, president and CEO of CHCF, combines his experiences as a physician and health care policy expert to focus on creative and innovative ways to improve how health care is delivered and paid for. The right hand column has a list of recent articles, blogs, data, and analysis that Dr. Smith finds compelling.
Health Care Reform in California: The End of the Beginning
Dr. Mark Smith makes five recommendations about how to proceed with implementing health care reform legislation in California. Read the complete version of Dr. Smith's opinion piece that appeared in
The Sacramento Bee on June 2, 2010.
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As part of their overall strategic deliberations, all foundations must at some point tackle a fundamental question: How much risk are we willing to take? Dr. Mark Smith considers the question in an essay for Grantmakers in Health.
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CHCF considers the promise of the moment and the challenges that remain. If the legislative package is passed and implemented as envisioned, it has the potential to have a meaningful impact on the lives of millions of Californians.
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As national health reform hangs by a thread, the journal
Health Affairs explores challenges facing the care delivery system, and features an interview with CHCF President and CEO Mark D. Smith about CHCF's accomplishments and goals.
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With the country on the brink of historic health reform being signed into law, CHCF President and CEO, Mark D. Smith recalls the breadth of health care market research published through CHCF's California Health Care Almanac in 2009, and ponders some of the key questions ahead.
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In November 2009, Dr. Mark Smith gave a keynote address at the AMIA annual symposium, highlighting the overarching need for connected health IT systems and the key role of AMIA members in ensuring this need is met.
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Addressing the California Association of Physician Groups, Dr. Mark Smith says improving care involves a focus on quality, customer service, and the spread of best practices. Watch the video.
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When you fly from Washington to California, as I did several weeks ago, you encounter headwinds. They slow the journey, and often force the pilot to make unexpected course corrections along the way. My trip to the nation's capital convinced me that the process to health reform will follow a similar path.
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Articles from the March 2009 issue of Health Affairs explore California's recent attempt to expand health coverage and identifying lessons for the future. The three articles, including one co-authored by Dr. Mark Smith, are available at no cost through CHCF.
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In a June talk at Microsoft's Connected Health Conference, Dr. Mark Smith argued that health IT must address the real-world problems of patients and providers. Watch the video and slide presentation.
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Community clinics have become an integral part of California's medical system. In this video, Dr. Mark Smith discusses the strategic challenges faced by clinics if they are to adapt and thrive in the coming years.
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Dr. Mark Smith discusses the hopes and challenges of health IT, and reflects on the lessons that the health care industry can learn from IT leaders such as Amazon, Travelocity, and Open Table, at a Health Affairs briefing to release the March/April 2009 issue.
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Hospital-based palliative care has the potential to reduce the cost of care at the end of life. Nevertheless, among hospitals without palliative care, only 4% are developing a program. Dr. Mark Smith presents recent survey findings.
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The September/October 2008 issue of the journal Health Affairs explored innovations in health care delivery, including an in-depth look at retail clinics and other alternative delivery models. Dr. Mark Smith and other leading experts spoke at the release briefing for the issue.
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In March 2008, Dr. Mark Smith addressed the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) National Policy Forum in Washington, D.C., about the tough choices in health care.
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