Nearly everyone agrees that health care costs are unsustainable. Despite a heavy investment in health care, the U.S. compares poorly to other high-income countries on such key health measures as life expectancy and the prevalence of chronic conditions. These issues are exacerbated in West Virginia, a state with very poor health indices and very high health care spending. Transforming the health system in West Virginia will require overcoming resistance to change and solutions that benefit patients, providers and payers (win-win-win). In his presentation, Dr. Coben will provide examples of these solutions and of illustrative opportunities for transformation.
Jeffrey Coben's Bio
Dr.
Jeffrey Coben is Associate Vice President for Clinical
Innovations, Planning and Operations for the WVU Health Sciences Center and
also currently serves as both the Vice Dean for Operations in the School of
Medicine and the Interim Dean for the School of Public Health. Coben is a
tenured Professor in both the Department of Emergency Medicine in the WVU
School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Policy, Management, and
Leadership in the WVU School of Public Health. Since joining WVU in 2004, he
has served as Director of the Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, Director of
the Injury Control Research Center and Vice Chair for Research in the
Department of Emergency Medicine. He has also directed multiple statewide
health improvement initiatives, including several Medicaid Transformation
grants and the West Virginia State Innovation Model Design award.
Jeffrey Coben, M.D.
Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, School of Public Health
Breakout Session 3: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 4: 2:30-3:15 p.m.