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Why Fixing Our Current Health Care System Is a National Priority

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Activity Release Date: 
Feb 1 2012
Activity Expiration Date: 
Feb 1 2013
Duration: 
Unlimited
1.00 credits
Intended Audience: 

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and case managers who have an interest in personalized health-management support and services that include wellness programs, decision support, disease management conditions, complex-medical-condition support, case and utilization management programs, and physical health programs.

Activity Description: 

This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from 20th Annual National Conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 4-6, 2011.
In terms of national productivity, health care costs are on the rise, and this will only get worse as the baby boomers hit retirement age. The management of medical bills and billing systems is a burden for payers, and families cannot manage medical costs on their own. The current number of uninsured Americans is estimated at 47 million. Without coverage, there are delays in seeing doctors, and problems that might have been easily treated or prevented become complex and result in a huge cost to everyone. The system needs to be fixed before it collapses.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

  1. Discuss roadblocks to health care reform that even the current legislation doesn’t address but are known to prevent changes that would take our health care system in a positive direction
  2. Critique alternative solutions for health care reform

Faculty
Mark Blatt, MD, MBA
Director
Global Healthcare Strategy, Enterprise Sales Solutions
Digital Health Group, Intel Corporation
Folsom, California

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Method of Participation
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  • Completing the entire activity
  • Completing the Pre- and Post-Activity Assessments, Activity Evaluation, and Application for Certificate of Credit forms

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Sponsor
This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Allos Therapeutics, Amgen, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., Eisai, Novartis Oncology, Shire, Cephalon Oncology, Genentech, genzyme, Millennium, Novartis, Roche, sanofi aventis, National Marrow Donor Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Purdue, American Regent, CardioDx, cord blood registry, HeartWare, Janssen, and XDx.

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Activity Details
Learning Format: 
Enduring Material
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