The Second Annual National Pay for Performance Summit Examines Efficiency Measurement

National Pay for Performance Summit:

What is the current landscape influencing efficiency measurement?

What conceptual models have been developed to support efficiency measurement?

Is there evidence supporting the development of efficiency measurement in P4P?

What are the implementation issues surrounding measuring efficiency in P4P, and how can they be overcome?

Whether efficiency measurement will be effective to control costs and ultimately improve quality in health care will be explored in Mini-Summit III at the National Pay for Performance Summit at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, February 14-16. Chaired by Arnold Milstein, a national health care thought leader and expert on efficiency measurement, Mini-Summit III — Measuring Efficiency — will tackle these timely issues with participation by the following distinguished faculty:

Arnold Milstein, MD, Chair; Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health and National Health Care Thought Leader, Mercer Health & Benefits

Howard Beckman, MD, FACP, Medical Director, RIPA, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine

Elizabeth A. McGlynn, PhD, Associate Director for RAND Health, Director for Research on Quality in Health Care

J. William (Bill) Thomas, PhD, MBA, Professor Emeritus of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Southern Maine in Portland

Herbert Wong, PhD, Senior Economist, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) is again sponsoring the second annual National Pay for Performance Summit at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, February 14-16. Building on the success of last year’s Summit, which attracted more than 800 healthcare leaders from 35 states and six countries, the goals of the 2007 Summit are to continue the ongoing national policy debate on the appropriate role and structure of pay for performance (P4P), and to address issues such as efficiency, physician and nurse engagement, Medicare, and the role that state and federal government play in pay for performance. Additionally, this year the Summit will consider how hospitals and health systems fit into the P4P puzzle, strategic alternatives in the design of payment incentives, and using incentives as a lever for IT, patient safety, and medical error reduction. The 2006 Summit received enthusiastic feedback, and an equally successful meeting is anticipated for the 2007 Summit. For more information and to view the complete agenda, please go to www.pfpsummit.com.