Transitioning to Value Based Care – a Structured Interactive Roundtable Discussion of Initiatives to Position Departments of PM&R and PM&R Physicians Central to Health System Innovation and Growth

Friday, February 28, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST

Location: 103 A-B

Course Director(s)

Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD (he/him/his)

Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Professor, Medicine, Vice Chair Clinical Operations
Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Langone Health

Faculty(s)

Yelena Sionova, MBA (she/her/hers)

Administrator, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
NYU Langone Health
Lyn Weiss, MD

Professor & Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Rusk Rehabilitation, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Speaker(s)

Surein Theivakumar, DO

Clinical Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Disclosure(s):

Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Yelena Sionova, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose

Lyn Weiss, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Surein Theivakumar, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Brief Session Description : The tectonic healthcare shift to value-based care is in full force and its potential impact on the unprepared PM&R department and physicians is concerning. Conversely, PM&R Departments and Physicians positioned as ‘central and essential’ in a health system can deliver efficient and excellence in patient care. The opportunity and time to embrace a value-based care model with PM&R at its epicenter is now, and strategic planning today can yield the desired outcomes.

In a structured interactive roundtable format, this session will review PM&R departmental strategies that have demonstrable positive impact on key health care metrics. It will focus on the development and implementation of a strategic plan and a business plan to support growth of the PM&R department to encompass new and effective programs in a value-based care environment. Through roundtable discussions we will explore the opportunity to incorporate education during residency and early-career pathways to orient future and early-career PM&R physicians to the value and impact of PM&R and PM&R physicians in value-based care.

Following a brief introduction to the challenges and opportunities of a Value Based Care health system and the central role of the PM&R department, we will break into three roundtables 'rotating' every 12-minutes for discussions on key topics / opportunities.

1. PM&R strategic planning initiatives that can positively impact a health systems metrics throughout the care continuum – ICU / acute care, IRF / SNF, outpatient and community

2. Developing a PM&R strategic plan and a supportive business plan to achieve and sustain departmental progress and influence

3. Developing essential PM&R career paths through early career education – connecting the potential of early career PM&R physicians to the current and future needs of PM&R in healthcare

The session will close with a 15 minute summary of those discussions for key take-home practical messages, as well as a panel Q/A to tie up loose ends.

This topic has relevance to PM&R leaders and innovators as they plan for the future of PM&R, as well as 'early-career' physicians who will gain from understanding the healthcare landscape and who are forging new careers and accruing new skills.