Two areas of health converged at the Capital
city this past October for the Fourth Annual Health Policy Summit:
Pubic Health and Health Information Technology, interspersed with a
healthy dose of Nutrition Policy during the luncheon. A much-anticipated
annual event, the summit helps to fulfill the Center for Health Policy’s
mission of improving health care delivery and policy. The conference
brings together those practicing in the field, policy makers, physicians
and those at academic institutions.
Lunchtime keynote speaker, Dr. Margo Wootan,
director of nutrition
policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, discussed
the power of food marketing.
Afternoon keynote, Dr. Scott Young, Chief Medical
Director of Kaiser
Permanente Care Management Institute, (Oakland, CA) presented on
the potential applications of Health Information Technology (HIT).
HIT can improve patient outcomes and providers’ quality of care.
Ending the day was a panel discussion on health information technology
in Missouri. The consensus of the panelists was to continue support
for health information sharing through the latest technology available.
Thank you to presenters and panelists for another
successful Health Policy Summit! Your participation and attendance
continues to make this a successful annual event. Please view the presentations
and videos if you were unable to attend. We encourage you to send any
comments and questions about issues or concerns that you did not have
time to voice during the proceedings or others you may have thought
of since it commenced to us at healthpolicy@missouri.edu.
Engaging
the Public: Move to Improve
Anne Lock, Director Local Public Health Services, Missouri Dept. of Health
and Senior Services, Jefferson City, MO
Afternoon Keynote Address:
Scott Young, MD, Chief Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Care Management
Institute, Oakland, CA; Former Director of Health Information Technology,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD Health
Information Technology: Implications for Missouri