2023 Agenda

Registration, Breakfast and Networking

Chair’s Opening Remarks and Setting the Scene

Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed

What is the Future of Primary Care?

Keynote Presentation: A Deeper Look Into the Current State of Primary Care

• An overview of the current landscape of primary care today,
• Identifying the major existing and emerging stakeholders and what this means for primary care looking forward,
• A look into the current themes within primary care so far this year.

David L. Longworth, MD. Former Chair, Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care and Former President Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Keynote Panel with Open Q&A: Is There a Future for “Primary Care” As We Know it Now?

This panel discussion covers key themes within primary care as a whole, centering on current challenges and opportunities, with a look to how we can expect the sector to evolve in the foreseeable future…

• What are the biggest challenges within primary care?
• Is primary care undervalued within healthcare, and if so, why?
• What needs to be done to encourage increased investment in primary care?
• How is the patient experience suffering as a result of the current primary care landscape?
• How has the caregiver experience been impacted as a result of the changing primary care system?
• How must primary care evolve in the coming years and how will this benefit all stakeholder groups?

Moderated by: Erika Pabo, MD, MBA. Chief Transformation Officer & Central Operations, Centerwell & Conviva
Saria Saccocio, MD, FAAFP, MHA. East Regional Chief Medical Officer, CareMore Health
David L. Longworth, MD. Former Chair, Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care and Former President Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD. Vice Chair of Primary Care Innovation and Transformation, Family Medicine, Boston Medical Centre
Erica Savage-Jeter, MD, MBA, CRC, FAAFP. Division Chief Medical Officer, Expansion at Centerwell Senior Primary Care 

Morning Refreshments and Networking

Reimbursement

Presentation: The Veterans Health Administration: Revolutionizing Primary Care For Veterans

Presentation: Revolutionizing Patient Care Through Targeted Interventions

• Explore developments in how value-based promotes effective prevention and treatment of chronic disease,
• Understand how providing timely information can accelerate healthcare decision making and create greater value for physicians and patients,
• Hear how technology including AI is being deployed to identify which patients are at high-risk and develop targeted care preventions.

Benjamin Kornitzer, MD. Chief Medical Officer, Agilon Health

Panel with Open Q&A: Fee-For-Service Versus Value-Based Payment Models – A Patient-Centric Payment Model

In this panel discussion, panelists from a range of stakeholder groups will discuss value-based payment models, shining a light on where the current success stories are, along with considering how implementation can be improved in the future to better benefit patients…

• How would you define a value-based payment model? Each panelist offers their perspective.
• How do value-based payment models differ from traditional fee-for-service models?
• Are value-based models the payment model of the future and where are the opportunities for this to transform primary care?
• How would the universal adoption of value-based models across all publicly financed health care affect patient health outcomes?
• Where are the current success stories within value-based care?
• Are value-based models a “one size fits all” model and what attributes might be universal in any value-based payment model?

Moderated by: Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed
Erika Pabo, MD, MBA. Chief Transformation Officer & Central Operations, Centerwell & Conviva
Kristin Wikelius, Chief Program Officer, United States of Care
Nina Jain, MD, MBA, MSc. Medical Director of Value Based Care, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Lunch

Access and Equity in Primary Care

Presentation: Operationalizing Racial Justice and Equity in Health Care

This interactive session will cover 1) foundational concepts on health equity, including the various types of bias and discrimination commonly seen in healthcare; and. 2) a new framework for advancing racial justice and equity in the health care arena by leveraging high-performance quality and safety practices to systematically make inequities visible and to address and resolve them as an integral part of health care practice.

• Define core concepts related to equity and healthcare
• Describe five key drivers for eliminating inequities by focusing on quality and safety
• Identify specific strategies for effectively leveraging existing quality/safety infrastructure and processes to advance equity

Karthik Sivashanker, Vice President of Equitable Health Systems, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Panel with Open Q&A: Breaking Barriers to Primary Care – Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants of health continue to affect health outcomes for populations all across the US and the world. Join this discussion as panelists discuss what multi-stakeholder groups of primary care can be doing to help minimize this impact.

• What are social determinants of health and what impact do they have on health inequity?
• What stakeholder groups are responsible for reducing the impact of social determinants of health in primary care, and is it imperative for this to be a joint rather than a fragmented effort?
• What can be done within policy to reduce the impact of social determinants of health on patient health outcomes into the future?
• What initiatives are in the payer pipeline to break barriers to primary care?
• Can primary care delivery be modified to better reach communities, and what effect would this have on cost of care and the patient experience?

Moderated by: Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP. Chief Health Officer, Cityblock Health
Sheila Phicil, Director of Innovation, Health Equity Accelerator, Boston Medical Centre
Valerie Stone, MD. Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Karthik Sivashanker, Vice President of Equitable Health Systems, Center for Health Equity, American Medical Association

Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

Presentation: Cityblock Health – Shaping the Future of Primary Care Delivery

• How Cityblock are utilizing tech-driven innovation to improve primary care,
• How cross-industry collaboration is allowing Cityblock to better help underserved communities

Kameron Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP. Chief Health Officer, Cityblock Health

Panel with Open Q&A: How Are Digital Solutions Improving Primary Care?

The potential for digital solutions to benefit not just primary care, but healthcare across the board is a widely discussed topic. Hear from our panelists as they continue this conversation, highlighting how digital solutions will revolutionize primary care, and promoting greater access and equity.

• What are the opportunities for digital health in primary care and how will this improve access to healthcare?
• How will a greater adoption of digital solutions allow patients to get the care they need more easily from their physicians?
• How do digital solutions e.g. virtual care improve patient outcomes and benefit health equity?
• How are big tech and big retail looking to reach people that traditional healthcare systems have struggled to reach?
• How can we increase the use of digital solutions in primary care, while retaining the central relationship between patient and physician?

Moderated by: Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed
Nabomita Dutta, Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy and Partnerships, Teladoc Health
Chris Hogg, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Marley Medical
Stacy L. Lloyd, MPH. Director of Digital Health and Operations, American Medical Association
Saria Saccocio, MD, FAAFP, MHA. East Regional Chief Medical Officer, CareMore Health

Chair’s Closing Remarks and End of Day 1

Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed

Drinks Reception

Join us in celebrating Day 1 of the Reimagining Primary Care Forum in the Boston room!

Registration, Breakfast and Networking

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed

Resourcing

Keynote Fireside Chat with Open Q&A: The Great Burnout – Who’s Taking Care of the People Who Take Care of Us?

Stress and burnout are words frequently associated with the primary care workforce, and are just some of the reasons primary care providers are leaving their profession. Not only this, figures are showing that there is a fall in students choosing a career in primary care all together. How do we fix this? Find out in this session as our panelists deep dive into what needs to change to ensure we support and build the primary care workforce of the future…

• Why is there a shortage of primary care physicians and why are we struggling to retain our primary care workforce?
• What needs to be done to better support primary care physicians, and avoid burnout?
• How are fee-for-service models affecting job vitality for both independent and employed primary care physicians, and how does it differ?
• Are value-based models the key to overall job satisfaction for primary care physicians, and what should healthcare executives be doing to increase job fulfillment?
• How can we improve working conditions for our primary care physicians and how will this benefit primary care in general?

Moderated by: Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Gary Price, MD. President, The Physicians Foundation
Stephanie Quinn, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy, American Academy of Family Physicians

Morning Refreshments and Networking

Reimagining the Future of Primary Care

Panel with Open Q&A: The Primary Care Vision – What Does the Future Hold?

Covering key questions surrounding where primary care will be delivered and by who, this panel deep dives into what primary care models we can expect to see in the future and how this will impact the central physician to patient relationships and patient health outcomes, going forward…

• Who is going to provide the primary care of the future and where will primary care be delivered?
• What is the ideal primary care system and is this a realistic vision for the future?
• What current emerging technologies (ie. AI) is primary care likely to use and benefit from in the future, and how will this be reimbursed?
• This change is going to be disruptive to the current system, but how will we encourage acceptance and compliance among stakeholders across the board?
• What can we be doing now to prepare for this change, and how will this future vision benefit patient expectations and patient health outcomes?

Moderated by: Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed
Ali Khan, MD, MPP, FACP. Chief Medical Officer, Value-Based Care Strategy, Oak Street Health
Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA. Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine
Mark Zhang, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rene Villarreal, Lead Director, National Value-Based Care Strategy and Innovation, Aetna (a CVS Health Company)

Chair’s Closing Remarks and End of Day 2

Faisel Syed, MD. National Director of Primary Care, ChenMed
Daniel McCarter, MD, FAAFP. National Director of Primary Care Advancement, ChenMed