273372 Transforming health care delivery across the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Hal F. Yee Jr., MD, PhD , Los Angeles County Dept of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services serves as a health care safety net for the largest county in the United States with a population of over 2 million uninsured. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the recent great recession necessitates rapid transformation of health care delivery for our system. A few key examples of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services' efforts to improve quality, patient centeredness, and cost-effectiveness will be discussed in this presentation.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Communication and informatics
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe the approaches taken by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services to transform health care delivery.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present as I oversee Health Services delivery for the County of Los Angeles.
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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