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The Future of Quality and Patient Safety in Healthcare: Transitioning to High Reliability |
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Paul Sharek, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Quality Management, Chief Clinical Patient Safety Officer, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Quality and Patient Safety have emerged as a critical component of the new 10-year strategic plan at LPCH. In this presentation, Dr. Sharek will review the importance of focusing on quality and patient safety, discuss some of the challenges associated with using traditional quality and safety improvement models, and describe the rationale behind the attraction to the concepts of high reliability. Dr. Sharek will translate these high reliability concepts into practical healthcare strategies, including highlighting the critical role of technology to enable this transition.
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Fueling Innovation in Consumer Health Management Through Health Information Technology |
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David Memel, M.D., Head of Aetna Informatics
Health Information Technology (HIT) enables a health plan to connect multiple constituents in the healthcare value chain. Creation of a 360-degree member record integrating information from primary care physicians, specialist physicians, behavioral health therapists, pharmacies, laboratories, and members themselves, provides an unparalleled opportunity to partner with healthcare providers and members in managing the health of an individual. When information in the member record is linked to automated decision support, the power of technology is fully unleashed to identify the highest priority and highest value opportunism for health improvement. However, although data about a member is important, we need to be cognizant of the fact that the individual is more than the summation of his or her health data. In order to fully engage an individual in management and improvement of their health, consumer preferences and key consumer relationship management capabilities are essential for tailoring messaging and outreach strategies. This session will provide insight into how Aetna is shaping the future of the way consumers manage their health and how health plans interact with their constituents through HIT.
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Capitalizing on Clinical Data from Academic Institutions. Implications for Oncology Drug Development, Patient Management and Health Sciences |
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Alain Herrera, MD, former Corporate Head of Oncology Sanofi-Aventis
Professor Jean-Louis Misset, MD, Oncology Department Head, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, France
The aging of the population and the screening procedures, as well as the exponentially growing size of clinical trials result in increased healthcare costs. The utilization of electronic medical data in conjunction with the ubiquitous use of the internet by the patients, structures their care around a flux of organized information that is shared. A better use of this information would improve risk-benefit and cost-benefit ratios and result in better targeted treatments. Moreover, a strategic utilization of this information will contribute to developing targeted, less aggressive therapies faster in a collaborative way.
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