2025 Philadelphia Regional Meeting Agenda

Mid-Atlantic Region: Eastern PA, NJ, NY Metro
Philadelphia – Museum of the American Revolution
January 24, 2025

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TimeContentSpeaker(s)
9:30 am – 10:00 amRegistration
10:00 am – 10:15 amWelcome and IntroductionRebecca Adkins, SVP Population Health
Jefferson Health
10:15 am – 11:15 amUnderstanding the Basics of Medicaid Contracting in PA, NJ and NYArshad Rahim, MD, CMO & SVP, Population
Health & Clinically Integrated Network
Mount Sinai Health System
11:15 am – 12:00 pmDigital Innovation in Population Health
Efforts

This session will provide an overview of work and results from Atlantic Health’s employment of digital AI empowered practice
assistant in primary care offices, provider and patient feedback, and ability to offload the primary care practice in-basket while increasing patient satisfaction, and improving clinical outcomes.
Thomas Kloos MD VP Atlantic Health System-Retired
James Barr, MD, VP, Physician Value-Based Programs & CMO, Accountable Care Organizations Atlantic Health System
Amy Stevens, GM Provider Performance, Innovaccer
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmLunch and Open Networking
1:00 pm – 2:00 pmSharing Clinical Best Practices in Advanced Care Pathways
This session includes looking at Lehigh Valley’s Patient Partnership Model and Geisinger’s work to reduce admissions and work in the Emergency Room to safely discharge home instead of a hospital bed.
Beth Careyva, MD, Vice-Chair, Value-Based Care, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Cathryn Kelly, LVPG Quality and Value Based Care, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Joann Sciandra, Vice President of Care Coordination and Integration, Geisinger
2:00 pm – 4:00 pmLet’s Talk Post-Acute!
This session will feature four organizations and their work and wisdom in the post-acute space.
 
The session will include a 30-minute peer-to-peer activity
Elizabeth Todd, PT, DPT, Director of Clinical Operations, Delaware Valley ACO
Nadine DeAngelis, RNRegional Transitions Care ManagerPremier Healthcare Mgmt. LLC
Richard Paris, MD, Vice President, Hospitalist & Post Acute Care, Village MD 
Cindy Yeager, Care Gaps & Quality Data Manager, Keystone ACO
Nora Lutz, BSN RN, IWA OP Care Coordinator
Joe Taylor, Senior Vice President; Redeemer Health, President; Community Care Collaborative of PA & NJ
Mark Calderon, MD, Medical Director Integrated Care, Atlantic Health System
4:00 pm – 4:30 pmClosing Remarks Arshad Rahim, MD, CMO & SVP, Population
Health & Clinically Integrated Network
Mount Sinai Health System
4:30 pm – 5:30 pmSponsored ReceptionInnovaccer