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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150320T010000
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SUMMARY:National Action Conference: Policies and Payment Systems to Improve End-of-Life Care
DESCRIPTION:The IOM will convene health leaders\, policy makers\, and other stakeholders to discuss the IOM report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life. This conference will focus on what could be implemented and what barriers exist that might prevent them from becoming a reality. It will also feature panels on national policy issues\, including: \n\n\nOpportunities and challenges for health care systems\, providers\, insurers\, hospice and palliative care organizations\, patient groups\, and quality standards organizations \n\n\nThe integration of financing for medical and social services near the end of life \n\n\nImprovements to public and private payment systems to facilitate high-quality care \n\n\nAtul Gawande\, M.D.\, M.P.H.\, Surgeon\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, will give the keynote address. Gawande is also a professor in the Harvard schools of medicine and public health\, and is the author of four best-selling books\, including Being Mortal. He has been a staff writer at the The New Yorker since 1998. \nThis event will also be webcast\, and is free and open to the public. For more information\, see the agenda. Register or sign up to view the webcast here.  \nDate & time:March 20\, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Reception to follow. \nLocation:National Academy of Sciences Building2101 Constitution Avenue\, NWWashington\, DC 20418  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-action-conference-policies-and-payment-systems-to-improve-end-of-life-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154433Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You
DESCRIPTION:The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will host a series of webinars titled\, Improving Cost Transparency and Quality of Care: All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) Working for You. \nDuring the first session on March 19\, Improving Data Quality for APCDs\, experts will discuss APCD data quality and improvement efforts and answer questions about how these efforts relate to health insurers and the states. \nPanel members will be Bernie Inskeep of United Healthcare\, Karynlee Harrington of Maine Quality Forum and Maine Health Data Organization\, and Mary Taylor\, a payer compliance expert. R. Adams Dudley\, MD\, of the University of California\, San Francisco\, will moderate the discussion. \nTo register\, click here. \nDate & time:March 19\, 2015\, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-all-payer-claims-databases-apcds-working-for-you/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154432Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Health Care Revolution No One's Talking About: Changing How We Pay for Care
DESCRIPTION:Health insurers and the federal Medicare program are seeking the best ways to pay providers based on value and performance rather than on the volume of services they deliver. Medicare recently announced a shift that could bend the health care cost curve by moving away from fee-for-service payment. \nHealth economist Austin Frakt of The New York Times’ column The Upshot; Arnold Milstein\, M.D.\, Stanford’s School of Medicine; and Jordan Rau of Kaiser Health News will explain the challenges the federal government faces in trying to slow the rate of growth in health costs. Included in the discussion will be how can journalists find compelling human stories amid these trends. \nThis free webinar is sponsored by USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships and the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. \nJournalists can register here. \nDate & time:1 p.m. – 2 p.m.\, March 19\, 2015 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-the-health-care-revolution-no-ones-talking-about-changing-how-we-pay-for-care/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150318T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T150844Z
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SUMMARY:Happy hours with the drugmakers
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington D.C. chapter and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) invite you to … \nCome meet the top communications officials from many of the nation’s largest biopharmaceutical companies\, including Merck\, Pfizer\, Eli Lilli\, Johnson & Johnson and others\, as well as from the PhRMA. This is an informal\, off-the-record gathering  to connect health journalists with industry sources in Washington and across the country. \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 18\, 6-7:30 p.m. \nWhere: Bistro d’OC. Upstairs at the bar. 518 10th St. NW. It’s across from Ford’s Theater and two blocks from both Metro Center and Gallery Place\, near corner of 10th and F Sts. \nThere will be drinks and light food. \nAHCJ will cover costs for journalists\, though there’s a suggested donation of $10 to help defray expenses. All journalists invited. \nPlease RSVP by March 16 to pgalewitz@kff.org \nGet more details about AHCJ\, including membership benefits and our upcoming national conference in Santa Clara\, Calif.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/happy-hours-with-the-drugmakers/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150311T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154434Z
CREATED:20231103T162727Z
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SUMMARY:The SGR Fix: A Pathway to Fundamental Physician Payment Reform?
DESCRIPTION:Mathematica hosts a webinar on the Medicare “doc fix” and how it could spur changes to payment and delivery of health care. Eugene Rich\, director of the Center on Health Care Effectiveness\, will open the forum and moderate the expert panel discussion\, which will include: \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nRobert B. Doherty\, American College of Physicians \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nStuart Guterman\, The Commonwealth Fund \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nMai Hubbard\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\n• \n\n\nJames Reschovsky\, Mathematica \n\n\n\n\nDate & time:March 11\, 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. ET \nRegister here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/the-sgr-fix-a-pathway-to-fundamental-physician-payment-reform/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000
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SUMMARY:Webcast: What Shapes Health
DESCRIPTION:The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presents an panel discussion exploring the determinants of health. Health is more than the sum of its parts\, and factors like childhood experiences\, housing conditions\, poor diets\, and healthcare access can drive who ends up sick – and who does not. \nThis Forum event\, held in connection with a new poll by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR\, will investigate these factors from the perspective of experts and the U.S. public. It will also examine public perceptions of what impacts health and what actions can be taken to improve health. \nExpert participants: \n\n\nRobert Blendon\, Senior Associate Dean for Policy Translation and Leadership Development\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nDwayne Proctor\, Director and Senior Adviser\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation \n\n\nLisa Berkman\, Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health \n\n\nRebecca Onie\, Co-Founder and CEO of Health Leads \n\n\nJoe Neel (moderator)\, Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk\, NPR \n\n\nDate & time:March 3\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch at ForumHSPH.org. E-mail questions for the expert participants any time before or during the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu\, or tweet them to @ForumHSPH using #whatshapeshealth.  \nThere will also be a live chat on The Forum’s What Shapes Health web page.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-what-shapes-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000
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UID:26053-1425344400-1425344400@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Cronkite Professor Tim McGuire to Host Webinar on Disability Journalism
DESCRIPTION:Arizona State University journalism professor Tim McGuire will share lessons from his new memoir on living with a physical disability and raising a child with Down syndrome during a webinar hosted by the National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ). \nMcGuire\, the Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication\, will lead a talk with students and professional journalists from across the country during a free webinar March 3 at 3 p.m. PST. McGuire is an advisory board member of the NCDJ\, a national organization providing resources for journalists covering people with disabilities. \nMcGuire’s first book\, “Some People Even Take Them Home: A Disabled Dad\, a Down Syndrome Son and Our Journey to Acceptance\,” tells his personal story as a father and his love for his son 35-year-old Jason\, who lives and thrives with Down syndrome. \nRegistration for the webinar is open online. \nDate & time: \nMarch 3\, 3 p.m. ET 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/cronkite-professor-tim-mcguire-to-host-webinar-on-disability-journalism/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150303T010000
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DTSTAMP:20231109T150843Z
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SUMMARY:Vision and reality in electronic health records
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Chicago chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists for an update on health information technology in Illinois and the nation. A panel of experts will provide a refresher on where we stand and an orientation for anyone planning to cover HIMSS 15 taking place in Chicago in April. We’ll also get a look at the new AMA headquarters\, the venue for this event. \nPanelists: \n\n\nDr. Diane Bradley\, senior vice president\, chief quality and outcomes officer\, Allscripts \n\n\nDr. Arnold “Ned” Wagner Jr.\, chief medical information officer\, NorthShore University HealthSystem \n\n\nEric Yablonka\, vice president and chief information officer\, University of Chicago Medicine \n\n\nModerator: Neil Versel\, independent journalist \n\n\nDate & time: March 36:30 p.m. networking\, refreshments7 p.m. panel discussion \nLocation:AMA headquarters\, 330 North Wabash Ave. (across from Trump Tower\, in same building as Langham hotel\, AMA Plaza) \nRSVP to AHCJ_chicago@mac.com. (Security at the building needs names of anyone planning to attend.)
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/vision-and-reality-in-electronic-health-records/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150226T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150226T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154436Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: County Health Rankings Measures and Methods
DESCRIPTION:Learn about what is new this year for the County Health Rankings in preparation for the March 25th release. We will discuss new measures and features coming to the Rankings & Roadmaps web site along with providing a refresher on how we calculate the ranks. \nCounty Health Rankings & Roadmaps is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The program measures a wide variety of health indicators\, provides insight into social and environmental determinants of health\, and allows for easy data analysis.  \nDate & time:Feb. 26\, 3 p.m. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-county-health-rankings-measures-and-methods/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150225T010000
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SUMMARY:Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will host a special web event Feb. 25. Viewers will learn about the new scientific report from the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)\, released last week. The report will help inform updates to U.S. dietary guidelines\, but it has left some consumers confused. \nThe widely reported results have caused some people to wonder exactly what changes the committee is recommending – but more importantly\, why? You may have heard reports that now “eggs are OK to eat” or “high sugar diets are just as bad for you as high saturated fat diets.” By hearing directly from the scientists involved in putting together this report\, this event will help you understand how to eat a healthier diet using the latest scientific information.  \nPresenters include Dr. Barbara Millen\, chairperson of the DGAC and additional members of the DGAC\, including Frank Hu\, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard Chan School.  \nLearn more about the event.  \nView webcast here.  \nRead a copy of the report. \nSubmit questions for the presenters. \nDate & time: February 25\, 20153:30 – 6:00 p.m. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/scientific-report-of-the-2015-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-dgac/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150222T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150222T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154438Z
CREATED:20231103T162626Z
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SUMMARY:End of special enrollment period on HealthCare.gov
DESCRIPTION:Feb. 22 marks the end of the one-week “special enrollment period” for people who were trying to get covered through HealthCare.Gov and either faced technical problems (there was a data glitch involving income verification one day before the deadline) or faced very long waits though the call center in the last three days of the regular enrollment period. Most states running their own exchanges have similar SEPs\, and a few hit by this year’s heavy snows extended enrollment briefly.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/end-of-special-enrollment-period-on-healthcare-gov/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150218T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161955Z
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SUMMARY:Covering Obamacare Under Siege (Again): The Burwell vs. King Supreme Court Case
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington\, D.C.\, Chapter and the New York University’s Academic Center in Washington\, D.C.\, invite you to a discussion about how journalists can cover the upcoming Supreme Court case on subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act. \nHear about the legal\, economic and political consequences of the court decision that could imperil health care coverage for millions.  \nThree experts will join us to help frame the discussion and answer questions: \n\nTom Goldstein\, an attorney and founder of SCOTUSblog\n\nChristine Eibner\, a senior economist at Rand Corp. \n\nThomas Miller\, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute\n\nA health/science journalism class from NYU will also join us. \nWhen: Wednesday\, Feb. 18 Networking: 6-6:30 p.m. The discussion will be 6:30-7:45 p.m. \nWhere: NYU DC campus at 1307 L St. NW. Four blocks from Metro Center. Meeting will likely be in downstairs auditorium. \nDrinks\, snacks and networking will precede the discussion. After the discussion\, those interested are invited to gather next door at Maddy’s Bar and Grill. All journalists are invited\, though we hope non-AHCJ members will consider the many benefits of joining. \nPlease RSVP by Feb. 13 to pgalewitz@kff.org
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/covering-obamacare-under-siege-again-the-burwell-vs-king-supreme-court-case/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161956Z
CREATED:20231103T155358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161956Z
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SUMMARY:Last day of open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act
DESCRIPTION:Today is the last day for open enrollment for year two of the Affordable Care Act. Note: The period has been extended to Feb. 22. \nNote: The enrollment period was extended for people who were trying to get covered through HealthCare.Gov and either faced technical problems (there was a data glitch involving income verification one day before the deadline) or faced very long waits though the call center in the last three days of the regular enrollment period. (Most states running their own exchanges have similar SEPs\, and a few hit by this year’s heavy snows extended enrollment briefly).
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/last-day-of-open-enrollment-for-year-two-of-the-affordable-care-act/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150214T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154438Z
CREATED:20231103T162426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154438Z
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SUMMARY:National Donor Day
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\, Saturn Corporation\, its United Auto Workers partners and many nonprofit health organizations recognize organ donation\, focused on five points of life: organs\, tissues\, marrow\, platelets\, and blood.  \nThe website has materials specifically designed for seniors: Any age is the right age to sign up as an organ\, eye\, and tissue donor. Donors have been in their 50s\, 60s\, 70s\, and beyond. The following materials were specially developed to address the questions that people over the age of 50 have about registering\, donation\, and transplantation.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/national-donor-day/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150212T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154439Z
CREATED:20231103T162527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154439Z
UID:26050-1423702800-1423702800@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on a new report\, “Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency\,” which calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. This report\, from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Lucian Leape Institute\, calls for greater transparency regarding patient safety. The report defines transparency in patient safety as “the free flow of information that is open to the scrutiny of others.” \nDuring the webinar\, the following experts will discuss the report: \n\n\nLucian L. Leape\, M.D.\, adjunct professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health and chair of the Lucian Leape Institute \n\n\nTejal K. Gandhi\, M.D.\, president and CEO of NPSF and president of the institute \n\n\nGary S. Kaplan\, M.D.\, chairman and CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center \n\n\nRobert M. Wachter\, M.D.\, associate chair\, Department of Medicine\, University of California San Francisco \n\n\nBeth Daley Ullem\, patient advocate and governance expert at the ThedaCare Hospital System.  \n\n\nThis webinar is free\, but registration is required. Journalists can register here. \nDate & time:12 p.m. ET\, Feb. 12 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webinar-shining-a-light-safer-health-care-through-transparency/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150206T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154440Z
CREATED:20231103T162526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154440Z
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SUMMARY:Webcast: Race\, criminal justice and health
DESCRIPTION:The focus on racial injustice in the U.S. – particularly the effect of race on criminal justice – has been in the public spotlight following the tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson\, Eric Garner on Staten Island\, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland during encounters with law enforcement. While these inequities play out in numerous areas\, health and well-being is one sector in which minority groups are dramatically and disproportionally affected. \nThis Forum event will examine how disparities within the law and the criminal justice system negatively affect health\, as well as how the role of race interacts with neighborhood environments\, educational and employment opportunities\, public policy\, and other factors to lead to poorer health.      \nE-mail questions for the expert participants before the live webcast to theforum@hsph.harvard.edu. Or Tweet them to@ForumHSPH using #HealthAndRace. We’ll also conduct a live chat on The Forum’s Race\, Criminal Justice and Health web page. The Forum will accommodate as many questions as we can during a limited Q&A. If time does not allow for us to ask your question\, we encourage you to continue the conversation by posting comments on our website at ForumHSPH.org. \nParticipants: \n\nJim Doyle\, Former Wis. governor and former attorney general\, and health care lawyer\, Foley & Lardner LLP\n\n\n\nFelton Earls\, professor of human behavior and development\, emeritus\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\, and Professor of Social Medicine\, Emeritus\, Harvard Medical School \n\n\nDavid Harris\, managing director\, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice\, Harvard Law School \n\n\nNancy Krieger\, professor of social epidemiology\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nDavid Williams\, professor of public health\, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences\, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  \n\n\nScott Malone (Moderator)\, editor-in-charge\, general news\, northeastern United States\, Reuters \n\n\n \nDate & time: Friday\, Feb. 6\, 2015\, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET \nWatch online at The Forum\, sponsored by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. \nPresented in collaboration with Reuters.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/webcast-race-criminal-justice-and-health/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150205T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z
CREATED:20231103T162526Z
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SUMMARY:Final Section 501(r) regulations: What you need to know now
DESCRIPTION:The Treasury Department recently released new rules under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) that affect charitable hospitals’ tax exemption – and both the rules and the patient-payer mix have changed under the Affordable Care Act.  \nThis webinar from Deloitte Consulting LLP starts with an overview that may help people on the hospital beat or covering their local hospital\, and will explore how hospitals should assess compliance with the regulations and what policy changes should be considered. Tune in to learn about the key requirements adopted by final regulations and the strategic areas affected in your organization.  \nThis link gives more information and registration details. \nDate & time:Feb. 5\, 2 p.m. ET 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/final-section-501r-regulations-what-you-need-to-know-now/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150129T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T161958Z
CREATED:20231103T162445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T161958Z
UID:26045-1422493200-1422493200@healthjournalism.org
SUMMARY:Senate hearing on employee wellness
DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Health\, Education\, Labor & Pensions (HELP) will hold a full committee hearing on employee wellness\, entitled “Employer Wellness Programs: Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs.”  \nDate & time:Jan. 29\, 10 a.m. \nLocation:430 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington\, DC 20002 \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/senate-hearing-on-employee-wellness/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150126T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162001Z
CREATED:20231103T162444Z
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SUMMARY:When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making
DESCRIPTION:The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will hold the sixth annual Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Health Therapies\, “When Experts Disagree: The Art of Medical Decision Making.” \nThis husband-and-wife team will present a new way to make the best medical decisions: \n\n\nJerome Groopman\, M.D.\, Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine\, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Experimental Medicine\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center \n\n\nPamela Hartzband\, M.D.\, assistant professor of medicine\, Harvard Medical School; attending physician in endocrinology\, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  \n\n\nThe talk will be streamed live online at videocast.nih.gov. For anyone in the DC area\, it will be held in Building 10 on the NIH Campus\, Bethesda\, MD . \nDate & time:Jan. 2610 a.m. ET
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/when-experts-disagree-the-art-of-medical-decision-making/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154441Z
CREATED:20231103T162427Z
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SUMMARY:Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP - Findings from a 50-State Survey
DESCRIPTION:At 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 20 the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web briefing to present findings from its forthcoming 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility\, enrollment\, renewal\, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015\, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act. \nModerated by KFF’s Samantha Artiga\, an Associate Director of the KCMU\, speakers include:  \n\n\nJessica Stephens\, Senior Policy Analyst at the Foundation;  \n\n\nTricia Brooks\, Senior Fellow\, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families; \n\n\nVikki Wachino\, Deputy Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services\, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;  \n\n\nRex Plouck\, Portfolio Manager\, Governor’s Office of Health Transformation\, Ohio;  \n\n\nLinda Nablo\, Chief Deputy Director\, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services; and  \n\n\nJudith Arnold\, Director\, Division of Eligibility and Marketplace Integration\, New York State Department of Health  \n\n\nThis web briefing is free and open to the public. Register on the KFF website. \nThe survey will be publicly available on the day of the briefing at kff.org.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/modern-era-medicaid-and-chip-findings-from-a-50-state-survey/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150120T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z
CREATED:20231103T160250Z
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SUMMARY:How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Jan. 20\, Noon to 3 p.m. ET (lunch served at Noon; program will start at 12:30 p.m.) \nThe American Hospital Association is hosting a panel on “How Hospitals are Adapting to a Changing Health Care Landscape.” The event is intended to begin a discussion about innovations in health care that are changing how it is delivered to consumers through hospitals and other caregivers. \nSenior executives from Walgreens\, Cisco and ClearHealthCosts.com will speak to recent innovations in the health field and their impact on the delivery of care to consumers\, including retail\, telehealth and price transparency. The second panel will feature leaders from hospitals that are significantly changing how health care is delivered. Author and consultant Adrian Slywotzky\, partner emeritus\, Oliver Wyman\, will serve as moderator. Panelists will include: \n·         Barbara Casey\, Practice Director\, Healthcare\, Business Transformation\, US Enterprise\, Cisco \n·         Jeanne Pinder\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, ClearHealthCosts.com \n·         Alan London\, M.D.\, Vice President\, Strategic Clinical Partnerships\, Walgreens \n·         Jesse Cureton\, Chief Consumer Officer\, Novant Health \n·         Rod Hochman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Providence Health & Services \n·         Pam Sutton-Wallace\, Chief Executive Officer\, University of Virginia Medical Center \nTwo ways to participate\nIn person: To attend the event at the National Press Club\, please RSVP to Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org by Jan. 12.National Press Club529 14th St. NWWashington\, D.C.   \nOnline: If you are unable to join in person\, you can watch the panel discussion live online at www.aha.org/Jan20briefing. Note web participants will be unable to ask questions of panelists. \nFor questions or more information\, contact Shellie Byrum at sbyrum@aha.org or call 202-626-2342.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-hospitals-are-adapting-to-a-changing-health-care-landscape/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162523Z
CREATED:20231103T162444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162523Z
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SUMMARY:Hepatitis C: Cost\, Cure and Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Rhode Island Public Radio\, Rhode Island Public Health Institute\, and the Brown University School of Public Health will host a panel discussion online and at the Friedman Auditorium at Brown. \nExperts will discuss the costs and public health opportunities of treating\, screening for\, and curing patients with hepatitis C. Kristin Gourlay\, health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio\, will moderate the discussion. Members of the panel: \n\nMichael Poshkus\, MD\, of the Thundermist Health Center\nAmy Nunn\, ScD\, executive director\, of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute;\nThomas Sepe\, MD\, director of the Liver Center at University Gastroenterology\nThomas Stopka\, PhD\, assistant professor of public health and community medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine\nLynn Taylor\, MD\, of RI Defeats Hep C\n\nHere are links to register to attend the event\, listen to the live stream\, or watch the live video webcast. \nJan. 15 at 7 pm ET online or at Brown University\, Providence \,R.I.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/hepatitis-c-cost-cure-and-challenge/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154442Z
CREATED:20231103T162427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T154442Z
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SUMMARY:Top health industry issues of 2015
DESCRIPTION:PriceWaterhouseCoopers will host a webinar on the top 10 health industry issues for 2015. \nThe webinar will explore the top health industry issues this year as outlined in a recent report from PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI). \nThe webinar will be at noon ET on Jan. 15.  To register\, call or send a note to Danielle Pieri at 212-986-6667 or pieri@braincomm.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/top-health-industry-issues-of-2015/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150115T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162524Z
CREATED:20231103T160247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162524Z
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SUMMARY:Drugs: High prices and big shortages
DESCRIPTION:Wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. \nNew York State Health Foundation1385 Broadway at 38th St.\, 23rd floor \nThis will be a conversation between long-time New York financial journalist Phil Zweig who is the co-founder of a group called Physicians Against Drug Shortages\, and Dr. Peter Bach\, who directs the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He has spoken widely on the issue the high price of cancer drugs and publishes in medical journals as well as other news outlets. \nPlease RSVP to Trudy Lieberman at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/drugs-high-prices-and-big-shortages/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150113T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T154443Z
CREATED:20231103T162426Z
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SUMMARY:New Institute of Medicine report: Guidelines for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data
DESCRIPTION:Clinical trials are studies that help determine whether new health interventions – such as drugs\, other therapies\, and vaccines – are safe and effective for patients and the public. Vast amounts of data are generated over the course of a clinical trial; however\, a large portion is never published in peer-reviewed journals. Data sharing can advance new discoveries and improve clinical care\, but at the same time\, sharing clinical trial data presents risks\, burdens\, and challenges\, including protecting the privacy and consent of clinical trial participants. A new report from the Institute of Medicine provides recommended guidelines about what data should be shared at key times in a clinical trial. \nAdvance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EST Tuesday\, Jan. 13. The report is embargoed and not for public release before 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14. To obtain a copy\, reporters should contact the National Academies’ Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. \nMembers of the authoring committee will present the report’s findings and recommendations at a public briefing beginning at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday\, Jan. 14\, at the National Academy of Sciences building\, 2101 Constitution Ave.\, N.W.\, Washington\, D.C.   \nThose who cannot attend in person may view a live webcast of the event. \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/new-institute-of-medicine-report-guidelines-for-responsible-sharing-of-clinical-trial-data/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162525Z
CREATED:20231103T160250Z
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SUMMARY:Press Conference: New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks
DESCRIPTION:New Report Card on Infectious Disease Outbreaks\, Including Ebola\, Enterovirus\, Superbugs\, to be Released\, Includes National & State-by-State Info \nAudio press conference on Dec. 18\, 10-11 a.m. ET \nPress briefing conference call to release “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases\,” which includes a report card for how well states scored on 10 indicators of strategies to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks in addition to national and global concerns. \nSome topics featured in the report include emerging new diseases like Ebola\, Chikungunya and Chagas; antibiotic-resistant Superbugs; healthcare-associated infections such as MRSA; the resurgence of old threats like whooping cough and tuberculosis; HIV/AIDS and hepatitis; and the ability to respond to bioterrorism attacks. \nThe Outbreaks report-which found troubling errors\, lapses and scrambles- will be released by the Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \nWHEN: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (ET)\, Thursday\, December 18\, 2014 \nWHO: Jeffrey Levi\, PhD\, Executive Director\, Trust for America’s Health \nEric Toner\, MD\, Senior Associate\, UPMC Center for Health Security \nHOW: Please contact Albert Lang at (202) 864-5941 or alang@tfah.org at TFAH to reserve a line for the audio conference and to access embargoed materials. To access the call\, dial 1-888-329-8862 and use passcode 3753589. \nThe call will be moderated. Please call in a few minutes before the scheduled start time to avoid delays. The call is for credentialed media only.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-new-report-card-on-infectious-disease-outbreaks/
CATEGORIES:None
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141218T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162526Z
CREATED:20231103T160249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162526Z
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SUMMARY:How the ACA’s employer requirements and related provisions affect businesses and workers
DESCRIPTION: Web briefing for journalists\nDec. 18\, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET \nOn Jan. 1\, the ACA’s employer mandate goes into effect\, requiring large employers to offer health insurance to workers or face penalties. During this web briefing exclusively for journalists\, Gary Claxton and Larry Levitt\, co-executive directors of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program for the Study of Health Reform and Private Insurance\, will discuss how the penalties will work\, what options employers have for meeting the mandate\, how employers might respond\, and how these provision could affect coverage and costs for employers and workers. \nThey will also address the possible implications for employers of King vs. Burwell\, which the U.S. Supreme Court added to its decision docket last month. Also\, Claxton and Levitt will take questions. To register\, journalists can RSVP online. Each participant will get a confirmation email with information about how to join the briefing. 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/how-the-acaaes-employer-requirements-and-related-provisions-affect-businesses-and-workers/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141217T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z
CREATED:20231103T160246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z
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SUMMARY:NASHP Webinar: Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2
DESCRIPTION:The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) will host a webinar\, Enrollment 2.0: Early State Experiences in Year 2 of the ACA\, which will explore Open Enrollment strategies and challenges faced by state-based exchanges and Medicaid agencies in states with federal marketplaces. Featuring panelists from Idaho and Oklahoma\, the webinar will provide unique perspectives on early experiences and successes in the ACA’s second open enrollment period and shed light on the new strategies states use to make the enrollment and the renewal process more streamlined.  \nIdaho’s state-based exchange director\, Pat Kelly\, will share the state’s perspective on transitioning from the federal healthcare.gov platform during the first open enrollment period to an independent state-run portal this year. Oklahoma’s deputy Medicaid director\, Rebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, will discuss how the state leveraged an operational\, real-time enrollment system to support improved integration between Medicaid and the federal marketplace as an FFM state and talk about new strategies to support enrollment and renewals this year. NASHP’s Enrollment 2014 Director\, Alice Weiss\, will provide context on state’s approaches in this second open enrollment period and how states can build on lessons from Year 1 of the ACA. \nDate & time:2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\, Dec. 17 \nPresenters: \n\n\nPat Kelly\, Executive Director\, Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Project (Your Health Idaho) \n\n\nRebecca Pasternik-Ikard\, Deputy State Medicaid Director\, Oklahoma Health Care Authority  \n\n\nJennifer Sullivan\, Director\, Enroll America Best Practices Institute (Moderator) \n\n\nAlice Weiss\, Director\, Enrollment 2014 Project Program\, \n\n\nPlease RSVP with Lesa Rair at lrair@nashp.org. \nThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is an independent academy of state health policymakers who are dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice. A non-profit and non-partisan organization\, NASHP provides a forum for constructive work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health policy issues. \n  \n 
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/nashp-webinar-enrollment-2-0-early-state-experiences-in-year-2/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141216T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162527Z
CREATED:20231103T160249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162527Z
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SUMMARY:Press conference: Affordable Care Act and open enrollment
DESCRIPTION:Senior officials\, including Andy Slavitt. principal deputy administrator; Kevin Counihan\, marketplace\, CEO; and Lori Lodes\, director\, Office of Communications for the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an on-the-record press conference call about the Affordable Care Act and open enrollment. \nJournalists can dial in at 3 p.m. ET: 866-388-5346 and use this passcode: 54452473. A replay of the call will be available two hours after the event through Dec. 18\, 2015\, at this number: 855-859-2056 and passcode 54452473.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/press-conference-affordable-care-act-and-open-enrollment/
CATEGORIES:None
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T010000
DTSTAMP:20231109T162528Z
CREATED:20231103T160247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231109T162528Z
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SUMMARY:A Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes: Payment Reform Perspectives from Providers and Private Payers
DESCRIPTION:Webinar  \nDec. 15\, 12:30-2 p.m. ET \nAs states design and implement multi-payer payment reform\, payers and providers need to collaborate. The National Academy for State Health Policy will host a panel of experts to discuss how private payers\, national purchasers\, large health systems and primary care providers can work together to make these reforms successful. \nThe speakers will be Ted Epperly\, CEO\, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho; Paul Grundy\, global director\, healthcare transformation at IBM; Sue Phelps\, executive director\, integrated care delivery at Johns Hopkins Medicine; and Steve Spaulding\, senior vice president\, enterprise networks\, Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield. Anne Gauthier\, NASHP’s senior program director\, will moderate the discussion. Register here.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/a-walk-in-someone-elseaes-shoes-payment-reform-perspectives-from-providers-and-private-payers/
CATEGORIES:None
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