National Health Care Ratings Summit Features the Leading Health Care Raters Panel
  • 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/
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Website: www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com
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FEATURING THE LEADING HEALTH CARE RATERS PANEL

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

Leah Binder, MA, MGA
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC

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

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

Robert Krughoff, JD
President, Consumer's Checkbook, Washington, DC

Andrea Pearson
Chief Marketing Officer, Healthgrades, Denver, CO

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

David Vivero
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amino, San Francisco, CA

WASHINGTON, DC USA -- ACCOUNTABLE CARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- SEPTEMBER 15, 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.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

Arnold Milstein, MPH, MD
Clinical Excellence Research Center Director and Professor of Medicine, Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Former CMO, Pacific Business Group on Health, 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

Yevgeniy Feyman
Senior Research Assistant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute, Cambridge, MA

Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS
Chief Medical Officer and Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD

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

Helen Haskell, MA
President, Mothers Against Medical Error and Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, Columbia, SC

David S. P. Hopkins, MS, PhD
Senior Advisor, Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH), Research Advisor, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University, San Francisco, CA

Stephen Horner, RN, BSN, MBA
Vice President, Clinical Analytics, HCA, Inc., Nashville, TN

John W. Huppertz, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, MBA Program in Healthcare Management, Clarkson University School of Business, Potsdam, NY

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

Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, UC Davis Division of General Medicine, Davis, CA

Yungfeng Shi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

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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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Accounting Professionals: Approved for up to 14.0 NASBA CPE credits.

Healthcare Executives: Pending approval for ACHE CPE credits.

Physicians: Pending approval for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

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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.