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Summit to Highlight Patient-Centered Medical Home's Growing Appeal to Consumers, Employers and Policymakers

Posted on: Thursday, 16 October 2008, 12:00 CDT

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a coalition of more than 240 major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians, and other stakeholders, will provide an update on the growing implementation and successes of the patient-centered medical home model on Friday, Oct. 17, at a national health care summit in Washington, DC. The Collaborative believes that the patient-centered medical home improves the health of patients and is an important component for reform of the current, dysfunctional health care delivery system.

This one-day summit will feature experts, including business and foreign leaders, policymakers and health officials, advocating the continued adoption of the patient-centered medical home model. Panel discussions, specifically, "Patient-Centered Care: The Consumer Experience" and "Financing the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Making the Investment in Primary Care." will focus on the past year's advances in implementing the patient-centered medical home.

Spanish Health Minister Bernat Soria and former United Kingdom Minister of State at the Department of Health Gerald Malone will share their experiences in patient-centered primary care abroad in "An International Perspective: The Success of the Patient-Centered Medical Home."

"Health Policy Reform: The Patient-Centered Medical Home as a Key Component" and "White House 2009: Incorporating the Patient-Centered Medical Home into a McCain or Obama Administration's Health Reform Agenda" will address how the patient-centered medical home model is a crucial component for reform of the American health care system, and specifically how the model has been adopted and would be implemented by both presidential candidates - featuring Health Policy Advisors from both presidential campaigns.

Space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve a media credential by contacting Joe Wagner at 202-572-2979 or joe.wagner@gmmb.com. A complete schedule for the Summit is listed below.

====================================================================== WHAT: -- Patient-Centered Medical Home Summit WHERE: -- Renaissance Hotel 999 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 WHEN: -- Friday, October 17, 2008 9:00 am to 3:30 pm ======================================================================

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative is a coalition of more than 240 major employers, consumer groups, organizations representing primary care physicians, and other stakeholders who have joined together to advance the patient-centered medical home model. For more information, please visit www.patientcenteredprimarycare.org.

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Progress Report -- Edwina Rogers, Executive Director, Patient- Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee -- Paul Grundy, MD, MPH; Chairman, Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Director of Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives, IBM 9:15 -10:30 a.m. Patient-Centered Care: The Consumer Experience Moderator: Julie Schilz, BSN; IPIP Manager, Colorado Clinical Guidelines Collaborative ------------------------------------------------- -- Sarah Thomas, Director of Health Care for the Public Policy Institute, AARP -- Jessie Gruman, Ph.D.; President, Center for Advancement of Health Care -- Carolyn Allshouse, Senior Program Planner, Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs, Minnesota Department of Health 10:30- 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45- 11:45 a.m. Financing the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Making the Investment in Primary Care Moderator: Duane Putnam, Director, Employers - Coalitions, Pfizer, Inc. ------------------------------------------------- -- Roger Merrill, MD; Chief Medical Officer, Perdue Farms Inc. -- Sandeep Wadhwa, MD, MBA; Medicaid Director and Chief Medical Officer, State of Colorado -- Richard Snyder, MD; Senior Vice President of Health Services, Independence Blue Cross 11:45 - 1:00 p.m. Working Lunch An International Perspective: The Success of the Patient-Centered Medical Home Moderator: David Nace, MD; Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, McKesson Health Solutions ------------------------------------------------- -- The Honorable Gerald Malone, Former Minister of State at the Department of Health, United Kingdom -- The Honorable Bernat Soria, Health Minister of Spain 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Health Policy Reform: The Patient-Centered Medical Home as a Key Component Moderator: Terry McInnis, MD, MPH; Medical Director- Strategic Health Initiatives Health Management Innovations, GlaxoSmithKline ------------------------------------------------- -- Katherine Hayes, Vice President of Health Policy, Jennings Policy Strategy, Inc. -- Julie Barnes, J.D.; Deputy Director, Health Policy Program, New America Foundation -- Mayra Alvarez, Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin, IL 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. White House 2009: Incorporating the Patient- Centered Medical Home into a McCain or Obama Administration's Health Reform Agenda Moderator: Ted Epperly, M.D., FAAFP; President, AAFP ------------------------------------------------- -- Thomas Miller, J.D.; Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Health Policy Advisor to McCain-Palin Campaign -- Nicole Lurie, MD, M.S.P.H.; Health Policy Advisor to the Obama-Biden Campaign 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Summary and Next Steps -- Edwina Rogers, Executive Director, Patient- Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee -- Paul Grundy, MD, MPH; Chairman, Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and Director of Healthcare Technology and Strategic Initiatives, IBM

Source: Business Wire

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