Creating the Business Case for Quality Improvement and Quality Improvement Research

Doubletree Hotel
Crystal City, VA
8:30 am – 5:30 pm

WORKSHOP AGENDA
 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007

8:30 am    Welcome and overview of workshop including objectives and goals -Listen to Audio

Thomas Boat, Forum co-chair
Paul O’Neill, Forum co-chair
Scott Hamlin, Planning committee leader (Bio) (Presentation)

9:00 am    Session 1: The Business Case for Quality and QI Research - Listen to Audio

Herb Fritch, HealthSpring  (Bio) (Presentation)
Steve Spear, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Bio) (Presentation)
James Bagian, Department of Veterans Affairs (Bio) (Presentation)
Gary Kaplan, Virginia Mason (Bio) (Presentation)
Marita Titler, University of Iowa (Bio) (Presentation)

Moderator: Paul O’Neill               

11:30 pm  Working lunch

12:30 pm   Session 2: The Role of Policy Makers - Listen to Audio

Carolyn Clancy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Bio) (Presentation)
Barnett S. Kramer, National Institutes of Health (Bio) (Presentation) 

Moderator: Denise Cardo, CDC

1:50 pm    Break

2:00 pm     Session 3: Research as a Driving Force for QI and Broad Implementation – Listen to Audio

Joel Kupersmith, Department of Veterans Affairs (Bio) (Presentation)
Patrick Romano, University of California, Davis (Bio) (Presentation)
Jeffrey Alexander, University of Michigan (Bio) (Presentation)

Moderator: Lori Melichar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

3:20 pm    Breakout groups

Group 1 Topic Discussion – Developing a value proposition statement
Group 2 Topic Discussion – Effective “intra-organizational” spread of quality improvement gains Group 3 Topic Discussion – Effective “industry-wide” spread of quality improvement gains

4:20 pm    Reports back to group - Listen to Audio

4:45 pm    Wrap-up Session: Creating and Communicating a Value Proposition – Listen to Audio

Moderator: Thomas Boat, Forum co-chair

Issues to be Addressed:
        Who generates the value proposition statement and who is the targeted audience?
        What are the targeted venues of communication?
        Other “next steps” to move forward?

5:30 pm    Adjourn