[IEEE-bhpjobs] Fwd: Federal Trade Commission Workshop to Examine Recent Trends in Health Care Delivery - April 24, 2008

[Esther Lumsdon]

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From: Szemraj, Nancy (HHS/ONC) <Nancy.Szemraj at hhs.gov>
Date: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Subject: Federal Trade Commission Workshop to Examine Recent Trends in
Health Care Delivery - April 24, 2008
To: HEALTH-IT at list.nih.gov





Federal Trade Commission Public Workshop



Focus Areas to Include:

Limited Service Clinics

Price and Quality Transparency

Health information Technology



April 24, 2008

9:00am – 5:30pm



FTC Conference Center
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001



The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on
April 24, 2008, to examine recent trends in health care delivery. In a
series of panel discussions, workshop participants will consider the
competition and consumer protection issues regarding particular health
care delivery innovations. These participants will represent a broad
range of interests, including physician and healthcare associations,
industry, government, privacy groups, academics, and other experts.



Cost:  Free





Location:  FTC satellite building conference center:
                   601 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC





Who Can Attend:  The workshop is open to the public.

-          All attendees will be required to display a current
driver's license or other valid form of photo identification.

-          Members of the public and press who wish to participate but
who cannot attend can view a live webcast of the workshop through the
link below.





For more information, please visit
http://www.ftc.gov/bc/healthcare/hcd/index.shtm.





For questions, contact Daniel Gilman (dgilman at ftc.gov, or 202-326-3136).



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