Medindia LOGIN REGISTER
Medindia
Advertisement

PCPCC Stakeholders Working Group Meeting: U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD, and National Coordinator for HIT David Blumenthal, MD, to Keynote

Friday, March 26, 2010 Press Release
Advertisement
Convening in Washington, DC, March 30, 2010

WASHINGTON, March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative:
Advertisement

WHO: The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, a coalition of major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care providers, and other stakeholders who have joined to advance the patient centered medical home.
Advertisement

WHAT: The Stakeholders Working Group Meeting. More than 300 CEOs, senior executives and government officials unite around the goal to cultivate and support the PCMH model.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 30. Registration starts at 7 a.m., sessions run from 8 to 4 p.m. Eastern

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004

The shape of health care is changing, and the patient centered medical home will play a leading role as care transforms with new payment models, enhanced access to care, a greater focus on care coordination and expanded use of health IT. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from national leadership about what really matters in the days ahead.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: KEYNOTE ADDRESSES from U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA at 10 a.m.; National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, at 12 noon.

RELEASE OF THE NEW PCPCC REPORTS: Authored by the PCPCC's Center for Employer Engagement in partnership with the National Business Coalition on Health and the University Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, Aligning Incentives and Systems: Promoting Synergy Between Value-Based Insurance Design and the Patient-Centered Medical Home presents the mechanics of both strategies and reviews the evidence for their clinical and economic value.

FOR ADVANCE COPIES: contact [email protected], or call 703.319.0957.

PANEL TOPICS:

FOR A COMPLETE SPEAKER LIST contact Tara Guido, Health2 Resources, 703.319.0957; [email protected].

BACKGROUND: The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has created an open forum where health care stakeholders freely communicate and work together to improve the future of the American medical system. The PCPCC's work is accomplished through volunteer stakeholders in five Centers: Center for Consumer Engagement, Center for Public Payer Adoption, Center for eHealth Information Adoption and Exchange, Center for Multi-Stakeholder Demonstrations, and Center for Employer Engagement. For more information go to http://www.pcpcc.net.

FOR MEDIA REGISTRATION: Contact Tara Guido, Health2 Resources, 703.319.0957; [email protected].

-- Delivering on the Promise: Success Factors to Advance Care Coordination -- Effective Reimbursement Models: Aligning Incentives for Sustainable Value -- Preventing Chronic Disease Through Trust-Base Relationships in the Medical Home -- Decision Support - Performance Measurement - Meaningful Use: A Perfect Fit -- Implementation of the Patient Centered Medical Home at the Community Level and Practice Transformation

SOURCE The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Sponsored Post and Backlink Submission


This site uses cookies to deliver our services.By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy, Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use  Ok, Got it. Close