Monitoring, positioning, developing or operating an ACO requires a firm grasp of applicable legal, regulatory, payment, contracting, operational, clinical, financial and market intelligence considerations regarding accountable care. This web summit offers significant insight into these components and more through a live webinar, additional pre-recorded downloadable presentations and other web summit features.

Position yourself and your organization for Accountable Care in 2011 and beyond with the Accountable Care Organization Web Summit. Attendees also receive a free three month subscription to Accountable Care News (new subscribers only).

Live Webinar Agenda (1:00PM - 2:30PM Eastern) 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Introductions and logistics - Pierce Conran, Editor, Medical Home News (Moderator) 1:05 pm - 1:30 pm Piedmont Physicians Group Accountable Care Pilot Program - James C. Sams, MD, Medical Director, Piedmont Physicians Group 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm The ACO Legal and Regulatory Environment: An Update for 2011 - Doug Hastings, Chair of the Board of Directors, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ACO Payment and Contracting Issues for 2011 - Terri L. Welter, Principal, ECG Management Consultants, Inc.      Pre-Recorded Presentations in Windows Media Video format with audio and synchronized slide advancement: Feasibility Study Results for Vermont ACO Pilots, by James Hester PhD, Director, Health Care Reform Commission, Vermont General Assembly Keys to Establishing Successful Financial Targets for ACOs, by Susan E. Pantely, FSA, MAAA, Principal, Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc. A Path to Becoming a Model ACO, by Elizabeth Hammond, MD, Pathologist, Executive Editor Pathology Amirsys, Inc., Professor of Pathology, University of Utah, and Member, Intermountain Healthcare Board of Trustees Application of Lean Methods to Improve Patient Care and Serve as a Lynchpin for ACO Development by Keith T. Kanel, MD, MHCM, FACP, Chief Medical and Learning Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation Plus other Web Summit features including an ACO Article Library, and an exclusive Accountable Care e-poll Attendees also receive a complimentary three month subscription to Accountable Care News (new subscribers only)

Participants will: Understand the significant considerations, outstanding unresolved issues and status with the current legal and regulatory environment Ascertain the alternative ACO provider payment and incentive structures, and current contracting considerations Identify key ACO developmental and operational considerations Determine essential elements to establishing ACO financial targets Consider case experiences including the Piedmont Physicians Group, Vermont health reform feasibility study for ACO pilots, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, and for Intermountain Health Care. Engage in interactive learning through live webinar providing online question submission, attendee surveys, feedback and opportunity for follow up questions, and networking with attendees, faculty and other professionals through dedicated LinkedIn group.

Interested attendees would include: C-Suite Executives Strategy and Planning Executives and Staff  Legal, Regulatory and Policy Executives and Staff Managed Care and Revenue Cycle Executives and Staff Business Development Executives and Staff Operations Executives and Staff Provider Network Managers and Staff Provider Contracting Managers and Staff Medical Directors Clinical Executives Care Management Executives Attendees would represent organizations including: Hospitals Provider Networks Medical Groups  Health Plans  Business Process Organizations  Solutions Providers  Care Management Organizations Associations, Institutes and Research Organizations  Pharmaceutical Organizations Media Other Interested Parties