Dr Allan Korn, speaking at Health Technology Assessment World Europe 2011

Dr Allan Korn,
Senior VP- Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
BlueCross BlueShield Association

Allan Korn, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a national federation of 39 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. The Blue System is the nation's largest health insurer covering nearly 98 million people – one-in-three of all Americans. It is the largest single processor of Medicare claims in the nation, and holds the world’s largest privately underwritten health insurance contract – the 4.9-million-member Federal Employee Program (FEP).

Dr. Korn serves as Medical Director for BCBSA and oversees the Technology Evaluation Center (TEC), an independent, applied health service research organization that uses an evidence-based methodology for the assessment of clinical technologies. He also represents BCBSA with governmental agencies, regulatory bodies and accrediting entities, and oversees the National Council of Physician Executives made up of senior BCBS company physicians that advise the Association.

Before joining BCBSA, Dr. Korn served as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. From 1994 until 1996, Dr. Korn was Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs for Premier Health Alliance, where he provided strategic direction and product development for risk adjusted IP and OP clinical data systems. Earlier, he served as a Principal for William M. Mercer, Inc. and as Vice President, Medical Affairs for Healthcare Compare/Affordable Healthcare Network. From 1976 until 1986, he was an internist at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Dr. Korn received a Bachelor of Science and Medical Degrees from Tufts University. He completed his internship and internal medicine residency at Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital and at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Korn is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He a member of the Board of Directors of Bridges to Excellence and Prometheus, is a member of the Hospital Quality Alliance and Quality Alliance Steering Committee and sits on the Steering Committee of the Markle Foundation’s Connecting for Health. He has also served on Institute of Medicine Roundtables.

Appearing:

Day Two – Thursday 1 December 2011

10am

Will CER ever matter?

• What if we knew every scientific answer? Would not every problem be sold?
• Who will be accountable for what?
• What else might we need to know?
• What will we get for our investment?
• What should you expect from our brave new world?

Dr Allan Korn,

Senior VP- Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer,
BlueCross BlueShield Association

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