NYAPRS Note: Have you stayed connected after the NYAPRS Executive Seminar? Take the time to review powerpoints from the sessions and remind yourself of the takeaways from the event. As we continue to offer you the most helpful information we can, please see below the next two webinars for our MRLC. And stay tuned for more face to face forums on topics of interest as they unfold.
As always, NYAPRS is pleased to be able to offer these timely and informative webinars and forums for our members. The MRLC is a special Members only benefit. If you are not a member and would like to learn more about MRLC and other member-only benefits, please contact mary@nyaprs.org .
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May 18, 2015, 2:00pm-3:00pm
“Patient” Activation Measure: Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Costs. (registration to be sent in May)
Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements require the participation of activated and informed consumers. Dr. Hibbard will describe a process for conceptualizing and operationalizing what it means to be “activated” and delineate the process used to develop a measure for assessing activation.
Presenter: Judith Hibbard, Dr.PH, Senior Researcher and Emeritus Professor, University of Oregon.
Dr. Hibbard has focused her research on consumer choices and behavior in health care with a particular interest in approaches that give consumers knowledge and control over their health and health care. Dr. Hibbard is the lead author of the “Patient Activation Measure”, used worldwide by researchers and practitioners to measure an individual’s knowledge and skill for self-management.
June 17, 2015, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Future Proofing your Agency: Managing through Informed Decision Making (registration to be sent in June)
Preparing yourself for the unknown takes not just preparation but the development of a plan. In this webinar we’ll focus on creating an agency specific strategy to both ready yourself for managed care and Medicaid reform and also discuss strategies to help you manage through the unknown times ahead. Providers from around the state will share their experiences of how they have begun to meet the challenge of preparing for the paradigm shift before us.
Presenters: David Bucciferro, Senior Consultant, Foothold Technology.
Agency Representatives TBA
David Bucciferro joined Foothold Technology after more than 25 years at NYSOMH, most recently serving as the Director of the Rehabilitation Services Unit. He brings a visionary yet practical insight into program development, budgeting, performance management, and compliance. At Foothold, David shares his experience and expertise with providers and governments across the country, with an emphasis on best practices for data collection and evaluations. David also shares his expertise with State providers as a consultant with NYAPRS.
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