The Private Healthcare Exchanges conference July 16-17 in Chicago will focus on how the Affordable Care Act is changing the way insurers sell health insurance.
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2 events,A media conference call will give reporters a chance to hear from the co-author of a new study of group purchasing organizations. A press release from the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association, a trade group, says the study "concludes that GPOs deliver cost savings to hospitals and the health care supply chain – particularly to small providers – and that GPO contract administrative fees do not have an impact on the prices paid by hospitals for medical goods and services." The call will feature study co-author and Purdue University Professor Leroy Schwarz, Amerinet, Inc. President and HIGPA Board Chair Todd Ebert, and HIGPA President Curtis Rooney. |
2 events,We will select 10-12 journalists from Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska for this special opportunity. The aim of the program is to provide already-established journalists with the tools needed to improve the depth and amount of coverage focused on localizing critical health issues. The program is designed by journalists for journalists. Although the training is spread over a year’s time, actual time away from the newsroom totals about two weeks. |
3 events,The American Headache Society's 2011 scientific meeting is set for Washington, D.C.
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4 events,The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2011 annual meeting will cover everything from oncology research to the practical aspects of running an oncology practice.
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3 events,The Friends of the National Library of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine, in association with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), are cosponsoring this event to explore the future of clinical trials, as part of the National Library of Medicine's 175th Anniversary celebrations. |
2 events,The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources' Annual Conference on Quality and Patient Safety will feature discussions on how to make health care safer and prevent errors. |
3 events,The Institute of Medicine and Department of Health & Human Services are offering a webcast on their The Health Data Initiative Forum that is open to health care journalists. |
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2 events,NCDEU, an annual meeting sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, promises to focus on the "latest developments in psychopharmacologic clinical research and related methodology." This year's theme will be "Anticipating the Future of Drug Development: New Targets, Integrative Biomarkers, and Beyond." |
3 events,The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services provides advice and recommendations of health and human services in rural areas. This meeting will include presentations about health indicators in rural Michigan, value-based purchasing, primary care and placement, as well as visits to area rural health care providers. |
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3 events,This American Public Health Association meeting offers an opportunity to gather the latest on-the-ground intelligence from community and state officials across the country, and learn what’s coming around the corner from national leaders.
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2 events,The Kaiser Family Foundation will sponsor a briefing with two former Medicare and Medicaid administators to examine how Medicare reform options now being considered might work and their implications for beneficiaries and taxpayers. |
2 events,During the policy panel keynote luncheon at the 2011 BIO International Convention, former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean, Republican political strategist Karl Rove, and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) will debate the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing the act, as well as efforts to repeal and reform the law. |
Dr. Mendel Singer, director of the Jewish Community Health Initiative at Case Western Reserve University, and Rabbi Akiva Feinstein, spiritual care adviser, will talk about various groups making up the northeast Ohio Jewish community; Jewish public health issues, health care use and perceptions; health research issues primarily affecting Jews; and the new health website that's been receiving a lot of national recognition, 
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