New treatments, cutting edge technologies, AI, opioid addiction, pandemics, rising healthcare costs, decreasing reimbursement, poor public perceptions, workforce shortages, burnout….what next?
What Next is a call to action. The healthcare industry is facing changes and challenges that require immediate attention and new solutions. As leaders in healthcare, we are charged with driving innovation and committing to the improvement of healthcare outcomes and health equity that drive a positive change not only for our communities, but for those that practice medicine.
Thank you for joining us at the OMA's 2023 Annual Conference: Medicine Now: What Next? The OMA is grateful for all those who attended and participated, and a special thanks to our sponsors! View the event program
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Health care today is a challenging place to practice and receive care. It can be overwhelming to think about how change could be possible. Dr. Zerzan-Thul shares real-world experiences and lessons learned to help learners take an active role in state policy. Additionally, she shares learnings about value-based payment and how payment can be used as a lever for changing care. Clinicians have an essential role in helping change practice and policy.
Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this educational session, learners will be able to:
Review the role of the clinician advocate
Understand 5 steps a clinician can take to help change medicine
Examine lessons learned and best practices for value-based purchasing as a tool for transformation
Dr. Judy Zerzan-Thul is the Chief Medical Officer for the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) which administers the state’s Medicaid program and the state’s Employee, School and Retiree Benefits. Dr. Zerzan-Thul is a general internal medicine physician and began her career as an academic researcher at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining HCA in August 2018, Dr. Zerzan-Thul was Chief Medical Officer for the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. She is co-chair of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network and has held leadership positions in the Medicaid Medical Director’s Network and served on a number of national committees. She is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Washington. Dr. Zerzan-Thul is a native Oregonian who received her MD degree from Oregon Health and Science University in 1998 and her MPH in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina in 1999. She completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Washington/Seattle VA in 2007. She was a 2008-2010 non-residential Health and Aging Policy Fellow in the office of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia working on the Affordable Care Act.
4:30 - 6:00 PM: Reception 6:00 - 8:30 PM: Dinner, Awards, Installation of New OMA President, Keynote Speaker
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