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achived URL: http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_02_05/20...

event website URL: http://help.senate.gov/Hearings/2009_02_05/20...

start date and time: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM

end date and time: Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 12:00 PM

categories:   health & wellness   government

event description:

video webcast - COVERAGE BEGINS APPROX. 29 MINUTES INTO ARCHIVED VIDEO (USE BAR TO FAST FORWARD) -

The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a hearing entitled "Implementing Best Patient Care Practices."

The following witnesses will testify:

- Peter J. Pronovost, MD, Ph.D. - Medical Director Center for Innovations in Quality Patient Care, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

- Steven D. Pearson, MD, MSc, FRCP - President, Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), Boston, MA

- Donald R. Fischer, MD, MBA - Senior VP, Integrated Clinical Services and Chief Medical Officer, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pittsburgh, PA

- Jeff Gulcher, MD, Ph.D. - Chief Scientific Officer, deCODE, Chicago, IL

sponsor's website: http://help.senate.gov/