Join us in Atlanta on Saturday, April 21, 2012, to discover ways for you and your health care team to coordinate and collaborate into the future of health care.

The health care system is evolving into one that will reduce costs by incenting physicians to provide timely, evidence-based, coordinated care; reimbursing them on the basis of efficiency, quality, and patient outcomes.

Small practices and groups are struggling to adapt to economic credentialing, provider profiling, and financial incentives with unclear boundaries. The specialist is facing being cut by the team; without knowing how the statistics are calculated. The patient and their family must play an active role. The payers must decide what strategy benefits everyone; do clinical outcomes align with performance measures at lower costs?

A team-based approach to care needs coordination among all those involved with the patient (i.e. primary care physician, hospitalist, caregiver, specialist, and case manager) to ensure safe, timely, and smooth transitions throughout the health care continuum.

Join us as we work together to find ways to not only survive, but to thrive, in this business of health care. Our 2012 conference will include case studies from innovative programs around the country that have pioneered models to improve patient care, including:

• Accountable Care Organizations
• The Guided Care Model
• Patient Centered Medical Home
• Coordinated Care
• Readmission Reduction
• Transitions of Care

*Schedule/Topics are tentative and subject to change.

Step up to the plate for your practice and your patients...gain the knowledge and the resources you need to achieve the best possible outcomes.

In 2012, ABQAURP celebrates 35 years of providing the health care quality and patient safety foundation for Nurses, Physicians, Case Managers, Pharmacists, Hospitals, Health Care Systems, Purchasers, and Payers to thrive; especially now in these changing times.

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Paper-Lite Conference
ABQAURP is focusing on the efficiency of membership functions by cutting back on unnecessary use of resources. With this in mind, the conference syllabus will be provided in pdf format available from the conference webpages for easy viewing.

An announcement e-mail will be sent when the syllabus is available with a direct link to a PDF file. Complimentary Wi-Fi will be available in the immediate meeting area during the conference.