Skip Navigation Archive: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Archive: Agency for Healthcare Research Quality www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ Home—Live Site | Archive Home | Site Map
Archival print banner

This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://info.ahrq.gov. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information.

Please go to www.ahrq.gov for current information.

AHRQ 2009 Annual Conference

To help advance its goal of improving health care for all Americans, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held its third annual conference on September 13-16, 2009, in Bethesda, MD. This conference was designed to showcase the best of the Agency's research and provide examples of how that research is being implemented at all levels in health care delivery. Entitled "Promoting Quality... Partnering for Change," the conference featured presentations in seven major themes.

Conference Contents 

Plenary Sessions
Track A: Health Care Infrastructure
Track B: Organization of How Services Are Delivered
Track C: Health Care Quality and Safety
Track D: Improving Americans' Health Status
Track E: Provider Performance and Payment Reform
Track F: Increasing Patient and Consumer Involvement in Their Care 

Plenary Sessions

Health Reform and Health System Change: The View Ahead Forging a Path to Achieving High-Quality, Affordable Care

Panelists:

Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Karen Davis, Ph.D., President, The Commonwealth Fund
Robert S. Galvin, M.D., Executive Director, Health Services, and Chief Medical Officer, General Electric Company
Jessie C. Gruman, Ph.D., President, Center for Advancing Health
Niva Lubin-Johnson, M.D., FACP, Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees, National Medical Association, and Member, Illinois Adequate Health Care Task Force

Health Reform and Health System Change: The View Ahead Addressing Health Disparities in Achieving High-Quality, Affordable Care

Panelists:

Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Wade Henderson, Esq., President and Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Elena Rios, M.D., M.S.P.H., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Medical Association. Presentation slides (PowerPoint® File, 530 KB, Plugin Software Help; Web Version)
Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Director, Engelberg Center for Healthcare Reform, HVHC Initiative, The Brookings Institution. Presentation slides (PowerPoint® File, 319 KB, Plugin Software Help; Web Version)
Randall D. Cebul, M.D., Director, Center for Health Care Research & Policy, Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Director, Better Health Greater Cleveland. Presentation slides (PowerPoint® File, 4.3 MB, Plugin Software Help; Web Version)

Return to Conference Contents
Proceed to Track A: Health Care Infrastructure

Page last reviewed December 2009
Internet Citation: AHRQ 2009 Annual Conference. December 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/news/events/conference/2009/index.html

 

The information on this page is archived and provided for reference purposes only.

 
AHRQ Advancing Excellence in Health Care