NMIS 2009 Agenda

TIME

TITLE

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Overview of Conference

Thomas Fritz, Chief Executive Officer, Inland Northwest Health Service

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

The Intersection of Health Information Technology and Health Care Reform

Paul Cotton, Senior Legislative Representative, AARP

Presentation

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Understanding the Recovery Act's Effect on Health Information Technology: Policy and Practice

Rod Piechowski, Senior Associate Director, American Hospital Association

Presentation

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Question and Answer Session

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

HIT Advances and Readiness for ARRA

Sonny Varadan, Acting CIO, Providence Health Care

Presentation

10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Health Information Technology: A Regional Perspectives

Brian J. Seppi, MD, Medical Director, Physicians Clinic of Spokane

Presentation

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Connecting Clinics to Consumers: Health Record Bank Pilot

Glen R. Stream, MD, FAAFP, MBI, Rockwood Valley Clinic;
Jac Davies, Director of Northwest Telehealth, INHS; and
Nicole Steward, Director of Communications and Marketing, INHS

Presentation

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Placing the Consumer in the Driver's Seat

Eva Powell, Director, Health Information Technology Project, National Women and Families

Presentation

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

How to Engage Patients Through Health Information Technology

James Hereford, Executive Vice President, Strategic Services and Quality, Group Health

Presentation 

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Question and Answer Session

2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

BREAK

2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

How Healthcare Providers and Physicians Use Health Information Exchange to Improve Care

Introduction by Moderator

Brian Wagner, Senior Director of Policy and Public Affairs, eHealth Initiative

Presentation

2:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

Vicki Estrin, Program Manager, Regional Informatics Programs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Center for Better Health

Presentation

3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

3:40 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

Michael Matthews, Chief Executive Officer, MedVirginia and Senior Advisor to the Virginia Governor's Office of Health Information Technology

Presentation

4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Question and Answer Session

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Keynote: What Does This Mean for Us?

Fred Galusha, Chief Information Officer, Inland Northwest Health Services

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

TIME

TITLE

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Navigating the Privacy Issues

Deven McGraw, Director Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy and Technology

Presentation

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Rebecca L.Williams, RN, JD, Co-Chair, HIT/HIPAA Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Presentation

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Question and Answer Session

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Grant and Loan Opportunities to Encourage HIT and HIE Adoption and Innovation

Erin Grace, MHA, Senior Manager, Health IT and Senior Advisor for Rural and Community Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Presentation

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Maximizing Your HIT Dollars

Keith Hepp, Chief Financial Officer, HealthBridge

Presentation

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Question and Answer Session

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Looking Ahead: Next Steps

Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Prematics, Inc.

Presentation

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Mary Kay O'Neill, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA Health Care - Washington

Presentation

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Question and Answer Session

11:45 a.m.

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