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CMO Group Session:
"Implementing the Path from Variations to Evidence-Based Practice"
Comparative effectiveness research is a prominent strategy
for fostering improvements in both quality and efficiency of clinical
care. Eliminating clinically unwarranted variations in care processes
is a key goal of comparative effectiveness, one that is likely to
continue to gain momentum among providers, insurers and policy makers.
CMOs and other clinical leaders are often tasked with implementing
programs that will reduce variations, improve quality and decrease
costs, but effective strategies for such programs are not always
apparent. This session will review the current status of comparative
effectiveness initiatives and will provide proven examples of effective
evidence-based strategies that reduce variations and enhance outcomes.
Moderator:
William L. Thomas, MD
Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer
MedStar Health
Speakers:
The National Perspective: How Policy Makers View Variations in
Practice
Eugene Rich, MD
Professor of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine,
and
AAMC Scholar-in-Residence
The AAMC Perspective: Approaches to Variations in
AMCs
Tom Rosenthal, MD
Chief Medical Officer, UCLA Medical Center
Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
The Regional Perspective: Regional Strategies for
Change
Gerald O'Connor, PhD, ScD
Professor of Medicine and of Community and Family Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Transitional Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to
Care of High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries
Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and
Director of NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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