Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by cyndynayer in News
The Center has launched a new white paper that will guide you through the basics of value-based designs. Funded through a generous grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, the matrix was developed by the Innovators who guide the Center. Read more and learn more here
Leveraging Health: A Decision Matrix for Value-Based Designs
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by cyndynayer in News, People
The Center has been building a fabulous panel of innovators who are sharing expertise, plan designs, and results. You can learn more about our new members on the Board of Advisors: Michael Jacobs [Buck Consultants], Cindy Johnson [Group Health Cooperative], Frank Johnson [State of Maine], Gregg Kamas [IMA Financial], Jeff Kluever [Journal Communications], and Bruce Sherman MD [Goodyear]. 2009 New Board Advisors
Posted on 12. Jul, 2009 by admin in News, Press Releases
Twenty-two of the nation’s experts in value-based benefit
design (VBBD) convened recently at an Innovators’ Summit,
sponsored by the Center for Health Value Innovation
(www.vbhealth.org), to identify and weigh the 15 macro
levers that drive health improvement and bend the trend of
cost inflation. The goal of the session was to deliver a
decision matrix for priorities to employers, coalitions, and
consultants.
“This senior-level think tank offered its expertise and
guidance, reaching consensus on achieving consumer
engagement and priorities for change,” says Cyndy Nayer,
president and CEO of the Center, noting that a formal report
on these findings will be issued in August 2009. “Their
collective experience in implementing value-based design programs cannot be replicated in any
other forum, and the Center acknowledges their individual contributions with deep gratitude.”
Over a two-day session, Innovators’ Summit stakeholders evaluated the levers of VBBD which
collectively achieve improvement through prevention and wellness, care management, and care
delivery for predictable, replicable heath and financial trends.
Jack Mahoney, M.D., chief medical officer of the Center, and Nayer — both co-founders of the
Center — concur, “The goal of the summit was to bring together the enormous firepower of the
Board of Directors in order to share the learnings of leveraging health for improved economic
stability. As a result, employers will be able to assess their priorities for program adoption, using
the decision matrix that will also be delivered with the Summit results.”
Mike Taylor, M.D., FACP, chairman of the Center, adds, “The Center is committed to providing
these tools and evidence to promote health improvement across the value-chain and drive
economic stability.”
Innovators’ Summit participants include:
Jan Berger, MD, President, Health Intelligence Partners, LLC
Laura Carabello, Principal, CPR Strategic Marketing Communications
Connie Goss, Risk Manager, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Peter Hayes, Director of Associate Health & Wellness, Community Strategy, Hannaford
Supermarkets
Bob Holben, Director, Global Total Rewards & International Human Resources, Gulfstream
Aerospace Corp.
Dave Johnson, MD, MBA, CPE, Regional Medical Director, Premera Blue Cross
Gregg Kamas, Director of Health Risk Management, IMA Financial Group, Inc.
Robert Kritzler, MD, Deputy CMO, Johns Hopkins Health Care, LLC
Roy Lamphier, Vice President of Insurance Programs, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce
Jack Mahoney, MD, CMO, Center for Health Value Innovation
Chris McSwain, Global Director of Benefits, Whirlpool Corp.
Clare Miller, Director, Partnership for Workplace Mental Health / American Psychiatric Foundation
Kavita V. Nair, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado, Denver
Cyndy Nayer, President and CEO, Center for Health Value Innovation
Jerry Reeves, MD, CMO, H.E.R.E.I.U. Welfare Funds
John E. Riedel, CEO, Riedel & Associates Consultants, Inc.
Robert Scully, MD, Senior Medical Director, Health Alliance Medical Plans
Brian Sweet, B.S. Pharm, MBA, Chief Clinical Pharmacy Officer, WellPoint
Michael Taylor, MD, Medical Director for Health Promotion, Caterpillar, Inc., Chairman, Board of
Directors, Center for Health Value Innovation
Albert Tzeel, MD, MHSA, Regional Market Medical Officer, Great Lakes Region Humana, Inc.
Fred R. Williams, Director of Health Benefits Management, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
Raymond Zastrow, MD, FAAFP, President, QuadMed
About The Center for Health Value Innovation
Information Exchange for Value-Based Design
Launched in 2007, The Center for Health Value Innovation is a multi-stakeholder not-for-profit
(501c3) alliance focused on employers that drives the financial value of health dollars.
www.vbhealth.org.
Contacts:
CPR for The Center for Health Value Innovation
Jim Stroh, 201-641-1911 ext. 18
jstroh@cpronline.com
