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POSTPONED - The Promise of Health Information Technology for the 21st Century

Experts in health information technology (HIT) explore its potential for improving patient care and lowering health care costs.

When Feb 12, 2010
from 09:15 am to 02:00 pm
Where Rice University's Baker Institute
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Event Description

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included $30 billion to help physicians and hospitals acquire and implement health information technology (HIT). This conference brings together some of the nation’s foremost experts in HIT from both the public and private sectors to explore the potential of HIT as a means of improving the quality of patient care and lowering overall health care costs.

Support for this program has been generously provided by the Sid W. Richardson Foundation. The Health Policy Forum would also like to thank its members: Baylor College of Medicine, Madison Benefits Group, Inc., St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, Humana, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital.

 

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Event Agenda

9:15 am Opening Remarks
Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, Baker Institute for Public Policy

The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy

9:30 am Keynote
"Health Information Technology in the 21st Century"
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

10:30 am
"Electronic Health Records as a Platform for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research"
William W. Stead, M.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Strategy and Information Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

11:30 am Luncheon
"Health Information Technology: An Overview of Advancements in the Field"
Janet M. Marchibroda, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:30 pm Afternoon Panel
Stephen Palmer, M.P.Aff. (Moderator), Director, Office of e-Health Coordination, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

"Who Will Afford Health Care in 2020?"
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, The University of Texas System

"The Health IT Opportunity for Houston and Texas"
John C. Joe, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Adjunct Professor of Medical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Informatics Specialist, Space Medicine, NASA Johnson Space Center

KEY PEOPLE
  • Vivian Ho
  • David Blumenthal
  • John C. Joe
  • Janet M. Marchibroda
  • Stephen Palmer
  • Kenneth I. Shine
  • William W. Stead
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