40th Anniversary Celebration of UAB’s Doctoral Program Schedule of Events February 13, 2018 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Van Zile Scott Lecture Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Director, Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research Center University of California, San Francisco “A Complex Interplay: Regulation and Market Forces in the Drive for Health Information Interoperability,” is sure to spark dialogue from the audience.
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Doctoral Program 40th Anniversary Celebration Poster Presentations and Dessert Reception
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tours of the UAB Department of Health Services Administration and Executive Learning Center located at 1716 9th Avenue South
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception for Doctoral Alums and Students (School of Health Professions)
Background on 2018 Van Zile Scott Lecturer Dr. Adler-Milstein is an internationally recognized expert on policy and management issues related to the use of IT in healthcare delivery. Her research assesses the progress of health IT adoption; the impact of such adoption on healthcare costs and quality; and the relationships between market, organizational, and team structure and health IT use. A core focus of her work is on health information exchange and interoperability. Dr. Adler-Milstein holds a Ph.D. in health policy from Harvard University. Her private sector experience includes the Center for IT Leadership at Partners HealthCare and Accenture Health and Life Sciences.