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Rx for Savings- Registration Fee Reduced to $395
Due to generous support from our sponsors.

Meeting The Challenge of Medicaid Managed Care:
Best Practices for Clinical Care and Teaching

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This program was held:

Thursday evening, November 1 - Saturday, November 3, 2001
Westfields Marriott
Chantilly, Virginia
convenient to Dulles airport and Washington, DC

A unique program for clinicians and faculty to learn effective strategies for managing, delivering, and teaching quality care in Medicaid managed care settings.

Conference Collaborators:

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing

  • Association of Academic Health Centers

  • Center for Health Care Strategies

  • Health Resources and Services Administration Center for Health Care Financing and Managed Care, US Department of Health and Human Services

  • Click here for Conference Agenda and Faculty


  • About the Conference


    Dear Colleague:

    We're pleased to invite you to join with other clinical leaders, researchers, educators, and policy makers at our national conference on "Meeting the Challenge of Medicaid Managed Care: Best Practices for Clinical Care and Teaching," organized by Tufts Health Care Institute (THCI) and Partnerships for Quality Education (PQE).

    Nearly every state in the nation has adopted managed care approaches in their Medicaid programs, and the majority of all Medicaid beneficiaries nationwide are now enrolled in managed care plans or programs. Academic health centers and affiliated practices care for the vast majority of these patients. That means you, your colleagues, and trainees, must learn new strategies to care for poor and vulnerable populations, and to optimize quality within fixed and limited budgets, and to maintain excellence in research and teaching.

    This two-day, cutting edge conference will help you to:

    • understand the Medicaid managed care environment;
    • learn from best practices across the country;
    • hear about the latest research and teaching innovations in Medicaid managed care and;
    • acquire tools and techniqes for serving Medicaid enrollees in managed care.
    In addition, we have organized the program to maximize interaction, collegiality and opportunities to learn from the experiences of others. Enrollment is limited, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Sincerely,

    Planning Committee Co-Chairs
    Gordon Moore, MD, MPH
    Director, Partnerships for Quality Education

    Rosalie R. Phillips, MPH
    Executive Director, Tufts Health Care Institute

    Planning Committee:
    - Philip Boulter, MD, Tufts Health Plan, THCI Medical Director
    - Jennifer Coplon, PhD, Director of Managed Care Programs, THCI
    - Maryjoan Ladden, PhD, RN, CS, Nurse Practitioner Advisor, PQE
    - Mary Lee, MD, MS, Tufts University School of Medicine, THCI Faculty Development Director
    - Elizabeth March, MCP, Deputy Director, PQE



    Who Should Attend

    Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who practice and teach in academic health centers and affiliated settings that serve Medicaid populations.



    Conference Goals

    This conference is designed to give practitioners and teachers access to best practices and innovations in managing the care of Medicaid and low-income populations, taking into account current trends, model programs, research results and teaching innovations.

    Through plenary addresses by national experts and breakout sessions on practical topics, at the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:

    • Define current trends and developments in Medicaid managed care programs;
    • Identify best practices and innovations for delivering high quality care to Medicaid enrollees;
    • Assess research results that contribute to positive outcomes for at-risk patients; and
    • Implement strategies for training future generations of practitioners in the principles and practices of care management.

    Click here for the Conference Agenda

    CONFERENCE GOALS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES


    CME Accreditation

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Tufts Health Care Institute and Partnerships for Quality Education. Tufts University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and nurses.

    TUSM is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Massachusetts Nurses Association,which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing education activity carries 16.8 Contact Hours. Participants must complete the entire educational activity for contact hours.

    ACCREDITATION

    Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) considers all applicants and program participants without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religious creed, sex or sexual orientation. TUSM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    TUSM does not discriminate on the basis of a disability in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in their programs and activities as identified in the American Disabilities Act.

    ADA/ OEO NON-DISRIMINATION POLICY

    Registration Information
    GENERAL
    INFORMATION
    Conference Registration Fee: Due to generous support for our sponsors, we have extended the reduced conference fee to $395. Space is limited, so register early. Payment is required at the time of registration.
      Includes:
    • More than 25 presentations and workshops that address a broad spectrum of Medicaid managed care issues, all with a focus on teaching and real-world applications
    • Coursebook, with plenary presentation slides, articles, and a comprehensive Medicaid managed care bibliography, including diskette with online Medicaid managed care resources
    • 13 continuing education credits for physicians and 16.8 contact hours of continuing education for nurses
    • Complimentary CD-ROM, Understanding Managed Care, a self-paced four-module interactive learning tool (a $100 value)
    • Conference proceedings
    • Dinner on Thursday evening, November 1; and 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 3 breaks on November 2 and 3.
    Two-night hotel package: $550
      Includes:
    • 2 nights, single occupancy, November 1 and 2, 2001, in resort hotel/ conference center with access to hotel amenities.
    • Amenities include: indoor pool, health club with whirlpool and sauna, jogging and cycling trails, complimentary shuttle to and from nearby Dulles Airport and to metro station; 35 minutes from Washington DC

    Conference registration and hotel arrangements and payments must be made through THCI. Acceptable forms of payment are: check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover.


    FIVE EASY WAYS TO
    REGISTER
    Conference registration and hotel arrangements and payment must be made through the Tufts Health Care Institute. Please note that the Westfields Marriott will not accept registration and hotel reservations for this conference.
    • Register Online now; credit card information must be faxed or emailed to THCI
    • Mail: THCI, 136 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02111
    • Phone: 617-636-0471
    • Fax: 617-636-0429
    • E-mail: tmci@tufts-health.com

    HOTEL
    ACCOMMODATIONS

    Register now! For conference attendees, a limited number of hotel rooms for two nights have been reserved at this special rate for November 1 and 2, 2001. This rate has been guaranteed until October 10, 2001, or until such time as the limited number of special-rate rooms are fully reserved. Conference registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis and fill quickly. Requests received after October 10 will be accepted on a space-available basis and will not be guaranteed at the special room rate.

    The Westfields Marriott is offering a special rate of $99 for Saturday night, November 3, 2001, for any conference registrant who would like to stay an extra night, while rooms are available. Please indicate on the registration form or notify Tufts Health Institute when you register if you are interested in this special arrangement. The $99 fee is applicable on a first-come, first-served basis, and is contingent on room availability.


    CANCELLATION/
    REFUND POLICY
    Cancellation of conference registration must be requested in writing and postmarked no later than October 1, 2001. Refunds, less a $75 processing charge per registrant, will be issued. Cancellation/refund requests made after October 1, 2001, will not be granted. There is no penalty for substituting one attendee for another at any time, and substitutions must be made in writing.

    Conference Advisors

    • Rhoda Abrams, MBA, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
    • David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Karen Brodsky, Center for Health Care Strategies
    • Daniel Derksen, MD, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
    • Daniel Fox, PhD, Milbank Memorial Fund
    • Annette Hanson, MD, MBA, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    • Robert Janett, MD, Mount Auburn and Cambridge Independent Physicians Association
    • Jacqueline Jones, RN, FirstGuard Health Plan, Kansas City
    • Maurice Lemon, MD, MPH, Cook County Hospital, Chicago
    • Barry Marx, MD, Baltimore Medical Systen
    • Lee Partridge, Health Policy Unit at American Public Human Services
    • Anthony Robbins, MD, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Tufts University School of Medicine
    • Dana Gelb Safran, ScD, The Health Institute at Tufts-New England Medical Center
    • Stephen Somers, PhD, Center for Health Care Strategies
    Conference Collaborators

    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    • American Association of Colleges of Nursing

    • Association of Academic Health Centers

    • Center for Health Care Strategies

    • Health Resources and Services Administration Center for Health Care Financing and Managed Care, US Department of Health and Human Services


    Funding Sources

    • A Small Conference Grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    • Unrestricted educational grants from Aventis Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca and Pfizer, Inc.

    • Partnerships for Quality Education, a national initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation