• October 16, 2006 - Institute of Medicine Report on Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in Medicare
• December 5, 2006 - Transparency, Pay-for-Performance, and Public Reporting - Implementing the PROMETHEUS Payment™ Program

WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- OCTOBER 11, 2006: The National Pay for Performance Audioconference announced two upcoming Audioconferences - the "Institute of Medicine Report on Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in Medicare", scheduled for Monday, October 16, 2006, and "Transparency, Pay-for-Performance, and Public Reporting - Implementing the PROMETHEUS Payment™ Program", scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2006. Both Audioconferences will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm eastern time. The Audioconferences are sponsored by Health Affairs, www.HealthAffairs.org, and Harvard Health Policy Review, www.HHPR.org.

• Monday, October 16, 2006
  
• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Eastern)
  
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Stephanie Alexander, MBA Senior Vice President/General Manager, Premier, Inc., Member, Subcommittee on Pay for Performance, Institute of Medicine, Charlotte, NC
Robert S. Galvin, MD, MBA Director, Global Healthcare, General Electric Company, Founding Member, The Leap Frog Group, Vice Chair, Washington Business Group on Health, Fairfield, CT
Sam Ho, MD Chief Medical Officer, Pacific and Southwest Regions, UnitedHealthcare, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Pacificare Health Plans, Cypress, CA
Gail Wilensky, PhD Senior Fellow, Project HOPE, Former Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Pay for Performance, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC
John Iglehart Founding Editor, Health Affairs, National Correspondent, New England Journal of Medicine, Washington, DC, (Moderator)

• Tuesday, December 5, 2006
  
• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Eastern)
  
• Click here for info

It is a live event that includes session handouts, an interactive question and answer period, and access for an unlimited number of participants at each call-in site. However, only one site can be offered per registration. It is impermissible for an organization to purchase one registration and to operate multiple sites through an internal telephone system. During the live Audioconference participants will be able to ask questions and make comments. The Audioconference faculty has agreed to take follow-up questions via email. Audioconferences are simple, accessible, cost effective and reach a broad audience locally.