureau of Competition
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Leslie C. Overton Leslie C. Overton
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
United States Department of Justice
Moderator:
Robert E. Burke Robert E. Burke, Ph.D.
Gordon A. Friesen Professor of Healthcare Administration and
Chair of the Department of Health Service Management and Leadership,
School of Public Health
George Washington University
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10:45 am -
11:30 am
THE 2012 ELECTION – A FORK IN THE ROAD FOR HEALTH CARE
  • In-depth review of health reform proposals to improve affordability, portability, transparency and efficiency in health care
Stuart H. Altman Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., Sol C.
Dean and Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy
Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University;
Chair
The Health Industry Forum
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Thomas Miller Thomas Miller
Resident Fellow
The American Enterprise Institute
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Moderator:
Marilyn Serafini Marilyn Serafini
Robin Toner Fellow
Kaiser Health News
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11:30 am
Conference Adjourns