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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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France A Cordova, National Science Foundation

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Joseph Helble

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Matt Hourihan, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Christine Cassel, National Quality Forum

Computer Science and integrative Joe McCannon, ConsultantBiology, University of Texas at Austin William B. Rouse, Director of the Center for Complex SystemsJames P. Bagian, Director, Center for Healthcare Engineering and Enterprises, Stevens Institute of Technologyand Patient Safety Elizabeth Teisberg, Professor of Family and communityMelinda Buntin, Chair of the Department of Health Policy, Medicine, Dartmouth CollegeVanderbilt University School of Medicine Deryk Van Brunt, President and Chairman, HealthyMolly Joel Coye, Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System Communities InstituteGary S. Kaplan, Chairman and CEO, Virginia Mason Health