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Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2008
Replying to @AcademyHealth
@AcademyHealth #nhpc Need evidence of what works in mHealth from other countries. Also need to understand regional dynamics & markets
#NHPC. Bechtel NPWF: HIT needs to show it's about engaging patients & families as partners, do things w-them, not to or for them. #HealthIT
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Great point by @afrakt -says that research doesn't have to be new; you just need to bring it to the conversation at the right time #nhpc12
Replying to @ezraklein
@ezraklein explains the possible tension between what is newsworthy and what is important in healthcare #nhpc12
#healthpolicyvalentines come true. @ezraklein will be at my meeting. #nhpc12
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Eduardo Sanchez wonders if "Accountable Health Organizations" would improve health #nhpc12
Jim Hester: CMS is learning how to be a public health agency. #nhpc12
Governor Bentley is proposing to create an Alabama Health Alliance to improve the quality of life in the State. #NHPC12
carl macdonald: main driver of reduced utilization is economy; expect it to bump up as soon as economy picks up. #NHPC12
#NHPC12 @farzad_ONC we need task interoperability
RT @ThinkWellPoint @Farzad_ONC: 40% of primary care providers are working to adopt meaningful use through EHRs #NHPC12 #EHR
#NHPC12 @farzad_ONC after 20yrs we were at 20% of EHR use in primary care. In one yr of #ACA it was 30%, next year 40%. On path for 50%!
#NHPC12 @farzad_ONC was once told "we don't believe in decision support" #patient #health
"Clinicians care that you care about what their practice data shows." office staff vs clinicians often challenge practice for goals #NHPC12
Charles Milligan of Maryland: developing state health exchanges can't wait for Supreme Court ruling on ACA #nhpc12
#NHPC12 "we are commited to making sure every person has access to health coverage through an exchange." #Lambrew
National Health Policy Conference 2011 - Day 2 - Live Blog Live Blogging http://me.lt/9Q8IA #NHPC11
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CommunityClash is an online game for healthcare blackjack HHS Park: #NHPC11 #hcsm #health #highered
"There has never been a better time to be an innovator in health care" -Donald Berwick #NHPC11
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Berwick: CMS 3-part aim: better health, better care, lower cost #NHPC11