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Market Research Report
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
10:15 am -
10:20 am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
10:20 am -
11:05 am
How Many More Studies Will It Take: Using Evidence to Improve Efficiency
Wendy Everett - Speaker Photo Wendy Everett, ScD
President
New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI)
11:05 am -
11:50 am
Eliminating Overuse to Ensure Appropriateness of Care
  • Strategies for eliminating un-necessary or risky care to focus on efficient, appropriate, preventive care
  • The effects of overuse on cost, quality and access
  • Reducing regional and practice variations to ensure evidence-based care
Gail Amundson - Speaker Photo Gail Amundson, MD, FACP
President and Chief Executive Officer
Quality Quest for Health
11:50 am -
1:00 pm
Luncheon with Executive Discussion Roundtables
1:00 pm -
1:45 pm
Identifying the Key Drivers of Cost Variation – Aligning Care and Efficiency
Executive Presenter TBD
1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
A Health Plan's Solution to Quality and Total Cost Improvements
  • An Update on Aetna's High Performance Provider Initiative (HPPI)
  • Fostering strategic partnerships with providers to ensure a bilateral exchange of information
  • Current efforts to standardize data across organizations
Kirsten Anderson - Speaker Photo Kirsten Anderson, MD
Senior Medical Director of Informatics
Aetna
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