WC - 8th Annual Health Care Quality Congress

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Monday, August 2, 2010 - 8:30AM-11:30AM - Pre-Congress Workshop

Monday, August 2, 2010 -1:00PM-2:30PM - Keynote Panel Discussion

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 2:30PM-3:30PM - Keynote Panel Discussion

Monday, August 2, 2010 -4:00PM-5:15PM - Keynote Panel Discussion

Monday, August 2, 2010 -5:15PM-6:15PM - Closing Keynote Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 8:30AM-9:00AM - Opening Keynote Address

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 9:00AM-10:00AM - Keynote Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 10:35AM-11:20AM - Concurrent Educational Tracks

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 11:20AM-12:05PM - Concurrent Educational Tracks

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 1:15PM-2:00PM - Concurrent Educationl Summits

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 2:00PM-2:45PM - Concurrent Educational Summits

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 2:45PM-3:30PM - Concurrent Educational Summits

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:00PM-5:00PM - Keynote Panel Discussion

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 5:00PM-6:00PM - Closing Keynote Panel Discussion

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 8:15AM-9:15AM - Opening Keynote Panel Discussion

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 9:45AM-10:30AM - Best Practices and Case Studies

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:30AM-11:15AM - Best Practices and Case Studies

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 11:15AM-12:00PM - Best Practices and Case Studies

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 12:00PM-1:00PM - Closing Keynote Panel Discussion

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The program was relevant to my work.

Content matched stated objectives.

Usefulness of handouts/AV.

Quality of facilities.

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Please rate the speaker(s) as a group. You will have the opportunity to elaborate on an individual speaker in the following question.

Objective 1: Discuss how quality is being defined and measured by various industry stakeholders.

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

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Objective 2: Identify the potential ways that P4P, Bundled Payments, Capitation and alternative payment models can advance cost-effectiveness and align physician incentives.

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Discuss one Medicaid plan’s journey through the nexus of cost and quality – reducing medical expenses by 10% AND achieving excellent NCQA accreditation.

Explain how to rally your organization around a critical focus on cost reduction.

Identify your organization’s key cost drivers.

Discuss the next wave in cost and quality improvement.

Objective 3: Formulate solutions to address today's defunct reimbursement system now that health reform is a reality.

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Define the goals and objectives

List strategies on how co-management arrangements are structured legally and financially

Discuss how to measure the success of these arrangements to demonstrate how the quality of care has improved while decreasing costs and increasing more access

State what health reform means for the quality agenda

Identify how to control costs but still provide quality care

List what information needs to be reported

Identify how to get the buy in of the consumer on how incentives lead to appropriate care

List how small group practices have created an infrastructure to operate in a network and still practice medicine in a small setting

Name the role of the payers in delivering/implementing new payment models

Tell how we achieve collaboration amongst all the stakeholders

Manage and improve the value of care by finding a balance between quality and cost

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Discuss the movement to globla capitation and how this can be used to promote population health

State the barriers and challenges of implementing new payment models

Define the goals and objectives

List strategies on how co-management arrangements are structured legally and financially

Discuss how to measure the success of these arrangements to demonstrate how the quality of care has improved while decreasing costs and increasing more access

Define CMS.

List some of the tools that should be considered during transition.

State the chain of command.

Define what a PCMH is.

Discuss the key factors to success.

Address both financial and clinical integration issues.

Explain the QUEST project.

Share results of other hospitals and describe how they achieved them.

Discuss the variables that can be implemented to improve the metrics.

Identify available outcomes measures.

Explain how to use outcomes to measure utilization and level of appropriateness.

Apply these tools to specific disease states.

Describe the current state of integration between information technology and performance improvement.

Describe why it is important to Implement a strategy to accelerate the gathering of standardized data.

Outline how information technology can be used to prevent adverse outcomes.

Identify what steps you can take to achieve consensus amongst diverse physician groups.

List what process improvement tools exist to assist in achieving consensus.

Name the types of information that need to be shared amongst the practices.

Explain the importance of aligning incentives.

List examples and describe the steps taken to improve results.

Name the next evolution of information technology-enhanced performance improvement tools.

Discuss what's next for data.

Identify best practices on how to engage physicians.

Discuss what purchasers and consumers want.

Describe what is involved in shared decision making.

List decision aids that can be utilized.

Discuss Dartmouth's experience.

List strategies of secondary prevention of chronic diseases.

Discuss the importance of considering linking outcomes reports to quality improvement process changes.

Name some specific disease outcomes measure to focus on to improve efficiency and quality initiatives.

Explain how to form the various stakeholders involved in implementing an EMR .

Describe how to build support of an infrastructure to facilitate decision making and communication.

Design requirements, implement and optimize phases to forecast clinical and technical resources.

List competing definitions of "readmissions."

Identify what metrics exist that you can implement to reduce re-admissions.

State why it's important to document readmission rates.

Develop a system that assists physicians and patients to achieve a higher quality of care.

Summarize how partnering with SwedishAmerican Health System, OSF St. Anthony Medical Center and Rockford Health System lead to a decrease in costs and complications.

List the challenges of creating and motivating teams of providers to behave like teams that operate in a team that has incentives.

Define the role of clinical decision support (CDS) tools in achieving meaninful use - phase I, II, and III.

Explain how to implement CDS decision support in many different practice types.

Explain the ranges of CDS types.

Explain why care coordination by qualified professionals is critical to improving the quality, efficiency, and efficacy of delivery of care.

List the key competencies that must be possessed by case managers for care coordination and delivery objectives to be met.

Outline why certification can contribute to organizational business and quality objectives.

Explain alternative quality contracting.

Describe what sort of infrastructure needs to be in place.

Name the changes that occurred as a result of AQC.

Identify high-risk individuals and populations using existing data.

Design interventions to target specific patient sub-populations.

Discuss results of data on the Prometheus claims.

State what the next generatiom of tool will be.

Explain how provider directories can suport critical data tracking needs.

List the challenges associated with developing and managing traditional provider directories.

Define the role of health information exchanges (HIEs) in improving data quality.

Discuss the benefits of a single provider data-source that is used across multiple states.

Summarize how CAQH UPD serves as a national utility that can power provider directory services.

Tell how a rapid cycle implementation of an electronic reporting solutions support patient safety initiatives.

Demonstrate how patient safety indicator reporting on organization system wide dashboards can gain the leadership support when implementing patient safety initiatives.

State how to improve event reporting.

Explain why there must be open communication flows to improve transparency.

Discuss the national IT agenda.

Identify new delivery models that are emerging.

Implement EHR technology.

List the types of incentives contracts that are a must have to imrpove clinical integration, disease management, hospitalization and procedures.

Identify what collaboration currently exist.

Describe how to achieve collaboration.

Identify the health care business innovations being implemented that are improving outcomes.

Summarize how this is impacting the patient experience of care.

Create alternative delivery models that integrate the patient experience to demonstrate value.

List the barriers consumers see in working with the health care team.

Compare how data impacts poor patient engagement in transitions.

Explain the consumer and caregiver models resouces that exist.

Identify the best technology formats of consumer portals, social media and EHR.

Design an infrastructure to support a clinical integration program for both independent and employed providers.

Identify key clinical issues and the techniques you can utilize to improve outcomes.

Explain why you must negotiate pay-for-performance incentives.

Analyze the patient demongraphics of stroke patients.

List the measures that need to be used.

Compare data.

Define Medicare ACE.

List challenges encountered and the steps implemented to overcome these hurdles.

Explain how bundled payments impacted health care costs and quality.

Describe how to composite measures when looking at cost and quality.

Identify appropriate quality level for colonoscopy procedures and colon cancer screening.

Discuss the importance of patient reporting on the status of depression care.

Explain how to do risk adjustment for chronic care measures.

Define the role of business health coalitions in bringing community stakeholders together to improve healthcare quality.

Explain why it is important to appreciate the value of employer collaboration to drive improvements in healthcare quality.

Design a quality program that can impact the bottom line.

List the components of quality program that can improve patient outcomes and decrease the cost of care.

Explain why it's important to have a strong partnership between CQC and CFO in managing clinical and financial performance.

Utilize the finance system as a foundation for automated quality reporting.

Identify analytical components for clinical integration.

Discuss the different types of incentives that exist and how they should be aligned with payment models. .

Discuss the results to date on pay for performance and what changes should be considered as we look at bundled payments.

Objective 4: Analyze the potential impact of coordinated care models (ACO, PHA and the PCMH) as a potential solution to the nation's primary care crisis and escalating health cost.

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Objective 5: Compare and contrast various methods for educating and communicating the value of local and national quality improvement initiatives.

By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.

By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.

By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.

Please answer the following:

Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?

Was the educational content scientifically sound?

Was the educational content free of commercial bias?

Was the mode of education effective to learning?

If faculty spoke about off-label or investigational uses of a product, was that information disclosed to you?

If you answered "No" to any of the above questions, please explain.

Were you solicited by sales personnel in an educational room while you attended this educational activity?

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain.

How much did you learn as a result of this educational program?

What did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?

What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?

What patient problems or patient challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?

What problems are your patients communicating to you that need attention or follow up?

Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?

What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?

How can this training be improved to better impact competence, performance and/or patient outcomes?

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