Houston Value-Based Health Management and Benefit Design Academy
| Houston Academy Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Location: |
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:
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Registration & Coffee, Networking
8:00 pm - 8:30 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 |
8:30 pm - 9:30 am
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 |
9:30 am - 10:15 am
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 |
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Break, Refreshment & Networking
10:45 am - 11:30 am
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 |
11:30 am - 12:30 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 | |
| Jeffrey Bernhard, Market Head - National Accounts, Aetna |
12:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Sean Sullivan and Marianne Fazen
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For questions, call:
Phone: (214) 382-3037 • Fax: (214) 382-3038
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