Speak Up & Speak Out: Strengthening Clinical Conversations
Tamika Auguste, MD, FACOG
Board-Certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Больничный центр MedStar в Вашингтоне
Community Health Needs Assessment: Insights & Coordinated Efforts in the District
Dr. Anneta Arno, PhD, MPH
Director of the Office of Health Equity
DC Health
Emily Putzer
Population Health Improvement Leader
DC Health
Panel: Assessing Health Seeking Behaviors in Light of Federal Update
Addressing health seeking behaviors has long been a focus of improvement efforts to ensure individuals receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Recent federal policy changes have the potential to effect the health care landscape in the District, impacting access to care for uninsured populations and funding for prevention. This panel will examine health seeking behaviors and how recent policy shifts influence care quality and patient outcomes, identifying opportunities and challenges in ensuring comprehensive care for all. The panelists will share insights on barriers to care, emerging solutions, and strategies to promote effective health-seeking behaviors of patients in the District in response to evolving federal priorities.
Жаклин Д. Боуэнс
President & CEO
DC Hospital Association
Ruth Fisher Pollard
President & CEO
DC Primary Care Association
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH
Executive Director
George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences Center for Population Health Sciences & Health Equity
Panel: Coordinating Care Across the Health Care Continuum
Fragmentation in the health care continuum can lead to health care inefficiencies and adverse outcomes for patients, particularly those with health-related social needs. This session will bring together leaders across the health care continuum, seeking to improve care coordination, support beneficial return to the community through timely discharges from the hospital and improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations in the District.
Stephanie Brown, MPH, MSL
Executive Director
CRISP DC
Andrew Robie
Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President of Population Health
Unity Health Care
