ACO ADLS: Baltimore, Maryland
A series of three Accelerated Development Learning Sessions were held in select cities around the country in Minneapolis, MN, San Francisco, CA, and Baltimore, MD. Each Accelerated Development Learning Session (ADLS) was an opportunity for leadership from existing or emerging Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to develop a broad and deep understanding of how to establish and implement core functions to improve care delivery and population health while reducing growth in costs.
The third and final Accelerated Development Learning Session was held at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore, MD, on November 17-18, 2011.
All participants in the Accelerated Development Learning Session were asked to be prepared to:
- Conduct pre-session planning,
- Attend an intensive in-person meeting to jump start ACO formation by identifying shared goals, key challenges, and core competencies,
- Participate in follow-on webinars, and
- Complete a comprehensive ACO implementation plan with year-by-year benchmarks over the next
3 years.
Resources from the Baltimore ADLS held November 17-18, 2011:
- Speaker Biographies
- ACO ADLS Planning Tool (PDF)
- Baltimore ACO ADLS Resources (PDF)
- Faculty Biographies (PDF)
- HRR Data Guide (PDF)
- HRR Report (PDF)
- ACO Implementation Planning Tool (PDF)
- ACO Worksheet Initiative Tracking (PDF)
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Agenda
Portions of the program will be broadcast live via free webcast. To view this webcast, visit www.cms.gov/LIVE during times designated by the "**" below.
Day 1 Morning: Strategy—Goals and Organizational Structure
On the morning of Day 1, participants learned from the real-world experience of ACO leaders who have developed and implemented organizations that perform the functions of an ACO. The experience of three different types of organizations, including an IPA, PHO, and IDS, were presented to illustrate different organizational and governance models that pursue broadly similar goals. The private sector perspective was also presented. The participants left Day 1 with a concrete sense of the hard questions their ACO will need to answer concerning leadership and management functions such as priority setting, decision making, and negotiating provider relationships.
8:00 – 8:15 | Welcome & Introductions** Jonathan Blum, MA | |
8:15 – 9:00 | ACOs and Improving Care for Medicare Beneficiaries** Don Berwick, MD, MPP | |
9:00 – 10:30 | Insights From the Field** Moderator: Richard Baron, MD | |
9:00 – 9:30 | Case Study 1: Building an ACO on the Foundation of an IPA (PDF)** Nancy Boerner, MD, MBA | |
9:30 – 10:00 | Case Study 2: Building an ACO on the Foundation of a PHO (PDF)** Paula Phillippe, MA | |
10:00 – 10:30 | Case Study 3: Building an ACO on the Foundation of an IDS (PDF)** Craig Samitt, MD, MBA | |
10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Break | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Panel Discussion: Common Challenges, Common Solutions/Distinctive Challenges, Distinctive Solutions** All Case Study Presenters Moderator: Richard Baron, MD | |
11:30 – 12:30 | A Private Sector Perspective on ACOs & the Changing Payer-Provider Relationship** Scott Sarran, MD, MM | |
12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch Break |
Day 1 Afternoon: Care Delivery
The afternoon of Day 1 began as a structured series of learning modules related to core competences essential to becoming an ACO. The learning modules reviewed the core competencies for success as an ACO are intended to provide an interactive opportunity for team-based discussion and peer-to-peer learning. Each module was offered in an “A” track and a “B” track. This afternoon’s modules focused on care delivery.
The “A” track generally was of interest to newly forming ACOs comprised of independent providers with limited experience with information sharing and managing shared financial risk.
The “B” track generally was of interest to integrated delivery systems or independent providers with a history of collaboration and experience with shared financial risk.
1:30 – 5:45 | Learning Modules 1 & 2 | |
1:30 – 3:30 | Module 1: Care Delivery – Primary Care & Care Redesign | |
Module 1 "A" Session Faculty: (PDF) Jonathan Sugarman, MD, MPH | Module 1 "B" Session Faculty: (PDF) David Eitrheim, MD | |
3:30 – 3:45 | Afternoon Break | |
3:45 – 5:45 | Module 2: Care Delivery – Coordinating Care and Managing High Risk, High Cost Beneficiaries | |
Module 2 "A" Session Faculty: (PDF) Barbara Spivak, MD | Module 2 "B" Session Faculty: (PDF) Barbara Walters, MD, MBA |
Day 2 Morning: Governance and Health Information Technology
Day 2 began with a discussion of the organizational and governance challenges that developing ACOs must successfully navigate. It also provided insights into ACOs from the patient perspective.
As a continuation of the previous afternoon, Day 2 also continued the series of learning modules related to core competences essential to becoming an ACO. Each module was offered in an “A” track and a “B” track.
7:00 – 8:00 | Breakfast with CMS Staff | |
8:00 – 8:10 | Welcome & Introductions** Rick Gilfillan, MD | |
8:10 – 8:45 | The Patient Experience** Amy Berman, BS, RN Debra Ness, MS | |
8:45 – 9:45 | The Organizational and Governance Challenge of Meeting Needs While Lowering Costs** Jay Want, MD | |
9:45 – 10:00 | Morning Break | |
10:00 – 12:00 | Learning Module 3: Connecting Providers and Health Information Technology | |
Module 3 "A" Session Faculty: (PDF) John Blair, MD, MedAllies & | Module 3 "B" Session Faculty: (PDF) Karen Van Wagner, PhD | |
12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch Break |
Day 2 Afternoon: Putting the Pieces Together and Defining a Path Forward
This afternoon's session 2 concluded the learning modules related to core competences essential success as an ACO.
After the last learning module, the conference concluded with an opportunity for discussion and Q&A with senior CMS staff.
1:00 – 3:00 | Module 4: Risk Sharing, Incentives, and Startup/Capital Needs | |
Module 4 "A" Session Faculty: (PDF) Greger Vigen, MBA | Module 4 "B" Session Faculty: (PDF) Robert Parke, MBA | |
3:00 – 3:15 | Afternoon Break | |
3:15 – 4:15 | Discussion with Senior CMS Staff (PDF) |