There might be some irony in the fact that Scottsdale
Institute’s 16th Annual Spring Conference, held
April 29 to May 1, 2009, at the Camelback Inn in
Scottsdale, Arizona, was titled “IT Business Case, Value
and Cost.” Good topics, covered well, as always, but
the business-like title belied the sizzle of both messengers
and message: healthcare reform—yes, payment
reform—is imminent this summer.
The last-shall-come-first moment was Friday’s compelling
final session, “Healthcare Reform Town Hall,”
which featured a report from Beltway insiders Paul
Keckley, PhD, executive director, Deloitte Center
for Health Solutions, and Robert Kolodner, MD,
former National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS. David Classen, MD, VP at CSC,
was again our stellar facilitator.