Seventh National Pay for Performance Summit Features Updates from CMS

PRESS RELEASE: Seventh National Pay for Performance Summit Features Updates from CMS
A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event The Leading Forum on Pay for Performance, Transparency and Value Based Healthcare Sponsored by the Integrated Healthcare Association March 19 - 21, 2012 Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA www.PFPSummit.com PRESS RELEASE Phone: 800-503-7382 Email: registration@hcconferences.com Website: www.PFPSummit.com

LOS ANGELES, CA USA -- PAY FOR PERFORMANCE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- DECEMBER 19, 2011: The Integrated Healthcare Association's Seventh National Pay for Performance Summit, www.PFPSummit.com, will take place on March 19 - 21, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

FEATURING UPDATES FROM CMS

ON VALUE BASED PURCHASING BY:

Jean Moody-Williams, RN, MPP
Director, Quality Improvement Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD

ON ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS BY:

David Sayen
Regional Administrator - Region IX, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), San Francisco, CA

ON OTHER CMS INITIATIVES BY:

Betsy L. Thompson, MD, DrPH
Chief Medical Officer - Region IX, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), San Francisco, CA

SEVENTH NATIONAL PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMIT The Leading Forum on Pay for Performance, Transparency and Value Based Healthcare March 19 - 21, 2012
ONSITE Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles, CA	OR	ONLINE In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months

FEATURED FACULTY

Cesar Abicalaffe, MD, MSc Executive Director, Impacto Medica, Curitaba, Brazil	Gail M. Amundson, MD, FACP President and Chief Executive Officer, Quality Quest for Health of Illinois, Peoria, IL	Kevin Anderson, MBA Program Manager, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Dan Ayala Director, Clinical Analysis and Physician Compensation, Hill Physicians Medical Group, San Ramon, CA	Howard Beckman, MD, FACP Chief Medical Officer, Focused Medical Analytics, Pittsford, NY	Leah Binder Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC
François de Brantes, MS, MBA Executive Director, Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3), Newtown, CT	Richard L. Brown, MD, MPH Clinical Director, Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles, Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI	Nell Wood Buhlman, MBA Vice President, Clinical Compliance Products Press Ganey Associates, Inc., South Bend, IN
Jim Chase President, Minnesota Community Measurement, Minneapolis, MN	Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, CA	Missy Danforth Senior Director, Communications & Membership, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC
Trace Devanny Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, The Trizetto Group, Greenwood Village, CO	Terri Devereaux, MPM, MSN Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI), Pittsburgh, PA	Carol Everhart Senior Health Informatics Analyst, Western Maryland Health System, Swanton, MD
Gary B. Ferguson, PhD, PharmD Chief Healthcare Strategist, TIBCO, Inc., Brentwood, TN	Brent D. Fulton, MBA, PhD Assistant Research Economist, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	Norbert Goldfield, MD Medical Director, Clinical and Economic Research 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., Wallingford, CT
Tina Hahn Director of Education & Coaching, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI), Pittsburgh, PA	Constance W. Hwang, MD, MPH Vice President, Measure Applications Partnership (MAP), National Quality Forum, Washington, DC	Nancy Jaeckels Vice President and Chief Consultant, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, Bloomington, MN
Keith T. Kanel, MD, FACP Chief Medical Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA	Charles D. Kennedy, MD Chief Executive Officer, Accountable Care Solutions, Aetna Inc., Hartford, CT	Jamie Kerr, MD, FACP Chief Medical Officer, Utilization Management, Excellus Health Plans, Rochester, NY
Jennifer Lenz Assistant Vice President, Quality Solutions Group National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Oakland, CA	Stuart Levine, MD, MHA Medical Director, HealthCare Partners, Torrance, CA	Tom Leyden, MBA Director, Value Partnerships Program, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Kimberly MacPherson, MBA, MPH Program Director, Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Health Technology, Berkeley, CA	Margaret H. Mason, MHSA Enhancing Healthcare Value Business Consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit, MI	Nikolas Matthes, MD, PhD, MPH Vice President, Clinical Research, Press Ganey Associates, Inc., South Bend, IN
Ruth McDonald Professor of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK	Michelle Merchant Acting Director, Network Hospital Relations, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Newark, NJ	Harold D. Miller Executive Director, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, President and CEO, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, Pittsburgh, PA
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Director, Clinical Excellence Research Center, Stanford University, Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health, US Health Care Thought Leader, Mercer Health & Benefits, San Francisco, CA	Elizabeth Mitchell Chief Executive Officer, Maine Health Management Coalition, Portland, ME	Jean Moody-Williams, RN, MPP Director, Quality Improvement Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD
David Nace, MD Vice President & Medical Director, McKesson Corporation / Relay Health, Vice Chairman, Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), Malvern, PA	Peggy E. O'Kane President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC	Shannon Phillips, MD, MPH Quality and Patient Safety Officer, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Lisa Rajt, MSW Senior Health Care Analyst, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit, MI	James C. Robinson, PhD Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor or Health Economics, University of California at Berkeley, Director, Berkeley Center for Health Technology, Berkeley, CA	Dana Gelb Safran, ScD Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement & Improvement, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
David Sayen Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Region IX, San Francisco, CA	Richard M. Scheffler, PhD Distinguished Professor of Health Economics & Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	Jett Stansbury Director, New Program Development and Episode Payment Program, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA

Jay Sultan AVP, Product Management for Value Based Reimbursement, The TriZetto Group, Union, NJ	Betsy L. Thompson, MD, DrPH Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Region IX, San Francisco, CA	Thomas B. Valuck, MD, MHSA, JD Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC
Michael van Duren, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Physician Services, Emeryville, CA	Ann Woo Director, Clinical Support, Hill Physicians Medical Group, San Ramon, CA	Dolores Yanagihara, MPH Director, Pay for Performance Program, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA

EARLY/EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
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SPONSOR:

MEDIA PARTNERS:

CO CHAIRS

Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, LA Care Health Plan, Chair, Integrated Healthcare Association, Los Angeles, CA

David S. Joyner, MBA
Senior Vice President, Blue Shield of California, Chair-Elect, Integrated Healthcare Association, San Francisco, CA

Tom Williams
Executive Director, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA

GRANTORS:

SILVER

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS

TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

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

LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE

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

INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE

Click here for a sample stream

LOS ANGELES

PfP SUMMIT IS A

SUMMIT REGISTRATION

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

SUMMIT EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

For sponsorship and exhibit information, visit www.PfPSummit.com/promotional/index.html, or contact Justin Sorensen, Exhibit Manager, at (206) 452-0609 phone, (206) 319-5303 fax, or exhibits@hcconferences.com.

SEVENTH NATIONAL PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMIT The Leading Forum on Pay for Performance, Transparency and Value Based Healthcare March 19 - 21, 2012

SEVENTH NATIONAL PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMIT
The Leading Forum on Pay for Performance, Transparency
and Value Based Healthcare

March 19 - 21, 2012