By Fred Goldstein, MS and Gregg Masters, MPH*
The field of population health continues to grow and create new areas of exploration and integration. Population health practitioners are called upon to play a central role as health systems, health plans or healthcare organizations work to implement their strategies designed to improve health care quality, access, outcomes and cost while weaning the US Healthcare system away from its fee-for-service reimbursement paradigm.
From the emerging recognition that Precision Medicine is not antithetical to population health, to the development of unique approaches to address the social determinants of health, it’s an exciting time.
This year’s agenda for the Population Health Colloquium reflects the dynamic nature of the field, featuring leading healthcare experts from academia, healthcare systems, health plans, data and analytics companies, population health companies, regulators, innovators and entrepreneurs. To add to the excitement, the $100,000 Hearst Health Prize will be awarded to one of three deserving finalists: the University of Arkansas Arkansas SAVES program; the Mental Health Outreach for Mothers (MOMS) Program; and the Sharp Transitions Program.
A range of value-based care and alternative payment models are being implemented across the U.S. healthcare landscape, and will be covered in depth at the Colloquium with presentations on ‘Are Alternative Payment Models Working?’ presented by Lawton R. Burns, PhD, MBA, Director of the Wharton Center for Healthcare Management and Economics and the James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Health Care Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and François de Brantes, MBA, Senior Vice President of Commercial Business Development, Remedy Partners. There will also be a number of ‘mini-summits‘ addressing value-based care and alternative payment models in different contexts and settings (orthopedic bundle, collaborative care, chronic conditions, patient engagement, and elder care).
The move to alternative sites of care will be covered in ‘Evolving Care Outside the Hospital to Meet Consumers Where They Are’, presented by Niki Buchanan, MA, PHM, General Manager, Philips PHM, and Shauna Coyne, Director of Innovations, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
A Special Dinner Program (Tuesday, March 19), download brochure here.
‘Cells Are the New Cure: Advances in Precision Medicine‘ will focus on innovations, science, technology and medicine and explore the advances in precision medicine that are providing pathways to cures using human cells. The Panel will include, Richard M. Cohen Journalist, News Producer, “Dr. Max” Gomez, PhD, an Emmy-Award Winning Medical Correspondent, Robin L. Smith, MD, MBA, President and Chairman, Cura Foundation, and Meredith Vieira, Emmy Award-winning TV Journalist; Host, Executive Producer and Anchor. Attendees at this event will each receive a copy of ‘Cells are the New Cure’ by Robin Smith, MD, MBA and “Dr. Max” Gomez, PhD and ‘Chasing Hope’ by Richard M. Cohen.
Join us on PopHealth Week, Wednesday, March 6th, as we chat with co-authors Max Gomez, PhD, and Robin L. Smith, MD, MBA to preview the principal message featured in their book including implications for population health management.
A major focus of the final day will be looking at the healthcare system itself, discussing what’s wrong and how we (including healthcare consumers) can fix it. Presentations will be given by Robert Pearl, MD, Contributor, Forbes; Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, author of ‘Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care — and Why We’re Usually Wrong‘, Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Kaiser Health News, author of ‘An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back‘ and Archelle Georgiou, MD, President, Georgiou Consulting; Author and Consumer Advocate, author of ‘Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Medical Care You Want and Need‘.
To conclude the Colloquium, the ever popular Health Leaders Panel will be moderated by Dr. Nash. This year’s line-up includes Mandy Mangat, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Navvis Healthcare; David Nace, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Innovaccer; Rita Numerof, PhD, President, Numerof & Associates, Inc.; and Gary A. Puckrein, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Minority Quality Forum.
And that’s only a peek at some of the timely presentations, panels and mini-summits at this year’s Colloquium. If you haven’t registered yet, (more information here), there’s still time to block your schedule, secure your travel arrangements and come to the best Population Health Conference of the year, March 18-20th at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, in the City of Brotherly Love.
Still on the fence?, check out this invitation to the Colloquium via David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, and our last chat with Dr. Nash, in ‘Accelerating toward “Value Based Care”…or, “No Outcome, No Income”.’
We hope to see you there!
* Post sponsored by the Jefferson College of Population Health