The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on Hospital Readmissions is where industry leaders convene to discuss how to bridge the gap between health plans and providers to improve the quality of care.

This information-packed two day conference provides the hospital and health plan executive with:

• A game plan for compliance with recent Medicare Readmissions regulations and best practices to ensure financial viability
• An understanding of the ACO model and how it can be used to reduce readmissions
• Effective strategies from executives working “in the trenches” to reduce their hospital readmission rates

TWO PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Workshop A: Implementing Technology to Improve Post-Discharge Transitions of Care and Prevent Overall Admissions

Workshop B: Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers to Care

Keynote Sessions Address Concerns:

Readmissions and Patient Centered Care; Why Measurement Matters
Stephen F. Jencks, MD, MPH Independent Consultant, Former Director of the Quality Improvement Group, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,  Former Assistant Surgeon General,  US Public Health Service, Washington, DC
Strategies in Payer/Provider Coordination that Increase Efficiency and Eliminate Avoidable Readmissions
H. Scott Sarran, MD, MM Vice President and Chief Medical Officer  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois	Barbara A. Walters, DO, MBA Senior Medical Director, Southern NH Community Group Practices Dartmouth-Hitchcock

View the full agenda at www.worldcongress.com/readmissions.

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