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The Policy Group
The HCDP Policy Group is made up of representatives from industrial and government leadership of such major sectors as purchasers, consumers, insurers, providers, suppliers, and regulators. The Group convenes as a confidential forum several times a year to explore opportunities for transforming health care delivery to: 1) harness the potential of the revolution in information technology (IT); 2) harvest the results of new medical science (genomic and micro technologic); and 3) meet the needs of increasingly knowledgeable and demanding consumers. The Group seeks to outline a regulatory and policy framework that can support efforts to streamline care in accordance with the growing evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment of disease, thus paving the way toward a common understanding of the industry and options for groundbreaking and thorough change.Members include:
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Florida
Center for Medical Consumers
The Commonwealth Fund
Department of Defense
Fidelity Investments
HealthPartners
IBM
Mayo Clinic
Merck & Co.
The Segal Company
Sentara Healthcare
Stryker Corporation
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Xerox Corporation
Topics covered have included:
- Measuring Productivity in Health Care Delivery
- Will Disruptive Innovations Cure Health Care?
- Information and Other Enabling Technologies for Health Care Reform
- How 401(k)s are Shaping the Future of Health Care Insurance for American Workers
- The Future of Health Care Information Technology
- Physicians and Their Organization: Where Are They Now and Where Are They Going?
- Medicare and Medicaid--Where Is It Going?
- How are State Demonstrations Affecting the Uninsured
- The View from the White House
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission/National Association of Security Dealers--How These Agencies Might Be Replicated For Medical Oversight
- Federal Aviation Administration/National Transportation Safety Board--One Strategy to Assure Safety
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