Ensuring access to affordable and quality healthcare is one of the most important issues facing Americans today. Information technology can improve healthcare delivery while decreasing costs, but unlike other industries, the healthcare sector has not taken full advantage of IT.
Please join this distinguished panel for an open discussion on the effect and ramifications of IT on healthcare delivery, privacy, efficiency, and cost. The discussion will focus on best practices and lessons learned from both government and private sector healthcare systems and the policy changes needed to maximize the benefits of IT.
Moderator: Honorable William S. Cohen, former Secretary of Defense
Honorable Jim Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Army Surgeon General
Honorable Susan Collins, Senator from Maine
Representative Allyson Schwartz, Congresswoman from Pennsylvania
Dr. Martin Harris, Cleveland Clinic CIO and Member of the Wounded Warrior Commission
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