San Antonio Value-Based Health Management and Benefit Design Academy

Jun 18, 2008 @ 11:00 AM

Initiative for Value-Based Health Benefits

IHPM

San Antonio Academy

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location:
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk
123 Losoya Street, San Antiono TX

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This Academy will show employers how, by taking a value-based rather than cost-based approach to employee health, they can actually take control of their costs while improving the health and performance of their work force.

Agenda:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration & Coffee, Networking

 
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks

Speakers: Sean Sullivan, JD, President & CEO - IHPM
  Marianne Fazen, PhD, President & CEO - Texas Business Group on Health
  Jean Berg, Employer National Account Manager - sanofi-aventis
  Ron Sanders, Vice President, Southwest Territory Director - AFLAC

 

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Framework and Principles of VBH Management and Benefit Design

Two national experts explain to employers the basis and fundamentals of the value-based approach to managing employee health and designing health benefit plans that help do that.

Speakers: Jack Mahoney, MD, Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives - Pitney Bowes
  Steve Priddy, Director, Employer Relations - Initiative for Value-Based Health Benefits

 

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Employer Case Study of a Value-Based Approach

Employers always learn best from what other employers are doing, and St. Luke's Health System in Kansas City has an integrated approach to improving the health and performance of its employees that is ahead of the curve in the health care industry.

Speaker: Gina Payne-Argus, Director of Benefits - Saint Luke's Health System

 

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Break, Refreshment & Networking

 
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Critical Role of Medication Management in Value-Based Health

A national pharmacy expert describes how to help reduce serious health risks and manage chronic conditions to maintain employee functionality by better management of medications to improve adherence to prescription drug regimens and avoid quality issues in multiple drug therapies.

Speaker: Tim Covington, PharmD, President & CEO - Covington Healthcare Associates

 

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Multi-Stakeholder Panel with Audience Q&A

Speakers are joined by a health plan and the leader of the Texas Business Group on Health for a facilitated discussion of how to make value-based health management and benefit design work for Texas employers.

Moderators: National Speaker & Steve Priddy
Panel: Gina Payne-Argus, Saint Luke's Health System
  Jack Mahoney, MD, Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives - Pitney Bowes
  Marianne Fazen, PhD, TBGH
  Tim Covington, PharmD, Covington Healthcare Associates

 

4:30 pm
Closing Remarks

Sean Sullivan and Marianne Fazen

 


Academy Sponsors:

Aflac

sanofi aventis

 

For questions, call:
Phone: (214) 382-3037 • Fax: (214) 382-3038

TBGH is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization.
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