Employers' Summit Presentations and Notes

January 2009 Employers' Summit on Health Care Costs and Solutions – Atlanta, GA

• Presentations
  1. General and Keynote Sessions
     • Health Through Smart Alliances: The General Mills Story – Jeanne Denz, General Mills, Inc.
     • Balance, Value, Advocacy: American Express’ Journey into Consumerism, Advocacy and Wellness – Jim Dwyer, American Express
     • Health Care Trends: 2009-2010 Outlook for Employers – Helen Darling and Karen Marlo, National Business Group on Health
     • 2009 Public Policy Outlook: What the President and Congress are Likely to Do and What Employers Need to Know – Steve Wojcik, National Business Group on Health
     • Improving Quality and Efficiency Through Innovative Care Management: The Time Warner Story – Dawn Werle, Time Warner, Inc.
     
     
  2. Learning Sessions
     • Rebuilding Our Primary Care Infrastructure 1 – George Chedraoui, IBM
     • Rebuilding Our Primary Care Infrastructure 2 – Roger Merill, MD, Perdue Farms, Inc.
     • ROI and Wellness: Documenting the Business Case – Karen Marlo, National Business Group on Health
     • Quality and Choices in End of Life Care: Employer Opportunities – Brent Pawlecki, MD, Pitney Bowes, Inc.
     • Wage-Based Premiums and Cost Sharing: Evidence from Employers – Dannel Dan, National Business Group on Health
     • Managing Trends: The ABCs of Closing Gaps in Health Care – Jane Barlow, MD, Medco Health Solutions
     • Geographic Variation Analysis: What Can It Tell You? – Dannel Dan, National Business Group on Health
     • CDHPs: Lessons, Leading Practices and Results – Brenna Haviland, National Business Group on Health
     • Lessons Learned from Winners of the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award – Joneyse Gatling, National Business Group on Health
     • Cost Reduction Tactics for 2009-2010 – Helen Darling, National Business Group on Health
• Notes
  • Plan Design 2009-2010
  • On-site Medical Clinics
  • Care Management
  • Using Retail and Urgent Care Clinics: Definition, Approaches and Examples
  • CDHPs: Lessons, Leading Practices and Results
  • Rebuilding our Primary Care Infrastructure
  
  
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  Helen Darling, President of the National Business Group on Health, talks about Health Care Trends: 2009-2010 Outlook for Employers	Karen Marlo, Director of Benchmarking and Analysis at the Business Group, talks about Health Care Trends: 2009-2010 Outlook for Employers
  Steve Wojcik, Vice President of Public Policy at the Business Group, updates Summit attendees on health care reform and expected health policy changes with President Obama and the new Administration	Dawn Werle, Executive Director of Benefits at Time Warner, shares Time Warner's care management strategies during the Summit's lunch session.
  Summit attendees discussing the table topic dependent audits during breakfast.	Summit attendees listening to a presentation.
  Summit attendees listening to a presentation.	Roger Merrill, MD, from Perdue Farms, asks a question during the Summit lunch Q&A portion.