HealthExecWire

Increased pressure from healthcare reform to deliver greater transparency and better value, while eliminating waste has applied increased scrutiny on the practice models of hospitals and physicians. Developing a culture of collaboration, best practices and increased efficiencies has grown ever more important as healthcare moves towards on era of accountable care and improved delivery models.

As the burden of financial risk shifts from payers to providers, it is crucial that hospitals follow best practices and take an evidence-based approach to ensure the highest quality of care is given, while mitigating the risk of having to pay more than necessary for care.

Please join us as Dr. Sanjay Udoshi, Physician Lead – Clinical Analytics and Decision Support at Geisinger Health System provides an overview of today’s changing healthcare environment and the importance of physician performance and evaluation.

Also, Sharon Montgomery, Director of Product Strategy at Elsevier / MEDai will provide an in-depth illustration at how Pinpoint Quality—a “best-of-breed” physician performance and outcomes analysis solution—can help to facilitate a culture of excellence for hospitals and care givers.

Participants will be able to:

Understand how physician performance evaluation can drive accountable care and best practices
Discover the importance of utilizing analytics in OPPE and FPPE efforts
Understand the role that performance evaluation plays in ACOs and other emerging care delivery models
Learn why advanced analytics is the key to unlocking the healthcare data stream and turning it into actionable intelligence to drive improvement efforts
Engage in interactive learning through online question submission, attendee feedback and opportunity for follow up questions, and networking with attendees, faculty and other professionals through dedicated LinkedIn group

Interested attendees would include:

Analytics and Informatics Executives and Staff
VPs and Directors of Quality

Medical Directors
Care Management Executives
Regulatory and Policy Executives and Staff
Compliance Executives and Staff

Strategy and Planning Executives and Staff

Other Interested Parties

Attendees would represent organizations including:

Hospitals
Provider Networks
Accountable Care Organizations
Medical Groups
Health Plans
Care Management Organizations
Associations, Institutes and Research Organizations
Government
Media
Other Interested Parties

Registration is Complimentary for qualified applicants. Applications will be accepted by the Summit sponsor according to their criteria. Applicants approved for registration will be notified by Summit within approximately seven business days of application or sooner.

Registrations must be submitted by Thursday August 25, 2011. Click here to register. We look forward to your participation in this event!