The fifth annual meeting of La Plata County health-care professionals today featured presentations on reforms to bring better medical attention to the overall community at lower costs.

Five speakers took the lectern at the summit sponsored by the Citizens Health Advisory Council at the DoubleTree Hotel.

The focus of health-care reform was laid out by keynote speaker Matt Guy, managing director of Pueblo Triple Aim Corp. that supports that county’s efforts to improve collective health, increase patient satisfaction and lower costs.

The three goals can’t be addressed in isolation, but must mesh in consolidated efforts, Guy said.

A common agenda, shared standards, continuous communication and mutual reinforcement, are key to reform, Guy said.

“We have to add whoever is not at the table,” Guy said.

Other speakers were Doug McCarthy, senior research director for the Commonwealth Fund; Bob Kershner, director of health system payment strategies at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVIC); Jonathan Mathieu, director of data and research at CIVIC; and Dr. Cecile Fraley, managing partner of Pediatric Partners of the Southwest.

For more on the health summit, checkout Monday’s Health & Fitness section in The Durango Herald.

daler@durangoherald.com