AHRQ Patient Safety and Health IT Conference Overview
June 4 - 7, 2006 Renaissance Hotel, Washington D.C.
Research funded by AHRQ in patient safety and health information technology is helping to revolutionize everyday clinical practice. The 2006 Patient Safety and Health IT Conference offers exciting opportunities to learn how this research is being used to support health information exchange and reduce medical errors. You'll also get a "first look" at longer-term work in progress to develop the evidence base for widespread Health IT adoption. This is one of the most important meetings of the year for anyone interested in new and emerging research around patient safety and health IT implementation.
Participants will include AHRQ grantees and contractors, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, health care researchers, quality improvement and risk assessment managers, and others committed to improving health care safety and quality.
Conference Themes and Topics
Track 1: Patient Safety and Health IT Across Settings and Populations
Track 2: Implementation Issues in Patient Safety and Health IT
Track 3: Improving the Health of Communities through Regional Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Track 4: Assessing Value and Evaluating Project Impact
Track 5: Achieving and Sustaining Improvements
Track 6: Using Reporting Systems for Safety and Quality Improvement
Track 7: Working Conditions Challenges in Patient Safety
Track 8: Patient and Family Centered Health IT and Safety
Track 9: Emerging Approaches to Drive Change in Healthcare
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