The Altarum Healthcare Value Hub will host this one-hour webinar with Jenny Deam, a health care reporter for the Houston Chronicle, and Dan Weissmann, host of An Arm and a Leg Podcast. Deam and Weismann will discuss why consumers want policymakers to address issues related to the affordability of health care.”¯

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state partners will give updates on the investigation into cases of pulmonary disease among people who use e-cigarettes, and discuss initial findings published Friday.

Meeting on medical device cybersecurity.

The University of Southern California’s Center for Health Journalism is hosting a free webinar that will help reporters understand how the public charge rule is shaping the health of immigrant families, and provide key data points, resources and story ideas.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines actions local, state, and federal leaders can take to improve mental, emotional, and behavioral health in youth and children in various settings.

It has become increasingly clear that efforts to improve quality, lower costs, and enhance patient satisfaction cannot succeed without addressing socioeconomic status and nonmedical drivers of health-often called “social determinants of health”. However, the financing and oversight of holistic community initiatives is complicated, as they often involve a spectrum of municipal services, private entities, and all levels of government. This briefing will explore the economic, budgetary, and infrastructure issues that arise when creating outcome-oriented investments for social determinants.

This full-day working meeting will bring together one hundred global stakeholders across healthcare for an intimate examination and discussion about how we can continue planning for ZERO preventable deaths in hospitals. This meeting allows an opportunity for participants to provide their experiences and expertise as we propel our mission of ZERO forward.

The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense will convene a public meeting to inform its continuing assessment of the biological threat, specific vulnerabilities, and overwhelming consequences. 

On the first-ever World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Organization will launch a global campaign to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making health care safer.

Through interviews with leaders in health care, footage of real-world efforts leading to safer care, and one family’s compelling journey from victimhood to empowerment, the film provides a unique look at the health care system’s ongoing fight against preventable harm.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a listening session to hear from the public about the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings system. 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will showcase the yearlong global initiative led by HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fight antibiotic resistance.

Health Affairs and The John A. Hartford Foundation will have a policy conversation featuring authors from the journal’s Aging & Health series, as well as other experts in the field

Social determinants of health — such as socioeconomic status, housing affordability, access to quality food, and public safety — have a huge influence on health outcomes. It is now generally accepted that health care alone is not enough to compensate for a person’s living conditions. Given the specific challenges that the city of Philadelphia faces, many of the city’s doctors, hospitals, health care providers and community groups must experiment with alleviating social conditions for their patients in order to improve care.

Join Doctors Without Borders for an exciting webcast discussion about how medical research is used to improve care for those most in need.

During this briefing, panelists will discuss components of policy proposals under consideration and explore evidence about their implications for the health care system.

Invited speaker, Dr. Chapin White, will present findings of a recent RAND study titled “Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans Are High Relative to Medicare and Vary Widely” which will precede a Q&A discussion with attendees.