Case Management Society of America > Collaborative Practice Summit 2009

SUMMIT SUPER SESSIONS

SUPER SESSION I – Wednesday, March 4 (8:00 - 10:00am)

Led by an all star team of thought leaders, Dr. Eric Coleman launches Super Session I – focusing on models of care. Along with a team of distinguished co-presenters the Summit kicks off by outlining the conceptual framework surrounding new and innovative models. Notable in their respective arenas, Dr. Mary Naylor, Carol Levine and June Simmons will round out this presentation that will incorporate burning questions such as:

The case for new models of care
What makes new models unique
Evidence that new models are effective
Barriers to adoption and dissemination
Impact on real issues in 2009 - aging, the uninsured, medication errors
Developing, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of new models

SUPER SESSION II – Wednesday, March 4 (1:45 - 4:00pm)

An equally noteworthy team kicks off Super Session II addressing the current hot topic of performance measures. In support of care coordination and transitions of care, performance measures are currently in development to move the field toward shared accountability across providers and systems. Chad Boult, Del Conyers, Anne Jones and Ed Davidson will sort through the issues and explore the tough questions like:

Skill sets of clinicians to deliver care coordination and transitions of care
Consumer demand for a higher quality of care
Incorporation of patient values into performance measures across a multigenerational population
How do we develop measures that are understandable from all vantage points, yet compelling
The role of standardized patient assessments
The role of information systems and tracking mechanisms

SUPER SESSION III – Thursday, March 5 (8:00 - 11:15am)

Both fascinating and terrifying, the role of technology in the delivery of healthcare is undeniable. Yet controversy drones on and system-wide progress seems fragmented. Foremost in their fields, join Dr. Bill Crounse and Dr. David Kibbe, two of the brightest minds in healthcare technology to challenge and inspire your beliefs about the eminent future. Facilitated by the developers of the country’s leading technology event for healthcare association executives, Hugh Lee and Don Dea, this session will leave you pondering your response to burning questions like:

How the collapse of the economy will impact the use of technology in healthcare – will we explore cost savings attributable to implementing contemporary IT solutions
How do we deploy more efficient modalities and models like the medical home concept
What does the near future look like in terms of new technologies like RFID, rapid advancements in miniaturization, standardization and simplification of medical testing and imaging
How do we manage the growing consumer movement
As public and private systems world-wide are challenged to provide accessible and affordable healthcare, medical tourism is skyrocketing...does technology help or hurt?
How do we tackle a multi-generational population with varying degrees of technical savvy