Get ready for The Forum 2014!

The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) and ClinicNET have started planning for The Forum 2014 - a dynamic and session-packed conference dedicated to all safety net providers. 

Recap of 2013 conference:
In 2013 we had record setting attendance of over 200 participants!  We also heard from keynote speaker, Dr. Winston Wong, medical director at Kaiser Permanente. 

The event was sponsored by our GOLD Sponsor, Kaiser Permanente and SILVER Sponsors, COPIC, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, The Colorado Trust and the Colorado Health Foundation. Click here to review the full conference report.

What's to come...
As we finish our 2014 conference agenda, I can say that this year's conference will offer many new sessions and speakers - along with session topics you won't want to miss!  Registration has opened and we are also soliciting exhibitors and sponsors!  Click here for details.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2013 Forum!

Thanks to conference sponsors and exhibitors, we were able to present excellent speakers and sessions; including Keynote Speaker Dr. Winston Wong, who was sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. Without you, we would not be able to provide such high quality programming.  

2013 Sponsors: Kaiser Permanente, COPIC Companies, The Colorado Health Foundation, The Colorado Trust, Rocky Mountain Health Plans

Nearly 200 Participants from Around the State Attend ClinicNET and Colorado Rural Health Center’s 13th Annual Forum, click here to read the full article.

Click here to learn more about the 2013 Forum. 

Watch Dr. Wong discuss how Kaiser Permanente is investing in safety net leadership

Winston Wong, MD: Kaiser Permanente's Support for Safety Net Organizations
Forum keynote speaker Dr. Wong discusses the necessity to invest and strengthen safety net leaders in preparation for health care reform and the growing population of the newly insured.

Thank You Kaiser for your Sponsorship!

Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving more than 9 million members, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif. It comprises:

• Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries
• Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
• The Permanente Medical Groups.

At Kaiser Permanente, physicians are responsible for medical decisions. The Permanente Medical Groups, which provide care for Kaiser Permanente members, continuously develop and refine medical practices to help ensure that care is delivered in the most efficient and effective manner possible.

Kaiser Permanente’s creation resulted from the challenge of providing Americans medical care during the Great Depression and World War II, when most people could not afford to go to a doctor. Among the innovations it has brought to U.S. health care are:

• prepaid health plans, which spread the cost to make it more affordable
• physician group practice to maximize their abilities to care for patients
• a focus on preventing illness as much as on caring for the sick
• an organized delivery system, putting as many services as possible under one roof.

Kaiser Permanente Colorado will host an exhibit table at The Forum. Their table will be located in the general session room. We thank Kaiser for their support and dedication to improving healthcare for Colorado's Safety Net Providers!

Watch Dr. Wong's speech on health disparities and policy at USC School of Social Work

Speech from "All School Day 2013: Does Wealth Mean Better Health?" [Begins at 15:13 and ends at 56:18]
As a self-proclaimed health policy "wonk," Forum keynote speaker Dr. Wong speaks to the University of Southern California's School of Social work about topics such as health disparities and health care expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

Introducing keynote speaker Dr. Winston Wong!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Winston Wong, MD, MS will be the 2013 Forum's keynote speaker!  Dr. Wong serves as Medical Director, Community Benefit, at the California-based Kaiser Permanente where he is responsible for developing partnerships with communities and agencies in advancing population management and evidence based medicine, with a particular emphasis on safety net providers and the elimination of health disparities.  Dr. Wong also continues his work as a physician in a small practice in Family Medicine at Asian Health Services in Oakland, CA.

If you are interested in getting a glimpse of Dr. Wong we recommend viewing the following clips:

Speech from "All School Day 2013: Does Wealth Mean Better Health?" [Begins at 15:13 and ends at 56:18]
As a self-proclaimed health policy "wonk," Dr. Wong speaks to the University of Southern California's School of Social work about topics such as health disparities and health care expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

Winston Wong, MD: Kaiser Permanente's Support for Safety Net Organizations
Dr. Wong discusses the necessity to invest and strengthen safety net leaders in preparation for health care reform and the growing population of the newly insured.