General Sessions
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Keynote Presentation
James L. Reinertsen, M.D.
Dr. Reinertsen, a well-known medical group leader, now lends his
unusual combination of experiences to helping senior leaders build
healthcare organizations that deliver care at the levels of quality
and safety that their patients deserve, and to which we all aspire.
Dr. Reinertsen practiced rheumatology for 20 years, earning a
reputation as a superb, patient-centered consultant; was a respected
CEO of complex healthcare systems in two challenging markets,
Minneapolis and Boston, spanning 15 years; and throughout his
career, has functioned as an innovative thought leader in healthcare
leadership development, clinical quality improvement and healthcare
design. In this presentation, he will share his vision of health
care’s true potential and discuss the opportunities and challenges
that will determine whether we finally truly reform our healthcare
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Friday, October 2, 2009
10:30
a.m. – 12:00
p.m.
Panel Discussion: Enhancing
the Patient Experience: Past,
Present,
and Potential
Past Acclaim Award Recipients
In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the AMGA Acclaim Award,
a panel of past recipients will discuss the changing landscape of
the quality movement in health care, how it has changed and where it
is going. These trailblazers will also offer updates on their
organization’s quality journey. Panel members include: Beth Averbeck,
M.D., HealthPartners; William
Conway, M.D., Henry Ford Health
System; and Al Fisk, M.D., The
Everett Clinic.
12:00 p.m.
– 1:30 p.m.
Acclaim Award Luncheon and Presentations: Celebrating 10 Years of
the Acclaim Award
AMGA’s most prestigious quality award, presented annually by the
American Medical Group Foundation, honors physician-directed
organizations that bring the American healthcare system closer to a
delivery model in which patients experience care that is safer, more
reliable, more responsive, more integrated, and more readily
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1:30 p.m.
– 2:30 p.m.
Promoting the Accountable, Integrated Delivery
System Model
Francis J. Crosson, M.D., Associate Executive Director, The
Permanente Medical Group, Inc. and Chair,
Council of Accountable Physician Practices
Dr. Crosson will discuss the work he and the
Council of Accountable Physician
Practices (CAPP)
are doing to promote the accountable, integrated delivery system model
in the national healthcare reform debate. He will share research results
that support the superiority of the model, give an update on policy
discussions regarding payment reform and delivery system reform, offer
insights into consumer attitudes and share findings about language that
can help us communicate the model's benefits to the nation and its
policymakers.
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