2008 Winter Business Roundtable

“Never Events and the Impact on Health Care Stakeholder”

Effective October 1, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) put into effect a far ranging new policy that will impact hospitals, health care providers and health care payers—including employers.  In a nutshell, the new policy is that Medicare will no longer pay for certain hospital acquired conditions, some of which are commonly referred to as “Never Events.”  One of these “Never Events” deals with a condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is one of the topics of the upcoming December 4 program. 

DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2008 SPEAKER: William Bunn, III, MD, JD, MPH Vice President Health, Safety, Security and Productivity NAVISTRAR, Inc. Dr. Bunn Bio Dr. Bunn's Slides Monograph-Employer Policy Perspective: Non-Payment for "Never Events" TIME: 9:00 AM - 10:45AM  VENUE: The Jefferson Hotel 101 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia

Meeting Agenda
7:30 – 8:00	Registration
8:00 – 9:00	Never Events and the Impact on Health Care Stakeholders
	Never Events/Hospital Acquired Conditions
	CMS Policy beginning October 1, 200 Leapfrog Never Events
	Deep Vein Thrombosis
	What is DVT? Disease Burden of DVT Cost Burden of DVT Prevention and Management of DVT Call to Action for Improved DVT Care What Can Employers Do About DVT?
	Employer Action Steps
	Awareness Education Communication with plans and other providers
9:00 – 9:30	Question & Answer Session

The objectives of the program are to:

1. Review the changes in CMS “Never Events” Policy
2. How to educate and communicate these changes in CMS Policy
3. Educate on DVT and its prevention
4. Put DVT in context as a workforce health issue
5. Stimulate thinking about the impact of DVT on attendees’ organization.
6. Provide action steps for attendees to address DVT in their organizations

This program is built for professionals managing health risks within an employer, government, private health insurer or community health care organization.  Professionals such as the following (or their equivalents) will benefit from the program:  Corporate Medical VP or Director; VP or Director of Benefits; VP or Director Chief Human Resources; and Wellness Director.

This program will be held at The Jefferson, 101 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA. 23220 on December 4, 2008.

http://www.jeffersonhotel.com/

Please obtain your name tag during Registration and Reception beginning at 7:30 AM with breakfast served promptly at 8:00 AM. 

Please RSVP no later than November 14th by clicking here to complete the requested information, as limited seating is available. 

Please note: OIG guidelines prevent spouses/guests from attending.

This program is hosted by the Virginia Business Coalition on Health and made available without charge due to the support of sanofi-aventis.  We look forward to your attendance at this event.

Regards,

Eileen Ciccotelli
Virginia Business Coalition on Health
287 Independence Blvd., Pembroke Two, Suite 120
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
eciccotelli@myVBCH.org / www.myVBCH.org
757.552.0913 Phone; 757.497.5101 Fax

Andy Allison
VP of Health Care Practice
The Benfield Group
1101 Trailway Circle
Snellville, GA. 30078-7751
678-344-5518
678-344-0397-fax
www.thebenfieldgroup.com