• Hear perspectives on why employers must modify their approach to benefit program design to meet the needs of today’s workforce and retain talent
• Discuss the importance of implementing holistic health and well-being programs to drive healthy behavior change, improve productivity, and reduce healthcare costs
• Explore novel models to coordinate care, promote healthy lifestyles, and ensure timely access to resources and support for employees and their families

• Identify methods to personalize patient and member engagement strategies to identify opportunities, address barriers, and close care gaps
• Drive cultural change within healthcare organizations to build trust and enable humanized, empathic, and compassionate care
• Adopt an orchestrated multi-channel approach to effectively engage patients/members throughout their healthcare journey
• Understand the role of technology in enabling timely access to resources and reducing communication barriers
• Leverage AI and Machine Learning to predict behaviors and tailor care accordingly
• Develop actionable strategies to elevate the patient experience, engage members, and build long lasting relationships

• Outlook on leveraging partnerships to bring innovation to the US healthcare system amidst current industry challenges
• Examine the current and future state of value-based care
• Discuss recent payer-provider arrangements that are centered around quality and outcomes improvement
• Redefine care delivery: Develop a comprehensive, data-centric, personalized journey for patients and members

• Gain insights in to incorporating inclusivity and equity across all healthcare business lines
• Discuss leadership efforts to create an inclusive environment within the organization as well as among the community
• Leverage community partnerships to deliver quality care to underrepresented groups
• Explore innovative approaches to identify disparities and enhance equity efforts across the care continuum
• Implement actionable strategies to access accurate socioeconomic, demographic, race, ethnicity related data in a timely manner to significantly improve health outcomes

• Hear perspectives on recent innovations in employer-provider partnerships that prioritize quality and value
• Reexamine direct contracts and focus on arrangements that enhance patient experience and outcomes improvement
• Discuss cost control strategies for employers via alternative payment models in telehealth and virtual care
• Explore opportunities in advanced primary care specific arrangements to deliver the right care and eliminate waste

• Gain insight into current digital health trends that focus on bringing care closer to the consumer
• Discuss strategies to implement the right type of digital technology that create seamless experiences for members and patients while building trust
• Learn how to effectively leverage technology to optimize care coordination throughout an individual’s healthcare journey

• Leverage virtual care, digital apps, and RPM to offer continued support to patients, monitor their health, and enhance their engagement with care teams
• Learn how technology including wearables and remote monitoring devices enable patients and caregivers to better manage conditions
• Offer tools to optimize medication adherence, identify gaps, and personalize care

• Examine the state of maternal health, the root causes for disparities, and the lack of awareness of the scope of material health disparities
• Explore recent advocacy and legislative efforts that are addressing maternal health and maternal care disparities
• Delve into recent progress, programs, and partnerships that private and public sector, and community organizations are spearheading to advance maternal care equity
• Discuss efforts to stratify data and develop a material health equity strategy

• Understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences, the pandemic, stigma, and other health risks on treating mental health issues
• Identify and treat trauma-related stressors through creative expression and mindfulness
• Gain insights into how employers and healthcare professionals can establish a framework to help individuals cope and heal
• Discuss the value and importance of taking a proactive approach to address mental health including improved health and well-being, increased productivity, and reduction in overall healthcare costs

• Understand the impact of adverse childhood experiences, the pandemic, stigma, and other health risks on treating mental health issues
• Identify and treat trauma-related stressors through creative expression and mindfulness
• Gain insights into how employers and healthcare professionals can establish a framework to help individuals cope and heal
• Discuss the value and importance of taking a proactive approach to address mental health including improved health and well-being, increased productivity, and reduction in overall healthcare costs

• Learn about the JHM Office of Population Health and its areas of focus to improve health for populations
• Discuss the development of a cross-functional care team as a team-based model of care
• Review the close partnership between the Office of Population Health and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity and their shared focus on promoting healthy equity

• Learn about the JHM Office of Population Health and its areas of focus to improve health for populations
• Discuss the development of a cross-functional care team as a team-based model of care
• Review the close partnership between the Office of Population Health and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity and their shared focus on promoting healthy equity

• Access the right data to take a proactive approach on an individual’s health and well-being
• Discuss the role of data in improving outcomes and delivering the appropriate care tailored to the unique needs of populations including seniors and individuals residing in rural and underserved communities
• Determine the importance of integrating medical and social needs data to improve access to care and sustain health improvement

• Discuss collaborative approaches and partnerships that advance food security, housing stability, and medical transportation access
• Deploy programs that address health inequities through market-driven, community informed solutions that support underserved populations
• Explore data sharing mechanisms and tools utilized by providers and payers to integrate SDoH information into EHRs
• Uncover opportunities to align efforts at the state, local, and community level for greater impact in promoting public health policies and measurable program effectiveness
• Determine how a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Plan can advance care delivery efforts

• Discuss collaborative approaches and partnerships that advance food security, housing stability, and medical transportation access
• Deploy programs that address health inequities through market-driven, community informed solutions that support underserved populations
• Explore data sharing mechanisms and tools utilized by providers and payers to integrate SDoH information into EHRs
• Uncover opportunities to align efforts at the state, local, and community level for greater impact in promoting public health policies and measurable program effectiveness
• Determine how a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Plan can advance care delivery efforts

• Assess the impact of offering benefits that promote equity and inclusivity on overall health and well-being of an individual including their mental and physical health
• Discuss an employer’s role in accelerating efforts to address SDoH and reduce barriers to healthcare access
• Explore the financial and non-financial returns from investing in benefits such as fertility, reproductive, and caregiver benefits

• Gain strategies to support individuals with chronic conditions every step of the way
• Discuss the role of digital tools and applications to proactively communicate with and engage individuals
• Implement a comprehensive strategy by providing access to resources, health coaches, medication, and mental/behavioral health support
• Understand the importance of leveraging medical and SDoH data to determine unique needs, tailor care, and sustain healthy behavior change

• Examine approaches to engage vulnerable populations that are significantly affected by health inequities
• Gain strategies to meet the needs of individuals with chronic conditions
• Leverage partnerships to identify unmet needs and offer long-term support
• Discuss the importance of accessing and analyzing data in a timely manner to provide personalized care and improve health outcomes

• Discover current innovative implementations of AI, VR, and advanced technologies throughout the continuum of care to improve access, quality, and patient satisfaction
• Learn the process and staff expertise required to implement and integrate an advance technology solution
• Discuss future use cases to implement AI, VR, and advanced technologies in research, preventative strategies, and predictive care approaches

• Identify technological and behavioral barriers to digital health implementation in certain populations
• Discuss approaches to increase digital literacy and digital health tools adoption
• Explore federal, state, and local efforts to reduce broadband costs and improve access in underserved areas
• Establish a team of digital health navigators within your workforce to increase digital health adoption and effectiveness

• Understand the alignment on drug pricing, the utility of NADAC, and the influences that drive costs of value-driven pharmacy  
• Examine optimal ways to eliminate wasteful spend, curb rising drug costs, and review the data requirements due to CAA accountability, while moving to personalized medicine 
• Consider if Digital Therapeutics (DTx) should be managed by your PBM 

• Discuss strategies to develop trust with members and patients in communicating and collecting personal health (PHI) and social profiles
• Learn how new payment models in both the public and private sectors incentivize major investments in building core information infrastructure to better manage patient populations

Understand the progress of coding standards to better align coding vocabularies used in EHRs to enable seamless interoperability

• Discuss actionable strategies to enhance the health and well-being of healthcare workers
• Implement programs that prioritize self-care and mental health in the workplace
• Address the workforce shortage crisis by efficiently identifying and meeting the needs of healthcare workers and cultivating a culture of well-being
• Utilize user-friendly tools, technology, and processes to reduce burnout among care teams

• Learn about the purpose, components and benefits of the ACAP SDOH Benchmark Assessment
• Gain an understanding of organizational alignment to develop, implement, and maintain SDOH programs including an overarching SDOH strategy to guide program priorities, business cases, funding and outcomes analyses.
• Discuss screening methods, data collection and analytical tools to assess and measure social risk factors of health plan member populations and non-members in communities served
• Examine approaches to identifying community- based partners including criteria, financial and non-financial arrangements, referral management workflows, and current challenges
• Share the current state of planning for climate change impacts on health plan members and geographic regions served

Several lawsuits have been filed over the past few months against carriers by parties demanding access to their health plan’s claims data, and on February 23, 2023 the Department of Labor (DOL) issues further guidance on the removal of “gag” clauses, meant to facilitate such access, including where and how to file attestations and instructing plans to report carrier noncompliance to its enforcement division. Navigating your Healthcare Plan under the new requirements and transparency has opened the door for huge cost savings for the plan and the participants but ignored, there are significant liabilities.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) is the most significant compliance challenge employers have encountered since the 2009 enactment of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Yet not many are talking about it. This course offers a comprehensive educational program consisting of a certification program for CEO, CFOs, business owners, benefits specialists or other employer fiduciaries tasked with oversight of the plan. Classroom session is hands-on, peer to peer inter-active and forward thinking, using subject experts to facilitate the discussions. The curriculum is informative and relevant, covering essential areas pertaining to the healthcare plan and the new fiduciary duties and responsibilities plan sponsors now have.

The storm is here, and employers, sick of paying more each year in exchange for less, are determined to get healthcare costs under control. The mission of this half day course is to establish a foundation for a prudent process that will reduce organizations liabilities by engaging in conversation of management and oversight of employer sponsored healthcare plan.

The prudent employers will be at the table and the imprudent are on the menu as litigation and enforcement ramp up.

In this Deep Dive Workshop, you will learn:
1. What employers are required to do under the CAA 2021.
2. How to run a Fiduciary Procurement Process on your healthcare plan
3. How to reduce your liabilities, implement cost containment and enhance benefits on your healthcare plan