Creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System

Date:  March 18-19, 2009                                    

Location: Omaha, NE

Read the white paper:  21st Century Intelligent Health System:  An Individual-Centered Approach.

The Center for Health Transformation held its quarterly member meeting, Creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System, Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Gallup Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Leading the overall day along with the ongoing 21st Century Intelligent Hospital Project at the Center for Health Transformation were Laura Linn, Project Director and Melissa Ferguson, Vice President of Operations.

Center for Health Transformation (CHT) members gathered for a day of panelist presentations and discussions on the importance of creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System, the morning began with opening remarks from Nancy Desmond, Chief Executive Officer, Center for Health Transformation and a welcome from Jane Miller, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Gallup. Governor Dave Heineman of Nebraska provided the opening keynote address, followed by Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and Founder, Center for Health Transformation who addressed the current economic situation and the need for health transformation.

Serving as moderator for the first panel, An Individual-Centered Approach, Ron Wince, President and Chief Executive Officer, Guidon Performance Solutions introduced the release of the new CHT white paper, The 21st Century Intelligent Health System: An Individual-Centered Approach. Participating panelists Lynette Bisconti, President, Gateway for Cancer Research and Patient Advocate; Steve Bonner, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America; and Wayne Sensor, Chief Executive Officer, Alegent Health discussed the necessity of Individual-Centered care and why it is an essential component of the 21st Century Intelligent Health System.

Afternoon panels focused on Culture of Safety and Quality, 21st Century Healthy Communities and Healthcare that Works: Solutions for a 21st Century Intelligent Health System.

James Harter, PhD, Chief Scientist, Workplace Management and Well-Being, Gallup and Kurt Schusterman, Vice President, Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Healthways provided members with an overview and update on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which was first unveiled at the CHT member meeting in March 2008.

The member meeting concluded with final remarks from Newt Gingrich, who thanked all panelists and members for their participation and encouraged leaders to continue their ongoing efforts to transform our current health system into a 21st Century Intelligent Health System.

Special thanks from the Center for Health Transformation to the presenters mentioned above, along with the following presenters:

• Marcia Delk, MD, Senior Vice President Medical Affairs Chief Quality Officer, WellStar Health System
• Leigh Hamby, MD, Executive Vice President/Chief Quality Officer, Piedmont Health
• Wendell Hoffman, MD, Patient Safety Officer, Sanford Health
• Gordon Hunt, MD, Senior Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health
• Jeffrey Thompson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Gundersen Lutheran
• Steven Leichter, MD, Medical Director, Columbus Research Foundation; President, The Center for Diabetes and Metabolism
• Susan Egbert, Director of Utilization and Quality Management, VSP Vision Care
• Kerri Peterson, Executive Director, Our Healthy Community Partnership
• Brian Alper, MD, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, DynaMed; Medical Director, Clinical Reference and Consumer Health, EBSCO Publishing
• Doug Emery, Pilot Site Implementation and Operations Leader, Bridges to Excellence
• Jeff Greene, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MedEncentive
• Steve Lindstrom, Senior Vice President, Solutions Sector Owner for Retirees, Healthways
• Ted Lithgow, PhD, President, MeadWestvaco Healthcare, MeadWestvaco
• Dennis Nelson, Regional Sales Executive, MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

Agendas

March 18th - Roundtable on Consumer Healthcare Value Equation

March 19th - Member Meeting

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Speaker Biographies and PowerPoint Presentations (PDF) 

Panel II: Culture of Safety and Quality

Marcia Delk, MD	Bio	Presentation
Leigh Hamby, MD	Bio	Presentation
Wendell Hoffman, MD	Bio	Presentation
Gordon Hunt, MD	Bio	Presentation
Jeffrey Thompson, MD	Bio	Presentation

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index

James Harter, PhD	Bio	Presentation
Kurt Schusterman	Bio	Presentation

Panel III: 21st Century Health Communities

Susan Egbert	Bio	Presentation
Steven Leichter, MD	Bio	Presentation
Kerri Peterson	Bio	Presentation

Panel IV: Healthcare that Works: Solutions for a 21st Century Intelligent Health System

Brian Alper, MD	Bio	Presentation
Doug Emery	Bio	Presentation
Jeff Greene	Bio	Presentation
Steve Lindstrom	Bio	Presentation
Ted Lithgow, PhD	Bio	Presentation
Dennis Nelson	Bio	Presentation

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