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The 22nd Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice | Archived

Location

CUNY Graduate School and University Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
New York, NY

Date & Time

10.12.2011 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Contact

Pricing Information

$60. On-line registration is now closed. For information about attending the event, please contact Kristina Ramos-Callan at 212-494-0791 or kcallan@uhfnyc.org.

See presentations from this event.

Inaugurated in 1990 by the GNYHA Foundation and the United Hospital Fund, the Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice is held each year to foster collaboration on and understanding of current health care research in New York, build bridges among health services researchers and practitioners, and showcase the New York health services research community. The Symposium is organized in collaboration with leading health services research institutions in the New York metropolitan region, each of which is represented on the Symposium Planning Committee.

The Symposium features a keynote address by Dr. Benjamin Chu; concurrent breakout sessions on community-based organizations and chronic care management, health information technology, and primary care resource areas; and a poster session.

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Kenneth E. Raske
President
Greater New York Hospital Association

James R. Tallon, Jr.
President
United Hospital Fund

9:15 a.m.
Keynote

Benjamin K. Chu, MD, MPH, MACP
Group President
Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii
& President
Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region

"Improving Patient and Community Health by Taking on
Broader Responsibility and Restoring Joy to Delivering Care"

10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Poster Session (with refreshments)

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Discussions

Session A: A New Role for Community Based Organizations in Chronic Care Management

     Moderator:
     Lilliam Barrios–Paoli
     Commissioner
     New York City Department for the Aging

     Presenters:
     Fredda Vladeck
     Director, Aging in Place Initiative
     United Hospital Fund

     Rhonda Soberman, LCSW
     Manager of Program Development, Congregate Care Program
     Visiting Nurse Service of New York

     Karen Schwab, LCSW
     Director of Older Adult Services
     Samuel Field YM and YWHA

Session B: Health Information Technology

     Presenters:
     Rachel Block
     Deputy Commissioner
     Office of Health Information Technology Transformation
     New York State Department of Health

     David I. Cohen, MD
     Executive Vice President for Clinical and Academic Development
     Maimonides Medical Center

     Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH
     Executive Director
     Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative
     Chief, Division of Quality and Medical Informatics
     Weill Cornell Medical College
     Director, Pediatric Quality and Safety
     Komansky Center for Children’s Health
     NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Session C: Primary Care Capacity: Strategies for Systematic Assessment

     Presenter:
     Jean Moore, BSN, MSN
     Director, New York Center for Health Workforce Studies
     University at Albany-SUNY

     Fred Beekman
     Vice President, Ambulatory Services
     MediSys Health Network, Inc.

12:30 p.m.
Adjournment

This symposium is sponsored by United Hospital Fund and GNYHA Foundation
in collaboration with:

Adelphi University School of Nursing
Baruch/Mount Sinai MBA Program in Health Care Administration
Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
Columbia University School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
The New York Academy of Medicine
New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
New York State Health Foundation
Public Health Solutions
Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Center for Home Care Policy and Research
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University
Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Public Health