IHBA Events
October 15, 2008
IHBA Statewide Conference: Getting Quality Up and Cost Down - Des Moines
Speaker Presentation Slides (Microsoft Powerpoint)
- Peter V. Lee
- David C. Goodman, MD MS
- Jim Mortimer
- Jerry Reeves MD
- Dale Shaller, MPA
- MAP - Medical Advocate Program
- Dr. Rick Miller and Elodie Opstad
- Robert Krause
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 |
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 |