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Value-Based Purchasing/ Global Fee Webinars
Are You Ready for Global Fees?
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has already begun to offer demonstration projects in Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas to providers who will accept a single fee for all medical services delivered in a single episode of care. Not only must the payer and providers agree on the total fee, but all providers (including the physicians and hospital) must agree on how they will divide the fee.
Please join Ken Cohn MD, Jay Sultan, and Mary Reed for two webinars on this important subject, that will have implications for physician-hospital relations at all non-governmental hospitals, Tuesday December 16, 2008 and January 13, 2009, 12-1:30 PM Eastern (9-10:30 AM Pacific).
Webcast Summaries:
Session I: Tuesday December 16, 2008
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST
What is Value Based Purchasing (VBP), why should you care, and what you need to do to prepare?
The good news? One of the top priorities of the incoming administration is healthcare reform. Value Based Purchasing and global fees offer an opportunity to deliver higher quality, more efficient, affordable care. The bad news? Global fees are probably coming to all hospital organizations in the United States, regardless of the hospital’s level of preparation. There will be winners and losers, based on whether they are ready, or not.
Attendees will learn:
- What is Value Based Purchasing, and why are global fees important?
- What are the dangers of not being prepared?
- How to best engage physicians as partners
- The capabilities required and how to assess current status and gaps
- How to develop an action plan to reach “readiness” state
Speaker: Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS, CEO, HealthcareCollaboration.com
Speaker: Jay Sultan, Principal, Healthcare Transformations
Moderator: Ronald J. Schmidt , Principal, DMI Transitions
Session II: Tuesday January 13, 2009
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST
Immediate opportunities, case study and discussion roundtable
Value Based Purchasing is coming, pushed not only by CMS for Medicare and Medicaid services, but also by commercial payers looking for ways to differentiate their services, and those of their network of health care providers.
In order to be prepared for VBP, an organized group of physicians, hospitals and other providers must collaborate to deliver an entire range of services and to agree on the division of care, costs and reimbursement, and systems to manage care and costs.
This session leads participants through a case study involving a hospital system that implemented a global pricing strategy for certain services, leading to increased market share and profitability. The case study will be followed by an interactive roundtable discussion led by physician, hospital leadership, and consultant speakers.
Attendees Will Learn:
- How to use VBP to improve physician alignment, enhance clinical and financial outcomes, and increase profitability, regardless of whether global pricing comes to market
- Critical success factors
- Roadblocks and lessons learned
Speaker: Kenneth H. Cohn, MD, MBA, FACS, CEO, HealthcareCollaboration.com
Speaker: Jay Sultan, Principal, Healthcare Transformations
Moderator: Mary C. Reed, Principal, DMI Transitions
The price to attend each webinar is $285. This includes participation in the live webinar as well as a recording of each session. For those that cannot attend on the specified dates, recordings will be available post-conference that will allow you and your organization unlimited access to the webinars.
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Session I, Tuesday December 16, 2008, 12-1:30 PM Eastern
Preparing for Value-Based Purchasing and Global Pricing, $285
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Session II, Tuesday January 13, 2009, 12-1:30 PM Eastern
Implementing a Successful Strategy for Value-Based Purchasing and Global Pricing:
Case Study and Discussion, $285
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About the speakers:
Jay Sultan is a leader in the value-based purchasing movement and Principal at Healthcare Transformations Corporation, a healthcare solutions company that combines the experience of physicians, statistical analysts, and IT professionals to analyze, design, and run successful hospital physician collaboration programs. Jay has the first US patent awarded in market-based finance approaches to transforming healthcare delivery. With his background in computers, statistics, economics, and strategic consulting, he has capabilities that address both the strategic level and the operational level of any evidence-based approach to healthcare improvement. A Healthcare Transformations-designed program has recently been approved by CMS for a Medicare Demonstration Program.
Mary Reed, Principal, DMI Transitions, is recognized for her expertise in the development of physician/hospital initiatives and provider integration. As a hospital administrator and as a consultant, Mary has extensive experience in developing clinical service lines including heart and vascular institutes. Mary has her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Dayton and has been a speaker for such organizations as the American Association of Medical Administrators, Alliance for Healthcare Marketing and Forum for Healthcare Strategists.
Kenneth H. Cohn, M.D., MBA, FACS is a nationally recognized practicing surgeon/ MBA who has cared for patients over 15 years and has written two books and 16 articles in peer-reviewed journals on healthcare communication and collaboration. His books, Better Communication for Better Care: Mastering Physician-Administrator Collaboration and Collaborate for Success! Breakthrough Strategies for Engaging Physicians, Nurses, and Hospital Executives were published by Health Administration Press in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Ken is the Editor of The Business of Healthcare, a 3-volume set published by Greenwood Press in 2007. He is the CEO of HealthcareCollaboration.com, which helps physicians, hospital leaders, nurses, and Board members work more interdependently. Ken is a faculty member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Estes Park Institute, the Healthcare Roundtable, and New England College.
Attend both webinars for $495, a $75 savings
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Guarantee
We are committed to your satisfaction with the content of these webinars. Therefore, we offer a money-back guarantee to any organization that does not experience the expected value after participating in the webinars. Please contact Ms. Sandy Grugan at 440-838-8551 , who will take down your reason for dissatisfaction and set up a time for one of the instructors to contact you. Sometimes, discussing the situation uncovers a roadblock and possible remedy. If that step does not add sufficient value to alleviate your concern, we will refund your money.