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MEDICARE READMISSIONS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

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NATIONAL MEDICARE READMISSIONS SUMMIT AGENDA: DAY II
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Note, all times listed are Eastern Standard Time
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction to Day II
Molly Joel Coye, MD, MPH
Founder and President, Health Technology Center, Former Director, California Department of Health Services, Former Commissioner of Health, New Jersey, San Francisco, CA (Chair)
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8:15 a.m. |
MedPAC Speaks to Congress: Reducing Readmissions
Mark E. Miller, PhD
Executive Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Former CBO Assistant Director of Health and Human Resources, Former CMS Deputy Director of Health Plans, Former OMB Chief, Health Financing Branch, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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9:00 a.m. |
The CMS Perspective
Barry M. Straube, MD
Chief Medical Officer. Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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9:45 a.m. |
The Consumer Viewpoint: Will They Use IT?
Charlotte S. Yeh, MD
Chief Medical Officer, AARP Service Inc., Former Regional Administrator, Region I, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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10:15 a.m. |
Fee-For-Service Medicare Initiatives
Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Founder and Director, Center for Connected Health, A Division of Partners HealthCare, Co-editor, Home Telehealth: Connecting Care within the Community, Boston, MA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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10:45 a.m. |
Break
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11:00 a.m. |
Hospital Readmissions and Healthcare Reform
Anne-Marie J. Audet, MD, MSc.
Vice President, Quality Improvement and Efficiency, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, NY
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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11:30 a.m. |
Who Can Really Drive Successful Transitions? Home Care and Discharge Planning Approaches
Erin Denholm
Chief Executive Officer, Centura Health at Home, Denver, CO
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Robyn L. Golden, LCSW
Director of Older Adult Services, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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12:15 p.m. |
Networking Luncheon
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1:15 p.m. |
Assessing Technologies Against Key Patient Segments
Michael D. Cantor, MD, JD
Quality Medical Director, New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Steven DeMello, MBA
Executive Director and Senior Advisor, Health Technology Center, San Francisco, CA
Alvaro Fernandez, MBA
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, SharpBrains, Former Consultant, McKinsey & Company, San Francisco, CA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Randall E. Williams, MD
Practicing Cardiologist, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pharos Innovations, Northfield, IL
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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2:15 p.m. |
What Will the CFO Say? Financial Considerations in Reducing Readmissions
Wendy Everett, ScD
President, New England Healthcare Institute, Cambridge, MA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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2:45 p.m. |
Rapidly Emerging Coding and Legal Issues
Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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3:30 p.m. |
Adjournment
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