Friday, March 19, 2010, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Atul Gawande, M.D.
Author of Complications and Better; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
Getting There from Here: A Physician’s Thoughts on Healthcare Reform
In the debate over American healthcare system reform, medical groups are often provided as examples of systems that can deliver on President Obama’s promise of safe, high-quality, accountable, and affordable health care. In this presentation, Dr. Gawande will discuss why the American healthcare system does not need to be completely redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up to deliver on this promise. He will demonstrate how medical groups can continue to lead the way in reforming health care in America by focusing on accountability and building on systems already in place within the medical group community. He also will provide lessons learned from other industrialized nations that have reformed their systems in times of crisis.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bill George
Author of True North and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis; former CEO, Medtronics; and Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis
The crisis caused by failed leadership across all industries can only be solved by leaders with renewed wisdom and skills to put their organizations back on the right track for long-term success. In this presentation, Bill George will provide seven concrete lessons, including delegation, sacrifice, and implementation of needed changes within your organization, to place your medical group on a clear path to success during this time of economic uncertainty and national reform. Medical group leaders will not want to miss this important presentation from a former healthcare CEO, who will inspire you to find that leader within.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Kenneth J. Novack
Chairman, HUMEDICA, Inc.
Transformational HIT
Kenneth Novack is the retired vice chairman of Time Warner, and previously served as the vice chairman of America Online. He has also served as vice chairman of Tufts Medical Center. He is a self-described recovering lawyer, and has been an active investor in, director of, and advisor to many technology and healthcare companies. Mr. Novack will share his passion for applying advances in information technology to healthcare, and explain how the intersection of the two fields can yield transformational improvements in both patient care and resource utilization.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Dan Heath
Co-author of Made to Stick and Switch, and featured writer for Fast Company magazine
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Healthcare reform is inevitable. Sweeping changes to the way care is delivered and financed will require medical group leaders to inspire, lead, and transform their groups to remain competitive and even to stay in business to provide care to their communities. In this closing presentation, Dan Heath will guide you on how to implement change within your organization by motivating your team and empowering members of your staff. You will leave with tools to inspire change and the ability to communicate the ideas and lessons learned during your experience at the AMGA 2010 Annual Conference.