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E-Forum: "Health Information Technology: What Are the States Doing?"--The 2008 AcademyHealth State Health Policy and Research Interest Group Policy Breakfast

February 21, 2008 - Watch a Commonwealth Fund E-Forum, with synched audio, slides, and transcript, from the February 5, 2008 AcademyHealth State Health Policy and Research Interest Group Policy Breakfast, "Health Information Technology: What Are the States Doing?" Participants were: Vernon K. Smith, Ph.D., Principal, Health Management Associates; Lori M. Evans, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation, New York State Department of Health; and Gina Perez, Project Director, Delaware Health Information Network, Delaware Health Care Commission. The event was cosponsored by The Commonwealth Fund. Play »


Rachel Nuzum: An Overview of the State Innovations Program

February 5, 2008 - Program officer Rachel Nuzum reviews the goals of the State Innovations program as well as recent projects, including evaluations of reform efforts in Maine and Massachusetts, and the State Quality Improvement Institute. Play »


Bending the Curve--Dec. 18 Briefing: Question and Answer Session

December 27, 2007 - Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis and others respond to questions at the Dec. 18 release event for The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Play »


Bending the Curve--Dec. 18 Briefing: Question and Answer Session, Part 2

December 27, 2007 - Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis and others respond to questions at the Dec. 18 release event for The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Play »


Bending the Curve--Dec. 18 Briefing: Karen Davis

December 27, 2007 - Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis introduces The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending, at a Dec. 18 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Play »


Bending the Curve--Dec. 18 Briefing: Cathy Schoen

December 27, 2007 - Commonwealth Fund senior vice president Cathy Schoen discusses The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending, at a Dec. 18 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Play »


Bending the Curve--Dec. 18 Briefing: Dallas Salisbury

December 27, 2007 - Dallas Salisbury, president and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute and a member of The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, discusses the Commission's report, Bending the Curve: Options for Achieving Savings and Improving Value in U.S. Health Spending, at a Dec. 18 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Play »


Slide Show: The 2007 International Symposium on Health Care Policy

December 5, 2007 - The 2007 Commonwealth Fund International Symposium on Health Care Policy brought together health ministers from seven countries to discuss cancer care, patient safety, and more. The following slides offer highlights from the Washington, D.C., event. Play »


An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President--Nov. 15 Briefing, Part III

November 26, 2007 - Commission on a High Performance Health System chair James J. Mongan, M.D., responds to questions about pay-for-performance, rising health care costs, and other topics, at the release event for the Commission's Nov. 15 report, An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President. Play »


An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President--Nov. 15 Briefing, Part IV

November 26, 2007 - Commission on a High Performance Health System chair James J. Mongan, M.D., and other commissioners respond to questions about disparities, among other topics, at the release event for the Commission's Nov. 15 report, An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President. Play »


An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President--Nov. 15 Briefing, Part V

November 26, 2007 - Commission on a High Performance Health System chair James J. Mongan, M.D., and other commissioners respond to questions on off-hours care, among other topics, at the release event for the Commission's Nov. 15 report, An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President. Play »


An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President--Nov. 15 Briefing, Part I

November 26, 2007 - Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis opens a Nov. 15 briefing on the Commission on a High Performance Health System report, An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President. Visit the Multimedia Center to watch the entire event. Play »


An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President--Nov. 15 Briefing, Part II

November 26, 2007 - Commission on a High Performance Health System chair James J. Mongan, M.D., reviews the recommendations presented in the Commission's Nov. 15 report, An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President. Play »


The Commonwealth Fund 2007 International Health Policy Survey Presentation

November 20, 2007 - Watch a presentation of the survey results by the Fund's Cathy Schoen and Robin Osborn, given at the 2007 International Symposium on Health Care Policy. Play »


Karen Davis' Introduction, Presentation of the 2007 International Health Policy Survey

November 20, 2007 - Watch introductory remarks by Karen Davis, president of The Commonwealth Fund, given at the 2007 Commonwealth Fund International Symposium on Health Care Policy. Play »