Spring 2008 CHMR Meeting

Center for Health Management Research
Wyndham Hotel - Chicago, IL
May 22-23, 2008

                               Thursday, May 22, 2008
Lakeshore Ballroom East, 3rd floor
7:45-8:15am Continental Breakfast
8:15-9:15am  Opening Remarks and Introductions
~ Doug Conrad, PhD, Tom Rundall, PhD
9:15-9:30am  HRET Update and Meeting Objectives
~ John Combes, MD, Nadine Caputo, MS
9:30-10:30am A New CHMR Research Model: Sharing Data on Comparative Effectiveness
~ Lawton R. Burns, PhD, The Wharton School, UPENN
~ Reactor Panel: Jeff Etchason, MD, Ian Leverton, MD
10:30-11:00am 

Break
11:00-12:00pm "Effective Responses to Market Entry by Specialty Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers"
~ Lawton R. Burns, PhD
~ Guy David, PhD, The Wharton School, UPENN
~ Lorens A. Helmchen, PhD, The University of Illinois
   at Chicago
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:15pm  Intersecting Policy and Research Priorities for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making
~ Ellen Pryga, American Hospital Association
~ Irene Fraser, PhD, AHRQ
2:15-5:00pm

Finalist Research Proposals on “Electronic Health Records/Electronic Medical Records
~ Doug Conrad, PhD, Moderator

  • "Electronic Medical Records and Nurse Staff: Best Practices and Performance Impacts"
    ~ Michael F. Furukawa, PhD, Arizona State University

  • "Evidence-Based Best Practices to Maximize Physician Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems in Ambulatory Settings"
    ~ Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, Ohio State University
5:00-5:30pm  Final Selection of Research Proposals
~ Tom Rundall, PhD, Moderator
5:30pm  Adjournment
6:15pm  Dinner - Bice Ristorante, 158 East Ontario, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL Phone: (312) 664-1474
Friday, May 23
Lakeshore Ballroom East, 3rd floor
8:00-8:30am Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:45am

CHMR Strategic Direction
~ Nadine Caputo, MS, Doug Conrad, PhD,
   Tom Rundall, PhD

Member feedback on challenges facing CHMR's future in a rapidly changing healthcare market. Discussion will focus on the following issues:

  • Responding to the varied needs of different CHMR members;
  • Increasing member engagement;
  • Member development strategies focusing on program value, member recruitment and retention.
9:45-10:00am Break
10:00-11:00am

Payment for Quality Programs for Physicians and Hospitals: Strategies to Enhance Engagement
~ Doug Conrad, PhD
~ Stephen Grossbart, PhD, Catholic Health Partners
~ CHMR Reactor Panel: Mike Kern, MD,
   Jose Santiago, MD
11:00-11:15am

Key Messages and Next Steps
~ Nadine Caputo, MS
11:15am 

Adjournment