Conference Agenda
Track Sessions
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Remarks by Conference Chairman
Gary Baldwin
Editorial Director
Health Data Management
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: How the Stimulus Program Works in the Big Picture
An experienced health care advocate who specializes in patient records issues will offer updates on the status of federal rulemaking to implement health I.T. provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These include the meaningful use definition, Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments, certification of electronic health records, jump start funds to accelerate adoption of electronic health records and health information exchanges, and adoption of supporting data standards. Our speaker also will give insights on how to influence policymakers and what policies were likely to see.
Dan Rode
VP, Policy and Government Relations
American Health Information Management Association
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Developing an Action Plan
A leading hospital CIO who is the former chairman of HIMSS will offer guidance on how to craft a practical strategy for maximizing federal incentive payments and grants for electronic health records.
Charles Christian
CIO
Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Sorting Through the Details
Three health care CIOs will join our keynote speaker in exchanging ideas on how to prepare for the EHR incentive programs. They'll share insights on EHR implementation strategies that have paid off so far and identify areas they'll need to work on to maximize their organizations' incentive payments. They'll share their concerns about various provisions of the stimulus program and pinpoint the toughest challenges they face in sorting through all the details. And they'll engage the audience in the lively discussion.
Dan Rode
VP, Policy and Government Relations
American Health Information Management Association
Bill McQuaid
Assistant Vice President & CIO
Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick, ME
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Keynote: Navigating the Path to High-Performance Healthcare
There is an unprecedented opportunity for healthcare providers to bring information to the center of care, through the adoption of electronic health records. Yet there are still many perceived barriers, including the challenge of change management and the need to show a return on the investment in information technology, from both a clinical and financial standpoint. With the federal governments new focus on encouraging utilization of the EMR in "meaningful" ways, developing a clear path to full adoption is more critical than ever. Dr. Savage will share his experience as a clinician and as a key driver of GEs clinical IT vision, discussing the critical need for knowledge-driven, evidence-based medical systems that support clinicians in providing the highest levels of care.
Brandon Savage, MD
Chief Medical Officer
GE Healthcare IT
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunchtime Industry Innovation Session 1: Delivering EHR and Other Mission Critical Applications as a Service
Get started today and radically simplify computing for your healthcare organization by delivering applications as an on-demand service to any user, in any location on any device. In this session you will learn how to:
- Significantly reduce the time and costs of implementing EHR
- Easily connect providers to centralize and secure patient data for coordination of care increase physician satisfaction and improve patient care
- Benefit high resolution PACS applications
Dave Podwojski
Director, Government Education & Health
Citrix Systems Inc.
Sponsored by:
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunchtime Industry Innovation Session 2: Protect Your Future Revenue & Defend Your Past with HIM
Moderator:
Susan Feinberg
Director of Business Development
HCRS, Inc.
Judith Stocker
Operations Officer
HCRS, Inc.
Sponsored by:
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Dessert in Exhibit Hall
CONCURRENT SESSION 1
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Group Practice Track
How to Select, Implement a Records Systems In a Hurry
To gain the maximum amount of federal incentives, physician group practices must have a qualifying records system in place by 2012. In this session, leaders of group practices will discuss tips on how to select, install and implement a records system on a fast-track schedule.
Joseph Scopelliti, MD
President and CEO
Guthrie Clinic, Sayer, PA
Additional panelists to be announced
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hospital Track
Developing a "Big Bang" Timeline
While many hospitals have some of the components of a qualifying electronic health record in place, many lack certain functions required to earn incentive payments, such as CPOE or clinical decision support. How can hospitals add those functions in time to qualify for maximum incentives? This panel will provide practical insights.
Susan Heichert
SVP & CIO
Allina Hospitals and Clinics, MN
Bill McQuaid
Assistant Vice President & CIO
Parkview Adventist Medical Center, Brunswick, ME
Additional panelists to be announced
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
CONCURRENT SESSION 2
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Group Practice Track
EHR Achievers: Clinics
In a lively panel discussion, group practice executives will outline the important lessons they've learned in implementing comprehensive electronic records systems, including what went right, what went wrong and what they'd do differently.
Larry Garber, MD
Medical Director, Informatics
Fallon Clinic, Ambulatory Multi-Specialty Medical Group, Worchester, MA
Phyllis Schuck
CIO
Pinehurst Surgical, Pinehurst, NC
Additional panelists to be announced
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Hospital Track
EHR Achievers: Hospitals
A Health Data Management editor will quiz two executives from a leading academic medical center about the steps they took to successfully implement a comprehensive electronic record system, revealing the important lessons they learned along the way.
Dan Drawbaugh
CIO
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Dan Martich, MD
Chief Medical Officer
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Laurence Carbonaro
Patient Access Director
The Memorial Hospital - North Conway, NH
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
Friday, September 18, 2009
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast Briefing Session: Sponsored by Philips Healthcare
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Day One Recap by Health Data Management
Howard Anderson
Managing Editor
Health Data Management
Gary Baldwin
Editorial Director
Health Data Management
Joe Goedert
News Editor
Health Data Management
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Legal Session: Privacy and Security: How HITECH is changing HIPAA
The HITECH Act significantly affects both HIPAA privacy and security rules. Though penalties, enforcement dates, and other factors vary widely and some have yet to be determined the new rules surrounding management of protected health information (PHI) should be a high priority for all healthcare organizations and their business partners. Despite much uncertainty, we know some of the most significant changes. This presentation, by Edward F. Shay and Steven J. Fox, partners and attorneys at Post & Schell, will explore these and other new impacts of the HITECH Act on HIPAA compliance.
Steven J. Fox
Partner
Post & Schell
Edward F. Shay
Partner
Post & Schell
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Hospital's Roles in Helping Practices Get EHRs
Across the country, hospitals are adopting several models for helping area physicians adopt electronic health records. Some are using the Stark exemption to subsidize part of the cost. Some are remotely hosting records software for practices. And others are negotiating discounted package deals for independent physicians. In this panel discussion, two hospital executives will compare and contrast their strategies for assisting physicians with EHRs.
Doug Blair
Senior Director, Physician Information Systems
Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, Ohio
Matt Ebaugh
Chief Information Officer
Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, IL
Additional panelists to be announced
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
PHRs and EHRs: Should They Be Linked?
As hospitals and clinics alike implement electronic health records, should they ultimately be linked to patient-controlled personal health records? How will the stimulus affect PHR/EHR links? Do we really need both PHRs and EHRs?
Steven Fox
VP, Provider Network Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Martin Harris
CIO
Cleveland Clinic, OH
John Moore
Managing Partner
Chilmark Research