IHBA Events

October 15, 2008

IHBA Statewide Conference: Getting Quality Up and Cost Down - Des Moines

Speaker Presentation Slides (Microsoft Powerpoint)

October 14, 2008

IHBA Membership Meeting - Des Moines


October 24, 2007

"Getting Quality Up and Costs Down: Advancing Value–Driven Health Care"
Iowa Health Buyers Alliance Second Annual Conference

Conference Topics

  • Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • The AFL-CIO and the Consumer/Purchaser Disclosure Project
  • The Leapfrog Group - Informing Choices, Rewarding Excellence
  • Iowa Commission on Affordable Health Care
  • Creating an Iowa Value Exchange Organization
  • Employers Partnering with Employees to Better Health
  • Health Information Technology and Interoperable HIT
  • For more information email contact@ihbaonline.org

October 23, 2007 -

IHBA membership meeting and seminar, Des Moines

September 6, 2007 -

IHBA Executive Council Meeting, Cedar Rapids

January 18th, 2007 -

Iowa Health Buyers Alliance Membership Meeting

October 25th, 2006 -

Iowa Health Buyers Alliance Seminar

AGENDA

"Getting Health Quality Up and Costs Down"

8:00AM

Registration

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductory Remarks, and Overview of the IHBA

Garth Bowen, United Steelworkers International Union and IHBA Labor Co-Chair Jon-Scott Johnson, City of Ames and IHBA Management Co-Chair

Message from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

Rosemary J. Hayes, Des Moines, IA

9:30 AM

Transparency of Health Care Quality & Cost Information

Fred Schuster, Regional Director, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Kansas City, MO

10:20 AM

Break

10:35 AM

Purchasing for Quality

J. “Sean” Kenney, Ph.D., President/CEO of Labor Management Health Care Coalition, Upper Midwest, Minneapolis, MN

11:25 AM

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

Lynn Ohman, Outreach Team, Washington, DC

12:15 PM

Networking Lunch

1:00 PM

Announcement of IHBA Accountable Health Professionals Award

Garth Bowen, United Steelworkers International Union and IHBA Labor Co-Chair

1:05 PM

The Leapfrog Group: Informing Choices, Rewarding Excellence, Getting Healthcare Right

Greg Belden, Director Regional Implementation, The Leapfrog Group, Washington, D.C.

1:30 PM

Creating Value in Pharmacy Benefits Programs   Part 2

Jordan L. Cohen, PhD, Dean, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and member of the Iowa Pharmacy Association Board of Trustees

2:15 PM

Getting Medical Care Quality & Value Up “A Physician’s Perspective”

David Swieskowski, MD, MBA, Vice President – Quality Improvement, Mercy Clinics, Inc. Des Moines and Joel Hasenwinkel, Director of Clinical Collaboration, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Wellness and Lifestyle: A Win, Win, Win

Kerry Juhl, Executive Director, Wellness Council of Iowa

4:00 PM

Strategies for Being a Health Care Buyer

Panel: Gloria McMahan, City of Cedar Rapids; Jim Crotty, Iowa State Education Association; Earlene Ledford, AFSCME Local 1560; James Wells, City of Des Moines

4:45 PM

Closing Remarks