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The Big Picture: Hospitals in
a Volatile Healthcare Environment
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Date:
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Tuesday,
November 19, 2002
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Time:
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2:00-3:30
p.m., Eastern Standard Time
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Panelists:
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Stuart
Altman, Ph.D.
Chaikin
Professor of National Health Policy
The Florence Heller Graduate School for Social Policy
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
James
Bentley, Ph.D.
Senior
Vice President for Strategic Policy Planning
American Hospital Association
Washington, DC
Gloria
Bazzoli, Ph.D.
Professor,
Department of Health Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
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Content:
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This program will provide an overview of the major
trends and issues influencing the roles and performance
of America's hospitals in today's dynamic healthcare
marketplace. Panelists will explore trends and dynamics
in inpatient and outpatient utilization, market dynamics
influencing hospitals' roles and performance, and issues
related to hospital financial status. Emphasis will
be placed on disaggregating the implications of national
trends across different State and local environments
and across hospitals with different characteristics.
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Emergency Department Overcrowding
and Ambulance Diversion
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Date:
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Wednesday,
November 20, 2002 |
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Time:
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2:00-3:30
p.m., Eastern Standard Time
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Panelists:
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Robin
Weinick, Ph.D.
Director,
Intramural Research
Center for Primary Care Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, MD
James
Adams, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Chief,
Division of Emergency Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine/Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Mary
Kopp, R.N.
Nurse
Manager for Emergency Services
Scottsdale Healthcare Shea
Scottsdale, AZ
Brad
Prenney, M.S., M.P.A.
Deputy
Director
Bureau of Health Quality Management
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Charlestown, MA
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Content:
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The second program in this series explores the issues
related to hospital emergency department overcrowding
and ambulance diversion. Panelists will describe the
nature and magnitude of these problems, discuss what
is known from the research about their underlying causes,
and examine their health- and cost-related implications.
Panelists will also provide information on policy, programmatic,
and operational strategies that are currently being
implemented at the State, community, and institutional
levels to reduce the incidence of and problems associated
with Emergency Department overcrowding and ambulance
diversion.
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Hospital Uncompensated Care Issues
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Date:
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Thursday,
November 21, 2002 |
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Time:
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2:00-3:30
p.m., Eastern Standard Time
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Panelists:
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Jack
Ashby, M.H.A.
Research
Director
Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC)
Washington, DC
Teresa
Coughlin, M.P.H.
Senior
Research Associate
The Urban Institute
Washington, DC
Paul
Hattis, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Acting
Concentration Head in Public Policy and Management
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
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Content:
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The third program in this series examines the persistent
problem of providing hospital care to uninsured and
underinsured persons in highly competitive, price-sensitive
markets. Panelists will define the different elements
referred to as "uncompensated care" and examine
trends in the levels of uncompensated care and the distribution
of this burden across several types of hospitals. The
panel then will examine a range of strategies that States
and communities have pursued in an effort to reduce
or redistribute the burden of uncompensated hospital
care, including payment or direct support programs such
as the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH)
Program, the establishment of community benefit standards
for non-profit hospitals, and other initiatives.
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