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Live MEDTALK: Treating Congestive Heart Failure and the Role of Payment Reform
Our new “MEDTalk" events combine medicine, education and delivery reform, in a “TED-Talk” style format. The series will kick off on Wednesday, April 16th with a two-hour webcast. The event will include seven brief talks with experts discussing their experiences in improving care delivery, enhancing patient experience, and experimenting with new payment models for congestive heart failure patients.
We invite you to watch online, and to join the conversation on Twitter by sending any questions to@BrookingsMed, and by using the hashtag #MEDTalk.
During the talk, you’ll hear from three key groups:
PATIENTS
Nearly six million Americans suffer from CHF, and an additional 555,000 are diagnosed with it each year. Lee Satterfield, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge will discuss his experience living with CHF and its impact on his daily life.
PROVIDERS
CHF is a complicated condition that requires care and diligent monitoring by an entire team of specialists. Physicians from the University of Colorado Hospital and Duke University Health System will discuss how they’ve optimized CHF care, and how those innovations aligned with new payment models.
POLICY EXPERTS
CHF is also the leading cause of hospitalizations for adults over 65, and accounts for billions of dollars in annual health care costs. Mai Pham from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will talk about the role of payment reform for CHF care, and the impact it can have on care delivery and costs.
