6th Annual Leadership Summit On Healthcare Quality To Convene 400 Industry Leaders In Boston.

June 4, 2008 - PRLog -- WOBURN, MA. – – JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services,and Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will discuss state andnational approaches to achieving high-quality, patient-centered care in a keynote address at The 6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality, a three-day August event convening the nation’s leading
experts to address the next stage of achieving and rewarding healthcare quality through topics including pay-forperformance, value-based purchasing, the medical home, public reporting and data exchange.

Dr. Bigby and Clancy will share their perspectives as part of the Summit’s closing keynote panel.

WHAT: The 6th Annual World Congress Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality
WHEN: August 4-5, 2008 *Pre-conference boot camp, August 3
WHERE: Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA

Focusing on bridging the gap between payment and quality, the Leadership Summit on Health Care Quality, formerly called the Leadership Summit on Healthcare Quality and Pay-For-Performance, will convene 400 industry leaders to advance quality improvement initiatives and collaborate on solutions to fix our Nation’s broken
healthcare system. Attendees include hospital/health system/group practice providers; health plan/payer executives; government officials; society and coalition leaders; and employer/purchaser decision-makers who are redefining healthcare quality and driving innovations across the industry.

The Summit open with an exclusive August 3rd boot camp session on Purchaser and Provider Relationships: Discovering the Power of Performance-Based Contracting, facilitated by William J. DeMarco, President & CEO of DeMarco and Associates, Inc.
Key topics include:

􀂃 Pushing Beyond the Limits of Pay-for-Performance to Address Real Payment Reform
􀂃 Evaluating the Dimensions of High Quality Care and the Medical Home’s Potential Impact
􀂃 Addressing Cost and Quality with Value-Based Purchasing
􀂃 An Update from CMS – Assessing the Past and Forecasting the Future
􀂃 Public Disclosure Strategies – A Frontline Approach to Reporting on Cost and Quality
􀂃 Responding to the Demands for Consumer Engagement — Putting Quality First
Other key speakers include:
􀂃 Trent T. Haywood, MD, JD, SVP, Clinical Performance & CMO, VHA Inc.; former Deputy Chief Clinical
Officer, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, CMS
􀂃 Dolores L. Mitchell, Executive Director, Group Insurance Commission
􀂃 Jerod M. Loeb, PhD, EVP, Quality Measurement and Research, The Joint Commission
􀂃 U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
􀂃 Francois de Brantes, MBA, CEO, Bridges To Excellence; National Coordinator, PROMETHEUS Payment®
􀂃 John A. Fallon, MD, MBA, SVP & Chief Physician Executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

For a complete program agenda and brochure, visit: www.worldcongress.com/HCQ
About World Congress Leadership Summits

The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit Series addresses the most cutting edge issues for healthcare executives across a wide range of industry sectors. Designed to expand on topics discussed at invitation-only summits during the flagship World Health Care Congress, this series offers new perspectives on established
methodologies, and details solutions to foster innovation and change.

Website: www.worldcongress.com