BPC's Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health IT released a set of recommendations for the most effective use of health IT dollars to support coordinated, accountable, patient-centered models of care. Panelists discussed the common attributes of high-performing organizations which align with emerging delivery system reforms and the health IT capabilities needed to support them. Participants also heard about gaps in health IT capabilities, the barriers to their achievement, and recommendations for accelerating the creation of a health IT foundation that will drive improvements in the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care in the U.S.

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Featuring

Senator Tom Daschle
Founder, BPC
Co-Leader, BPC Health Project

Senator Bill Frist
Senior Fellow, BPC
Co-Leader, BPC Health Project

Governor Ted Strickland
Former Governor of Ohio
Co-Leader, BPC Health Project

Governor John Engler
President, Business Roundtable

Peter Basch, MD, FACP
Medical Director, Ambulatory EHR and Health Information Technology Policy, MedStar Health

Christine Bechtel
Vice President, National Partnership for Women and Families

Russell Branzell
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Poudre Valley Health System

Karen Ignagni
President and CEO, America's Health Insurance Plans

Janet Marchibroda
Chair, BPC's Health Information Technology Initiative

Deven McGraw
Director, Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy and Technology

Mark J. Segal, PhD
Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs, GE Healthcare IT

Related Reading

• Report: Transforming Health Care: The Roll of Health IT
• Press Release: Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force Recommends More and Better Use of Health IT to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs
• Building a Strong Foundation for America's Health Care System
• Delivery System Reform and the Role of Health IT: An Interim Report

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