SESSION SPEAKERS
Joann Albright, PhD, Senior VP of Quality, Outcomes and Research, Magellan Health Services
Ken Bleakley, President, FONEMED
Sandy Bunting, RN, MBA, Director, Total HealthCare Management, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Lisa Carrara, Manager/Product Management & Development, Aetna
Griselda Chapa, MHP, Director Reporting & Data Analysis, Health Management Corporation
Connie Commander, RN-BC, BS, President / Owner Commander’s Premier Consulting Corporation R. Lloyd Friesen, DC, Director, professional & Government Affairs, American Specialty Health
Randall Gebhardt, President/COO, Quantum Health, Inc.
Deborah L. Heggie, PhD, SVP Clinical Operations, Magellan Health Services Linda Hopkins, MBA, BSN, RN, Operations Clinical Oversight Director, Health Management Corporation Kevin Host, Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy Operations, Prescription Solutions
James Lederer, MD, Medical Director - Clinical Improvement, Novant Health
Mary Beth Newman, Care Management Program Manager, WellPoint
Sara Ratner, JD, Senior Legal Counsel, CVS Caremark – MinuteClinic
Robert Schwarzberg, MD, CEO, Sensei, Inc. Christine Stroup, Sales Manager, Universal Provider DataSource, CAQH
Gail Tasch, MD, President/Medical Director, Medwork Independent Review Paul Terry, PhD, President and COO, Staywell Health Management
Kimberly Tuck, RN, MHA, President, NurseWise
William Vennart, MD, National Medical Director, CareAdvantage, Inc.
Cristina Walter, Regional Operations Director, DaVita Village Health
COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES
Really enjoyed Leann Kaiser Carlson, very motivational!
Jeff Taylor: Excellent! Dynamic. Best part of the Summit.
Very informative and enjoyable speakers.
Excellent Conference! Innovative and well done. Keynotes were wonderful. Thank you.
A great conference. This is my 3rd and every year it gets better and better. Overall great speakers!
I look forward to this annual conference. The level & quality of the education is impeccable. Thank you, URAC.
It was a great experience for me to become so inspired by the speakers to become an innovator in healthcare at a time when thinking outside “the box” is going to be very valuable.
My first URAC conference – very impressed!
Conference very well organized!
Excellent presentations and break out sessions.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Leanne Kaiser Carlson
Futurist and Co-Founder, Kaiser Institute
Creating an Organizational Culture of Innovation
Wednesday, October 15, 9:15 am – 10:15 am

Jeff Taylor
Founder and Former CEO Monster.com and Eons.com
You Are the CEO of Your Own Life
Thursday, October 16, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker Issue Brief

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