Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT can Reduce Unnecessary Rehospitalization
This free 90-minute teleconference will explore the latest research on leveraging health IT to reduce rehospitalizations and the potential impact of health IT systems to improve transitions in care and quality of care.
Presenters:
• Stephen Jencks, M.D., M.P.H., is an independent consultant in health care safety and quality and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Dr. Jencks served as the Chief Scientist in the Office of Research, Senior Clinical Advisor and Director of the Quality Improvement Organization program in the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality at the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
• Brian Jack, M.D., is Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center. Dr. Jack currently serves as principle investigator for grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and AHRQ. His work relating to improving patient safety at hospital discharge (Project RED) has earned him awards from AHRQ and the Society of Family Medicine.
• Terry Field, D.Sc., is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Associate Director of the Meyers Primary Care Institute. Dr. Field has participated in grant review panels for agencies such as the National Cancer Institute and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for the National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Research Network and co-leads the network's Scientific and Data Resources Core.
Presenters:
• Stephen Jencks, M.D., M.P.H., is an independent consultant in health care safety and quality and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Dr. Jencks served as the Chief Scientist in the Office of Research, Senior Clinical Advisor and Director of the Quality Improvement Organization program in the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality at the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
• Brian Jack, M.D., is Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center. Dr. Jack currently serves as principle investigator for grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and AHRQ. His work relating to improving patient safety at hospital discharge (Project RED) has earned him awards from AHRQ and the Society of Family Medicine.
• Terry Field, D.Sc., is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Associate Director of the Meyers Primary Care Institute. Dr. Field has participated in grant review panels for agencies such as the National Cancer Institute and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for the National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Research Network and co-leads the network's Scientific and Data Resources Core.
Seminar Date:
February 24, 2010