230397 Technolgy and Disparities: Legislative and Policy opportunities in Health Reform

Monday, November 8, 2010

Rick Blake, CPHIMS , Strategic Health Resources, Arlington, VA
There is little debate regarding the need for healthcare reform and significant improvements in our healthcare system. Unfortunately, the reduction of health disparities in minority and rural populations has largely been absent from the health reform debate. This session will discuss legislative and policy strategies that could be considered in the context of health reform that will address racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.

Learning Areas:
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the impact of current health reform proposals on healthcare disparities. 2. Understand potential federal Health Information Technology legislative and policy strategies that could be considered within the context of health reform.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Rick Blake is a former Congressional Staffer and the founder and CEO of a HIT consulting firm.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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