CQC 2008 Events

The 2008 CQC program has several strategies to engage all physician groups, regardless of care management capabilities, to improve care and build stronger partnerships between plans, groups, and physician practices.

Here is a list of our current and upcoming events:

Optimizing Performance Skills Set Workshops

Engaging Physicians in the Objectives of the Organization
May 6, 2008 – San Gabriel Hilton
9:30 am - 4:00 pm

This workshop will examine barriers to implementing programs across physician groups and IPA networks and review strategies to improve engagement with physicians. The session is designed to give for organizational leaders greater insight into how to stimulate change among practicing physicians. We will address the key motivators for physicians, some of which are not entirely consistent with medical group goals. The session will look at how to frame organizational goals and objectives in terms meaningful and attractive to physicians. The session will also explore how to make use of existing staff departments to influence physician engagement – such as utilizing network management, offering financial incentives, and revising contract language.

Faculty:

Edward O'Neil, PhD, MPA, FAAN, Professor and Director, Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco
Neil Solomon, MD, Clinical Director, California Quality Collaborative, President, NAS Consulting

Delivering Improvement in Complex Organizations
May 15, 2008 – Anaheim Hilton

9:30 am - 4:00 pm

This interactive workshop is designed to provide organizational leaders and improvement practitioners with practical implementation tools and techniques. This master class focuses on deepening your understanding of how groups and individuals can best be helped to deliver improvements in complex clinical settings.

Faculty:

Sarah Fraser, PhD, President, Sarah Fraser & Associates, LTD.
Sharon Katz, RN, ND, Vice President of Medical Management, Mills Peninsula Medical Group

Cost per workshop: CQC encourages you to send teams from your organization to these workshops but welcomes individual participants.
Individual - $150.00
Team (2-5 participants) - $250.00

**Scholarships are available to select groups throughout the state of California**

Implementing Advanced Access Teleconference Series

The Implementing Advanced Access series consists of teleconferences and web-casts on the following topics:

Teleconference 1: Physician Group Options for Implementing Advanced Access

April 2, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Teleconference 2: Assessing Readiness of Practices and Preparing Practices for Change

April 16, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Teleconference 3: Implementing at the Practice Site

April 30, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Teleconference 4: Maintaining and Expanding Access Improvements

May 14, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Faculty:

Neil Solomon, MD, Clinical Director, California Quality Collaborative

Cost: $150.00 per organization (unlimited lines) and free to participants of the Improving Patient Experience Collaborative.

Chronic Disease Learning Exchanges

This free learning exchange series is covering COPD management and Depression. CQC is offering 3 teleconferences and 2 FREE on-site learning sessions throughout 2008.

Teleconference 1: COPD Disease Management - Overview and Planning Strategies
April 18, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00pm
On-Site Learning Exchange: COPD Disease Management and Depression Disease Management
May 13, 2008 – Ontario, CA
- Morning Session - 9:00 am - 12:30 pm: COPD Disease Management - Population-based Care, One Patient at a Time
- Afternoon Session - 1:30 - 5:00 pm: Depression Disease Management - Evidence-Based Care

You are welcome to attend the entire day or either session. Lunch is provided. Registration is limited.

Faculty:

Stuart Levine, MD, Corporate Medical Director, HealthCare Partners
David Tinkelman, MD, Vice President, Health Initiatives, National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Denver, Colorado

Resources:

COPD Presentations and Materials

Depression Presentations and Materials

For more information or to sign up for teleconferences/programs, contact Amy Rassbach at arassbach@pbgh.org

Current Programs

Improving Patient Experience Collaborative

Improving Efficiency Collaborative

Inland Quality Collaborative

Disease Management Coordination

Past Programs

Optimizing Performance Series

Optimizing EHR Implementation