Center Call Agenda, Wednesday, February 4th, 3:00 PM EST

• Update 5 Purchaser’s Guide Webinars to be conducted in next 7 months
  • December 2nd 3:00-4:00PM  USCC  (closed)  Michael Bailet and Colorado Pilot site - COMPLETED 
  • January 28th 3:00-4:00PM COMPLETED
  • February 25th 3:00-4:00PM NBCH, NFIB, Union Coalitions, UAW, AFL CIO, SEIU(open to all comers)
  • March TBD Employee Benefits Organazations (Mercer, Buck Consulting, Aon, Deloitte, PWC, Watson-Wyatt), Retailers, NAM, HR Policy, BRT, Taft Hartley
  • April TBD City, State, County, OPM (Federal)

• Presentation - Bob Tavares, VP Care Management, Emmi Solutions, LLC will present to the Center "The Power of Conversation. Emmi Program: Introduction to the Medical Home".  PowerPoint presentation is attached at the bottom of the agenda.  The Center is pleased to have Bob Tavares speak regarding the work done by Emmi Solutions in developing a understandable and comprehensive method to communicate the benefits of the medical home concept to consumers.

VI. Other Purchaser Guide Dissimination Oppurtunites

• Robert F. Graboyes, PhD, Senior Health Advisor at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is interested in participating in one of the upcoming webinars.  Please contact: Email: bob.graboyes@nfib.org. Phone number: 202-554-9000 
• Shane Canfield, Executive Director of the Council on Employee Benefits, is interested in a peer-to-peer company phone call regarding the Purchaser Guides, instead of a webinar.  Email Address: scanfield@ceb.org. Phone number: 703-549-6025.

V. Center for Health Benefit Redesign and Implementation Collaboration with the Center for Multi-Stakeholder Demonstration

• Rob Dribbon will speak to the group about an upcoming Center for Multi-Stakeholer Demonstration (CMD) meeting.  Possible participation from our Center with the CMD is encouraged. 

VI.  Discussion on drafting model letters on benefits of primary care

• The Center would like to draft a model letter detailing the general benefits of primary care from employers to their employees.  Below find several resources from:
• American Academy of Family Physicians
  • www.aafp.org/value
  • www.familydoctor.org
• American College of Physicians: please click here.

VII.  Create "Buyers Resource Center" to include: Best Practices, Buying Criteria, Consumer Engagement Tools, Purchaser Guide (and materials), Lessons Learned, "Toolkit" to support successful program evaluations/ employer engagement.

VIII.  Create a FAQ document

IX.  Purchaser Guide Summary (one page) - Create "Cheat Sheet" - Draft for all to review is attached.  (Draft created by Foong-Khwan Siew)

X. Communication Material on PCMH -Employer-Employee Communication Draft on PCMH; Model language that employers can use to educate employees on the PCMH. (Initial Draft attached).

XI. Produce a Key Membership List for the Center and work to encourage participation.

XII. Call Schedule

New Call-in Number is 712-432-3900     Passcode is 471334     Moderator code is 406354
Bi-weekly - Wednesday, 3 PM EST - 2/4, 2/18, 3/4, 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 4/29, 5/13, 5/27, 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, (no August calls), 9/16, 9/30, 10/14, 10/28, 11/11, 12/9

XIII.  Resources
Center for Benefits Redesign and Implementation- Goals and Objectives: http://www.pcpcc.net/content/center-benefits-redesign-and-implementation

Purchasers Guide: http://www.pcpcc.net/content/purchaser-guide

"Evidence Shows Positive Outcomes from Greater Investment in Primary Care", Steve Raetzman - Watson Wyatt, Employee Benefit News.  To read the full article, please click here. 

XIV.  Deliverables Timetable

 XV. Wrap-up & next call
Next call is: February 18th, 2009

Edwina Rogers
Executive Director
and
Relja Ugrinic
Director of Operations and External Affairs

Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative
The Homer Building
601 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 400 North
Washington, DC 20005
Edwina Direct:  (202) 724-3331
Edwina Cell: (202) 674-7800
Relja Direct:  (202) 724-3332
Relja Cell: (703) 585-9165
Fax: (202) 393-6148

erogers@pcpcc.net
rugrinic@pcpcc.net