The Affordable Care Act requires hospitals and health systems to advance the health of their communities through a new community health needs assessment. Never before has such a commitment to community wellness been required.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will present the “National Forum on Hospitals, Health Systems and Population Health: Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health,” which focuses on how hospitals and health systems can collaborate to improve public health. Attendees will hear from experts and those on the ground who are using data in new ways; applying analytics and information technology; augmenting the traditional health care workforce with nontraditional workers, such as community health workers; and employing new delivery and payment models.
Co-chairs:
• David C. Colby—vice president, Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Susan Dentzer—senior policy adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; health policy analyst, The PBS NewsHour
Notable speakers:
• John W. Bluford III—Truman Medical Centers
• Boris D. Lushniak—(invited) Acting United States Surgeon General
• Patrick Conway—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Karen Ignagni—America’s Health Insurance Plans
• Sister Carol Keehan—Catholic Health Association of the United States
• Risa Lavizzo-Mourey—Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Mark B. McClellan—Brookings Institution
• Anand K. Parekh—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Nirav R. Shah—Kaiser Permanente Southern California
RSVP:
Please email Will Walters at wwalters@gymr.com or call 202-745-5068. This event is free for media. A full agenda can be found here.
Date & location:
October 22-24
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001