What's Working ... What's Not ...
and What's Next?

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OCTOBER 13, 2011
7:30-11:30 AM
GRAPPONE CONFERENCE CENTER
CONCORD, NH

The NHBR Health Care Forum

The NHBR Health Care Forum presented by MVP Health Care brings together business leaders from around the state to participate in an engaging and interactive discussion on the changing face of health care and its impact on both the employer and employee.

The Forum is ideal for CEOs, CFOs, human resources professionals, benefits specialists, wellness providers, health insurance brokers, health care providers, health care administrators and clinicians. In addition to hearing from T.R. Reid about how some communities are delivering top-notch care at a lower cost, a panel of experts will explore current benefit trends, enhanced individual consumerism, aggressive incentives, worksite wellness, value-based benefit design and much more.

This year's forum will include:
• Networking breakfast
• Keynote address: 
  T.R. Reid, author, reporter, NPR and PBS correspondent
• Panel discussion
Moderator: 
- Heather Staples Lavoie, principal of Middleway Group and senior project executive for Geneia
Panelists:
- Dr. Allen Hinkle, executive vice president and chief medical officer, MVP Health Care
- Steven Ryder, president/ CEO, True North Networks and The True Nut Company
- Dr. Larry Catlett, founder/CEO, Occupational Medical Consulting and medical director, Cianbro
- Maryanne Keating, program coordinator, Cheshire County HEAL (Healthy Eating & Active Living)
• T.R. Reid "meet the author" and book signing
(Copies of the The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care will be available courtesy of Gibson's Bookstore of Concord.)

 

Keynote Speaker: T.R. Reid
Author, reporter, NPR and PBS correspondent

T. R. Reid has become one of the nation’s best-known reporters through his coverage of global affairs for The Washington Post, his books and documentary films, and his light-hearted commentaries on National Public Radio. At the Washington Post, Reid covered Congress and four presidential campaigns. He has also served as the paper’s bureau chief in Tokyo and in London. As an international reporter, his career has spanned three dozen countries on five continents.

Reid has written and hosted documentary films for National Geographic TV, for PBS, and for the A&E network. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” He has written seven books in English and three in Japanese.

His latest book, The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, was published in the fall of 2009 and quickly became a national best-seller.

Reid's keynote address will focus on his current project, a film that reveals how some U.S. communities have found ways to orchestrate their health care system by acting locally, rather than waiting for Washington to tell them what to do.

Tune in to NHPR on Monday, October 3

T.R. Reid will be live on NHPR's Exchange on Monday, October 3 at 9 a.m.
T.R. Reid will join Laura Knoy on The Exchange to discuss how some U.S. communities have found ways to orchestrate their health care system by acting locally rather than waiting for Washington to tell them what to do. Tune in and learn what's working throughout the country and right here in the Granite State.

2011 Health Care Forum Panelists:

Moderator:

Heather Staples Lavoie, principal of Middleway Group and senior project executive for Geneia, has led initiatives to identify and replicate best practices in health care use and delivery for her clients such as Capital BlueCross, the NH Citizens Health Initiative, UNH and the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Lavoie has received national attention for her leadership in the New Hampshire Medical Home and Accountable Care Organization initiatives, and appeared on CNN for her work with the New Hampshire Health Cost database. She served on the 2010 Health Care Forum panel and rejoins us as moderator for this year’s event. 

Panelists:

Dr. Allen Hinkle, executive vice president and chief medical officer of MVP Health Care and former CMO of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Tufts Health Plan, has overseen clinical quality improvements, population health management programs, pharmacy programs and medical management. Before entering into the managed care field in 1995, Dr. Hinkle, trained in both pediatrics and anesthesia, practiced in Boston at the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.

Steven Ryder, president and CEO of True North Networks and The True Nut Company, is an entrepreneur, extreme volunteer and outdoor enthusiast who has created unique incentives for his employees to get active, be healthy and stay positive. Steven understands the benefit of getting active in order to facilitate creative thinking, which is a major component of the culture he breeds in both businesses.

Dr. Larry Catlett, medical director of Cianbro as well as founder and CEO of Occupational Medical Consulting, a company serving 15 workplace wellness clients and founder of proprietary wellness software. He holds a medical degree in family practice and did his residency at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency in Augusta.

 

Maryanne Keating, program coordinator of Cheshire County HEAL (Healthy Eating & Active Living), assists local businesses with awareness and education on worksite wellness return on investment, as well as offers technical assistance to support policy, environmental changes, projects and programs within the worksite. Maryanne is a Tobacco Treatment Specialist, a member of the Advocates for Healthy Youth and the Cheshire Coalition for Tobacco-Free Communities, and vice president of the Community Connections for Afterschool Networking.

Ticket information

Online registration is now closed.

Walk in registrations are welcome. Please register the morning of this event beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Day of event rate:
Individual: $42
Group (10+ people): $37

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