Philadelphia, PA – Independence Blue Cross (IBC) chief medical officer Richard L. Snyder, M.D and nationally known expert on patient centered care, is speaking at two upcoming health conferences in Philadelphia/here, addressing some of the key issues in health care including patient centered medical homes and the value of coordinated primary care and encouraging more informed and engaged patients to manage their care. These conferences attract a diverse group of business and health leaders including employers, health plans, practicing physicians and hospital executives, and government agencies, all with the common goal of transforming health care in the United States.
Philadelphia Health IT Circle
Thursday, March 14, 2014
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Independence Blue Cross
1901 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
Accountable Care: A Moral and Social Imperative
Sixth Medical Home Conference
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Patient Centered Medical Home and the Industrial Complex
Dr. Snyder discusses what factors drive a primary care practice in the transformation to a medical home, including economic incentives, program design and increased patient and physician satisfaction. He will review the results of IBC’s medical home studies into quality and cost savings among the medical homes in its network and new product designs the company is creating to enhance care coordination in the region.
About Independence Blue Cross
Independence Blue Cross is the leading health insurer in southeastern Pennsylvania. With our affiliates, we serve more than 7.5 million people nationwide, including 2.2 million in the region. For more than 75 years, we have been enhancing the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve by delivering innovative and competitively priced health care products and services; pioneering new ways to reward doctors, hospitals, and other health care professionals for coordinated, quality care; and supporting programs and events that promote wellness. To learn more about how we’re changing the game, visit www.ibx.com. Connect with us on Facebook at ibx.com/facebook and on Twitter at @ibx. Independence Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Independence Blue Cross
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