National Health Care Ratings Summit Features Purchasers' Perspectives on Ratings
  • A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
  • Hosted by The Leapfrog Group
  • December 6 - 7, 2017
  • Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA
  • Online in your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months
  • www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com/
CONTACT
Phone: 800-503-7382
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com
HOSTED BY



FEATURING PURCHASERS' PERSPECTIVES ON RATINGS BY

Marleece Barber, MD
Director of Health, Wellness and Employee Health and Life Insurance Benefits and Chief Medical Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Chevy Chase, MD

Cristie Travis
Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Business Group on Health, Memphis, TN

Sally Welborn
Consultant, Sally Welborn Consulting, Former Senior Vice President, Global Benefits, Walmart, San Francisco, CA

John Zern
Chief Executive Officer, Global Health and Benefits, Aon, Chicago, IL (Moderator)

WASHINGTON, DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- AUGUST 7, 2017: The National Health Care Ratings Summit, www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com, will be held December 6 - 7, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. A newly announced panel on purchasers' perspective on health care ratings features leading and innovative purchasers and purchaser representatives engaging in unique strategies to achieve better care for their employees. This panel adds to the already robust event faculty including leaders of ratings agencies, providers, and consumer advocates. Registrants may attend the event in person or online (live webcast and archived for 6 months).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Arnold Milstein, MPH, MD
Clinical Excellence Research Center Director and Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences, Former Chief Medical Officer, Pacific Business Group on Health, Former National Health Care Thought Leader, William Mercer, San Francisco, CA

Robert Pearl, MD
Author, Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care- and Why We're Usually Wrong, Former Chief Executive Officer, The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA

Beth Daley Ullem, MBA
Governance Expert and Patient Advocate, Former Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company, Newport Beach, CA

FEATURED FACULTY

Marleece Barber, MD
Director of Health, Wellness and Employee Health and Life Insurance Benefits and Chief Medical Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Chevy Chase, MD

Leah Binder, MA, MGA
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Former Vice President, Franklin Community Health Network, Former Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office (Rudolph W. Giuliani), Washington, DC

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, FACP
Chief Scientific Officer, National Quality Forum, Former Director, Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Washington, DC

John J. Connolly, EdD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of America's Top Doctors®, New York, NY

Barbara Crawford, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President for Quality and Regulatory Services, Behavioral Health Services, and Performance Improvement, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Northern California, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA

Missy Danforth
Vice President of Hospital Ratings, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC

"e-Patient Dave" deBronkart
Author and Patient Engagement Advocate, Boston, MA

David Goldhill, MA
President and Chief Executive Officer, GSN (Game Show Network), Author, Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed my Father - and How We Can Fix It, Santa Monica, CA

Ben Harder
Chief of Health Analysis, US News & World Reports, Washington, DC

Robert Krughoff, JD
President, Consumer's Checkbook, Former Director, Office of Research and Evaluation Planning, US Depart of HEW, Washington, DC

Pat Mastors
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Patients' View Institute, Co Chair, Patient-Family Engagement Action Team, National Quality Forum, Providence, RI

Erica Mobley
Director of Communications and Development, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC

Jayne O'Donnell, MBA
Healthcare Policy Reporter, USA Today, Washington, DC

Peggy O'Kane
President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC

Doris Peter, PhD
Director, Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, Consumer Reports, New York, NY

Andrea Pearson
Chief Marketing Officer, Healthgrades, Denver, CO

Laurel Pickering, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Business Group on Health, Chair, Board of Directors, The Leapfrog Group, New York, NY

Michael Thompson
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, Washington, DC

Cristie Travis
Chief Executive Officer, Memphis Business Group on Health, Memphis, TN

David Vivero
Co-founder and CEO, Amino, San Francisco, CA

Sally Welborn
Consultant, Sally Welborn Consulting, Former Senior Vice President, Global Benefits, Walmart, San Francisco, CA

John Zern
Chief Executive Officer, Global Health and Benefits, Aon, Chicago, IL


OVERVIEW

The Summit will bring together purchasers, providers, payers and consumer advocates to explore best practices for engaging consumers in using health care ratings effectively, as well as strategies for providers that use ratings for improvement. Speakers include leaders of the ratings agencies themselves as well as quality measurement experts, health system leaders, purchasing executives from Fortune 100 companies and disruptors driving positive change.


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FEATURING THE LEAPFROG TOP HOSPITAL AWARDS RECEPTION AND DINNER

On Thursday, December 7 starting at 5:30pm the Leapfrog Group will host its Annual Top Hospital Awards Reception and Dinner. This event is designed to honor the highest achieving hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey that have earned its prestigious Top Hospital designation. Proceeds from the dinner help to support Leapfrog's mission. All 2017 Top Hospitals will receive one complimentary registration.

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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction



LIVE AND ARCHIVED WEBCAST PARTICIPATION
Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.

The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.

Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office



SUMMIT REGISTRATION

For Summit registration information, visit www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com/registration/, email registration@hcconferences.com, or call 800-503-7382.


CONGRESS EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
For sponsorship and exhibit information, visit www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com/promotional-opportunities/, or contact Justin Sorensen, Exhibit Manager, at 206-452-0609 phone, 206-319-5303 fax, or exhibits@hcconferences.com.