Eighth National Alternative Payment Model (APM) and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Summit Features Future Directions for MACRA APM Development
  • A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
  • The Leading Forum on the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Related Delivery System and Payment Reform
  • Offered in Sequence with the Seventh National Bundled Payment Summit
  • June 28 - 29, 2017
  • Onsite at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA
  • Online in your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months
  • www.ACOSummit.com
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FEATURING FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN MACRA APM DEVELOPMENT BY

Paul N. Casale, MD, MPH, FACC
Executive Director, New York Quality Care, New York-Presbyterian Columbia Weill Cornell, Member, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), New York, NY

Len Nichols, PhD
Director, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and Professor of Health Policy, George Mason University; Member, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC); Former Senior Advisor for Health Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC

WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- APRIL 12, 2017: The Eighth National Alternative Payment Model (APM) and Accountable Care Organization Summit, www.ACOSummit.com, to be held June 28 - 29, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, today announced the conference dates and a call for presentation proposals. The Summit will be offered both onsite and live and archived for 6 months over the Internet.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Representative Michael C. Burgess (R/TX)
Chair, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, US House of Representatives, Washington, DC

Michael Leavitt
Founder and Chairman, Leavitt Partners, Former Secretary, US Department of Health and Human Services, Former Governor of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Director, Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and Margolis, Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy, Duke University, Former CMS Administrator and FDA Commissioner, Washington, DC
PRECONFERENCE FOCUSED SESSION
  • MACRA: Perspectives on the Transition to the Quality Payment Program (QPP)

PLENARY SESSIONS
  • McClellan Keynote
  • Leavitt Keynote
  • Burgess Keynote
  • Progress and Challenges in Moving from Volume to Value
  • The Keys to APMs and ACOs: The Move to a More Patient-Centric Health Ecosystem
  • Healthcare Integration and the Continuing Challenge of Interoperability
  • Future Directions for APM Development: The Role of P-TAC
AND MINI SUMMITS
  • Advancing the Transition to Value-Based Payment
  • Integrating Community and Home-Based and Health Services
  • Care Transformation Through Contracting Innovation
  • The Impacts of Consolidation in An Evolving Value-Based Marketplace
  • Proven Approaches to Managing High-Risk Patients Through Data
  • Digital Health: Using Technology to Meet the Patient

ACO SUMMIT IS
FEATURED FACULTY

Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil
Chief Medical Officer, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Former Attending Physician, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Troy Barsky, JD
Health Care Partner, Crowell & Moring, Former Director, Division of Technical Payment Policy, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Senior Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, CMS Division, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Robert D. Belfort, JD
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, New York, NY

Ruth N. Benton, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, New West Physicians, PC, Former Vice President, Swedish Medical Center, Golden, CO

Brian C. Betner, JD
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC, Indianapolis, IN

Kimberly Brandt, JD
Chief Oversight Counsel, US Senate Finance Committee, Majority Staff, Former Director, Medicare Program Integrity Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC

Emily Brower, MBA
Vice President, Population Health, Atrius Health, Former Senior Director, Clinical Improvement Ventures, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, MA

John B. Bulger, DO, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger Health Plan, Former Chief Quality Officer, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

Leigh C. Burchell, FHIMSS
Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, Allscripts, Chair, Executive Committee, Electronic Health Records Association, Vice Chair, Public Policy Committee, HIMSS, Durham, NC

Paul N. Casale, MD, MPH, FACC
Executive Director, NewYork Quality Care, New York-Presbyterian Columbia Weill Cornell, Member, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), New York, NY

Jed Constantz, MHA
Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Relations, Employer Advantage Health Care Solutions, Franklin, TN

Derek DeLia, PhD
Research Professor & Senior Health Economist, Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Henry DePhillips, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Teladoc, Nashville, TN

Lynn Dong, FSA, MAAA
Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc., Seattle, WA

Deborah L. Feinstein, JD
Former Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC

Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, ACM
Director, Community Care Management, Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff, AZ

Richard E. Heller, III, MD, MBA
Vice President of Clinical Services and National Director of Pediatric Radiology, Radiology Partners, Los Angeles, CA

S. Lawrence Kocot, JD, LLM, MPA
Principal and National Leader, Center for Healthcare Regulatory Insight, KPMG, Former Senior Advisor to the Administrator, CMS, Washington, DC

Mary Langowski, JD, MPA
Former Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Government Affairs, CVS Health Corporation, Former Chair, Health Care Policy and Regulatory Practice, DLA Piper, Former Senior Health Care Policy Advisor, US Senator Tom Harkin, Washington, DC

Christie Lawrence, MPR
Vice President, Commercial Services, ARDX, Norfolk, VA

Bruce A. Meyer, MD, MBA
Executive Vice-President for Health System Affairs, Executive Director, Faculty Practice Plan, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Chief Executive Officer, Population Health Services Company, Southwestern Health Resources, Dallas, TX

David B. Muhlestein, PhD, JD
Vice President, Research, Leavitt Partners, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT

Khue Nguyen, PharmD
Chief Operating Officer, C-TAC Innovations, Washington, DC

Len Nichols, PhD
Director, Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and Professor of Health Policy, George Mason University, Member, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Former Senior Advisor for Health Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC

Frank G. Opelka, MD, FACS
Colon and Rectal Surgeon, Medical Director, Quality and Health Policy, Division of Advocacy and Health Policy, American College of Surgeons, Washington, DC

Harold Paz, MD
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Aetna, Former Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System, Hartford, CM

Robert Plotkin, MSW, MBA
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arcadian Telepsychiatry, Fort Washington, PA

Stuart Portman, MPH
Legislative Assistant to Senator Orrin G. Hatch, US Senate, Washington, DC

Douglas C. Ross, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Former Attorney, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, Seattle, WA

James Sharp, JD, MPH
Special Assistant to the Deputies, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC

Joshua H. Soven, JD
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Former Chief, Litigation I Section, Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Edward Stall, MBA
Principal, Enterprise Intelligence, Market Leader, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, Greenville, SC

Angelo Volandes, MD, MPH
Internist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Co-Founder and President, Advance Care Planning (ACP) Decisions, Author, The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care, Boston, MA

Christine White, JD, MPH
Vice President – Legal Affairs, Northwell Health, Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, American Health Lawyers Association, Former Senior Staff Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, New York, NY


OFFERED IN SEQUENCE WITH
SEVENTH NATIONAL
BUNDLED PAYMENT SUMMIT

June 26 - 28, 2017
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA
www.BundledPaymentSummit.com

Click here for Package Price for both APM/ACO and Bundled Payment Summits which run in Sequence

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TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
The ACO Summit is now offering partial and full Tuition Scholarships to qualifying representatives of local, state and federal government, consumer advocate organizations, safety net providers, academics, students and health services research organizations.
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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

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



LIVE AND ARCHIVED WEBCAST 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





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EIGHTH NATIONAL ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODEL (APM) AND ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) SUMMIT

June 28 - 29, 2017

ATTEND ONSITE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA


OR
WEBCAST PARTICIPATION
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months



SUMMIT EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

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SUMMIT REGISTRATION

For Summit registration information, visit www.ACOSummit.com/registration/, email registration@hcconferences.com, or call 800-503-3597.