Bundled Payment Summit
Bundled Payment Summit
Bundled Payment Summit
Bundled Payment Summit
Bundled Payment Summit
Bundled Payment Summit



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GRANTORS & EXHIBITORS

We thank the following Sponsors, Grantors and Exhibitors for their support in helping to make this conference possible.

GRANTORS
GOLD

National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC)
The National Pharmaceutical Council is a health policy research organization dedicated to the advancement of good evidence and science, and to fostering an environment in the United States that supports medical innovation. Founded in 1953 and supported by the nation's major research-based pharmaceutical companies, NPC focuses on research development, information dissemination, and education on the critical issues of evidence, innovation and the value of medicines for patients. For more information, visit www.npcnow.org. Follow us on Twitter @npcnow.

SILVER

MedSolutions
MedSolutions is a diversified medical cost management company that supports clients and their providers in ensuring the right, evidence-based care is delivered at the right time, to the right patient. The company achieves this through proven management programs for diagnostic testing and imaging, comprehensive musculoskeletal, oncology, advanced cardiology services, and post-acute care (including participating in the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative).

MedSolutions understands the importance of making the fragmented post-acute care process much more coordinated than it is today. We bring higher quality experiences for patients, while also bringing rapidly growing costs of post-acute care under control. We have developed a model for more effectively managing post-acute care, improving outcomes, and reducing readmissions. This comprehensive model creates continuity in care from the acute facility stay to post-acute recovery. MedSolutions is proud to help over 33 million Americans receive higher quality, lower cost healthcare. Visit www.medsolutions.com.


Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a health care company with a 90-year history of innovation and achievement in diabetes care. Novo Nordisk is Changing Diabetes® by helping to improve diabetes care through partnerships, research, products and services that make a significant difference to patients, the medical profession and society at large. Our portfolio of diabetes pharmaceuticals and delivery systems is the most comprehensive available and now includes the first human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog for the treatment of diabetes. For more information visit www.novonordisk-us.com or call (609) 987-5800.

BRONZE

Camden Group
The Camden Group is a leading national healthcare business advisory firm. We provide an array of services in areas such as bundled payments (in all payer categories including Medicaid), service line performance improvement, co-management, clinical integration, population health advisory and implementation services, as well as strategic/ business planning and M&A support.

Our advisors are leading experts in bundled payment with hands-on experience in winning the selection as one of the initial CMS ACE pilot projects. Our multidisciplinary team has conducted over 50 bundled payment assessments and has experience with all BPCI models. We have advised more than 50 clients regarding their applications and/or implementation, including the largest applicant for Model 1, representing more than 400 facilities.

The Camden Group is a facilitator convener for BPCI.

Please visit www.thecamdengroup.com or contact Robert Minkin, MBA or Deirdre Baggot, PhD (c), MBA by email or at (310) 320-3990 for more information.


DataGen and Singletrack Analytics
DataGen and Singletrack Analytics have partnered to develop an analytical toolkit and consulting assistance for providers interested in bundled payments. Our organizations specialize in payment system analytics and modeling, and assisting provider organizations to quantify and measure risks and returns under various systems of payment. For more information about these services, contact Gloria Kupferman (DataGen) or Jonathan Pearce (Singletrack Analytics) and visit the websites www.datagen.info/ and www.singletrackanalytics.com.


Davis Wright Tremaine
Those of us in the Davis Wright Tremaine health care practice group devote nearly all of our time to industry-specific matters. This allows us to develop niche practices within the field that serve needs unique to the health care market. We also understand the business issues and regulatory developments that affect health care delivery and compliance, and as a unified team we can match the attorney with the niche expertise that best addresses client needs. For more information visit our website at www.DWT.com.


McKesson Health Solutions
Engage your provider networks and enable episodes of care and bundled payments today. Only McKesson delivers the expertise, industry-accepted clinical content and proven technology to ease payers' and providers' transitions to new care and payment models. Today's value-based reimbursement initiatives require a combination of more complex provider contractual arrangements and sophisticated payment methodologies. We're ready with consultative and technology solutions to help you design and implement effective, scalable episodes that meet your business needs. Visit the McKesson booth to learn more.

www.mckesson.com
McKesson Health Solutions
475 Allendale Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
800-782-1334


Milliman
Milliman is among the world's largest independent actuarial and consulting firms, and its Health Practice is a major component of Milliman's growth and success. Milliman's Health Practice provides consulting services and products in all aspects of health care financing, risk, data, performance measurement, and administration. Our clients are diverse, representing nearly every segment along the spectrum of stakeholders in the global healthcare system. For more information visit www.milliman.com or call (646) 473-3000.


SAS
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions, SAS helps health care payers and providers quickly transform data into insights to make better decisions faster and achieve a higher standard of care.

Only SAS provides solutions for health care organizations to effectively:

  • Respond to new value-based reimbursement models.
  • Identify care variations, including potentially avoidable complications and costs.
  • Manage bundled payment contracts that involve financial risk.
SAS helps customers at more than 70,000 sites improve performance and deliver value. Since 1976 SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.

To learn more about how SAS helps health care payers and providers, please visit www.sas.com/health-analytics.

ADDITIONAL

Aver Informatics
Bundled Payment Analytics Software

We believe that bundled payment is the disruptive force that will forever change the landscape of health care reimbursement. We are on a mission to realize the undiscovered potential in health care data.

We create elegant bundled payment analytics software. Aver's patent pending technology and design tools enable non-technical users to easily translate enterprise data into actionable intelligence. Our flexibility allows for the implementation of any type of bundled payment methodology and many other next generation healthcare analytics. Aver simplifies the transition to value-based reimbursement and offer payers and providers answers for the next generation of health care reimbursement. Discover What's Next.

Lets Talk - 877-841-2775

On the Web - www.averinformatics.com


Providence Insurance and Administrative Services
Providence is a Third Party Administrator (TPA) leading the way in working with hospitals and physicians who are committed to moving towards a more value-based health care system.

On behalf of our hospital clients, Providence handles patient billing and collections, makes payments to physicians, and calculates gainshare. We take the workload off of the hospitals; free up existing staff to perform the tasks they were hired to perform; and eliminate the payroll and benefits costs associated with hiring additional staff.

As an unbiased intermediary we act as liaison between the hospital and the participating physicians, promoting good relationships.

We are the leading TPA for the administration of Bundled Payment claims, as we serve more than 60% of the hospitals participating in BPCI Model 4.

For more information visit our website at www.pristx.com

Contact:
Diana Craft
President and CEO
800.495.5950
Or
Chris Bergman
Business Development
800.495.5950


EXHIBITORS

BMJ
BMJ advances healthcare worldwide by sharing knowledge and expertise to improve experiences, outcomes and value. Along with our world renowned flagship title, The BMJ, we also offer nearly fifty specialty journals and a world-leading collection of digital professional development resources. Our unique digital tools help healthcare professionals support their decisions, interpret clinical data and improve the quality of healthcare delivery. For more information, visit www.company.bmj.com.


HCI3
HCI3 is a non-profit organization that aims to improve health care quality and value with evidence-based incentive programs and a fair and powerful model for payment reform.

HCI3 is, guided by a Board of Directors that includes physicians, employers, health plans, and others. We have created a broad range of programs to:

  • Measure outcomes
  • Reduce care defects
  • Promote a team approach to caring for patients
  • Realign payment incentives around quality, and
  • Reward excellence wherever we find it.
We've implemented our programs in communities across the country, working collaboratively with clinicians, hospitals, employers, health plans and others, through our two brands.

Bridges to Excellence® (BTE): A family of programs to reward Recognized physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who meet certain performance measures.

PROMETHEUS Payment®: A compensation approach, based on medical episodes of care that provides a fair and realistic blueprint for true payment reform.

www.hci3.org/


Implant Partners
Implant Partners is a fully owned subsidiary of MicroPort Orthopedics, a global orthopedic implant provider with more than 60 years of experience making high quality joint replacement products. Implant Partners offers primary hip and knee systems through a rep replacement business model at prices that are 40-70% lower than average. In addition, we offer clinical, operational, and economic alignment services that help hospitals streamline processes and take control of their ORs. In short, we enable clinical success without the excess. For more information please visit www.implantpartners.com.


Stryker Performance Solutions
Stryker Performance Solutions helps hospitals and physicians achieve clinical, operational and financial goals. By analyzing metrics and optimizing services and systems, we help improve patient outcomes and efficiencies. We implement improvements for key indicators (i.e. LOS, readmissions, satisfaction, complications, volume, reform strategies, and hospital and physician). The Center for Advanced RecoveryTM designates a network of high-performing facilities for joint replacement and spine, reflecting stringent measuring processes, high standards and results.

We offer patient-centric models across the continuum with a focus on care coordination and patient and family education. The goal: improve patient satisfaction, increasing word-of-mouth referrals, volume and reputation.

With higher quality outcomes and increasing volume, hospitals may improve reimbursements.

Focusing on physician and provider economics, we help increase volume and reduce costs through standardized care models and process improvements, which can drive better alignment and help customers thrive in healthcare reform.

Stop by or visit www.marshallsteele.com, (800) 616-1406.


Wellbe
Wellbe, the inventor of the cloud-based Guided CarePath®, works with health providers to engage patients as partners in their episodes of care. Our Guided CarePaths empower patients to learn and take the actions required to achieve better outcomes at lower costs. High-performing hospitals use Wellbe's guided care solutions to improve the experience and efficiency of helping patients to succeed with their medical treatments and surgeries. Learn more at www.wellbe.me.


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