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Public release date: 30-Oct-2007
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Washington—The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a coalition representing business leaders, policymakers and the nation’s 330,000 primary care physicians, will announce their intent to promote new voluntary criteria for recognition of physician practices to be designated as a patient-centered medical home on Wednesday, November 7 at a national health care summit in Washington, DC. The patient-centered medical home model is aimed at re-centering health care on the patient’s needs and priorities by providing personalized primary and preventive care.
The one-day summit will feature expert speakers, including business leaders, policymakers and health officials advocating for the nation to adopt the patient-centered medical home model.
Space is limited, so please RSVP in advance to reserve a media credential by contacting Joe Wagner at 202-572-2979 or joe.wagner@gmmb.com. If you would like to participate by phone, please contact Joe Wagner to obtain a call-in number. A complete schedule for the Summit is listed below.
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The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative is a coalition of more than 40 major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians, and other stakeholders who have joined together to advance the patient-centered medical home model. For more information, please visit www.patientcenteredprimarycare.org.
8:00 – 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast Buffet
8:30 – 8:45am Collaborative Leaders
Conference Overview
Edwina Rogers, Executive Director, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative; Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee
Welcoming Commentary
Paul Grundy, MD, Chairman, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative; Director of Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives, IBM
David C. Dale, MD, President, American College of Physicians
Paul Martin, DO, Member, Bureau on Federal Health Programs, American Osteopathic Association
James D. King, MD, FAAFP, President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Vera (Fan) Tait, MD, FAAP, Associate Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics
8:45 – 9:30am Keynote Speaker
Real Change Requires Real Change: Transforming Health and Health Care in America
Newt Gingrich, Founder, Center for Health Transformation and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
9:30 – 10:15am What Is The Medical Home"
Defining The Medical Home
Robert B. Doherty, Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy, American College of Physicians
Reception to Medical Home concept
Mark Mellman, President and CEO, The Mellman Group
10:15 – 10:30am Morning Break
10:30 – 11:15am Evidence For The Medical Home
Overwhelming Evidence
Douglas E. Henley, MD, FAAFP, Executive Vice President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Closing The Divide
Anne Beal, Assistant Vice President, The Commonwealth Fund
Making Patient Centered Care Real: Tools For Primary Care
Michael Barry, MD, Chief, General Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard University; Medical Editor, Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
11:15am – Qualifying The Medical Home / Recognition Process
12:00pm
Greg Pawlson, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President, National Committee for Quality Assurance
David C. Dale, MD, President, American College of Physicians
James D. King, MD, FAAFP, President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Paul Martin, DO, Member, Bureau on Federal Health Programs, American Osteopathic Association
Paul Grundy, MD, Chairman, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative; Director of Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives, IBM
Samuel Nussbaum, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, WellPoint
Vera (Fan) Tait, MD, FAAP, Associate Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics
12:00 – 1:15pm Keynote Speaker and Working Lunch
Congressman Patrick Kennedy, (D-RI)
1:15 – 2:00pm Implementing the Medical Home and Payment Reform
Overview Of Payment Model
Rosi Sweeney, Vice President for Public Policy and Practice Support, American Academy of Family Physician
Transforming Practices
Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA, FAAFP, President and Chief Executive Officer, TransforMED
Michael Barr, MD, Vice President, Practice Advocacy and Improvement, American College of Physicians and Center for Practice Innovation
The Employer Perspective
Joseph M. Calomo, MBA, Pharm. D., R.Ph., Director of Strategy, Walgreens Health Initiatives, Walgreens
Glenn Stettin, Senior Vice President, Medco
Chris Ross, Chief Information Officer, MinuteClinic
2:00 – 2:45pm Private Sector Medical Home Advancement
All Payer / All Player Pilot
Paul Grundy, MD, Chairman, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative; Director of Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives, IBM
What Is Happening Now
Carol Flamm, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Dawn Bazarko, RN, MPH, Executive Lead, Primary Care / ER Line of Service, UnitedHealthcare
Commonwealth Fund’s National Safety Net Pilot
Melinda Abrams, Senior Program Officer, The Commonwealth Fund
2:45 – 3:30pm Public Sector Medical Home Advancement
Medicare Pilots And Demonstration Projects
Linda Magno, Director of the Medicare Demonstration Program Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medicaid and SCHIP: The North Carolina Example
Allen Dobson, MD, Former Assistant Secretary and Medicaid Director, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
3:30pm Adjourn
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