Conference Presentation, Panel
The 2014 Atlanta Summit - - Government, Industry and a Healthier Future: A Leadership Forum
Milken InstituteMike Milken, Tom Frieden, Vince, Representative Kinston, Representative Bishop, Sue Siegel, Bob Hugin, Steve Knapp, Jack
- Public-private partnerships and subscription models are planned to accelerate medical research, sustain operations in Kenya, and address CDC network funding gaps.
- Strategic planning sessions with the CDC are scheduled to occur every two weeks to share best practices, while the Advanced Molecular Detection Initiative aims to unlock microbial genomes to stop outbreaks sooner.
- Telemedicine expansion, specifically a three-hour window for stroke diagnosis, is expected to result from private sector support for broadband expansion in rural areas.
- Legislative action by Congress and state bodies is anticipated in response to pressure from business leaders and civil society advocating for better government facilities.
- A budget crisis is identified where 42 cents of every dollar is borrowed, prompting a call for the CDC to focus on core scientific missions rather than peripheral issues like sugary beverage regulation.
- Economic projections estimate 142 million health care app downloads by 2016, with modern technology likely becoming the primary mechanism for linking health care within a decade.
- GE programs in "Healthy Cities" aim to reduce asthma and diabetes costs over three years, with independent outcomes to be published by RAND, while the CDC plans to lead a unified effort against neurodegenerative diseases affecting the aging population.
- Cost-benefit analyses project a $3 healthcare and $10 societal return for every dollar spent on vaccination, and tobacco education campaigns are expected to pay for themselves twice over in the first year via 100,000 quits.
- Employers are expected to quantify health outcomes as a science to standardize metrics, while prevention efforts require CBO guidance to prove long-term cost reductions and secure funding.
- The CDC is positioned to become a data and computing gateway for health, with a call for education on healthy lifestyles and emergent disease risks like those of the 1918 Spanish flu.
- Risks include the negative impact of neurodegenerative diseases on productivity, the criticism of any initiative deemed wasteful, and the necessity of proving prevention success to avoid funding cuts.
- Specific schedules indicate brief reports will be finalized by 11:20 and the next session is set to begin in approximately 10 minutes.