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CHPRE Staff — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:30:34 +0000

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Len Nichols on Panel at RNC – “Can we have a bipartisan conversation on health reform?” 8-28-12

CHPRE Staff — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:04:01 +0000

Physician leaders to join us in Tampa

We are all on hurricane watch but hoping that Isaac changes its track so the Republican convention can take place uninterrupted next week in Tampa. And if you are going to be attending, please join us on Tuesday at 4 p.m. for our briefing: “Can we have a bipartisan conversation on health reform?” Register at http://galen2012.eventbrite.comif you haven’t already in order to gain access to the venue.Our speaker line up is fabulous — Grace-Marie Turner will moderate a distinguished panel at this event hosted by the Galen Institute including:

Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD, Co-Chairman of the GOP Doctors Caucus

Congressman Tom Price, MD, Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee

Congressman Michael Burgess, MD, Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference *invited

Len Nichols, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics, George Mason University

Members of Congress look to these physician legislators for leadership on health reform issues so this briefing will be particularly important in charting the next chapter in the health reform debate. Len Nichols and Grace-Marie will describe their history of finding bipartisan agreement in the policy community on key health issues and discuss areas for future reform.

This is a public event, but registration is required to gain entrance to the briefing hall. Please register online at http://galen2012.eventbrite.com.

We hope you will also join us for a reception with the panelists following the briefing. We look forward to seeing you there!

Many thanks to the YG Network for allowing us to host the briefing at their Woman Up! Pavilion, which will provide a comfortable, practical meeting space for social, political, and business networking throughout the convention. You can learn more about the Pavilion and Woman Up! events at the YG Network website.

Here is a write up of the convention: Health Reform Consensus Seen Possible

HAP/CHPRE Seminar Series 11/10/11

CHPRE Staff — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:25:00 +0000

You are invited to attend the next Seminar Series Event sponsored by the Department of Health Administration and Policy and The Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics. The event will be held Thursday, November 10th from 3:00 – 4:00 in the Johnson Center, 3rd Floor Meeting Room E.

Dr. Lorens Helmchen, Associate Professor in the Health Administration and Policy Department, will present a talk titled A Cure for Defensive Medicine? The Effect of a “Disclosure-and-Offer” Program On Inpatient Mortality, Length of Stay, and Charges.

The presentation will cover Dr. Helmchen’s research on the effects of emerging “disclosure and offer” (D&O) programs. The threat of meritless claims of medical malpractice reportedly prompts many physicians to engage in the practice of defensive medicine, thus raising the cost of care without a commensurate improvement in outcomes.

D&O programs replace the common response of categorically denying negligence and refusing payment with a policy of recognizing the injury, fully disclosing to patients all information surrounding their care, and offering an apology and remediation if warranted. D&O programs thus mark a switch from a reactive strategy of responding to patients’ demands for compensation to a proactive strategy of preempting them. The reduced likelihood for meritless lawsuits in turn should mute the incentives for defensive medicine.

HAP/CHPRE Seminar Series Flyer

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Valerie Bartush at 703-993-1929 or vbartush@gmu.edu.

To view all upcoming HAP/CHPRE Seminar Series Events, please click this link