NCQA Announces Keynote Speakers for 2024 Health Innovation Summit

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2024 (Newswire.com) - The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced today the keynote speakers for the 2024 Health Innovation Summit, taking place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN, October 31 – November 2, 2024. The Summit aims to accelerate quality improvement and connects senior leaders and decision-makers from America’s largest health plans, health systems, providers, health IT providers, and policymakers to improve health care.

The 2024 Health Innovation Summit will feature 16 keynote speakers, including health plan leaders, clinical care innovators, policymakers and others. Former Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and author of “Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care” Susannah Fox will provide the closing keynote on the next wave of innovation in health and health care, and Robert Pearl, MD, will join NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane for a fireside chat discussing how the health care industry is engaging to build the right standards and measurement systems for AI’s impact on quality. Other 2024 Health Innovation Summit keynote speakers include:

Digital Quality:  

• Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney
• Rebecca Jacobson, MD, CEO and President, Astrata
• Daniel A. Kuzmanovich, Managing Director and Expert Partner, Advisory Board
• Farzad Mostashari, MD, CEO, Aledade
• Khah Nguyen, CEO, Cozeva
• J. Marc Overhage, Staff VP Health Informatics MD, Elevance Health

Health Equity: 

• Tosan Boyo, MBA, President – East Bay Market Sutter Health
• Bryan Buckley, DrPH, MPH, MBA, Head of Public Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield 
• Camille Burnett, PhD, VP, Health Equity, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Daniel Dawes, JD, SVP, Global Health and Founding Dean, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College
• LaShawn McIver, MD, SVP and Chief Health Equity Officer, AHIP
• Victor Wu, Chief Medical Officer, TN Division of TennCare

Value-Based Care:

• Wilson Gabbard, Vice President, Quality and Condition Management, Advocate Health

The 2024 session formats range from pre-conference workshops, meet the experts, and peer-to-peer conversations. Additionally, the Quality Conversations are made possible through the support of Diamond Sponsors, including AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust.

“The 2024 Health Innovation Summit features four foundational themes - equity, digital quality, behavioral health, and value-based care - that are vital to achieve high-quality health care for all,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “For anyone in health care looking to connect with quality-minded organizations, explore data solutions, and discover next-generation technologies designed to improve all aspects of health care delivery, the Health Innovation Summit is the place to be.

The 2024 Summit will feature more than 60 sessions covering a range of health care quality topics, with themes spanning value-based care, health equity, digital quality solutions and behavioral health. The Summit also offers 15 continuing education unit points for PCMH CCEs.

To view the list of more than 100 speakers, full conference agenda and registration information, visit www.ncqasummit.com. 

About NCQA

NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA Accredits and Certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS^®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make informed health care choices. NCQA can also be found at Twitter/X @ncqa and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncqa.

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Source: National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)