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Breakout Sessions

Approximately six separate seminars and workshops will be offered during each of the three Concurrent Breakout Sessions. These sessions, many offering CME credits, are taught by experienced professionals and will cover a wide range of clinical and management topics. They are offered at 10:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday and at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Please check your on-site agenda for complete details.

Better Diabetes Control: It Takes a Team
Experts discuss the importance of teamwork and case management in the success of their group’s comprehensive “planned visits” program for diabetes patients.
  • Jorge Pelayo-Garcia, MD, Family Physician, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
  • Jerry Penso, MD, Associate Medical Director, Quality Programs, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
  • Estelle Wolfe, RN, Patient Care Manager, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group


    • California’s Pay-for-Performance: The Impact on Physician Organizations
    How have physician groups responded to IHA’s Pay-for-Performance program? Hear the questions, the obstacles, the action, and the leadership’s views.
  • Cheryl Damberg, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND
  • Kristi Raube, PhD, Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley


    • CAPG Public Policy Update
    Members of CAPG’s Public Affairs team describe the political landscape in Sacramento and in Washington, D.C.
  • William Barcellona, Vice President Government Affairs, CAPG, and Panel


    • Care Management: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
    Good care management depends on a broad team effort, a focus on the individual patient’s needs — and on an extensive pool of sometimes unique resources.
  • Bill Gil, CEO, Facey Medical Foundation
  • Michael Nelson, MD, Medical Director, Facey Medical Group
  • Mari Zag, MPH, Administrative Director of Managed Care, Facey Medical Foundation


    • Marketing and Branding Your Organization
    Promoting your name is not enough. Learn how to establish and communicate the unique identity that sets your organization apart.
  • Roderick McNealy, Director, Johnson & Johnson Marketing and Advertising College


    • Medicare 3.0
    A top CMS official describes current developments in Medicare and Medicare Advantage and offers his views on Medicare’s evolution into value-based purchasing.
  • David Sayen, San Francisco Regional Administrator, Division of Medicare Health Plans


    • Primary Care in Medical Groups: Finders, Keepers
    CAPG groups share success stories and best practices for heightening satisfaction and improving rewards for PCPs.
  • Larry DeGhetaldi, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Sutter Santa Cruz
  • Sharon Levine, MD, Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
  • Thomas Long, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Hill Physicians Medical Group
  • Wells Shoemaker, MD, Medical Director, CAPG; Co-chair, California Quality Collaborative


    • Priority Care Program: A Holistic Approach to Involve Your Patients in Their Care
    Hear how one CAPG member group used patient identification, disease registries and other techniques to create a successful high-risk management program.
  • Marilyn K. Harz, RN, PhD, Vice President Clinical Services, Heritage Provider Network, Inc.
  • Bob O'Keefe, Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Provider Network, Inc.


    • Risk Adjustment: Critical to Quality
    Explore the use of early detection, accurate reporting and more prospective intervention to achieve quality outcomes and improve risk-adjustment factors.
  • Jeff Dumcum, Senior Vice President, Ingenix Business Solutions
  • Pam Leal, Vice President, Ingenix Business Solutions


    • Telemedicine: An Untapped Opportunity for Medical Groups
    Local specialists unavailable or uncooperative? Telemedicine offers practical and economical alternatives. Two medical groups tell their stories.
  • Alan Glaseroff, MD, Medical Director, Humboldt Del Norte IPA
  • Mark Schafer, MD, Medical Director, Bristol Park Medical Group
  • Neil Solomon, MD, NAS Consulting Services


    • Value-based Benefit Plans
    Healthcare benefit plans come in all shapes and sizes. Find out here how to design and assess a value-based plan.
  • Mark Fendrick, MD, University of Michigan


    • Workforce Crisis in Primary Care: The “Global Warming” of California Healthcare
    The delegated model depends upon enlightened, well-supported primary care physicians. The pools are drying up and the pipeline is down to a trickle. Now what?
  • Tom Bodenheimer, MD, Professor of Medicine, UC San Francisco


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