Pay for Performance Summit: Agenda: Preconference & Day One

Agenda: Preconference Monday, March 9, 2009
7:00 a.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m. to Noon	Preconference Symposia (Choose one Preconference only)
Preconference I: Pay for Performance for Newcomers Sponsored by Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) and Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP)
This preconference session will be interactive and will focus on the key decisions that need to be made when developing and implementing a pay for performance program. You will receive in-depth information on the approach and experiences of two successful collaborative programs in different parts of the country, and will have ample opportunity to ask questions. Key Topics: Measure Selection Administrative and Clinical Data Collection Incentive Payment Methodologies Public Reporting Program Governance Dolores Yanagihara, MPH Program Director, Pay for Performance, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA Barbra Rabson, MPH Executive Director, Massachusetts Health Quality Partners, Watertown, MA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
8:00 a.m.	Basic Program Building Blocks
9:00 a.m.	Measure Selection and Data Collection
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Incentive Payment Methodologies, Scoring and Reporting Results
11:45 a.m.	Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.	Preconference Adjournment
Preconference II: Success in Pay for Performance: Case Studies Sponsored by Bridges to Excellence
This preconference session will review important lessons learned and new directions in implementing national, regional and local performance measurement and physician rewards programs. Key topics: Balancing regional and national perspectives Program implementation, governance, and sponsorship
8:00 a.m.	BTE: Evidence to-date on Program Effectiveness Francois de Brantes Chief Executive Officer, Bridges to Excellence, Newtown, CT Presentation Material (Acrobat)
8:30 a.m.	Balancing the National and the Regional: Aetna and Wellpoint Elysa P. Ferrara Director of Provider Quality and Performance Programs, Aetna, Hartford, CT Catherine MacLean, MD, PhD Medical Director, WellPoint, Thousand Oaks, CA
9:15 a.m.	Baking it in: CDPHP and BCBS North Carolina Bruce Nash, MD, MBA Senior Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP), Albany, NY Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Larry Fox Director, Network Quality, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, Durham, NC
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Employers Catalyzing Change: CBGH and CHT Donna Marshall Executive Director, Colorado Business Group on Health, Denver, CO Laura Linn Project Director, Center for Health Transformation (CHT), Atlanta, GA
11:00 a.m.	Aligning Forces for Change: Cincinnati AF4Q and NYC TCNY Craig Brammer Senior Research Associate, University of Cincinnati Department of Public Health Sciences, Director, Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality, Cincinnati, OH Presentation Material (Acrobat) Sarah Shih Director of Healthcare Quality Information, Primary Care Information Project, Health Care Access and Improvement, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
11:45 a.m.	Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.	Preconference Adjournment
Preconference III: Hospital Pay for Performance: The Rewarding Results Program Sponsored by The Leapfrog Group
This preconference will provide an overview of The Leapfrog Group approach to hospital pay for performance. Presentations will describe the incorporation of standardized hospital performance measures into employer and health plan sponsored incentive programs. Key topics: Building transparency - measures and scoring Incentives and rewards Program implementation Improving patient safety
8:00 a.m.	Background - The Leapfrog Survey and History of the Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program (LHRP) Leah Binder Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, DC
8:30 a.m.	LHRP Design - Measures, Scoring, and Incentives Guy D'Andrea President and Founder, Discern, LLC, Baltimore, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat)
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	LHRP - Implementation Allison Doyle Project Director, Discern, LLC, Baltimore, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat)
11:00 a.m.	Case Study - Horizon Hospital Rewards Program William Finck Former Director of Network Initiatives, Horizon BlueCross BlueShield of New Jersey, Cherry Hill, NJ Presentation Material (Acrobat)
11:45 a.m.	Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.	Preconference Adjournment
Preconference IV: Not Just Your Grandmother's Administrative Data Anymore: Recent Science and Practice to Merge the Best of Administrative and Clinical Data for Public Reporting and Payment Sponsored By Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
This preconference will bring participants up to date on new research and pilots that are making administrative data more robust and precise by combining it with clinical data. The experience from case studies in several states will be shared. Key topics: Merging administrative and clinical data What adding POA and lab values can achieve Results from pilot studies
8:00 a.m.	The Vision Irene Fraser, PhD Director, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
9:00 a.m.	The Science: How Good Can Administrative Data Get? Michael Pine, MD, MBA President, Michael Pine and Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Testing: Pilots in Minnesota, Virginia, Florida Roxanne Andrews, PhD Senior Health Services Researcher, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
11:00 a.m.	Implementation: California goes State-wide Joseph Parker, PhD Director, Health Care Outcomes Center, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Sacramento, CA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
11:45 a.m.	General Q&A
12:00 p.m.	Preconference Adjournment
AGENDA: PAY FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMIT: DAY I Monday, March 9, 2009
1:00 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions Don Rebhun, MD Board Chair, Integrated Healthcare Association, Regional Medical Director, HealthCare Partners, Mission Hills, CA (Co-chair) Tom Williams Executive Director, Integrated Healthcare Association, Oakland, CA (Co-chair)
1:10 p.m.	Keynote Address: The Post-Election Health Care Landscape Susan Dentzer Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs, Health Policy Analyst, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
2:10 p.m.	Keynote Address: Performance Measurement: A National View Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA President and Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC Presentation Material (Acrobat) Handout Material (Acrobat) Handout Material (Acrobat)
2:50 p.m.	Keynote Address: The Results of England's National Pay for Performance Program Chris Ham, CBE, PhD, MPhil, BA Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
3:30 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	Keynote Panel: National Pay for Performance Survey Results Leah Binder, MA, MGA Chief Executive Officer, The Leapfrog Group, Farmington, ME Peter D. Goldbach, MD President and Chief Executive Officer, MedVantage, Inc., San Francisco, CA Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint)
4:30 p.m.	Keynote Panel: The Next Generation in Pay for Performance: The Use of Incentives to Improve Quality and Efficiency Peggy E. O'Kane President, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Washington, DC (Moderator) Presentation Material (Acrobat) Presentation Material (Powerpoint) Joshua S. Benner, PharmD, ScD Research Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Barry Bershow, MD Medical Director, Quality & Informatics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN Francois de Brantes Chief Executive Officer, Bridges to Excellence, Newtown, CT Chris Ham, CBE, PhD, MPhil, BA Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom Katharina Janus, PhD, MBA Assistant Professor, Columbia University, Department of Health Policy & Management, New York, NY Steve McDermott Chief Executive Officer, Hill Physicians Medical Group, San Ramon, CA
5:45 p.m.	Adjournment and Opening Networking Reception