The power to change and improve clinical quality and efficiency lies within each and every health care organization. Clinical integration offers an alignment of economic incentives that can greatly accelerate the kind of health care reform no one can debate: better patient care, for the best price.

Achieving that goal is the purpose of clinical integration and it’s the focus of the fifth annual 2010 Clinical Integration Forum. You will learn why clinical integration can help move your organization toward being an Accountable Care Organization. You’ll hear how medical homes are transforming medical practice, how the Federal Trade Commission sees new policies impacting clinical integration and how employers are leveraging technology to facilitate care. And, we will examine the latest information from the Dartmouth Atlas Project concerning the most effective and efficient providers. In our breakout sessions, you will dive into areas designed to address common issues for those just starting clinical integration as well as those already years into their implementation.

Moving toward clinical integration is a strategic initiative that demands the kind of preparation best learned from those who have been there and attained success. Payors, providers and employers will discuss their views in roundtable discussions. Ask questions, get answers and find out how clinical integration can translate into better care, quality and price. Join us
June 17-18, 2010 in Chicago.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010 (7:00 am - 6:30 pm) Featured Speakers:

Lee B. Sacks, M.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care, President, Advocate Physician Partners Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, IBM Director, Healthcare Transformation IBM President, Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative James M. Levett, MD, FACS Chief Medical Officer, Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Terry McGeeney, MD, MBA, President/CEO, TransforMED

Friday, June 18, 2010 (7:30 am - 12:00 pm) Featured Speakers: Lee B. Sacks, M.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health Care, President, Advocate Physician Partners Stephen M. Shortell, PhD Dean, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley David Goodman, MD, MS Professor of Pediatrics and of Health Policy, Director, Center for Health Policy Research, Co-PI, Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Medical School Markus H. Meier Assistant Director of the Health Care Division of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition

Purchase your 2010 ICQV Membership online! Annual membership dues are $5,000, which includes 5 registrations for The 2010 Clinical Integration Forum and access to member only web site with at least one new webinar on a relevant topic monthly starting in July. See the Membership tab at the top for more information. ICQV Membership is available for provider organizations only.

In conjunction with the forum, Advocate Physician Partners will host an all day briefing on their clinical integration program on June 16th. More information for this program will be available soon.