Humana recently distributed $76.8 million in quality awards to approximately 4,700 physician practices through Humana's Provider Quality Reward programs. The program is designed to support providers where they are in their practices as they move through the continuum of care programs focused on the Triple Aim.

During Physician Quality Rewards for Population Health Management, a 45-minute webinar on December 16th, now available for replay, Chip Howard, Humana's vice president of payment innovation in the provider development center of excellence, shares how Humana's program supports physicians' transition from volume to value and helps them become successful population health managers.

You will learn:

• How Humana's Accountable Care Continuum model supports physicians for quality outcomes;
• Humana's role in helping physicians reach quality targets; and
• How the Provider Quality Rewards Program can have a positive impact for physician practices supporting them with clinical and financial capabilities.

Listen to pre-conference comments from Chip Howard.

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You can attend this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings — no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient! Invite your staff members to gather around a conference table to listen to the conference.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS CONFERENCE?

Presidents/CEOs, CFOs, chief operating officers, vice presidents, medical directors, analysts, business development executives, consultants, directors, executive directors, financial/business managers, physician practice leaders, case managers, care managers and strategic planning executives.

ABOUT OUR PANELIST:

Listen to this pre-conference interview with Chip Howard: Humana's care coordinator function supports the practice's population health goals.

Chip Howard is vice president, payment innovation in the Provider Development Center of Excellence, Humana. He is responsible for advancing Humana’s Accountable Care Continuum, expanding its Provider Reward Programs, innovative payment models and programs that enable providers to become successful risk-taking population health managers.

Mr. Howard has more than 16 years of healthcare and actuarial experience. Prior to joining Humana, he served as director of accountable care organizations for Wellpoint, Inc. located in Atlanta. At WellPoint, he led an enterprise team to support multiple Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in the negotiation, implementation and maintenance of large scale, multiple line of business ACO contracts with provider partners.

Prior to his role at WellPoint, Mr. Howard was the director of value-based program reimbursement with Florida Blue where he worked on all facets of development and implementation of commercial Accountable Care and Patient-Centered Medical Home programs. While at Florida Blue, he also served as a senior manager in the network and competitive analytics area where he was responsible for the design of financial reimbursement models for value-based provider payment programs.

Prior to this role, Mr. Howard served in a variety of contracting and analytics management roles with WellPoint and Kaiser Permanente. His experience at the Blues, Coventry Health Care, Cigna and William M. Mercer, Inc. includes various pricing, reserving and contracting analytics roles.