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EMERGING TOPICS SEMINARS
For the 2013 Congress, ACHE has purposely left a handful of numbered sessions open for late-breaking topics. Throughout the Congress brochure, in lieu of session titles and faculty, these sessions simply state, “Reserved for Emerging Topics.”
We now have assigned all the Congress sessions. |
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Palliative Care: Impact on Quality and Cost
Tuesday, March 12
8:45 a.m.–12 noon
Faculty:
Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP
Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
John M. Haupert, FACHE
President/CEO, Grady Health System
Stacie Pinderhughes, MD
Medical Director, Palliative Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Patients with advanced diseases, comorbidities and considerable pain may represent only 5 to 7 percent of admissions; however, they represent a disproportionate share of the nation’s healthcare costs. A palliative care program addresses many of the care delivery, financial and ethical challenges that occur in the continuum of care. Expanding palliative care services within the hospital and into other settings is a focused, high-impact strategy for health systems considering accountable care and preparing for value-based purchasing. This session recaps the major themes of "Palliative Care: Impact on Quality and Cost," a September 2012 program funded in part by the Foundation of ACHE's Fund for Innovation in Healthcare Leadership.
Learning Objectives:
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Discover how early engagement in palliative care has positive, long-term outcomes: improving quality, enhancing patient-and family-centered care and reducing costs
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Align palliative care with organizational mission and goals
84X
Value-Based Care: The Patient and Provider Journey
Wednesday, March 13
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Faculty:
Stephanie S. McCutcheon, FACHE
Principal, McCutcheon and Co.
Peter J. Bernard, FACHE
CEO, Bon Secours Virginia Health System
Samuel Skootsky, MD
CMO, UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group
In today’s healthcare reality where patients with chronic conditions generate nearly three-quarters of healthcare costs, the move from integrated delivery systems to population health management is critical, and a key component of that is value-based care. In this seminar, the presenters will share the successes and lessons learned from three expressions of the value-based care model. Learn from a successful primary care innovation model implemented by a California-based academic medical center, a model to reduce healthcare spending for health system employees in Virginia, and innovations in integrated behavioral health and primary care implemented in rural Illinois.
Learning Objectives:
85X
Creating Value: Using ROI in Healthcare
Wednesday, March 13
8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Faculty:
Victor V. Buzachero
Corporate Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Scripps Health
Jack Phillips, PhD
Chairman, ROI Institute Inc.
Return-on-investment methodology and calculation can be applied to healthcare projects, initiatives and programs concerning technology, acquisitions, physician employment system and process changes, risk management, patient satisfaction, and improved quality. This can allow you to measure ROI and calculate returns to determine the value created. Value is the ultimate differentiator for pricing transparency, effective operations management and accountability. This session will provide a way of demonstrating the value of clinical outcomes to quantify lower overall costs.
Learning Objectives:
100A or 100B
Driving Innovation, Getting Results: Proven Approaches of Baldrige-Winning Organizations
Wednesday, March 13
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. and 2:15–3:45 p.m.
Please note: The time of this seminar has been
updated since the printing of the Congress brochure
Faculty:
Harry S. Hertz, PhD, HFACHE
Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
Robert Riney
President/COO, Henry Ford Health System
Kevin L. Unger, FACHE
President/CEO, Poudre Valley Hospital
Executives from healthcare organizations that received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence will discuss their role in creating a culture of innovation in their organizations. The executives will discuss how they used this focus to improve quality of care and create a more sustainable organization. They will also address their role in making entrepreneurialism and innovation a key part of their organization’s regular activities.
Learning Objectives:
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Discover effective leadership approaches to creating a culture of innovation that results in breakthrough results, services and processes
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Explore better ways of integrating innovation into strategy, work systems and processes
101A or 101B
Enroll America: Delivering the Promise of Health Coverage for the Uninsured
Wednesday, March 13
4:15–5:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 14
8:45–10:15 a.m.
Faculty:
Rachel Klein
Executive Director, Enroll America
The Affordable Care Act delivered sweeping reform to the nation’s healthcare system and brought with it the promise of newly affordable health coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. To help fulfill this promise, Enroll America is working with diverse stakeholders to ensure all eligible Americans are enrolled in health coverage plans in 2014. This session will highlight how healthcare providers can reduce uncompensated care while simultaneously providing increased benefit to the communities they serve.
Learning Objectives:
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Learn effective strategies for increasing insurance coverage among your patients and reducing bad debt and uncompensated care
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Employ tools to inform patients and their families about new health coverage options
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