BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Association of Health Care Journalists - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Association of Health Care Journalists X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://healthjournalism.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Association of Health Care Journalists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T154448Z CREATED:20231103T155125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154448Z UID:25984-1407286800-1407286800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:What’s Next for Covering the Affordable Care Act DESCRIPTION:The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism presents a free webinar\, “What’s Next in Covering the Affordable Care Act.” Tami Luhby\, senior writer for CNNMoney\, guides journalists in identifying local story ideas while covering the Affordable Care Act\, and provides tips for accessing sources online and in-person. Attend either one-hour session at 12 p.m. or 4 p.m. ET. Register at the main webinar page. \nDate & time:Aug. 6\, 12 p.m. or 4 p.m. ET  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/whataes-next-for-covering-the-affordable-care-act/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140806T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155954Z CREATED:20231103T155210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155954Z UID:25988-1407286800-1407286800@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Insurance Network Adequacy Briefing for Reporters DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Health Reform will host a briefing for journalists\, 8:30-10 a.m. ET at the National Press Club\, on network adequacy. \nAs more health insurers use narrow networks and exclusive networks to control costs\, consumers have become concerned about whether their physicians and hospitals of choice will participate in the networks they choose. \nAddressing the briefing will be Joel Ario\, managing director at Manatt Health Solutions and former director of the HHS Office of Health Insurance Exchanges; Michael Chernew\, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School; and Ted Nickel\, Wisconsin insurance commissioner. \nRSVP to Marilyn Serafini at mserafini@allhealth.org or 202-789-2300. \nFor reporters outside Washington\, D.C.\nOn-air: The briefing will air live on C-SPAN 2 at 8:30 a.m. ET. \nTwitter: Follow the briefing #NetworkAdequacy  \nCall-in information: If you cannot make it in person\, you may call in. The call will be listen only. However\, if you have a question\, you can email it before or during the event to questions@allhealth.org or tweet the question using the hashtag #NetworkAdequacy. The call-in number is 800-706-9230 (Event name is “Alliance for Health Reform”)  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/insurance-network-adequacy-briefing-for-reporters/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140807T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140807T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155953Z CREATED:20231103T155210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155953Z UID:25987-1407373200-1407373200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:The State of Health Information Technology Adoption & The Nation's Health Information Infrastructure DESCRIPTION:Please join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the unveiling of this crucial annual report on the state of health information technology (HIT) adoption and discussion of its many implications. You’ll also hear recommendations on HIT infrastructure included in an influential report released by JASON\, an independent scientific advisory group that consults to the U.S. government on science and technology. Add your perspective to those of health care providers\, policy thought-leaders and federal government representatives collectively responsible for creating an environment that fosters HIT adoption and transforms US health care. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nKaren B. DeSalvo\, M.D.\, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology \n\n\nAshish Jha\, M.D.\, Harvard School of Public Health \n\n\nJulia Adler-Milstein\, Ph.D.\, University of Michigan \n\n\nJohn D. Halamka\, M.D.\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; U.S. Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel \n\n\nSallie Keller\, Ph.D.\, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute  \n\n\nChristine Cassel\, M.D.\, National Quality Forum; President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology \n\n\nDavid McCallie\, M.D.\, CommonWell Health Alliance; Cerner Medical Informatics Institute \n\n\nMichael Painter\, M.D.\, J.D.\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nSusan Dentzer\, senior policy adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  \n\n\nHealth Affairs will publish two online papers featuring the work of Ashish Jha\, Julia Adler-Milstein and colleagues\, in conjunction with this event. \nDate & time:Aug. 7\, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nPlace:Washington Court Hotel525 New Jersey Ave.\, NWWashington\, DC 20001 \nRSVP:Please email Will Walters at wwalters@gymr.com or call 202-745-5068. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-state-of-health-information-technology-adoption-the-nations-health-information-infrastructure/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140813T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140813T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155952Z CREATED:20231103T155212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155952Z UID:25990-1407891600-1407891600@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Briefing: What Large Employers are Planning for 2015 DESCRIPTION:The National Business Group on Health will host a press briefing on Wednesday\, Aug. 13\, 10-11 a.m. ET in the Bloomberg Room at the National Press Club to discuss the results of its annual survey of large employers on health care benefit costs and changes in plan design. NBCH President and CEO Brian Marcotte will explain what employers expect to pay for health insurance next year and how employers are revising their benefit plans. \nJournalists outside of Washington\, D.C.\, can view the briefing remotely. Contact Ed Emerman at eemerman@eaglepr.com or 609-275-5162 for more information. URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/briefing-what-large-employers-are-planning-for-2015/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140814T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140814T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155952Z CREATED:20231103T155209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155952Z UID:25985-1407978000-1407978000@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Webcast: How value-based insurance design breaks down barriers to care DESCRIPTION:Watch a recording of this webcast.\nSpeaker’s presentation\n\n\nA. Mark Fendrick\, M.D. \n\n\nResources\n\n\nInsurance: Resources in AHCJ’s core topic area \n\n\nCenter for Value-Based Insurance Design \n\n\n@UM_VBID on Twitter \n\n\nSubscribe to the V-BID e-newsletter \n\n\n\nMark Fendrick\, M.D.\, the director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) at the University of Michigan\, will explain the principals of VBID and why this strategy is important for consumers. Most health insurers do not use VBID when implementing cost-sharing strategies with consumers. Instead they use what Fendrick calls a “one-size-fits-all approach\,” such as high copayments and high-deductible health plans. \nYet\, these cost-sharing strategies can be a financial barrier to care for low-income patients who have chronic illnesses and thus need access to low-cost medications and medical services. When such financial barriers are reduced\, the result is increased patient compliance with physicians’ recommendations\, Fendrick says. \nDuring the webcast\, Fendrick will explain the concept of VBID and discuss why a bill\, just introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives\, is needed to allow the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to start a VBID demonstration project for members of Medicare Advantage plans. Insurance core topic leader Joe Burns will discuss story ideas and resources for reporting with Fendrick. \n \nMark Fendrick\, M.D. \nJoseph Burns URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-how-value-based-insurance-design-breaks-down-barriers-to-care/ CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T010000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140822T010000 DTSTAMP:20231109T155951Z CREATED:20231103T155211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T155951Z UID:25989-1408669200-1408669200@healthjournalism.org SUMMARY:Bundled Payments for Oncology: Creating Value-Based Episodes of Care DESCRIPTION:Aug. 22\, 1-2:30 p.m. ET \nAnnual spending for cancer treatment in the U.S. is set to reach $184 billion by 2020. The large and growing bill has raised concerns that fee-for-service payments for oncology are promoting over-treatment and use of more expensive drugs irrespective of patient benefit. With cancer rates projected to rise steeply in the next two decades\, this is a critical time to improve efficiency and standardize quality in oncology services\, and many see episode-based bundled payments as a promising strategy. \nThis webinar\, developed jointly by NIHCM Foundation and the Center for American Progress\, will cover the following topics: \n\nthe latest cost and quality issues in oncology\, including missed opportunities in care coordination and end-of-life care\nan overview of the framework for episodic payment bundles developed by a consortium of oncologists\, public and private payers\, and patient groups\nthe use of bundled payments in Medicare\, and how CMS might approach reforming payment for oncology services\na health plan collaboration with a leading oncology provider group to develop episodes of care with a focus on improving quality\n\nSpeakers:  \n\nEzekiel Emanuel\, University of Pennsylvania\nPatrick Conway\, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services\nGlenn Pomerantz\, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey\nAndrew Pecora\, Regional Cancer Care Associates\n\nA draft agenda is available. Registration for this free webinar will remain open until 10 a.m. ET on August 22nd.       \n  URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/bundled-payments-for-oncology-creating-value-based-episodes-of-care/ CATEGORIES:None END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR