The 2016 Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum

 

September 29^th and September 30^th, 2016

Seaport Boston Hotel, Boston, MA 

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Click here to view the 2016 Forum Agenda 

*If you are an alumnus of the Disparities Leadership Program, please email Aswita Tan-McGrory at [email protected] to receive registration details. 

The Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum: Moving Towards Access and Accountability takes place on Thursday, September 29^th and Friday, September 30^th, 2016 in Boston, MA, at the Boston Seaport Hotel. The Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum is convened by The Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

For more information about the Forum and to register, visit our conference website:

https://www.cvent.com/events/the-healthcare-quality-and-equity-action-forum/event-summary-122da1e0862f48b88933f51bc5553f5a.aspx

In this rapid time of healthcare transformation, leaders from health plans, hospitals and health centers will need to work together in the pursuit of value. Whether it’s interacting as part of accountable care organizations, or discussing innovative payment models and strategies, success will only be achieved if we come out of our silos and have meaningful discussions between all key healthcare stakeholders, including payers and providers of services. 

As we continue our march towards health care reform and transformation, it will be essential for patients/members to understand how to utilize their benefits and navigate the health care system effectively, and critical for health care organizations to lay the foundation for success in population health, patient experience, patient safety, and transitions of care, among other areas, in an era of unprecedented accountability. Improving quality, eliminating disparities, and achieving equity are key ingredients in our pursuit of high-value, high-performance health care. Success will only be achieved if we have meaningful discussions between all key healthcare stakeholders, including payers and providers of services, and we share tools, skills and solutions. 

The Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum sets the stage for this interdisciplinary dialogue. The Forum will provide the background, key drivers, and essential strategies to improve quality and achieve equity as we move towards access and accountability in a time of rapid health care transformation. Leaders from multiple disciplines and healthcare organizations—including those from health plans, healthcare systems, and children’s hospitals, to name a few—who work in the areas of quality and safety; disparities, diversity and equity; health policy; and health care design and delivery, will find the Forum to be a unique and highly valuable experience.

Come hear from:

• Peter Slavin, MD, President, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Paul Taylor, Author of The Next America: Boomers, Millennials and the Looming Generational Showdown
• David Segal, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer, Neighborhood Health Plan
• Trent T. Haywood, MD, JD, Senior Vice President, Office of Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, BlueCross BlueShield Association
• Christopher Fulcher, PhD, Director, Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) at the University of Missouri and Community Commons
• Deborah Riddick, JD, RN, Senior Program Manager, Policy and Engagement, Camden Coalition
• Emilio Carrillo, MD, MPH, Vice President, Community Health Development, New York – Presbyterian Hospital; Associate Professor, Clinical Public Health and Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical School
• John Lovelace, MS, MSIS, President, UPMC for You and President, Government Programs and Individual Advantage, UPMC Health Plan
• Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director, US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (Invited)
• Cara James, PhD, Director of the Office of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Invited)
• Abner Mason, Founder and CEO, ConsejoSano
• David Casey, Vice President, Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health
• Alan Spiro, MD, MBA, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board, Accolade Inc. and Chief Medical Officer, Medica
• Alejandra Valencia, DDS, MPH, MS, Director, The Oral Health Forum
• Maghboeba Mosavel, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavior Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
• The Family of Henrietta Lacks: David Lacks Jr. and Victoria Baptiste, RN

The MGH Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum has received support from the following companies in the form of educational grants: Aetna, Aetna Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Sodexo, and United Healthcare.

Support is provided by: CHE Trinity Health, DentaQuest Foundation, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

If you are interested in providing support for the Healthcare Quality and Equity Action Forum, please contact Aswita Tan-McGrory at (617) 643-2916 or by email at [email protected].

To watch a video overview from the 2014 Forum, go to this Youtube Link.

To view the 2016 Forum agenda, click here.