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Pilot Program
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Health IT and How it Impacts the Quality of Health Care in America |
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Host Notes
Frank Sesno, contributing CNN correspondent and Professor of Communications at
George Washington University, hosts Healthcare 360. An Emmy Award-winner, Sesno
graduated from Middlebury College in 1977 and went on to serve in many parts of
the world during his lengthy career at CNN. From 1984 to 1991, Sesno was CNN's
White House correspondent. From 1991 to 1994 he co-anchored The International
Hour and The World Today. Between 1990 and 1997, Sesno hosted Late Edition with
Frank Sesno where he interviewed political and civic leaders worldwide. He has
also worked with PBS producing several programs of a political nature and is
involved in the creation of documentaries including the life and legacy of
President Ronald Reagan.
"I'm really proud of our online, on-air format. Healthcare 360 takes advantage of how media can reach out to the public on multiple media platforms. The online program provides flexibility to the consumer in a smart, easy and understandable format. This is the future and we're leading it!
Our pilot program guests brought together expertise, experience and the real world. We sought to bring together doctors, patients and experts to share their ideas and perspectives that could be woven into a picture that reflects the complex realities of our medical system and health information technology. There is nothing that affects people more profoundly than the health care they receive and the records that care generates. Getting the information, knowing what the information is, understanding who has access to that information is critical both for the patient's care and the patient's privacy. That's what we explored within the scope of the program - the opportunities and the downsides, the promise and the peril.
On balance, well-designed, well-organized medical information systems will improve all aspects of health care. Providers and patients alike win when accurate information moves quickly and can be retrieved easily. In many cases, we know the technology will help save lives. But the tradeoffs have to be considered as well as the benefits. Standards are needed; patients should understand their rights; there must be accountability. That's why pubic information is so important and why we created this program.
I hope Healthcare 360 is instructive, interesting and relevant. We hope to do more programs on issues that affect the health care lives of Americans. Until then, be well and take care." - Frank Sesno
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| Frank
Sesno |
| Professor of Media & Public
Affairs, George Washington University |
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