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CHP Presents "What Ails Us: Understanding Health Care Reform"
Noon - 1 p.m., Oct. 7 in Bryant Auditorium
There’s a lot of discussion and information out there about where current health care reform is going. Gain some clarity about where we are and where things might be heading from Dr. Karen Edison and other experts in the field at “What Ails Us: Understanding Health Care Reform.” Presented by the MU Center for Health Policy. This event is free and no reservations are needed.
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2009 Health Policy Summit
The Center for Health Policy's 7th annual Missouri Health Policy Summit will be held Friday, Oct. 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia, Mo.
This year’s themes include Public Health in Missouri and Health Care Reform. Featured speakers include Tom Daschle, former Senate Majority Leader, and Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS (shown above), the 17th Surgeon General of the United States and current Vice Chairman of the Canyon Ranch Institute.
For more information call the CME Office at (573) 882-3458 or e-mail beckmannli@health.missouri.edu. Online conference and registration information is also available at http://healthpolicy.missouri.edu/ 2009HPSummit.html
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Health Policy Forum Round Table
The Center for Health Policy hosted a Missouri Health Policy Forum on September 2. This Forum convened a diverse group of 20 stakeholders to discuss health care and health care policy reform in a non-partisan forum. Among those participating were representatives from the Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging, Primaris, the Missouri Foundation for Health and the Center for Health Transformation.
A majority of the discussion focused on health information technology. Dr. Edison briefed the group on the federal programs available to states to facilitate the adoption of health information technology and participation in health information exchange. She discussed the state efforts, as well as the University’s plan to submit a preliminary application for the Regional Extension Center Cooperative Agreement Program. Participants also discussed the Health Information Technology stakeholder meetings held around the state in August by the Department of Social Services and Health and Senior Services.
There was also discussion about long-term care in Missouri. Denise Clemonds of the Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging described the changes in the long-term care industry in Missouri in the last five years. Nursing homes are seeing younger and sicker patients as more and more patients choose to take advantage of in-home monitoring services to stay in their home instead of moving to a nursing home. The use of electronic medical records and exchange of health information would be very helpful to long-term care facilities when patients transfer between the facility and the hospital.
The monthly Health Policy Forum meetings are facilitated by the Center for Health Policy and are held on the first Wednesday of each month in Columbia.
For more information, contact Amy Woods Hoyt at hoytav@health.missouri.edu.
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