Schedule At A Glance*

Tuesday, June 17
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

Sponsored by HealthTrio, LLC
Wednesday, June 18
6:45 am – 7:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

Sponsored by HealthTrio, LLC

 

7:30 am – 5:30 pm 

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS

Please note the start and end times of the following Wednesday Workshops:
8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Starting Up and Advancing Your Company’s Health Literacy Program
(Attendance is strictly limited to AHIP member health insurance plans only.)

7:30 am – 9:30 am

AHIP Evidence Policy Update

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Oral & Medical Health

1:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Value-based Designs for Improved Consumer Health and Reduced Cost Inflation
Sponsored by sanofi-aventis US LLC

2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Emerging Opportunities in the Global Health Care Market

 

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE

What Got You Here Won't Get You There: Helping
Successful Leaders Get Even Better

Sponsored by Abbott

(Attendance is strictly limited to ELP/ELP-MD Alumni and chief executives and senior management teams of AHIP member health insurance plans only.)

Marshall Goldsmith, PhD
Bestselling Author and World-Renowned Thought Leader in Leadership Development, Coaching, and Human Resources

 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

Business Operations and Health IT: Systems to Advance Health
Are you Prepared? New HIPAA Standards will Affect Your Business Model

Consumerism: Engaging Consumers in Health Care
Consumer Engagement: Tools with Traction in the Market

Driving Innovations to Advance Care
Culturally Competent Hypertension Disease Management for African Americans
Presented by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Preview

Sponsored by Hallmark Insights

 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Opening Night Reception

Sponsored by WellPoint NextRx

Thursday, June 19
6:45 am – 5:45 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

Sponsored by HealthTrio, LLC

 

7:45 am – 8:45 am

Networking Breakfasts and Symposia

Payment Assurance and Point-of-Service Price Transparency: Addressing the Evolving Market Needs and Accelerating Market Adoption.
Presented by Emdeon Business Services

Leveraging the Past. Transforming the Future.
Presented by Medco®

Network Management Case Study: Building the Business Case for Automation
Presented by Kryptiq Corporation

Patient Data Supersets: Improving Outcomes and Financial Performance
Presented by MedAssurant, Inc.

Payor Transparency 
Presented by McKesson Health Solutions

Insights from CEOs: New Global Study Results Offer Industry Insights
Presented by IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences

 

9:00 am – 10:15 am

WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Health, Humanity, and Politics: Prospects for Reform

Sponsored by Connecture
John Breaux
Former United States Senator, Co-Chairman of President’s Tax Reform Commission, and Expert on Social Security, Health Care, and Energy

The Honorable William H. Frist, MD
18th Majority Leader, U.S. Senate (2003-2007); U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1995-2007); Heart-Lung Transplant Surgeon; “Citizen Legislator”

Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001-2005); Governor, Wisconsin (1987-2001); Senior Advisor and Founding Chairman, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

 

10:15 am – 11:00 am

GENERAL SESSION

Value-based Purchasing of New Medical Technologies

James C. Robinson, PhD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente Professor of Health Economics at the University of California at Berkeley; chair of the Medical Technology Committee of the Integrated Healthcare Association; and Contributing Editor to Health Affairs

 

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by MedAssurant, Inc.

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

New Marketplace Directions
Forecast 2008

Business Operations and Health IT: Systems to Advance Health
Information Management Challenges for a 21st Century Delivery System

Wellness and Prevention: Creating Healthier Communities
An Index for Well-Being: The Dow Jones of Health
Sponsored by Healthways, Inc.
                                                         
Consumerism: Engaging Consumers in Health Care
Health 2.0: The Opportunity and Potential Pitfalls of this New Trend

Driving Quality in the Health Care System
Performance-based Networks 2008

Driving Innovation to Advance Care
Improving the Value of Health Care and Redefining the Consumer Experience
Presented by CVS Caremark

Integrated Healthcare Management: The Final Mile in Healthcare
Presented by The TriZetto® Group, Inc.

 

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by A.M. Best Company

 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

GENERAL SESSION

Decision 2008: The Politics of Health Care

Sponsored by Assurant Health
Dan Bartlett
Former Counselor to the President of the United States

Terry McAuliffe
Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,
Chairman of Hillary Clinton for President

 

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Ice Cream Break in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by Assurant Health

 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

New Marketplace Directions
Product Innovation and Diversification: Adding Great Value to the Marketplace

Business Operations and Health IT: Systems to Advance Health
Leveraging Health Information Exchange to Promote Collaborative Care

Wellness and Prevention: Creating Healthier Communities
Employer Wellness Programs: From Health Risk Assessment to Health Coaching

Consumerism: Engaging Consumers in Health Care
What is the Consumer’s Role in Health Care Reform?

Driving Quality in the Health Care System
Medical Homes:  A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Care

Driving Innovation to Advance Care
Keeping Pace with Treatment Trends: A Look at Smoking Cessation Coverage 
Presented by Pfizer Inc

Gain Agility, Savings and Competitive Differentiation by Using Administrative Transactional Portal Platform
Presented by ikaSystem

 

4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions

New Marketplace Directions
Personalized Medicine: Clinical Advancements Create a New Paradigm

Business Operations and Health IT: Systems to Advance Health
Process Analysis & Improvement for the Everyday Business
Sponsored by Microsoft Corporation®

Wellness and Prevention: Creating Healthier Communities
Employee Incentives: Strategies to Meet Stakeholder Needs

Consumerism: Engaging Consumers in Health Care
Learning from Experience: The State of Consumer Directed Health

Driving Quality in the Health Care System
Challenges to Addressing Disparities in Health Care: Data Collection and Use

Driving Innovation to Advance Care
The Benefits of Collaborative Health Care Management
Presented by MEDecision, Inc.

Connecting Health Care with Information
Presented by Ingenix

 

5:45 pm – 7:45 pm

Wine and Cheese Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by TMG Health

Friday, June 20
7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

Sponsored by HealthTrio, LLC

 

7:45 am – 8:45 am

Networking Breakfasts and Symposia

Leading Your Organization through Change
Presented by Adaptis

A Manufacturer's Perspective on Comparative Effectiveness
Presented by Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC

Improving Real-time Access to Healthcare Information at the Point of Care and Beyond
Presented by COGNIZANT

Managing the Spectrum of Specialty Benefits from Radiology to Oncology
Presented by CareCore National, LLC

Right Information, Right Place, Right Time: Empowering Physician/Patient Relationships
Presented by Ingenix

 

9:00 am – 10:00 am

GENERAL SESSION

Diagnosing the Disease: A Disruptive Remedy for Health Care

Clayton M. Christensen
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School

 

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by MedAssurant, Inc.

 

10:45 am – 11:30 am

GENERAL SESSION

Modernizing the Delivery System to Achieve 21st Century Value

Atul Gawande, MD, MPH
Surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; a New Yorker staff writer; and Author of Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions

New Marketplace Directions
Value-based Health Care: What are the New Data and Technology Requirements for Health Insurance Plans?

Business Operations and Health IT: Systems to Advance Health
Real-Time Claims Adjudication: Improving Provider and Consumer Relations

Wellness and Prevention: Creating Healthier Communities
Worksite and Retail Clinics: Delivering Wellness Conveniently

Consumerism: Engaging Consumers in Health Care
Empowering Consumer Segments: Members with Disabilities

Driving Quality in the Health Care System
Chronic Care: New Delivery Models for Improved Outcomes

Driving Innovation to Advance Care
The "Deep Dive": Results from an Enhanced Care Management Intervention
Presented by Health Dialog

Source Data and Quality: Critical Components of a Value-driven Model for Transparency and Measurement
Presented by ViPS, Inc

 

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Closing General Luncheon

The Freakonomics of Health Care

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Steven D. Levitt
Author, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything; and the Alvin H. Baum Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago

 

* Subject to change

General Education Grants Provided by:

CAQH
ING
MasterCard Worldwide
NCQA


PriceWaterhouseCoopers
SXC Health Solutions, Inc.
TAP Pharmaceuticals
 

 

 

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