The Beacon Community Program – a major project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) – provides funding to 17 selected communities throughout the United States that have made inroads in developing secure, private, and accurate systems of electronic health record adoption and health information exchange. The Beacon Program supports these communities to improve care coordination, increase quality of care, and slow health care spending growth.
On May 17, the Engelberg Center hosted a forum highlighting various Beacon Community accomplishments and plans for upcoming years. Discussion focused on health IT implementation strategies to accelerate clinical transformation, and how various Beacon communities are advancing broader health care reform efforts. Presenters focused on how health IT and related delivery system improvements are being utilized to increase care coordination and accountability in order to demonstrate feasible paths to higher-quality and lower-cost health care.
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Agenda
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May 17
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Opening Remarks and Meeting Objectives
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University -
Keynote Session: An Update on the Federal Health IT Strategy
Aneesh Chopra Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Hunch AnalyticsJoe McCannon Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFarzad Mostashari Former Brookings Expert, CEO - Aledade Inc -
Panel I: Priorities for Health System Improvement
Moderator: Aaron McKethan Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyMarc H. Bennett HealthInsight, Inc.Ted Chan University of California, San Diego Medical CenterSherry Reynolds Beacon Community of the Inland NorthwestJulie Schilz Colorado Beacon ConsortiumHerbert C. Smitherman, Jr. Wayne State University -
Panel II: Harnessing IT for Payment Reform
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityCatherine Bruno Eastern Maine Healthcare SystemsChristopher G. Chute Mayo Clinic College of MedicineSabrina Heltz Blue Cross and Blue Shield of LouisianaRobert Steffel HealthBridgeJames M. Walker Geisinger Health System -
Closing Remarks
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityFarzad Mostashari Former Brookings Expert, CEO - Aledade Inc
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