Report from the Rainier Institute's Health Care Conference 2003

Held October 9, 2003 at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle, the conference included presentations and workshops

Please note: All files are in pdf format, which will require Adobe's ACROBAT READER in order to be readable.

Overview Materials

• Purpose of Conference
• Agenda
• Participants
• Rainier Institute Reports
  • Community and Public Health Partnership
  • Promoting Better Quality and Decreasing Cost in Health Care
  • Diagnosing Washington State's Healthcare Problems
  • Prescription for change: Solutions in Health Care in Washington

Welcome: Dr. Robert A. Crittenden, MD, MPH: Rainier Institute President of the Board, Chief of Family Medicine, Harborview Medical Center

National Report, "Communities Shaping a Vision for America’s 21^st Century Health & Healthcare"

Marcia Comstock, Wye River Group on Healthcare

Introduction to Wye River Group on Healthcare

Wye River Presentation

A printable version of this presentation is available in PDF format.

Diagnosing Washington State’s Health Care Problems: Rep. Shay Schual-Berke, MD

Prescription for Change 1: Community & Public Health Problem-Solving

• Introduction remarks on video streaming
• Video streaming
• PowerPoint's
• Handouts

Prescription for Change 2: Medical decisions based on Evidence & Value: Dr. Mike Stuart

• Introduction remarks on video streaming
• Video streaming
• PowerPoint
• Handouts

Prescription for Change 3: Access to what? And what about demand?

• Introduction remarks on video streaming
• Video streaming
• PowerPoint
• Handouts

Keynote Speaker — Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA, Washington DC

• Video Streaming

Washington Health Foundation Conference Announcement: James Whitfield

• Video Streaming

Gubernatorial Candidate Forum

Ken Schram, moderator.

Candidates:

• Phil Talmadge (D), former Supreme Court Justice;
• Federico Cruz (R), Pierce County Health Director

Candidate Statements

• Phil Talmadge
• Federico Cruz

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The Rainier Institute's 2003 Health Care Symposium was made possible in part by the following sponsors:
Washington Academy of Family Practice Physicians
		Barr Laboratories

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