2025 Philadelphia Regional Meeting Agenda

Mid-Atlantic Region: Eastern PA, NJ, NY Metro
Philadelphia – Museum of the American Revolution
January 24, 2025

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TimeContentSpeaker(s)
9:30 am – 10:00 amRegistration and Breakfast (optional)
10:00 am–10:15 amWelcome and IntroductionRebecca Adkins, SVP Population Health
Jefferson Health
10:15 am–11:15 amUnderstanding the Basics of Medicaid Contracting in PA, NJ and NY
11:15 am – 12:00 amBreak
10:45am-12:00 pmDigital Innovation in Population Health
Efforts

This session will provide an overview of work and
results from Atlantic Health’s employment of digital AI empowered practice
assistant in primary care offices, provider and patient feedback, and ability
to offload the primary care practice inbasket while increasing patient
satisfaction, and improving clinical outcomes.

Thomas H Kloos MD VP Atlantic Health System-Retired
MSO Consultant Thomas Dwyer
James Barr, MD, VP, Physician Value-Based Programs & CMO, Accountable Care Organizations Atlantic Health System
12:00 pm-1:00 pmLunch and Open Networking
1:00 pm-2:00 pmSharing clinical best practices in advanced care pathways. These include looking at Lehigh Valley’s Patient Partnership Model and Geisinger’s work to reduce admissions and work in the Emergency Room to safely discharge home instead of a hospital bed.Beth A Careyva, MD  Vice Chair, Value Based Care, Family Medicine Primary Care, Family Medicine, LVHN
Cathryn Kelly, LVPG Quality and Value Based Care, LVHN
Joann Sciandra, Vice President of Care Coordination and Integration, Geisinger
2:00 pm-4:00 pmLet’s Talk Post-Acute!
This session will feature four organizations and their work and wisdom in the post-acute space.
 
The session will include a 30-minute peer-to-peer activity
Elizabeth Todd, PT, DPT, Director of Clinical Operations, Delaware Valley ACO
Richard T. Paris, MD,Vice President, Hospitalist & Post Acute Care, Village MD, 
Cindy Year,  Care Gaps & Quality Data Manager, Keystone ACO,
Nora Lutz, BSN RN, IWA OP Care Coordinator
4:00 pm – 4:30 pmClosing Remarks Arshad Rahi, MD, CMO & SVP, Population
Health & Clinically Integrated Network
Mount Sinai Health System
5:30 pm-6:30 pmSponsored ReceptionArshad Rahi, MD, CMO & SVP, Population
Health & Clinically Integrated Network
Mount Sinai Health System