Nephro-Economics in 2024: From the Big Picture to Advances in Transplant Policy
Friday, September 6, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Hosted by the American Society of Nephrology in collaboration with Columbia University Irving School of Medicine Division of Nephrology
Objectives
Learn about the latest trends influencing the practice of nephrology as well as outcomes and experiences for people living with kidney diseases, such as:
- Kidney care delivery patterns
- Federal kidney health and transplant policy
- Quality initiatives in kidney and transplant care
Target Audience
Nephrology health professionals, policymakers, patients, and others with an interest in how reimbursement, quality metrics, and federal policy affects the practice of nephrology, people with kidney diseases, and kidney health and care in America are encouraged to attend.
Agenda
| 10:00 a.m. | Introduction Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Course Director |
| 10:05 a.m. | Aligning Quality Measures and Patient Preferences Eugene Lin, MD, MS, FASN Assistant Professor of Medicine and Health Policy & Management, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California and University of Southern California Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics |
| 10:35 a.m. | Effects of Insurance Coverage Expansions for Patients with Kidney Failure Kevin Nguyen, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health |
| 11:05 a.m. | Emerging Payment Policy Changes That Will Impact Nephrology in the United States Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN Professor of Medicine, University of Washington Health Policy Scholar in Residence, American Society of Nephrology |
| 11:35 a.m. | Break (10 minutes) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Utilizing Data and Technology in the Era of Changing Payment Policy Landscape in Nephrology Gaurav Jain, MD, FASN Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham |
| 12:15 p.m. | Dr. GPT-4: The Role of A.I. in Clinical Practice Today Navdeep Tangri, MD, PhD, FRCPC Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Symposium: Policy Considerations for Academic Versus Private Practitioners Mallika Mendu, MD, MBA, FASN Vice President of Clinical Operations, Brigham and Women's Hospital Suneel Udani, MD, MPH, FASN Consulting Physician, Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana |
| 1:15 p.m. | Break (15 minutes) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Value-Based Care: The Payer's Perspective Tom Duvall, MBA Director for the Division of Special Populations and Projects Seamless Care Models Group, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| 2:00 p.m. | Ratings and Rankings in Kidney Care: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Jesse Schold, PhD, MStat, MEd Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 2:30 p.m. | IOTA, OPOs, OPTN and Other Evolving Acronyms in Kidney Transplantation You Need to Know Michelle A. Josephson, MD, FASN Professor of Medicine and Surgery, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
| 3:00 p.m. | Conclusion |
Questions?
Please contact Rachel Meyer, ASN's Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President at rmeyer@asn-online.org.