Upcoming Events

The Medical Director Leadership Institute is a six-month virtual program that provides healthcare leaders with critical skills to thrive in their role, achieve organizational goals, and manage during times of uncertainty. The program features a half-day interactive and didactic session at the beginning of each month followed by an hour-long coaching call mid-month. Designed and taught by medical directors and healthcare leaders, this program equips participants with concrete tools, strategies, and techniques to tackle the challenges and uncertainties ahead.

This event brings together hundreds of people from across the country (employers, coalition leaders, and other healthcare stakeholders) to learn and network with one another and discover effective approaches to managing their overall healthcare strategy. Who attends?   Employers (senior leaders in benefits, HR, finance, healthcare strategy), business coalition leaders, policymakers, and other stakeholders from across the country. Why attend? Pause and Recharge. The Annual Forum offers an outstanding opportunity to pause and recharge after 18 months of relentless change that's showing no sign of abatement. Tackle the Challenges of our Times. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. healthcare system was in crisis with higher costs and poorer outcomes than any of the 11 wealthiest countries, despite spending the most. Learn from the Experts. National and international thought leaders share actionable ideas for adopting and optimizing proven and emerging healthcare and benefits trends to drive sustainable change. Collaborate with Peers. Attendees have the influence, commitment and resources to drive shared priorities and alter the trends that will drive our realities for the next decade or more.

Family physicians are trained to treat patients of all ages and genders, for any clinical condition in any care setting. Consequently, they are the most prevalent physician specialty in rural America. Drs. Lars Peterson and Davis Patterson will present work on the training of family physicians in rural areas, the family physician workforce distribution, and rural/urban differences in scope of practice. Registration is free and required. Attendance of the live webinar is limited to 500 persons. If you are unable to attend, you will be able to access the recording, archived on the Gateway website.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recruiting healthcare professionals to join a 7-month ECHO for pediatricians, pediatric specialists, and others who provide medical care to children with spina bifida to increase knowledge, skills and self-efficacy regarding effective strategies and best practices in promoting successful transitional care services and transitional care programs. Practices will engage in the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model, a telementoring platform that leverages video conference technology to connect experts with primary care teams in local communities, fostering an “all teach, all learn” approach. Who should apply: Spina bifida Clinic Teams Primary Care Providers who care for children with spina bifida Adult care providers who care for patients with spina bifida Pediatric specialists who care for children with spina bifida Benefits of participating: Improve transition care for youth with spina bifida to the adult care system Increase knowledge regarding best practices for successful transitional care services and formal transitional care programs for children with spina bifida. Network and problem-solve with others Participating pediatricians will have the opportunity to earn American Board of Pediatrics Part 2 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit (pending approval) as well as continuing education credits The first ECHO session will be held November 10, 2021. ECHO sessions will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:00 a.m. CT with adjustments for the holidays from November 10, 2021-May 25, 2022

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recruiting up to 50 healthcare professionals to join a 7-month ECHO with the goal of increasing their skills and knowledge of emerging therapies and updated care considerations for children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Practices will engage in the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model, a telementoring platform that leverages video conference technology to connect experts with primary care teams in local communities, fostering an “all teach, all learn” approach. Who should apply: DMD Clinic Teams Primary care providers who care for children with DMD Pediatric specialists who care for children with DMD Occupational/physical therapists who care for children with DMD Benefits of participating: Improve access to quality care for patients affected by DMD. Increase knowledge regarding emerging therapies for management of DMD. Increase knowledge of updated care considerations for children with DMD. Network and problem solve with others Participating pediatricians will have the opportunity to earn American Board of Pediatrics Part 2 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit (pending approval) as well as continuing education credits The ECHO sessions will occur on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month November 3, 2021-May 11, 2022, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. CT via Zoom.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recruiting healthcare professionals to join a 7-month ECHO for pediatricians, pediatric specialists, and others who provide medical care to children with spina bifida to increase knowledge, skills and self-efficacy regarding effective strategies and best practices in promoting successful transitional care services and transitional care programs. Practices will engage in the ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model, a telementoring platform that leverages video conference technology to connect experts with primary care teams in local communities, fostering an “all teach, all learn” approach. Who should apply: Spina bifida Clinic Teams Primary Care Providers who care for children with spina bifida Adult care providers who care for patients with spina bifida Pediatric specialists who care for children with spina bifida Benefits of participating: Improve transition care for youth with spina bifida to the adult care system Increase knowledge regarding best practices for successful transitional care services and formal transitional care programs for children with spina bifida. Network and problem-solve with others Participating pediatricians will have the opportunity to earn American Board of Pediatrics Part 2 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit (pending approval) as well as continuing education credits The first ECHO session will be held November 10, 2021. ECHO sessions will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 10:00-11:00 a.m. CT with adjustments for the holidays from November 10, 2021-May 25, 2022

The Medical Director Leadership Institute is a six-month virtual program that provides healthcare leaders with critical skills to thrive in their role, achieve organizational goals, and manage during times of uncertainty. The program features a half-day interactive and didactic session at the beginning of each month followed by an hour-long coaching call mid-month. Designed and taught by medical directors and healthcare leaders, this program equips participants with concrete tools, strategies, and techniques to tackle the challenges and uncertainties ahead.

The annual conference will be an in-person event featuring some of the nation’s leading healthcare executives, policy experts, and physicians at the forefront of the value-based care movement. This 3-day meeting offers an exciting lineup of speakers, networking opportunities, and access to products and services for healthcare organizations.   The program includes sessions on primary care and value-based payment systems, in-home medical care delivery, physician compensation reimbursement models, population health, health inequities, and direct contracting models, to name a few. Here are a few keynote speaker highlights: Whither Haven? Welcome JPMorgan: Where Large Employers Are Headed, with Dan Mendelson, CEO of Morgan Health at JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Founder and Former CEO of Avalere Health Preventable: The Inside Story of the U.S. Coronavirus Response, with Andy Slavitt, Board Chair of United States of Care, former Acting Administrator of CMS, and author of the new book, PREVENTABLE: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response. A Conversation with Charity Dean, with Charity Dean, MD, MPD&TM, CEO and Co-Founder of The Public Health Company, and the subject of best-selling author Michael Lewis’s newest book, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.

The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN) was created to bring together partners in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to transform the nation’s healthcare system to one that emphasizes high-quality, efficient, and affordable care via alternative payment models (APMs). Since its inception in 2015, decision-makers from these stakeholder groups have worked together through the LAN to align efforts, capture best practices, disseminate information, and apply lessons learned to advance their shared goal for a revitalized healthcare system that works for everyone. The LAN Summit has been instrumental in bringing physicians, payers, government leaders, professional associations, academic leaders, consultants, patient advocacy representatives, and other healthcare thought leaders together for a dynamic schedule of networking, robust discussions, and knowledge exchange that fosters collaboration and collective action. The goal of the LAN generally and the LAN Summit specifically remains to collaborate and act on strategies to accelerate the transition to innovative, patient-centric payment models by focusing on equity and access, high-quality, affordable care, engagement of patients, and reduced provider burden. Registration coming soon at the link provided.