The WHCC 3rd Annual Network and Contract Management Summit for Providers and Payers

The WHCC 3^rd Annual Network and Contract Management Summit for Providers and Payers

The WHCC 3^rd Annual Network and Contract Management Summit for Providers and Payers brings together professionals from hospital systems, health plans, and provider group practices. Executives involved in contract design, negotiations, and network operations explore recent trends in value-based contracting and strategies to build payer-provider relationships.

Top Reasons to Attend in 2015:

• Find solutions to improve communication and enhance payer-provider relations
• See what's new in contract design, bundled payments, and physician reimbursement
• Engage in dynamic conversations on recent trends in contract design and physician reimbursement

Distinguished Speaking Faculty Includes:

Patrick Arnold Director, Network Contracting Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts	Jennifer Atkins Vice President, Payer Contracting and Engagement Mercy Health	Joseph Berardo, Jr. Chief Executive Officer MagnaCare
Kathleen Fierros Vice President, Provider Network Innovations Geisinger Health Plan	Pramod K. Gaur, PhD Vice Chair, ATA mHealth SIG Adjunct Professor, Pace University Former Vice President TeleHealth, UnitedHealth Group	Richard Gentleman Senior Director, National Ancillary Contracting Aetna
Jeffrey Gold Senior Vice President and Special Counsel, Managed Care and Insurance Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)	Bruce Gould, MD President and Medical Director Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers (NGOC)	Gary Jacobs Managing Director PwC
David Lavely President and Chief Executive Officer OptiCare	Amber Maxwell Senior Strategic Contract Consultant BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina	Lauren McDevitt Orthopedic Administrative Director Bon Secours Health System
Renee McLaughlin, MD Medical Senior Director and Market Medical Executive Cigna Health Care	Joseph M. Nicholson III, DO Corporate Senior Vice President and National Medical Director, Employer and Payer Relations Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Listen to Interview	Mike Schoeberl Founder and President Forma Actuarial Consulting Services, LLC
Juan Serrano Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy and Operations Catholic Health Initiatives Listen to Interview	Rhett Stover President and Chief Executive Officer, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, managed by Mercy; Former Vice President, Payer Relations and Contracting, Mercy Listen to Interview	Peter Wehrwein Editor Managed Care