Prospective Economic Benefits of the Use of Air Quality Information and Forecasts: Exploration in Health Care, the Insur

1. Prospective Economic Benefits of the Use of Air Quality Information and Forecasts: Exploration in Health Care, the Insurance Industry and “Tele-Commuting”in New England Portsmouth Regional Hospital Institutional Research Partner March 30, 2004

2. Topics OVERALL Economic Valuation Research Ross Gittell, Professor of Management AIRMAP Project and INHALE  Cameron Wake, Research Professor Health Care and Hospital Research Robert Woodward, Professor of Health Economics HR Partnership Ross Gittell, Professor of Management HR Institutional Partnership Goals Work Plan Next Steps

3. Agenda Review and discuss project goals and work plan Explore participation of Portsmouth Regional Hospital as an institutional research partner Discuss next steps, including research actions and next meeting

4. Vision Exploratory inquiry and quantitative economic assessment of the health care and related costs of poor air quality in New England Examination of the potential uses of air quality information and forecasts in the health and other industries to lower and avoid costs

5. Value Enhance the understanding of the relationship between air quality and hospital and health care operations and costs Identify beneficial applications of air quality information and forecasts by major institutional actors…including hospitals and employers of large numbers of workers

6. Project Team

7. Work Plan: General Form collaborations/partnerships with institutional actors Explore issues and applications most relevant to industry Operate on a “non-disclosure” basis Connect partners with each other and AIRMAP scientists, NOAA and other Federal Agencies Long-term time frame…building mutually beneficial relationships

8. AIRMAP