Dennis Scanlon, PhD

Health systems are important in driving electronic health record adoption in ambulatory clinics, although the uptake of key functionalities varies across systems.

The panel discussion for Session 3, "The Role of Health Plans and Payers in Patient Care," discussed the role of payers in revolutionizing the system to make it patient-centric.

Lee N. Newcomer, MD, MHA, joined the response panel, Challenges and Opportunities for Quality Measures in Oncology.

Cliff Goodman, PhD, senior vice president and principal, The Lewis Group, moderated the panel discussion, The Role of Consumerism in the Deliverability of Care.�

Dr Klein begins the panel discussion by asking participants to name one of their biggest challenges. Dr Newcomer responds that time and the fact that there are not enough PhDs are challenging. Ms Torda suggests that standardized data and data collection remains difficult. Dr Scanlon says it's the nimbleness of structuring data.

Cliff Goodman, PhD, senior vice president and principal at the Lewin Group, kicks off the first discussion of AJMC's PCOC 2013 by introducing panelists Amy Berman, BS, RN, Dennis Scanlon, PhD, and Manasi A. Tirodkar, PhD, MS, as they consider the role of consumerism in deliverability of care.