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1 event,The HIT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team, part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be holding a virtual, public hearing to explore practical ways to provide patients with greater transparency about the uses and disclosures of their digital, identifiable health information. |
1 event,People can start enrollwing in the Health Insurance Marketplace, a new way for people without insurance to get coverage and a key component of the health reform law. |
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1 event,The keynote speaker will be Don Berwick, M.D.,, former administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the founding CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass. |
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1 event,Phil Galewitz, a Kaiser Health News reporter and AHCJ board member, will address how the media has performed in communicating the intricacies of the law and how journalists and public relations professionals cut through the rhetoric. |
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This workshop explores stigmas, stereotypes, and facts about mental health, and covers sources, precision, relevance, language, cultural considerations and many other issues that can help reporters and editors tell more complete stories. There’s never been a more pressing need for robust reporting about mental health. This workshop can provide you with some tools for telling that story accurately. |
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1 event,The science of violence will be the focus of a public symposium taking place as part of the IOM meeting. The event will feature a keynote address by Mark Rosenberg, president and CEO, The Task Force for Global Health Inc. Sessions will explore the links between violence and brain disorders, drugs, and psychopathy; exposure to violence at home and in the media; environmental and neighborhood determinants of violence; and evidenced-based violence prevention. |
1 event,What do employees at large companies think about the Affordable Care Act? The National Business Group on Health will announce the embargoed results of a survey on this topic. |
1 event,The Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data will hold an open public session to hear from invited speakers and the public. Meeting discussion will inform the development of an interim report to be released in January 2014. |
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2 events,This conference will address the challenges wellness programs and disease managers face from employers and health plans today. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will host a roundtable to discuss the latest developments in aging research and ways to increase collaboration. |
1 event,An Institute of Medicine report studying sports-related concussions in young people from elementary school through college will be released during a public briefing. The report examines factors that may be associated with increased rates of reported concussions, the effectiveness of protective devices and equipment, which sports have the highest rates of reported concussions, screening and diagnosis, treatment and management, and long-term consequences. |
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