There Is Still Time to Register for the Live & Archived Video Broadcast of the National Health Care Ratings Summit
  • 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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WASHINGTON, DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- NOVEMBER 28, 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, 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
President, Quality and Safety First, Newport Beach, CA

HEALTH CARE RATERS ROUNDTABLE

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
Managing Editor & Chief of Health Analysis, US News & World Report, Washington, DC

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

Lisa McGiffert
Project Director, Safe Patient Project, Consumer Reports, Austin, TX

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

Bill Wyatt, PhD
Vice President, Data Science, Healthgrades, Denver, CO

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

FEATURING:
PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS
  • A Deep Dive into the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
  • Best Practices for Communicating Ratings to Engage the Public

PLENARY SESSIONS
  • Leah Binder, MA, MGA Welcome
  • Arnold Milstein, MPH, MD Keynote
  • Robert Pearl, MD Keynote
  • Health Care Raters Roundtable
  • Other Industries' Use of Ratings
  • Panel: Using Ratings for Quality Improvement
  • Panel: Leading With Transparency: A Purchaser Perspective on the Future of Health Care
AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  • How Accurate Are Patient Reported Ratings?
  • The Next Horizon in Measurement
  • Challenges and Opportunities in Health Plan Ratings
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Hospitals' and Health Systems' Use of Ratings
  • Is the Patient Voice Heard in Health Care Ratings?
  • Recent Evidence on What Works in Effective Public Reporting: Findings from AHRQ-Sponsored Research
  • Are Ratings Important to Payment Reform?
  • Designing Ratings to Engage Consumers
  • Should Physicians Use Ratings for Marketing?

FEATURED FACULTY

Matthew Austin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

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

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, FACP
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer (Designate), Council of Medical Specialty Societies, Washington, DC

Robert Cherry, MD, MS, FACS, FACHE
Chief Medical and Quality Officer, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, CA

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 Healthcare Ratings, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC

“e-Patient Dave” deBronkart
Author and Patient Engagement Advocate, Nashua, NH

Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN
Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical and Nursing Officer, GetWellNetwork, Bethesda, MD

Yevgeniy Feyman
Co-author of “Yelp for Health: Using the Wisdom of Crowds to Find High-Quality Hospitals,” Senior Research Analyst, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute, Cambridge, MA

Kirsten Firminger, PhD
Senior Researcher, American Institutes for Research, Chapel Hill, NC

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

Leigh Hamby, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

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

Judy Hearn
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago, IL

Deborah Holzmark, RN, MBA, CPHQ, LBBP
Chief Nursing Officer, DHG Healthcare, Asheville, NC

David Hopkins, PhD
Senior Advisor, Pacific Business Group on Health, San Francisco, CA (Moderator)

Steve Horner, RN, BSN, MBA
Vice President, Clinical Analytics, HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN

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

Stephen Lawless, MD, MBA
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Nemours Children's Health System, Wilmington, DE

Pat Mastors
Executive Director, Co-Founder, Patients' View Institute, Providence, RI (Moderator)

James Merlino, MD
President and Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Consulting Division, Press Ganey, Richfield, OH

Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP
Vice President, University of New England, Biddeford, ME

Erica Mobley
Director of Operations, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC

Valerie Monet
Senior Director, Health Insurance Practice, J.D. Power, Detroit, MI

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

Laurel Pickering, MPH
Chief Revenue Officer, WellDoc; Chair, Board of Directors, The Leapfrog Group, New York, NY

Patrick Romano, MD, MPH
Professor of General Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Lise Rybowski
President and Owner, The Severyn Group, Ashburn, VA

Sue Sheridan, MBA, MIM, DHL
President Emeritus and Cofounder of Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, Boise, ID

Yunfeng Shi, PhD
Lead Author of “Is Anyone Paying Attention to Physician Report Cards? The Impact of Increased Availability on Consumers' Awareness and Use of Physician Quality Information,” Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Shoshanna Sofaer, DrPH, MPH
Managing Researcher, American Institutes for Research, 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

Sally Welborn
Advisor, Welborn Advisory Services LLC; Former Senior Vice President, Global Benefits, Walmart, San Francisco, CA

Isis Zambrana
Associate Vice President & Chief Quality Officer, Quality and Patient Safety, Jackson Health System, Miami, FL

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


AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE
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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.

In addition, Leapfrog is partnering once again with the Patients' View Institute (GoPVI.org) o present the annual Patients' View Impact and Partner in Healing Awards - the only national awards that honor the power of one patient's story to impact health care for the better.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Accounting Professionals: Approved for up to 15.75 NASBA CPE credits.

Physicians: Approved for 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

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TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
The Health Care Ratings Summit is now offering a limited number of partial and full Tuition Scholarships to qualifying representatives of local, state and federal government, consumer advocate organizations, safety net providers, academics, students and health services research organizations.

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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





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SUMMIT REGISTRATION

For Summit registration information, visit www.HealthCareRatingsSummit.com/registration/, email registration@hcconferences.com, or call 800-503-0078.


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.