Optimizing Medication Safety and Healthcare Quality: February 20-21, 2014



USC School of Pharmacy




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This conference will gather national healthcare experts and stakeholders – from providers to industry leaders to government officials – and create a venue for discussion on how to improve healthcare quality.


Pharmacists and nurses who attend the conference may receive continuing education credit from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Continuing Medical Education credit pending.


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By the end of this conference you will be able to:

  • Identify quality and safety gaps in the U.S. healthcare system.
  • Compare methods of measuring healthcare value.
  • List core components of a highly reliable medication use system.
  • Describe proven solutions for achieving the Triple Aim of healthcare reform: better care, better health and lower costs
  • Explain the alignment between Accountable Care Organizations and commercial health plans to achieve comprehensive medication management programs.
  • Describe proven strategies for reducing readmissions through medication-focused services.

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  • Understanding Value-Based Payment Models
    • What’s value?
    • ACOs and Medication Management
  • Addressing High Cost-High Risk Populations
    • Medications and Care Transitions
    • Integrating Clinical Pharmacy Teams in the Medical Home
  • Reaching Patients Where They Live
    • Community Pharmacy Role
    • ROI Using Clinical Pharmacy Call Centers
  • Examining Different Perspectives
    • Align Resources with National Priorities
    • Innovation and Medication-Related Outcomes
    • Providers: Physicians and Clinical Pharmacists Role
    • Possibility for a Highly Reliable Medication Use System


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Leonard D. Schaeffer
Judge Robert Maclay Widney Professor and Chair, USC; Founding Chairman and CEO, WellPoint
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Kermit Crawford, RPh
President, Health and Wellness, Walgreens
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Dennis Wagner, MPA
Co-Director, Partnerships for Patients, CMS Innovation Center
(confirmation pending)

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Terry Olson, MD
Senior Clinical Executive, Heritage ACO
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Geoffrey Joyce, PhD
Health Economist, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
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Mark Loafman, MD
Co-Chair, HRSA Patient Safety & Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative
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Steven Chen, PharmD
Associate Professor, USC School of Pharmacy
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Dennis Helling, PharmD
Executive Director Emeritus, Pharmacy Operations & Therapeutics, Kaiser Permanente (Colorado Region)


For more information please contact:

Cheryl Stanovich
Phone: (323) 442-1738 – Email: stanovic@pharmacy.usc.edu

Kukla Vera
Phone: (323) 442-3497 – Email: kvera@pharmacy.usc.edu

Steven Chen, PharmD
Phone: (323) 442-1556 – Email: chens@usc.edu

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