Consortium Events

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 8:00am-4:00pm
Marriott Hotel, Rt 128 & 3A (One Mall Road), Burlington, MA

7:30 - 8:00

Exhibitor Displays / Breakfast / Registration

8:00 - 8:30

Introductions / Welcome

• Gordon C. Vineyard, MD - Chairman of the Board, MA Health Data Consortium
• Louis Freedman - Interim Executive Director, MA Health Data Consortium
• Jerilyn W. Heinold, MPH - Director of Education & Special Projects, MA Health Data Consortium

8:30 - 9:20

"Paying for Quality: Does it add up?" - Panel Discussion
Before P4P programs gain wide acceptance and usage, there are many issues that need to be explored. Data quality, "real-time" feedback reporting to providers, process improvements, best practices versus outcomes, choice of quality and/or financial measures, and unexpected consequences are some of the discussion points of this panel of experts.

• Marylou Buyse, MD - President, MA Assoc of Health Plans
  • Slides (PDF)
• Alan Macdonald - Executive Director, MA Business Roundtable
  • Slides (PDF)
• Dale Magee, MD - Vice President, MA Medical Society
  • Slides (PDF)
• Moderator: Mansoor A. Khan, ScD - CEO, DiagnosisOne
  • Slides (PDF)

9:20 - 9:35

Exhibitor Displays / Break

9:35 - 11:15

"Current Programs in Quality Performance"
The concept of "Paying-for-Performance" is neither new nor complex. Its implementation and resultant quality improvements, however, are multifaceted subjects. In this session, several incentive-based programs will be described.

• Jeff East - President and CEO, MassPRO
  • Slides (PDF)
• Peter Goldbach, MD - Medical Director, Office of the Chief Physician Executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
  • Slides (PDF)
• Dolores Mitchell - Executive Director, Group Insurance Commission (GIC)
  • Slides (PDF)
• Moderator: Dick Johannes, MD - Vice President of Medical Affairs, Cardinal Health
  • Slides (PDF)

11:15 - 11:30

Exhibitor Displays / Break

11:30 - 12:30

Vendor Workshops 1-5

Vendor Workshop 1	"Custom .NET Development: Integrate to Innovate"
Vendor Workshop 2	"Using Technology to Promote Quality Care"
Vendor Workshop 3	"Secure Collaboration in Healthcare"
Vendor Workshop 4	"Breathe New Life into your Healthcare Enterprise with On-demand Access"
Vendor Workshop 5	"Identity... the Foundation to Access all your Organization's Information"

12:30 - 12:40

Exhibitor Displays / Break

12:40 - 2:00

Luncheon "Investing in Information" Award Presentation
-- view the Awards Handout (PDF)

Presenter

• Louis Freedman - Interim Executive Director, MA Health Data Consortium

Keynote Presentation:
"From Concept to Practice: Making Pay-for-Performance Work"

Early evidence from the field on the first generation of pay-for-performance programs will be reviewed. Successes, challenges and remaining questions will be identified and discussed.

Speaker

• Meredith Rosenthal, PhD - Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University School of Public Health
  • Slides (PDF)
• Introduced by: Stan Hochberg, MD - COO and Medical Director, MedVentive

Lunch / Keynote Address sponsored by

2:00 - 2:15

Exhibitor Displays / Break / Dessert

2:20-4:00

"Responses to Incentive Programs"
Physicians are highly motivated to provide quality care to their patients. How do providers respond to P4P? Is there widespread acceptance? Does it work? Three physicians who have been involved in policy-making, research and clinical practice will offer their thoughts for discussion.

• Jeff Lasker, MD - President, Affiliated Pediatrics Practice
  • Slides (PDF)
• Amita Rastogi, MD - Sr Director of Clinical Development, Ingenix
  • Slides (PDF)
• Stephen Schoenbaum, MD - Executive Vice President for Programs, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Slides (PDF)
• Moderator: Joseph Miller - Project Manager, MA Health Data Consortium