America Talks Health Care

America Talks Health Care
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
March 21, 2003
Detroit, MI

1:30 pm	Opening Remarks Jonathan Ortmans - Public Forum Institute Secretary Tommy G. Thompson
1:45 pm	Health Information Technology: An Overview Mark McClellan, MD, PhD – Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration John Lumpkin, MD, MPH – Chair, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Molly Coye, MD, MPH – Founder and CEO, Health Technology Center
2:30 pm	How Information Technology Systems Improve Quality, Increase Safety and Lower Costs Patsy Sublett, RN, MSN – Clinical Systems Manager, Danville Regional Health Center David Bates, MD, M.Sc. – Chief, Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital David Brailer, MD, PhD – Chairman and CEO, CareScience
3:30 pm	New Horizons in Health Care Information Technology Clem McDonald, MD - Director, Regenstrief Institute Doug Van Houweling, Ph.D - President and CEO, Internet2 Wes Rishel, Vice President and Research Area Director, Gartner Group Michael Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD - President, Institute for Safe Medication Practices
4:30 pm	Closing Remarks Secretary Tommy G. Thompson