Drivers of Quality in an Evolving Healthcare System 

Discuss how access, affordability, and equity, impact health care quality and outcomes. Panelists will discuss how they approach these factors in their role to improve health care and share actionable strategies for you to take back to your organizations. 

Session objectives: 

• Describe how access, affordability, and equity impact health care quality and outcomes.

• Identify opportunities to advance care quality or outcomes of patient care at your organization.

Plenary Session

Hear select CHIP presentations and network with the graduating cohort around their CHIP projects. 

Session objectives: 

• Describe at least one California Health Care Improvement Projects (e.g. impact of the project).

• Identify lessons or methods that can enhance systems-based practice.

Education Solutions to Diversify the Workforce 

Learn how health care, education, and finance sectors are collaborating to diversify and support health care workforces. UC Davis School of Medicine Admissions is ranked one of the most diverse medical schools in the nation this year. Panelists from the school will discuss their holistic admissions process, featured in this New York Times article and this CHCF blog, to facilitate diversity without an affirmative action policy and discuss how the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling to outlaw the use of affirmative action may drive further innovation to support diversity of the health care workforce. Panelists from Bank of America and EAB will share their insights on a collaboration called Progresando Initiative aimed at increasing employment opportunities for Latino adults in health care.

• UC Davis School of Medicine Presentation

• Bank of America and EAB Presentation

Session objectives: 

• Describe how health care, education, and finance sectors are collaborating to diversify and support the health care workforce.

• Discuss methods to support diversity of the health care workforce, particularly without an affirmative action policy.

Benefits & Unintended Consequences of AI in Medicine

There is much excitement in the world about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to change the experience of providing and receiving health care. Join a multi-generational panel of health care leaders, at different stages of their medical careers, to discuss their insights about the potential benefits and unintended consequences of the application of AI in medicine. 

Session objectives: 

• Discuss benefits and unintended consequences of the application of artificial intelligence in health care.

• Identify how artificial intelligence can impact patient care, professionalism, or systems-based practice.

Interest Group Meetings

Interest Groups: Complex Care, Health Equity, Innovation, Social Justice Action