Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts and the Rhode Island Foundation are sponsoring a series of public forums addressing the challenges and opportunities of implementing health system reform in our state. To register, call 427-4029.
Thursday, July 15
Making the Transition: What is the right path from the current system to a reformed system?
Harold D. Miller, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
5:30 p.m., The Rhode Island Foundation, Providence
Identifying promising practices and running pilot projects is one thing. Changing an entire healthcare system is quite another. How does a community make the shift from today's system to tomorrow's? Harold Miller will present ideas about how we can change the fundamental structure of healthcare payment systems to support improved value, and lead our discussion about the best path to meaningful reform.
Thursday, September 9
It IS Possible to Get It Right: Lessons from high-performing/lower-cost health care delivery systems
Donald M. Berwick, MD, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
5:30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick
Good healthcare outcomes and lower costs are not conflicting values. One of the nation’s leading authorities on health care quality and improvement, Don Berwick, MD will discuss the lessons to be learned from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care that illustrate it is possible to pair quality with affordability. All around the country, communities have reduced costs without restricting care. They don’t have to pay more to achieve better results. How did they do it? Dr. Berwick will discuss how the data might point us in the right direction.
Previously held forums:
Thursday, April 8
Bending the Curve: The challenges of cost containment
Sarah Iselin, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation of Massachusetts
Thursday, May 27
The Future of Primary Care in Rhode Island: A community planning session
Paul Grundy, IBM's Director of Healthcare, Technology and Strategic Initiatives
Thursday, June 3
The Best Healthcare Delivery System for Rhode Island: A look at what has worked elsewhere in the country
Ron A. Paulus, MD, Geisinger Health System