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Partnering on the Pathway to a Healthier Kentucky: Successfully Transforming Our System of Care
January 29, 2015
Capital Plaza Hotel, Frankfort, KY
Agenda(Eastern Time)
11:30-12:45pm:Lunch and Networking
12:45-1:00pm:Welcome and Opening Remarks
Secretary Audrey TayseHaynesand Michael T. Rust
1:00-2:30pm:Keynote Presentation
Chas Roades, The Advisory Board
2:30-2:45pm:Networking Break
3:00-4:00pm:Breakout Discussions
4:00pm:Closing Remarks
Governor Steven L. Beshear
*Time of the Governor’s remarks is subject to change according to his schedule.
The health care market and delivery system is experiencing unprecedented transformation that offers great opportunity to improve health. This innovation, however, also poses challenges to health care stakeholders who are facing fundamental changes to how they deliver care to patients in our communities. Understanding the dynamics of this new health care market and the impact of emerging models for care delivery and payment is key to the continued success of providers in Kentucky and beyond.
Partnering on the Pathway to a Healthier Kentucky will focus on emerging health care market trends and accountable payment models, innovations in care delivery and integration, and strategies for navigating the transition from volume-based care to value-based care. Led by experts from The Advisory Board Company, we invite you to join us for a robust discussion of strategies for a successful transition to population health.
About The Advisory Board Company
The Advisory Board is a global research, consulting, and technology firm with three decades of experience translating policy into practice. Leaders throughout the industry rely on insights from the company’s 300+ health care experts to tackle their most pressing concerns. The firm’s expertise includes:
•Health care delivery system transformation, including the development of accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and medical homes
•Improvements in clinical operations and health care quality, such as adopting evidence-based practices and strategies to decrease readmissions rates
•Maximizing the effectiveness of health information technology and data analytics
•Health care financing and revenue management, including technologies to administer the adjudication of risk-based payments
•Health care workforce, leadership development and staffing strategies
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Partnering on the Pathway to a Healthier Kentucky: Successfully Transforming Our System of Care
January 29, 2015
Expert Biographies
Chas Roades, Chief Research Officer
Chas Roades, MBA, is Chief Research Officer of The Advisory Board Company. In this capacity, he studies the market forces and trends driving the evolution of the American health care industry, and directs research into ongoing changes in the organization and management of American medicine. At the firm for more than a decade, Mr. Roades is also a member of the firm’s senior leadership team. Before joining The Advisory Board, Mr. Roades was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, a management consultancy. In this role, he was responsible for leading engagements on strategy, organization, and operations for Fortune 500 clients. Previously, Mr. Roades served for five years as an officer in the United States Air Force.
Dennis Weaver, MD, Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer of Advisory Board’s Southwind division, Dennis Weaver, MD, works with providers and payers to improve the value of health care. In this role, he has helped redesign care delivery, developing care management systems, strengthening primary care, enabling regional IT connectivity, and ensuring financial sustainability. Dennis currently leads the Adirondack Medical Home Pilot, which has helped improve care delivery and ensure stability of primary care across the Adirondack region. Dennis has more than 20 years of senior health care executive experience and has held numerous senior leadership positions within multi-hospital systems, managed care organizations, and health plans. He is a certified physician executive, diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the American College of Physician Executives, and a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Lisa Bielamowicz, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Lisa Bielamowicz, MD, is Chief Medical Officer for The Advisory Board Company’s Research and Insights division. In this role, Dr. Bielamowicz leads physician strategy research across the firm, assisting health systems and physician groups on a wide range of issues including hospital‑physician alignment, physician employment strategy, clinical integration, and enterprise growth strategy. Her current work centers on progressive hospital-physician alignment partnerships, with a focus on payment reform and accountable care strategies. She has also led the company’s work in primary care strategy, with a focus on medical home development and implementation. Prior to joining the firm, Dr.Bielamowicz trained in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, developing expertise in all clinical aspects of diagnostic imaging.
Piper Su, Vice President
Piper Nieters Su serves as Vice President of The Advisory Board Company’s Health Policy division, where she leads the company’s efforts to bring market insights to Congress, the Administration, and senior leadership in the health policy community. In her role, Piper synthesizes the company’s vast research and technology offering to deliver an on-the-ground perspective on key policy and market trends. Previously, Piper worked as a senior attorney at two law firms specializing in health care law and policy and in the U.S. Senate as Legislative Counsel to Senator Ken Salazar, where she was the principal advisor for his health care-related activities on the Senate Finance Committee. Piper earned her J.D., cum laude, from American University.
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