Closing the Dementia Diagnosis Gap: The Science, the System, and the Stakes for Quality Patient Care
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Despite advancements in medicine and mounting evidence on early intervention, dementia remains dramatically underdetected, especially in primary care. The implications are far-reaching: for patients, it delays critical support; for providers, it complicates care coordination; and for health systems, it introduces risk adjustment blind spots that compromise RAF accuracy and population health strategy.
Join Professor Adrian Owen, globally renowned neuroscientist and expert in cognitive assessment, and Donna Malone, Director of Risk Capture, Population Health Management at Mass General Brigham and one of the nation's foremost experts in HCC strategy, for a conversation at the intersection of science and quality patient care. Together, they’ll unpack why dementia continues to slip through the cracks—and what it will take to address the diagnostic and documentation gap at scale.
Expect a frank, data-rich discussion grounded in both science and health system realities, with a focus on advancing better outcomes through earlier detection and more accurate risk capture.
Topics at a Glance
- The Science Behind Early Dementia Detection – why dementia is often missed in primary care—and how understanding its neurological complexity can lead to more timely, accurate diagnoses.
- The Diagnosis Gap in Risk Adjustment – where clinical and coding workflows break down, and how underdiagnosis directly impacts not just RAF scores but, more importantly, patient care plans and outcomes.
- System-Level Solutions That Work – How health systems can use brief, validated assessments and coordinated strategies to improve documentation and deliver more complete, patient-centered care.
Who Should Attend
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VPs and Directors of Risk Adjustment and/or Quality
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VPs and Directors of Population Health Management
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Chief Medical Information Officers, Chief Strategy Officers, and Chief Operating Officers
Top Reasons to Attend
- Identify why dementia often goes undiagnosed in your patient population—and what you can do to ensure it’s accurately documented and coded.
- Understand the direct financial implications of missed dementia diagnoses on your RAF scores, risk capture performance, and value-based care metrics.
- Get practical guidance to improve documentation by training staff, using better tools, and aligning risk, quality, and clinical teams.
- Walk away with next steps you can implement immediately to strengthen your approach to cognitive care and risk adjustment—no matter your system’s size or structure.
