MNCM 2023 Annual Conference
Wednesday. April 26, 2023 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth, MN
We are looking forward to hosting the MNCM 2023 Annual Conference! The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Attendees will explore together how we can continue to build on the significant work our community has done to advance improvements in health care quality, equity, and affordability.
Continuing Education
MNCM will provide a certificate of attendance upon request for self-reporting of continuing education. MNCM is not applying for pre-approved CME credits.
Registration
CONFERENCE RATES | By April 3, 2023 | After April 3, 2023 |
MNCM Members | $245 | $295 |
Non-Members | $295 | $345 |
Members: A discount code was sent to your organization's main contact to access these member discounts. Please contact them or reach out to us at support@mncm.org for that code.
If you are unsure if your organization is a member, you may view a list of current members here.
Preliminary agenda below. Detailed agenda coming in February.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
8:00 a.m.
Registration, breakfast, exhibits
9:00 a.m.
Welcome/overview
9:15 a.m.
Addressing Social Risk Factors to Improve Health Outcomes and Health Equity
It is widely recognized that social risk factors such as food security and housing affect health outcomes, and recent years have seen an increased focus on the health care system’s role in identifying and addressing them. This session will feature a presentation from leaders at Allina Health about their initiatives to identify and address social risk factors. Allina Health was one of 28 health systems nationally that participated in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) Accountable Health Communities initiative which provided support for identifying and address social needs. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion addressing payers’ role in these initiatives and the challenge of financial sustainability.
10:30 a.m.
Break/Exhibits/Networking
10:45 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Choose to attend any of the following sessions:
Common Health Information Reporting Partnership
Existing mechanisms for sharing health care data between health care providers and payers to improve cost, quality, and equity are fragmented and lack alignment. Together with stakeholders, MNCM has been defining an initiative known as the Common Health Information Reporting Partnership, or CHIRP. CHIRP provides a set of standardized guidelines for the flow of patient-level data in both directions – from provider to payer and payer to provider. The goal of CHIRP is to leverage standardized data flows to reduce reporting burden, save effort in “chart chases” and identifying gaps in care, and improve overall population health and health equity. This session will feature a panel of providers and payers that have shaped the effort to launch CHIRP.
Making Information on Cost and Quality More Actionable for Consumers
It is challenging for consumers to find and use information on health care quality and cost to inform their decisions. Even when this information is publicly available, employers have a role in helping employees access and interpret it to make health care choices. This session will share information from a randomized experiment involving the State of Minnesota as an employer to better understand how and whether employees use and act on this type of information, and how the learnings from this project fit into the larger context of how employers can use information on health care cost and quality to inform and incentivize consumer choices.
Deep Dive on Social Risk Factors Data Collection
This session provides an opportunity to dig deeper into the challenge of collecting data from patients about social risk factors. It will begin with an overview of a roadmap for social risk factors data collection developed by MNCM stakeholders in 2022, and include perspectives from providers and payers on the key opportunities and challenges associated with efforts to collect data on social risk factors that is accurate, meaningful, and actionable.
11:30 a.m.
Break/Exhibits/Networking
11:45 a.m.
Minnesota Care Coordination Effectiveness Study: Collaborating to Identify and Spread What Works
The Minnesota Care Coordination Effectiveness Study (MNCARES) is a research study comparing the effectiveness of different models of care coordination. The study is a partnership between HealthPartners Institute, the Minnesota Department of Health, and MN Community Measurement. In this session, panelists will discuss the research partnership and the study’s goals, findings from the study, and strategies for disseminating the findings to inform future care coordination efforts.
12:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Choose to attend any of the following sessions:
Minnesota Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Care Improvement Initiative
Among adults with diabetes, there are significant gaps in identification, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). MNCM has recently launched a three-year project aimed at reducing these gaps through data-driven tools that will be freely available to all medical groups submitting data for quality measurement through MNCM’s PIPE data system. This session will provide an overview of the project, collaborative efforts to advise on key metrics that will be essential to success, and how providers can participate involved in the improvement initiative.
Modernizing Diabetes Quality Measurement: Incorporating Patient-Generated Data from Continuous Glucose Monitoring
With the advent of sophisticated remote monitoring such as continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for diabetes control, there are new possibilities for meaningful measurement of patient outcomes. This session will provide information on the role of CGM data in diabetes management and a pilot project to assess the feasibility of incorporating data from CGM into current quality measurement for diabetes.
Transitioning to MNCM’s PIPE Data Infrastructure: Where are We Now, and Where are We Going?
Many medical groups have completed the transition to MNCM’s modernized PIPE data system, while others are still in process. This session will highlight key aspects of the onboarding process, latest PIPE Data Standard, data security, and opportunities for how medical groups can participate in other projects via PIPE. The session will include an opportunity for questions and peer discussion.
2:30 p.m.
Break/Exhibits/Networking
2:45 p.m.
Achieving Optimal Diabetes Outcomes: What Distinguishes High Performing Medical Groups?
This session will highlight the results of a six-year University of Minnesota study that analyzed how the structure of primary care practices in Minnesota affects quality of care and health care resource use for patients with diabetes. The Understanding Infrastructure Transformation Effects on Diabetes (UNITED) study combined data from MNCM quality measurement, health plan claims data, and data from surveys of medical practices. The session will include an overview of the study and its findings, as well as discussion from the medical group perspective.
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Register to sponsor or exhibit
Join us as a sponsor or exhibitor at the MN Community Measurement Annual Conference 2023! You’ll have the opportunity to engage with hundreds of health care providers, payers, business leaders, and more.
This conference will bring a focus on critical issues related to health care quality, cost, and equity. Attendees represent a diverse network of health and community leaders for a day of educational speakers and meaningful discussions. Look forward to topics and sessions focused on:
- Evolving measurement and data collection to meet stakeholder priorities for improving health care quality, cost, and equity
- Leveraging data and collaboration to accelerate progress on health equity
- Generating and sharing insights on strategies that work to drive improvement
Who Will Attend?
Each year, 200+ health care payers, health care providers, quality managers, employers and business leaders, and policymakers partner together at the MN Community Measurement Annual Conference. They share best practices, lessons learned, achievements, and future plans in the areas of quality measurement, quality improvement, patient care, and cost containment.
Levels and Benefits
Platinum — $5,000
- Five conference tickets
- Recognition as Platinum Sponsor during seminar welcome and closing (3) social media pushes prior to conference (1 exclusive)
- Special thank-you from the podium during opening general session
- Premium recognition on all promotional and program materials including emails, website, signage, and program (premium = 2x prominence of standard recognition)
- Recognition as Platinum Sponsor from Podium during Conference
- Recognition as Platinum Sponsor with ribbon on nametag
- Exhibit table with central location in exhibit area.
- Primary placement of embedded 30-second video in exclusive gallery of videos answering the question: Why does your company support MNCM’s mission & vision?
Gold — $4,000
- Four annual conference tickets
- Recognition as a Gold Sponsor during seminar welcome
(3) social media pushes prior to conference
(1 exclusive) - Premium recognition on all promotional and program materials including emails, website, signage, and program (premium = 2x prominence of standard recognition)
- Recognition as Gold Sponsor from Podium during Conference
- Recognition as Gold Sponsor with ribbon on nametag
- Exhibit table with central location in exhibit area.
- Embedded 30-second video in exclusive gallery of videos answering the question: Why does your company support MNCM’s mission & vision?
Silver — $3,000
- Three annual conference tickets
- Recognition as a Silver Sponsor during seminar welcome
(3) social media pushes prior to conference - Standard recognition on all promotional and program materials including emails, website, signage, and electronic program
- Recognition as Silver Sponsor with ribbon on nametag
- Exhibit table in exhibit area.
- Embedded 30-second video in exclusive gallery of videos answering the question: Why does your company support MNCM’s mission & vision?
Bronze — $2,000
- Two annual conference tickets
- Standard recognition on all promotional and program materials including emails, website, signage, and electronic program
- Recognition as Bronze Sponsor with ribbon on nametag
- Exhibit table in exhibit area.
- Embedded 30-second video in exclusive gallery of videos answering the question: Why does your company support MNCM’s mission & vision?
Exhibit-Only — $500
- One annual conference ticket
- Exhibit table in exhibit area.
- Listing on Conference web page
Sponsor Video Gallery Opportunity
This year, MNCM will provide a gallery of videos available to all potential attendees about great reasons to attend the conference. This is an opportunity for your organization to show its support for MNCM and let registrants know how you support MNCM’s mission and vision. This consists of one embedded 30-second video, answering the question: Why does your company support MNCM’s mission & vision?
- MNCM Mission: MNCM empowers health care decision makers with meaningful data to drive improvement.
- MNCM Vision: At MN Community Measurement, we believe data is powerful and we’re using it to lead the improvement of health care in our region. We work with doctors, hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, purchasers, and state agencies to design measures. We then collect, analyze, and share actionable data on health care quality and cost.
- We can connect with you to record this remotely if that works best. Or you may submit it in whatever format works best for you.
Lodging Information
The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN.
Location
3131 Campus Dr.
Plymouth, MN 55441 (map it)
(763) 559-6600
Reservations
A room block is reserved for MNCM Conference attendees at a rate of $139 per night. The registration deadline for these rates is April 7, 2023.
Sponsors
Thank you to our Conference sponsors for their generous support!
Interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor? Visit the Sponsor/Exhibitor Information area.
Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

