Recently passed health care reform legislation, together with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provides an unprecedented opportunity to transform our current care delivery system into a high-value health care system. Making more effective—or “enhanced”—use of the health information routinely collected in the delivery of patient care can improve both individual patient care and overall population health through better quality reporting and performance measurement, public health surveillance, and evidence development.
On May 14, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings hosted a forum to identify practical solutions for advancing enhanced use of electronic health information on a national scale and examine best practices of organizations already engaged in such effective use. Experts and key stakeholders discussed concrete steps for further supporting enhanced use on a broader scale in light of recent legislation.
Agenda
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May 14
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9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Remarks
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University -
9:20 a.m. - Dialogue: Promoting Enhanced Use of Health Information
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke UniversityFarzad Mostashari Former Brookings Expert, CEO - Aledade IncRespondent: John Halamka Chief Information Officer, Harvard Medical School;Respondent: Amanda Parsons Assistant Commissioner, Primary Care Information Project -
10:00 a.m. - Panel One: Compelling Models for Enhanced Use
James M. Walker Geisinger Health SystemRobert Steffel HealthBridgeDavid Patterson State Health Information Technology Coordinator, South Carolina Health Information Exchange;John Steiner Senior Director, Institute for Health Research,Mike Raymer General Manager, Microsoft Health Solutions Group -
11:30 a.m. - Panel Two: Implications for Policy
Andrew McLaughlin Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Executive Office of the President, Office of Science & Technology PolicyModerator: Carol Diamond Managing Director, The Markle FoundationLanden Bain Director, Clinical Data Interchange StandardsAndrew Webber President and Chief Executive Officer -
12:30 p.m. - Summary and Closing Remarks
Mark B. McClellan Former Brookings Expert, Director, Margolis Center for Health Policy - Duke University
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