New York / PRWeb / February 11, 2014 – Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors announce the fifth webinar in a series focusing on emerging trends in population health. The session, “Examining Provider Reimbursement and Payment Models within Emerging Population Health Management Systems,” will highlight recent activities by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), state governments, private payers, and other stakeholders to update or create new provider payment strategies.

Speakers will review key value-based purchasing programs initiatives that can generate shared savings, and explain how provider systems can anticipate and respond to this changing financial landscape.

The complimentary webinar, scheduled for February 26, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. ET, will be led by Joel V. Brill, MD, AGAF, chief medical officer for Predictive Health. Dr. Brill, a prominent expert in coverage and reimbursement methodologies, serves as an advisory to numerous health care industry and provider organizations as a business strategy, quality improvement, and medical management expert.

To register for this must-attend event, click here.

In recent years, public and private payers have revised provider payment strategies with an array of new approaches that include shared-savings, bundled and episode methodologies, and other initiatives. This session will provide an update on emerging clinical, financial and reimbursement issues, including:

• Alternative financial and risk-bearing models;
• Potential impact of CMS payment policies on private sector programs;
• Breaking down silos to redesign care delivery;
• What providers need to consider for transitioning to value-based reimbursement; and
• Updates on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) debate and federal legislation.

Thomas E. Hutchinson, a strategic advisor for EBG Advisors, Inc., will moderate the presentation. Hutchinson has more than 25 years of experience in the private sector and federal government implementing programs and policies that affect Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. He advises clients on a wide range of payment policy and operations issues relating to CMS.

“These sessions offer participants informative and insightful guidance on how population health strategies are transforming the health care paradigm,” says Mark Lutes, member, Epstein Becker Green and EBG Advisors, Inc., in Washington, D.C. “From the Affordable Care Act and data analytics to advancement in Health IT systems, a number of factors are having significant impact on the health care delivery system.”

Thought Leaders in Population Health Speaker Series Overview

The webinar series offers participants informative and insightful guidance on how population health strategies are transforming the health care paradigm as the industry moves towards the measurement and management of integrated delivery systems such as accountable care organizations (ACOs). All previous webinar programs can be viewed online (see below).

The first session, “The Consumer Perspective on Health Care Delivery—Challenging Pre-Existing Notions and Navigating the New Landscape,” featured noted health care communication expert Chuck Alston, senior vice president, director of public affairs, MSL, Washington, D.C. (Publicis’ strategic engagement group), and advisor to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the health care quality portfolio. To download, click here, then scroll to the bottom of the page, insert the password population1 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

The second session, “Assessing the New Mobile Environment—Slaying the Dinosaurs to Achieve Better Population Health,” featured former U.S. Health IT czar, Dr. Robert M. Kolodner. To download, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, insert password pophealth2 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

The third session, “Measuring Success—Evaluating the Clinical and Financial Efficacy of Population Health,” featured Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH, epidemiologist and founder of Trajectory Healthcare, LLC, and co-founder and board chair of the nonprofit organization Population Health Impact Institute. To download, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, insert the following password in the box: pophealth3 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

The fourth session, How Care Management Interventions Can Improve Health: An Examination of Trends, Solutions and Outcomes,” featured two senior staff members with TCS Healthcare Technologies, Deborah Keller, RN, BSN, director of client services; and Pat Stricker, RN, MEd, senior vice president of clinical services. To download, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, insert the following password in the box: pophealth4 and click “Go.” The links for the PDF file and recording will appear at the bottom of the page.

To learn more, log on to www.ebgadvisors.com or click here to register for the fifth session. A Q&A period will follow the webinar, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from a national population health expert.

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About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker Green, P.C., founded in 1973, is a national law firm with approximately 250 lawyers practicing in nine offices located in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Stamford, and Washington, D.C. The firm is uncompromising in its pursuit of legal excellence and client service in these areas of practice: Health Care and Life Sciences, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Corporate Services, and Employee Benefits. Epstein Becker Green was founded to serve the health care industry and has been at the forefront of health care legal developments since 1973. The firm is also proud to be a trusted advisor to clients in the financial services, retail, and hospitality industries, among others, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Our commitment to these practices and industries reflects the founders’ belief in focused proficiency paired with seasoned experience. For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.

About EBG Advisors

EBG Advisors, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy that takes a multi-disciplinary approach to helping health care and life sciences companies navigate the many obstacles they face. EBG Advisors’ reimbursement experts, policy analysts, strategists and other professionals who specialize in providing coordinated guidance and solutions across various segments of the health care industry. For more information, visit www.ebgadvisors.com.