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Timothy R. Murphy, Secretary, Executive Office of Health and Human Services for Commonwealth of Mass. to Deliver Closing Keynote Speech at 4th Annual World Congress Pay-for-Performance Summit in Boston - Aug 6-8, 2006

21 June 2006 - World Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For additional information, contact:
Mariana Haven, 781.939.2511
World Congress
[email protected]



WOBURN, MASS. – JUNE 21, 2006 – World Congress, the leading producer of global
healthcare forums such as the The World Healthcare Congress and World Congress
Leadership Summit Series, today announced their 4th Annual Leadership Summit on
Healthcare Quality & Pay-for-Performance, on August 6th-8th in Boston, Mass. This
educational forum convenes industry thought leaders to discuss industry trends, factors
driving pay-for-performance programs, strategies for success, and will also examine
specific challenges for purchasers, provider organizations, health plans and payers. In
addition to this 3-day event, a special 1-day, exclusive seminar, titled: Forces of Change
– Market Dynamics and Strategies for a Shifting Healthcare Market Place with David
Shore, PhD, and provided by Harvard School of Public Health, will be held on August
9th, 2006 at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston. For additional
information on this seminar please visit www.worldcongress.com.

The Pay-for-Performance summit will outline top level strategies and recent
developments from leading pay-for-performance and quality improvement initiatives. In
addition, discussions will focus on real-world experiences, solutions for program
implementation, as well as overcoming obstacles in building a pay-for-performance
program for everyone challenged in the quest to advance both quality and efficiency in
healthcare.

“The success of our Leadership Summits demonstrates that all sectors of the industry are
committed to addressing the challenges confronting healthcare”, said Nicole Garratt,
president of World Congress. “It’s very rewarding to have assembled a distinguished
panel of industry leaders, many of whom helped create or influence pay-for-performance
initiatives, to share their experiences and successes with delegates.”


Pay-for-Performance is generating both excitement and anxiety in healthcare, and I look
forward to participating in this Summit to discuss what works, what doesn’t, and what is
on the horizon for the next generation of performance measurement and reward”, said
Tom Williams, executive director, Integrated Healthcare Association.

WHO:
Healthcare Quality & Pay-for-Performance Featured Presenters include:
Martin Roland, director, National Primary Care R&D; Centre, University of Manchester,
UK * John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP, EVP and CEO, American College of Physicians
member of Ambulatory Quality Alliance * Margaret O’Kane, president, National
Committee for Quality Assurance * Jeffrey Kang, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA
*Allan Korn, MD, Sr. VP, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Assoc.*
Arnold Milstein, MD, Worldwide Partner, U.S. Healthcare Thought Leader, Mercer
Human Resources Consulting; Commissioner, MedPAC * Troyen Brennan, MD, Chief
Medical Officer, Aetna, Inc.* Nancy Nielsen, PhD, MD, Speaker, AMA House of
Delegates, American Medial Association Co-Chair, AQA Reporting Workgroup * John
Glaser, CIO, Partners HealthCare System * Andrew Weber, President & CEO, National
Business Coalition on Health * Francois de Brantes, National Coordinator – Bridges to
Excellence

For a complete list of presenters, please visit:
www.worldcongress.com/events/NW625/?confCode=NW625

WHERE AND WHEN:
Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Mass. 02116
August 6-8, 2006

For additional information and to register please visit:
www.worldcongress.com/events/NW625/?confCode=NW625
To receive a complimentary media pass, please contact:
Mariana Haven
[email protected]

About World Congress:
World Congress is a global leader in producing healthcare forums delivering information,
value and opportunity to our executive delegation. Only World Congress convenes CEOs
and senior executives from all segments of the healthcare industry, with the latest thought
leaders and case studies, representing innovative, solution-oriented approaches to make
significant advances in healthcare cost and quality. Topics addressed by World Congress
are actionable and strategic, designed to address escalating healthcare costs, challenges in
quality, new models for finance and improvements in delivery.

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