Second National Accountable Care Congress & Webcast in L.A. Nov. 1-3

OAKLAND, Calif. & SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Leading healthcare experts from across the country will meet in Los Angeles, November 1-3, 2011, during the National Accountable Care Organization Congress and Internet event to discuss implementation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), a centerpiece of health reform.

The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) and the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) are co-producing the event that will highlight:

• Updates on many of the commercial and health plan organized ACOs being launched around the country.
• Reaction to final ACO Regulations that are expected to be released before Nov. 1.
• Discussion of the Hill Physicians/Blue Shield/Catholic Healthcare West ACO for CalPERS; and the Brookings Dartmouth ACO pilots in California.
• Challenges facing PPO development of ACOs, from a white paper written by James C. Robinson, PhD, U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health, to be released Nov. 1.

The full agenda is at http://www.acocongress.com

Featured speakers include:

• Jonathan Blum, Director, Center for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Shared Savings Program and Accountable Care Organizations
• Karen Ignagni, President and CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans: Private Sector Partnerships: Setting the Bar for Reform
• Karen Davis, PhD, President, The Commonwealth Fund: How Payment Reforms Can Help Achieve a High Performance Health System

Keynote panel discussions on critical issues:

• Report from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on the Pioneer ACO program, designed for more sophisticated organizations that already have experience with coordinated care and population management.
• Innovations in ACO development: Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract
• Modeling the future of collaborative accountable care: Bringing hospitals, physician systems and major purchasers together.
• Looking through the crystal ball: ACOs, bundled payments, medical homes, and more.

Press Registration: Contact Daniel Danzig, dan@danzigcom.com for online access or onsite registration.

Where: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA. The event will also be available by Webcast.

The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) is a professional organization of more than 150 of California's leading physician groups. More at www.capg.org.

IHA is a multi‐stakeholder leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability and affordability of healthcare in California. More at www.iha.org.

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