January 26, 1999
UW symposium to address quality of health care
“Beyond Consumer Protection: Appropriate Public and Private Roles in Quality of Care” is the subject of the University of Washington’s 14th John R. Hogness Symposium on Health Care.
The symposium takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, in Hogness Auditorium at the UW Health Sciences Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific.
Speakers are Dr. John Eisenberg, administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), and Dr. Mark Pauly, Bendheim professor and chair of the Health Care Systems Department at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Eisenberg oversees the lead federal agency conducting and sponsoring research to enhance health care services and access to care. Prior to his appointment at AHCPR, Eisenberg was chair of the Department of Medicine and physician-in-chief at Georgetown University. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine.
Pauly, who holds a Ph.D. in economics, is also a member of the Institute of Medicine. He has served on numerous national boards and committees on health care funding.
The symposium honors Dr. John R. Hogness, dean emeritus of the UW School of Medicine and 26th president of the University. Upon his retirement from the presidency in 1979, the UW Board of Regents established the symposium in his honor, stipulating that it be concerned with health care delivery policy.
