2007 Colorado Safety Net Symposium

Co-sponsored by the Colorado Health Institute, Colorado Community Health Network, Colorado Rural Health Center, ClinicNet, and the Colorado Hospital Association. Supported by a grant from The Colorado Health Foundation.

Presentations and Notes

 

Marillac Clinic, Grand Junction (5.36 MB ppt)
Steve Hurd, PhD, Executive Director, Marillac Clinic
Mark Simpson, PhD, Desert Region Division Director, Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Inc.

North Colorado Health Alliance, Weld County (235 KB ppt)
Mike Bloom, MPA, President, North Colorado Health Alliance
Mitzi Moran, President/CEO, Sunrise Community Health, Inc.
Mark Wallace, MD, Executive Director, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment

**Notes from question and answer session (29 KB doc)**

Bent County Family Medical, Las Animas (298 KB flash movie) - Notes (26 KB doc)
Karen Donkle, Director, Bent County Family Medical, and Administrator, Bent County Nursing Service

Monitoring Colorado’s Safety Net: What do the data tell us? (4.37 MB ppt)
- Safety Net Provider maps from presentation ( 2.75 MB ppt)
Reid Reynolds, PhD, Director for Policy and Research, CHI
Jeff Bontrager, MSPH, Senior Research Analyst, CHI

Moving Forward with New Energy and Insight (294 KB ppt)
Sue Williamson, Deputy Director, Client and Community Relations
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Breakout Sessions
These breakout sessions were interactive, structured discussions facilitated by local experts in the field.

  • Access to capital: Ways to ensure safety net sustainability - Notes (49 KB doc)
    Facilitators: Kraig Burleson, Chief Executive Officer, Inner City Health Center
    Annette Kowal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Community Health Network
  • Health Information Technology: Challenges and opportunities - Notes (36 KB doc)
    Facilitator: Christopher Sprowl, MD, Physician, Integrated Physician Network Avista
  • Integration of Primary Physical, Mental and Dental Health Care Services - Notes (52 KB doc)
    Facilitator: Steve Hurd, PhD, Executive Director, Marillac Clinic, Grand Junction
  • Safety Net Workforce Issues: Successful recruitment and retention strategies - Notes (32 KB doc)
    Facilitator: Jack Westfall, MD, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

For additional information regarding the conference, contact Sherry Freeland Walker at 303.831.4200, x211 or walkers@coloradohealthinstitute.org.  

 
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