Thursday / September 18, 2014 / 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Different Paths to Healthcare (HermanMiller Nemschoff #1)
Herman Miller showroom, Merchandise Mart, #321
Retail and consumer access to healthcare comes through many channels. Big box stores, malls and pharmacies are now in the game to stay. How does the design and planning of these sites compare to a traditional healthcare setting? Employers are also designing their own primary and secondary care sites for their beneficiaries. These are more than retail sites: they are full-blown ambulatory care programs with a robust slate of services. Where is this going and, more important, who is designing the sites? What is different about an engagement and an ambulatory care site that is “on-site” at an employer location? Mike La Penna will set the scene for our four-part lecture series on consumer-driven healthcare.
Reception from 5:30 to 6:00 pm, presentation from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
Speaker
A. Michael La Penna established The La Penna Group, Inc. in 1987 after a long career serving numerous healthcare entities. He has executive experience with both profit and not for profit healthcare systems, as well as a wide variety of ancillary organizations.
Mike is a graduate of the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business and holds an MBA and Certificate in Health Care Administration. He has held numerous faculty positions in both undergraduate and graduate business programs and is a frequent lecturer at national industry conferences.
Mike has authored many articles on topics relevant to the management and financial field and is frequently interviewed for industry publications. He regularly provides expert witness testimony in relevant healthcare disputes and litigation cases.
Mike’s experience includes strategic planning, payer negotiation, real estate ventures, merger, acquisition and divestiture strategies, product branding, IPA/PHO development and management, equity and risk arrangements, technology applications and faculty group practice plans.
Consumer-Driven Healthcare: A Four-Part Series
Today more people are choosing to visit a retail health care setting over a traditional health setting.
This new health consumerism is being fueled by the Affordable Care Act and prevailing high deductable plans. Consumers with larger “out of pocket” expenses are demanding the same level of convenience and access they get with their bank, pharmacy, and retail businesses.
Recent study by the Rand Health revealed that 88% of U.S. retail clinics are located in major metropolitan areas, and one-third of the U.S. urban population can easily access a clinic. Retail clinics typically serve younger adult patients who do not have a regular health care provider. For a selected group of conditions, retail clinics deliver lower-cost care of equivalent quality compared with other settings. Approximately one in five visits to a primary care physician and one in ten visits to an emergency department are for a problem that can be treated at a retail clinic.
Technology and the internet coupled with increase in EMR (electronic medical records) have made access to clinical support, clinical information, and patient records virtually anywhere. This new model is manifesting itself in many different ways including new partners such as Walmart, Kroger, and commercial retail developers.
