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NAACOS Fall 2019 Conference
September 25–27, 2019
Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.
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Join us September 25–27, 2019 at our new venue, Marriott Wardman Park in Washington D.C. NAACOS conferences are packed with critical
insights, strategies and perspectives from national ACO experts, plus case studies, valuable data and lessons learned from leading ACOs
around the country. Our Fall Conference will be a unique opportunity to network with more than 650 fellow ACO stakeholders and establish
relationships that will advance your organization along the path forward.
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**Just Announced**
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Thursday Opening Keynote discussion on Private Payer and ACO Efforts to Transform Health Care Delivery, led by Will Shrank, MD, Chief Medical
Officer at Humana.
Thursday Lunch Keynote by Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, editor in chief KHN, author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and
How You Can Take It Back, and former New York Times reporter.
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Agenda Highlights
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Kim Busenbark
Wilems Resource Group
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Kim Kauffman
Summit Medical Group
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Jen Moore
MaineHealth
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Megan Reyna
Advocate Aurora Health
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Allison Brennan
NAACOS
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Jennifer Gasperini
NAACOS
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David Pittman
NAACOS
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Maria Alexander
Mount Sinai
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Jamie Reedy
Summit Medical Group - NJ
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Bob Rauner
OneHealth Nebraska ACO
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Rich Feifer
Genesis Healthcare
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Tom Kloos
Atlantic ACO
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Rob Fields
New York Medical Partners ACO
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These workshops are held in conjunction with the NAACOS Fall 2019 Conference, September 25-27 at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.
and run concurrently from 1:00–5:00 p.m. ET on September 25. The workshops require separate registration, and you do not need to attend the
full meeting in order to attend the workshops. Discounted rates are available for NAACOS members and partners. The pre-conference workshops
are not included in the conference recordings.
Workshops offered:
- DIY Innovations that Engage Providers to Improve Healthcare Efficiency
- ACO Operational Basics: Get Your ACO on the Path to Success
- Medicare Advantage: Differences and Similarities with MSSP
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Protecting Your ACO Against Risk: Repayment Requirements
As ACOs prepare to move into risk many are struggling to understand the CMS requirements around Repayment Mechanisms. This panel session
will break down the technical requirements while providing tangible insight into the pros and cons of the available repayment mechanisms, identifying
appropriate sources for funding, and how to balance risk within your ACO.
Chaired by: Kim Busenbark, Wilems Resource Group
Speaker: Jessica Landin, The Accountable Care Organization; Toby Shum, Aledade
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Building a Rewarding Culture: Examples of Incentive Plans for Work Roles Beyond Physicians
It is well acknowledged in value-based care that physician engagement is essential for success. It is also recognized that building high performing
teams around physicians is key to realizing organizational goals. While the clear next step would seem to be an incentive plan for those teams, few
organizations distribute shared savings / bonuses / profit to work roles beyond physicians. Learn from organizations which have successfully implemented
this next step to success in value-based care.
Chaired by: Kim Kauffman, Summit Medical Group
Speakers: Ashish Parikh, Summit Health Management; Jennifer Ross, Primary Care Alliance |
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Painting the Full Patient Portrait: Improving Ambulatory Clinical Documentation
Objectives:
- Define the essential elements of an effective ambulatory clinical documentation program,
- Describe the benefits to patient, providers, and the ACO,
- Share provider engagement strategies and lessons learned.
Chaired by: Jen Moore, MaineHealth
Speaker: Jen Tardif, MaineHealth
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Social Determinants of Health: Moving Beyond Screening to Community Partnerships
ACOs understand that addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) is necessary for improving health and reducing disparities. This acknowledgement
and screening, however, is no longer enough. Local policy changes and partnerships with community organizations to ensure sustainability is needed.
This panel will discuss the strategy and implementation of community partnerships and programming to improve whole person care resulting in reduced
total cost of care. Further, the panel will address how ACOs are affecting local policy change to impact SDOH and help patients live well.
Chaired by: Megan Reyna, Advocate Aurora Health
Speakers: Terrisca Des Jardins, Physician Organization of Michigan ACO; Caitlin Dunn, Inception Health; Georgiann Ziegler, Physician Organization of Michigan ACO
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Policy Update
This session will review key regulatory issues for ACOs including Pathways to Success policies that have recently taken effect, proposed Quality Payment
Program and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule policies for 2020, and other recent policy developments of which ACOs should be aware.
Chaired by: Allison Brennan and Jennifer Gasperini, NAACOS
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Deciding Which Path Is Best for Your ACO- New Value-Based Models
This session will discuss a number of new value-based payment models recently introduced by the Innovation Center. Speakers will review details of the
new Primary Care First and Direct Contracting models and how these programs overlap with ACOs. The audience will also hear from ACOs currently applying
for these programs and discuss opportunities and challenges presented by the models.
Chaired by: David Pittman, NAACOS
Speakers: Travis Broome, Aledade; Emily Brower, Trinity Health
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More Risk, More Freedom: Making Use of Medicare Payment Waivers
As your ACO prepares to enter downside risk, CMS makes available certain waivers of Medicare payment rules. Wondering whether it's worth the fuss, how to
get started, or how to improve your current efforts? Learn from MSSP and Next Gen ACOs with experience implementing programs under the SNF 3-day stay rule
and telehealth waivers. The panel will share tips on how to get started, choosing partners, educating providers, and ensuring compliance with CMS requirements.
Chaired by: Maria Alexander, Mount Sinai
Speakers: Maureen Watchmaker, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization; Melody Danko-Holsomback, Keystone ACO/Geisinger
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Contracting with Commercial Payers: Practical tips for successful negotiation and collaboration
This session will focus on practical tips for contracting with commercial payers for alternative payment models, creating successful clinical collaborations
with health plans, and applying skills learned from MSSP to commercial ACOs. ACO and health plan executives will share their experiences and advice for
translating lessons learned from CMS models to the commercial health plan world.
Chaired by: Jamie Reedy, Summit Health Management
Speakers: Luke Hansen, AMITA Health; Scott Heiser, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina; Greg Kuzma, Privia Health |
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Mastering Chaos: Achieving High Quality of Care in Multi-TIN/Multi-EHR ACOs
This session will discuss the challenges and strategies for achieving high quality of care in ACOs with a less centralized structure. Many studies are
showing that independent, primary care-led ACOs are more successful on average compared to vertically integrated health systems, but working within a
multi-TIN, multi-EHR ACO poses unique challenges. This panel will describe how they have been able to achieve high quality of care working within a more
decentralized and/or “horizontally integrated” structure.
Chaired by: Bob Rauner, OneHealth Nebraska ACO
Speakers: Don Klitgaard, Heartland Physician ACO; Tony Reed, Geisinger
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Leveraging Annual Wellness Visits to Drive ACO Performance
Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) represent a significant opportunity to improve ACO performance in a variety of ways. At this session, you will hear from
panelists who are maximizing the value of AWVs, through improvements in quality measures, risk adjustment, patient attribution, and advance care planning.
Pragmatic approaches to establishing an AWV “program” for ACOs will also be shared, including the use of technology to integrate AWVs into the daily workflow
of providers.
Chaired by: Rich Feifer, Genesis Healthcare
Speaker: Rob Fields, New York Medical Partners ACO; John Torontow, Aledade |
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Caring for Acute Patients in Non-Hospital Settings
This session will explore strategies of care for acute patients through alternatives to hospital admission, utilizing the use of early interventions via an
expanded virtual Hospital, enhanced hospital at home and home care services, and leveraging specialist- PCP collaborations in alternative sites of care.
Chaired by: Tom Kloos, Atlantic ACO
Speakers: Mark Calderon, Atlantic ACO; Daniel Durand, LifeBridge Health; Ruth Scott, Integra Community Care Network
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Transforming Primary Care to Deliver Value
Creating value in health care begins with delivering high-value care at the frontline. This diverse panel of ACO leaders will present innovative strategies
that have transformed their ACOs’ primary care efforts, producing greater value for the ACO and its patients.
Chaired by: Rob Fields, New York Medical Partners ACO
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Get the Full Agenda
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Register Early and Save $300
Register before August 9 at a discount of $300 per person. NAACOS member ACOs receive additional discounts on conference registration fees.
If your ACO is not a member, join now and save!
Continuing Education
We are offering continuing education credits for our Fall 2019 Conference and Pre-Conference Workshops. Credits are available for physician,
nurse and healthcare executives. Credit is available to those that attend in-person and via live webcast.
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Hotel Reservations
Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
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All reservations must be made by August 9 to qualify for the discounted room rate of $279 plus taxes (based upon availability). We recommend making
your reservations as soon as possible due to limited space.
Exhibitors
The NAACOS Fall Conference will feature 60 exhibitors with products and services specifically for the ACO community. NAACOS Partners are the only
non-ACOs allowed to attend, exhibit and sponsor NAACOS conferences.
Reserve your space today!
NAACOS conferences are the only events organized exclusively by ACOs. Visit our
website for more information on
conference registration, exhibit and sponsor opportunities, and hotel details.
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