The Wireless Future of Health IT

This luncheon event is co-sponsored by the Wireless Future and Health Policy Programs of the New America Foundation and CTIA-The Wireless Association.

At the recent White House Forum on Health Care, President Obama and Congressional leaders promised a focus on controlling spiraling health care costs. There is perhaps no more effective means to simultaneously contain costs and improve health outcomes than a rapid diffusion of Information Technology. While electronic medical records gain wide support, less well known is the enormous potential impact of coupling health IT with pervasive broadband connectivity -- from hospital to home to 'mobile body networks.'

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett will keynote our discussion of this emerging field. Mr. Barrett is a global evangelist for the benefits of connecting high-quality care to patients anywhere with ubiquitous broadband connectivity.

Other speakers will describe a wide range of cutting edge applications in telehealth, including: remote monitoring, remote care and self-management of costly chronic conditions; extending specialist care to rural and remote areas, across the U.S. and the developing world; 'aging in place,' reducing institutionalization and hospital admissions; making emergency response care more effective; and the billions in overall cost savings from diffusion of mobile health IT.

Box lunches will be provided, consistent with current ethics rules regarding widely-attended events.

Attachments

• MP3 Recording of this Event - Nancy L. Johnson
• MP3 Recording of this Event - Steve Largent & Craig Barrett
• MP3 Recording of this Event - Paul Meyer, Max Stachura, Thelma McClosky Armstrong & Carolyn W. Brandon

Speaker Bios
Michael Barrett Presentation
Douglas McClure Presentation
Gregory Seiler Presentation
David Aylward Presentation
Dr Max Stachura Presentation
Thelma McClosky Armstrong Presentation

Location

106 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Constitution Ave., Second St., First St., and C St. N.E.

Participants