Investing in Health IT: What the U.S. and Other Countries Are Learning October 29, 2010 Event Recent legislation, including the stimulus package and the new health reform law, invests substantial funds in health information technology which can help prevent medical errors and improve the quality and value of care. However, questions have been raised about the cost of implementation and personal privacy considerations. This briefing addressed…
KFF/UNAIDS Report Finds Donor Nation Support for AIDS Relief Was Flat in 2009 During World Economic Crisis, With US$7.6 Billion Provided During the Year July 18, 2010 News Release VIENNA, Austria – Overall support for global AIDS efforts from donor nations flattened in the midst of last year’s global economic crisis, according to a new analysis of 2009 funding levels from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). In 2009, the Group…
The G8 Muskoka and G20 Toronto Summits Health and Development Outcomes July 7, 2010 Event This Kaiser/CSIS forum examines the global health and development outcomes of the June Group of Eight and the Group of 20 Summits held in Canada.
Kaiser Family Foundation Forum: World Progress in Maternal and Child Health, and the Future Role for the U.S. May 24, 2010 Event This webcast captures the May 24, 2010, forum examining progress in improving maternal and child health worldwide, and the role on the U.S. in pursuing those efforts.
Interview with Former Sen. Bill Frist October 1, 2009 Event Senator Frist, currently a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, has published a memoir, A Heart to Serve in which he describes how “medicine can truly be a currency for peace in our world.”
