Dr. Susan Little of UC San Diego School of Medicine presents her research that tracks HIV infection by rapidly obtaining genetic information from those engaged in HIV healthcare. A discussion follows on privacy protections, the risks associated with the use of these data and their potential to significantly limit HIV transmission in communities. Dr. Little is presented by the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology in San Diego. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 29120]

Dimitrios Alexiou, the new CEO of the Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, talks about the transformation of acute care hospitals, including expanded insurance coverage but shrinking reimbursement, efforts to improve quality and prevent readmissions, and the new payment models which reward high-value care rather than the volume of services provided. He discusses the increasing pressure to manage transitions of care more efficiently – from outpatient, to inpatient, to follow-up care. Series: "The Pulse" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 29369]

Dr. Marissa Raymond-Flesch, UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, focuses her research on access to care for adolescents and young adults with a particular interest in in improving reproductive health access for minority and border communities. She is especially interested in using community-based participatory research to bring health care and health education into these underserved communities. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 28888]

Aaron Byzak, director of Government and Community Affairs for UC San Diego Health Sciences, talks about what’s next in the campaign to make residential care facilities for the elderly safer and more accountable. Series: "The Pulse" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 29129]

Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado of UC San Diego shows how electronic health records from billions of doctor’s visits could help scientists learn what therapies work best for patients with specific profiles—if used in a way that preserves patient privacy. UC San Diego is at the forefront of the “learning health-care system” revolution, finding patterns in health-care and genomic data by using supercomputers and multidisciplinary teams of experts in medicine, informatics, computer science, statistics and engineering. Ohno-Machado describes recent biomedical-informatics advancements and ways in which UC San Diego will lead the path to better health. She is presented as part of the UC San Diego Founders Symposium 2014. Series: "UC San Diego Founders’ Symposium" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29034]

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones walks through the progress California has made in health care reform since implementing Covered California, the state’s health care exchange, and points out areas of the Affordable Care Act that he believes need improvement. Jones delivers the 2014 Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Lecture on Health Policy and then joins Henry E. Brady, the dean of Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley, for a wide-ranging talk on Props 45 and 46 and other health policy issues issues facing the voters in November, 2014. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 28824]

Experts discuss how the ACA will be monitored to determine its impact. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 27904]

The affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010 . Now that more people are insured and able to get medical care, what will the impact be on health care providers? Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 27903]

Kaiser Permanente Chairman and former CEO George Halvorson offers his vision for building the culture of an organization using the model he implemented at Kaiser Permanente. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 28230]

David Mechanic, Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers University, details the trends in behavioral health over the last several decades and shows the continuing problems in providing appropriate access to care, continuity of services and evidence-based treatments, especially for persons with severe and persistent behavioral disorders. Emphasis focuses on the role of the non-specialty medical sector that now provides most medications, often without careful patent evaluation or adherence to evidence-based standards. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28233]