We have added a new session to the Ix & Health Disparities Track at the 7th Annual Ix Conference, “WIxRED: Next-Generation Patient-Centered Care.

In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), we will hold a session titled, “Ix Initiatives to Overcome Health Disparities: Strategic Planning and Implementation in the Public & Private Sectors.” Three HHS leaders–Chuck Friedman, PhD, Deputy National Coordinator for HIT, Linda Harris, PhD, from the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, and Ahmed Calvo, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer for the Health Disparities Collaborative at HRSA (Health Resources & Services Administration)–are combining with a private sector perspective, Elisa Stomski, MPH, Clinical Research Manager at WellPoint/Anthem Blue Cross.

HHS and stakeholders around the country are building an ambitious agenda for the country to use health communication and HIT to overcome health disparities and improve health and health care delivery for everyone. This session will highlight the process by which HHS is incorporating health communication and HIT into Healthy People 2020. HHS will also report on implementation of related “expanded care model” strategies being deployed at community health centers across the country. For a private sector perspective, WellPoint will share its experience in health improvement outreach to a diverse range of Latino populations.

This will be at the of one of two tracks on the second day that will lead us into some working lunches to develop new learning collaboratives and/or special interest groups for moving Ix initiatives forward.

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