• Multimedia of Pay for Performance Summit on February 6 - 9, 2006
• CD-ROM features the PfP Summit plenary sessions video with synchronized PowerPoint slides and concurrent sessions audio
• iPOD Shuffle^TM comes preloaded with Summit audio content
• www.PFPSummit.com

LOS ANGELES, CA USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE(TM) -- FEBRUARY 21, 2006: The National Pay for Performance Summit, www.PFPSummit.com, February 6 - 9, 2006, in Los Angeles announced that two media platforms are available for the Summit sessions:

• A CD-ROM which includes video and synchronized PowerPoint slides for all plenary sessions and audio and PowerPoint slides for all concurrent sessions at the Quality Colloquium
• An iPOD Shuffle^TM preloaded with the Summit audio content

The Pay for Performance is now offering a CD-ROM which features a faculty of over 75 national experts. The CD-ROM includes video of all 2006 plenary session presentations, plus synced PowerPoint presentations, and audio of all concurrent session presentations. The CD-ROM costs only $295. For further information, visit www.PfPSummit.com, or contact the Registration Office at 800-684-4549 or via email at registration@hcconferences.com.

The Pay for Performance Summit is also offering an iPOD Shuffle^TM preloaded with the entire Summit audio track. The iPOD Shuffle costs only $395. For further information, visit www.PfPSummit.com, or contact the Registration Office at 800-684-4549 or via email at registration@hcconferences.com.

PFP SUMMIT PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS INCLUDED:

• PFP Boot Camp for Hospitals and Health Systems - Sponsored by the Leapfrog Group
• PFP Boot Camp for Physicians and Physician Organizations and Payers and Payer Coalitions - Sponsored by the Integrated Healthcare Association and Bridges to Excellence

PFP SUMMIT PLENARY SESSIONS:

• Pay for Performance and Quality
• Pay for Performance and Health Information Technology
• Pay for Performance and Medicare
• The National Pay for Performance Debate
• Pay for Performance: the International Perspective
• The Marketplace Speaks: Reports from Regional Pay for Performance Initiatives
• Pay for Performance: A Business Perspective

PFP SUMMIT TRACKS:

• Employer and Health Plan PFP Programs
• Government PFP Programs
• PFP and Healthcare Quality
• PFP and Health Information Technology
• PFP and Physicians Participation and Engagement
• PFP and Financial Incentives and Legal Issues
• PFP and Advanced Issues in Measurement and Data Collection
• Advanced PFP Case Studies

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

David Brailer, MD, Ph.D. National Health Information Technology Coordinator, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Carolyn Clancy, MD Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Francois de Brantes Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives, GE Corporate Health Care and Medical Services Programs, Officer and Director, Bridges to Excellence, Fairfield, CT
Suzanne Delbanco, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC
Brent James, MD Executive Director, Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Vice President, Medical Research and Continuing Medical Education, Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
Peter V. Lee, Esq. President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Business Group on Health, San Francisco, CA
Janet Marchibroda Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation, Executive Director, Connecting for Health, Washington, DC
Mark McClellan, MD, Ph.D. Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH U.S. Heathcare Thought Leader, Mercer Health & Benefits, Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health, San Francisco, CA
Ian Morrison, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Institute for the Future, Founding Partner, Harris/Harvard Strategic Health Perspectives, Author, Healthcare in the New Millennium: Vision, Values and Leadership And The Second Curve: Managing the Velocity of Change, Menlo Park, CA
John Nelson, MD, MPH President, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL
Samuel Nussbaum, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, WellPoint, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Peggy E. O'Kane President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC
Dennis S. O'Leary, MD President and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Chicago, IL
James Robinson, Ph.D., MPH Kaiser Permanente Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Chair, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D. Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, and, Professor of Organization Behavior, School of Public Health and Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

CO CHAIRS:

Steve McDermott Chief Executive Officer, Hill Physicians Medical Group and Past Chair, Integrated Healthcare Association, San Ramon, CA Peggy E. O'Kane President, National Committee on Quality Assurance, Washington, DC

Jenni Vargas Health Care Delivery Officer, Health Net of California and Chair, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA Tom Williams Executive Director, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA

FEATURED FACULTY:

For a complete list of the Pay for Performance expert faculty, please visit the Pay for Performance Summit website.

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE MEDIA PURCHASE INFORMATION:

Purchase the CD-ROM and/or iPOD Shuffle^TM online at www.PfPSummit.com, call 800-684-4549, email registration@hcconferences.com, or write:

PfP Summit Office
7790 Barberry Ave.
Yucca Valley, CA USA 92284