The Institute for Health and Productivity Management (IHPM) through its Initiative for Value-Based Health Benefits (IVB) and Texas Business Group on Health (TBGH) invite you to a half-day Academy event on turning the rising cost of employee health benefits into a good investment in better health and increased productivity – thereby improving your business performance and profitability. The Academy will show Texas employers how a value-based rather than a cost-based approach to employee health can actually help companies improve the health and productivity of their workforce and take control of health care costs.
National experts will explain the fundamentals of high-value benefit design and health management strategies. Then a case study by an award-winning employer will demonstrate an integrated approach to value-based health management, and a national pharmacy expert will discuss better medication management and adherence for chronic conditions. The program will conclude with a panel of national and Texas experts discussing how to make value-based health management and benefit design work for Texas employers.
San Antonio, TX
June 18, 2008
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk – 123 Losoya St.
This Academy will show employers how, by taking a value-based rather than cost-based approach to employee health, they can actually take control of their costs while improving the health and performance of their work force.
11:00 – 12:00 pm Registration & Coffee, Networking
12:00 – 12:30 pm Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
Sean Sullivan, JD, President & CEO – IHPM
Marianne Fazen, PhD, President & CEO – Texas Business Group on Health
Jean Berg, Employer National Account Manager – sanofi-aventis
Ron Sanders, Vice President, Southwest Territory Director – AFLAC
12:30 – 1:30 pm Framework and Principles of Value-Based Health Management and Benefit Design
Jack Mahoney, MD – Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives – Pitney Bowes
Steve Priddy, Director, Employer Relations – Initiative for Value-Based Health Benefits
Two national experts explain to employers the basis and fundamentals of the value-based approach to managing employee health and designing health benefit plans that help do that.
1:30 – 2:15 pm Employer Case Study of a Value-Based Approach
Gina Payne-Argus – Director of Benefits – Saint Luke’s Health System
Employers always learn best from what other employers are doing, and Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City has an integrated approach to improving the health and performance of its employees that is ahead of the curve in the health care industry.
2:15 – 2:45 pm Break, Refreshment & Networking
2:45 – 3:30 pm Critical Role of Medication Management in Value-Based Health
Tim Covington, PharmD, President & CEO – Covington Healthcare Associates
A national pharmacy expert describes how to help reduce serious health risks and manage chronic conditions to maintain employee functionality by better management of medications to improve adherence to prescription drug regimens and avoid quality issues in multiple drug therapies.
3:30 – 4:30 pm Multi-Stakeholder Panel with Audience Q&A
Moderators: Sean Sullivan & Steve Priddy
Panel: Gina Payne-Argus – Saint Luke’s Health System
Jack Mahoney, MD – Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives – Pitney Bowes
Marianne Fazen, PhD – TBGH
Tim Covington, PharmD – Covington Healthcare Associates
Speakers are joined by the leader of the Texas Business Group on Health for a facilitated discussion of how to make value-based health management and benefit design work for Texas employers.
4:30 pm Closing Remarks - Sean Sullivan & Marianne Fazen
Houston, Texas
June 19, 2008
Hyatt Regency, 1200 Louisiana St.
This Academy will show employers how, by taking a value-based rather than cost-based approach to employee health, they can actually take control of their costs while improving the health and performance of their work force.
7:00 – 8:00 am Registration & Coffee, Networking
8:00 – 8:30 am Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
Sean Sullivan, JD, President & CEO – IHPM
Marianne Fazen, PhD, President & CEO – Texas Business Group on Health
Jean Berg, Employer National Account Manager – sanofi-aventis
Ron Sanders, Vice President, Southwest Territory Director – AFLAC
8:30 – 9:30 am Framework and Principles of Value-Based Health Management and Benefit Design
Jack Mahoney, MD – Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives – Pitney Bowes
Steve Priddy, Director, Employer Relations – Initiative for Value-Based Health Benefits
Two national experts explain to employers the basis and fundamentals of the value-based approach to managing employee health and designing health benefit plans that help do that.
9:30 – 10:15 am Employer Case Study of a Value-Based Approach
Gina Payne-Argus – Director of Benefits - Saint Luke’s Health System
Employers always learn best from what other employers are doing, and Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City has an integrated approach to improving the health and performance of its employees that is ahead of the curve in the health care industry.
10:15 – 10:45 am Break, Refreshment & Networking
10:45 – 11:30 am Critical Role of Medication Management in Value-Based Health
Tim Covington, PharmD, President & CEO – Covington Healthcare Associates
A national pharmacy expert describes how to help reduce serious health risks and manage chronic conditions to maintain employee functionality by better management of medications to improve adherence to prescription drug regimens and avoid quality issues in multiple drug therapies.
11:30 – 12:30 pm Multi-Stakeholder Panel with Audience Q&A
Moderators: Sean Sullivan & Steve Priddy
Panel: Gina Payne-Argus – Saint Luke’s Health System
Jack Mahoney, MD – Chief Consultant, Strategic Health Initiatives – Pitney Bowes
Jeff Bernhard - Market Health, National Accounts - Aetna
Marianne Fazen, PhD – Texas Business Group on Health
Tim Covington, PharmD – Covington Healthcare Associates
Speakers are joined by a health plan and the Texas Business Group on Health for a facilitated discussion of how to make value-based health management and benefit design work for Texas employers.
12:30 pm Closing Remarks - Sean Sullivan & Marianne Fazen
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