6:00 p.m.

Optional Networking Dinner

xport bar & lounge

          The Porter Portland

          1355 SW 2^nd Avenue – Portland, OR 97201

          (503) 306-4835

Join us on the rooftop for an informal pre-meeting networking event with drinks and a light dinner buffet.

u DAY 2 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Networking Breakfast and Registration

JOINT LEARNING SESSIONS

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.

8:15 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome & Introductions

Russ Kuzel, M.D., SelectHealth

Beth Monsrud, UCare

*Keynote

Governor John Kitzhaber, M.D.

Former Governor John Kitzhaber will share his views on the core elements of a sustainable health care system, drawing on his experience as an emergency room physician and the longest-serving governor in Oregon history. He will discuss the specific barriers that hold us back and strategies for challenging the status quo through innovation and collaboration.

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Peer-Led Interventions for Mental Health

Access to high-quality mental health services is severely limited in many areas of the U.S. Peer-to-peer interventions offer an affordable and promising opportunity to link professional mental and physical health care services to individuals with serious mental illness. In this session, attendees will hear a variety of perspectives on peer-led interventions, helping them identify opportunities to implement these cost-effective, high-touch approaches to improving access to care.

Panelists:     John Sinclair Brekke, PhD, University of Southern California

                       Matt Hurford, M.D., Community Care Behavioral Health               

                       Organization

                       Heather Holladay, PG&E

Moderator:  Jennifer Garber, UCare

This session would be applicable to all attendees except for the pharmacists.

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Networking Break

* Cost of Care Discussions (Small Groups)

Attendees will share organizational best practices on clinical and financial leader collaboration at their respective companies to address cost of care.

Table Facilitators: George Isham, M.D., ACHP Senior Advisor

                                    Russ Kuzel, M.D., SelectHealth

                                    Beth Monsrud, UCare

                                    Randy Ruplinger, Dean Health Plan

                                    Bethany Smith, CDPHP

Moderator:  Bethany Smith, UCare

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

* Financial Leaders’ Perspectives on High-Cost Therapeutics

Hear from ACHP financial leaders on innovative approaches to address high-cost therapeutics such as esketamine and brexanolone.

Panelists:      Sheila Albeke, PharmD, PacificSource

           Kenneth Bischel, PacificSource

          Alison Little, M.D., PacificSource

Moderator:  Jay Godla, Strategy&, Part of the PwC Network

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

2:30-3:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

 *Ignite Talk – Microsegmentation Analysis

Learn how Presbyterian Health Plan uses a specific type of cluster analysis to identify and stratify members based on behavior and utilization patterns rather than disease. This innovative approach uses claims and electronic health records that provide both retrospective factors such as hospitalization rates and predictive factors such as future persistence of care seeking.

Gray Clarke, M.D., Presbyterian Health Plan

Networking Break

Collaborative Breakout One

The Behavioral Health Leaders, Clinical Executives & Quality Leaders, Financial Leaders, Medical Directors and Pharmacy Directors will each meet separately for one hour to dive deeper on topics of interest.

Medical Directors

• Round Robin: ACHP has welcomed a number of new health plan Chief Medical Officers and Medical Directors over the past year. Hear from your newest colleagues and reconnect with your peers on the latest strategic opportunities and developments at respective ACHP plans. Moderator: Connie Hwang, MD, ACHP

Clinical Executives & Quality Leaders

• Round Robin: Clinical Executives & Quality Leaders will share current issues in managing quality and population health outcomes alongside total cost of care. Moderator: Eva Powell, ACHP

Pharmacy Directors

• Round Robin: Pharmacy Directors will engage in discussions focused on pharmacy related challenges in an evolving healthcare landscape. Moderator: Courtney Johnson, PharmD, ACHP

Financial Leaders

• Round Robin: Financial Leaders will have the opportunity to continue to network and dive deeper on topics of interest. Moderator: Kiana Moore, ACHP

Behavioral Health Leaders

• Round Robin: Behavioral Health Leaders will have the opportunity to connect with their peers on top-of-mind issues at their respective plans. Moderator: Megan Knauss, LGSW, ACHP

CME Adjournment
 

Collaborative Breakout Two (No CME credit awarded)

There will be no CME Credit awarded for participation in this one-hour session for any participants.

Medical Directors, Pharmacy Directors, & Financial Leaders

• Civica Rx: One Year’s Progress: Join us for an interactive session with Heather Wall, Civica Rx’s Chief Commercial Officer. Discussion focuses on Civica Rx’s recent milestones and ways ACHP members can engage with Civica Rx’s disruptive drug pricing and supply chain innovations.

Moderator: Connie Hwang, MD, ACHP 

Clinical Executives & Quality Leaders

• Data, Analytics and Segmentation for a Healthier Population: Collaborative participants will share best practices for using a variety of data sources and methods of segmentation to know and understand the needs of their populations. Additional conversation will focus on how these data can be used to engage and partner with financial leaders and other executive decision-makers. Moderator: Eva Powell, ACHP

Behavioral Health Leaders

• Mental Health Parity: Join us for an in-depth discussion of mental health parity, including a “state of the state,” with Tim Clement, Director of Legislative Development at the American Psychiatric Association. This session will cover topics such as Medicaid parity reviews, definitions and criteria used to make coverage decisions and guidance on financial testing for employer groups. Moderator: Megan Knauss, LGSW, ACHP

5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception and Dinner

          Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

          1945 SE Water Avenue – Portland, OR 97214

          (503) 797-4000

Join us for a reception and dinner at the OMSI, only a short walk or three-minute drive from the hotel. We’ll gather in the lobby at 5:30, and attendees should feel free to dress in business casual attire. The featured exhibit will be Exquisite Creatures: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science, an extensive art and multimedia sensory experience that unravels man’s intimate relationship with the natural world. Business casual attire welcome.