2012 Accountable Care and Health IT Strategies Summit January 27-29, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IllinoisSummaryThe 2012 Accountable Care and Health IT Strategies Summit delivers critical insights into the information powered health system that will lay the foundations for clinical improvement, operational and financial efficiencies in Era of Accountable Care. Healthcare providers, payers and ACO Pilots are rapidly determining their organization's strategy to succeed in an Accountable Care setting, a critical part of establishing a successful ACO is to plan and implement the IT systems that will enable the improved workflow, care coordination and support new incentive and payment models. The 2012 Accountable Care and Health IT Strategies Summit is produced in close collaboration with Co-Sponsors The Care Continuum Alliance, Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) and The Advisory Board Company. What you can expectAt the summit, policymakers and leading HIT strategists will provide critical insights into the pathways that any organization will need to take to effectively build an information powered health system amongst ACO Participants to align clinical pathways and incentive models and better understand where the opportunities lie to really inflect patient care and the associated costs of care delivery.Attendees from both the operational and financial planning functions will also have the opportunity to be briefed on the final ACO Regulation, receive leadership presentations from The CMS Innovation Center, Pioneer ACOs, Payers, Commercial ACOs as well as case studies form health systems as to their alignment of IT systems to support both the transition to and future sustainable development in an Accountable Care setting.Immersed in this intensive learning experience you will examine innovative strategies and best practice for managing and implementing information technology and with an appreciation of successful leadership and governance strategies to succeed in the Era of Accountable Care. Attendees Providers: Hospitals and Health Systems, Medical Groups, ACO Pilots, Managed Services Payers: Health Plans and Health Insurance Industry, Health Services, Employers and Third Party Administrators (TPAs) Government: State Health IT, Medicare, Public Health Agencies Health IT Infrastructure: Health Information Exchanges, Regional Extension Centers, Integrators, Vendors and ConsultantsOperations: CIOs, CMIOs, CTOs, COOs, Quality Officers, Innovation Officers, Clinical Informatics, Physician Integration, VP IT, Directors Finance: CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, VPs, Patient Financial Services, Revenue Cycle Management, Financial Services, Information Services, Treasury Operations, ReimbursementPlease go to www.healthcareitconnect.com for more details.--------------------For enquiries regarding registration please contact Victoria Smith at victorias@healthcareitconnect.com or call +1 415 738 8361For enquiries regarding sponsorship please contact Rob Waters at robw@healthcareitconnect.com or call +1 646 873 8809 Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.