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Agenda: Day 1
Monday, August 25, 2003


7:00 a.m.

Registration Commences at Annenberg Hall, Harvard University

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction to Morning of Day I - Patient Safety: The Scope of the Problem

David Shulkin, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Chief Quality Officer and Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
Drexel University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
(Colloquium Co Chair)
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8:15 a.m.

What We Know and What We Came to Learn

Arthur Miller, Esq.
Bruce Bromley Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA

9:00 a.m.

Epidemic of Care: A Call for Safer, Better and More Accountable Health Care

George C. Halvorson
Chairman and CEO
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Co-Author, Epidemic of Care: A Call for Safer, Better, and More Accountable Health Care
Former President and CEO of HealthPartners
Oakland, CA
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10:00 a.m.

Break Sponsored by ALARIS Medical Systems

10:15 a.m.

Building a Health Care System for the 21st Century: The Role of the Institute of Medicine

Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, Ph.D.
President, Institute of Medicine
The National Academies
Former Provost, Harvard University
Washington, DC
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11:15 a.m.

Purchaser Initiatives in Healthcare Quality Enhancement and Medical Error Reduction

Suzanne F. Delbanco, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Leapfrog Group
Washington, DC
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12:15 p.m.

Networking Lunch at Harvard Faculty Club

1:15 p.m.

Introduction to Afternoon of Day I - Patient Safety: The Industry Responds

Benjamin Williams
Senior, Harvard College
Editor, Harvard Health Policy Review
Cambridge, MA
(Co chair)

1:30 p.m.

The National Quality Forum's Safe Practices

Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH
President and CEO
National Quality Forum
Washington, DC
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2:30 p.m.

Health Plan Initiatives in Quality Enhancement and Medical Error Reduction

George Isham, MD, MS
Medical Director and Chief Health Officer, HealthPartners
Co Author, Epidemic of Care: A Call for Safer, Better, and More Accountable Health Care
Minneapolis, MN
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3:30 p.m.

Break

3:45 p.m.

Coverage and Reimbursement for Medical Quality Technology Initiatives

Sean Tunis, MD, MSc
Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Baltimore, MD
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4:45 p.m.

How Large Employers, Health Plans and National Consumer Groups Will Make Quality Reliability a "Stay-in-Business" Issue for Hospitals and Physicians

Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Medical Director, Pacific Business Group on Health
Co Founder, Leapfrog Group
San Francisco, CA
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5:45 p.m.

Update on the Voluntary Quality Initiative Organized by the American Hospital Association, Association of American Medical Colleges and Federation of American Hospitals

Jon B. Schandler
President and Chief Executive Officer
White Plains Hospital Center
Member, American Hospital Association Board of Directors
White Plains, NY
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6:45 p.m.

Adjournment and Opening Reception at Harvard Faculty Club

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