To help advance its goal of improving health care for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held its fourth annual conference on September 26-29, 2010, in Bethesda, MD. This conference, entitled "Better
Care, Better Health: Delivering on Quality for All Americans," showcased leading authorities in health care research and policy in sessions on transforming health care delivery; developing new patient care models; strengthening preventive care and reducing health disparities; improving quality and patient safety; and measuring and reporting on provider and system performance. Select for the conference agenda.
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Conference Contents
Plenary Sessions
Track A: Transforming Health Care Delivery
Track B: Developing New Patient Care Models
Track C: Strengthening Preventive Care and Reducing Health
Disparities
Track D: Improving Quality and Patient Safety
Track E: Measuring and Reporting on Provider and System Performance
Plenary Sessions
21st Century Health Care: What Does it Mean to Achieve Success in Quality, Value, and Access to Care?
Video of Plenary Session, September 27, 2010 (Flash video; 90 min.; 770 MB) (Plugin Software Help)
Moderator: |
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Speakers: |
Maulik Joshi, Dr. P.H., Health Research and Educational Trust
James W. Mold, M.D., M.P.H., University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Debra L. Ness, M.S., National Partnership for Women and Families |
Transformation and Change: Making a Complex System Safe and Right
Video of Plenary Session, September 28, 2010 (Flash video; 93 min.; 904 MB) (Plugin Software Help )
Keynote Speaker: |
Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H |
Moderator: |
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. |
Return to Conference Contents
Proceed to Track A: Transforming Health Care Delivery
Current as of December 2010
Internet Citation:
AHRQ 2010 Annual Conference. December 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/annualconf10/