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FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICAL HOME SUMMIT
A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on the Development and Implementation of the Patient Centered Medical Home
Sponsored by Jefferson School of Population Health
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review, Health Affairs and Medical Home News
February 27 - 29, 2012
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
Philadelphia, PA
www.MedicalHomeSummit.com



In February 2007 the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) published their landmark Joint Principles on the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). This approach promises comprehensive primary care for children, youth, and adults in a partnership between individual patients and a team of health care professionals at the practice level. The team coordinates care across all elements of the health care system. Increased quality, patient safety, use of technology, performance incentives, accountability, and patient-centeredness are all hallmarks of the patient- and family-centered medical home model.

By 2010 the medical home model had become one of the most talked-about concepts in health care and the foundation for health care reform and its newest concept, the Accountable Care Organization or ACO. The model is also evolving, with different iterations in the make-up of the medical home team, the way in which care coordination is managed, and the relationship with other members of the "medical neighborhood" -- behavioral health, oral health, social services, and specialty and inpatient care. Even the name is evolving, with "health homes" and "advanced primary care" now used to describe some patient-centered medical home models.

The Fourth National Medical Home Summit will bring together the leading authorities and practitioners in the medical home field to discuss how it is working, where it has proven outcomes, what lessons have been learned, where it needs improvement, and what issues and challenges lie ahead. A major focus in the opening plenary session will be actual patient and family involvement in the medical home structure and decision making processes, followed by three all-afternoon mini Summits on major medical home themes -- care coordination and the medical neighborhood, patient engagement, and the rise of medical and health homes in the safety net. Attendeeswill see how the model is actually working right now in a variety of different settings serving Medicare, Medicaid, commercially insured, and uninsured patients. Special plenary session presentations on the final morning will highlight transformation issues and lessons from the field, drawing on actual implementation experiences, as well as payment and policy issues ahead.

Two advanced level preconferences are offered to give attendees a rich pre-Summit experience. The Preconference Boot Camp in 2012 will focus on the pediatric medical home, bringing together an outstanding faculty of national experts. Similarly, the second preconference will look at use of advanced IT in the medical home, including sophisticated registries and automated population health, meaningful use incentives, and advanced clinical decision support. Finally, the popular Medical Home Training Program will again allow individuals to take a deeper dive into the subject matter and earn a certificate. As always, the Summit permits registrants to enjoy the complete Summit experience online through both real time and archived access to all Summit presentations.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Employers and employer coalitions
  • Health plans
  • Hospital and health system executives and managers
  • Practicing physicians and physician organizations
  • Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse case managers and other allied health professionals on the primary care team
  • Community clinics and neighborhood health centers
  • Patient advocate representatives
  • Organizations representing vulnerable populations and individuals with special needs
  • Disease management organizations
  • Pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers
  • Health care information technology managers
  • Accreditation organizations
  • Federal, state, and local government health agencies
  • Vendors and consulting firms specializing in medical home related products and services




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