Description:
This session will highlight the HIE discussion from a state-level perspective, including where we are from a state perspective, state govenment impacts, state-level initiatives, and integration points of state-level activities and HIEs working with national-level activities. In addition,the importance of technology and standards in the exchange of healthcare information, specifically clinical patient data will be discussed.

Speaker Information:
H. Steve Lieber, CAE
President and CEO, HIMSS
John Halamka, MD, MS
Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Officer and Dean for Technology, CareGroup Health System, Harvard Medical School
Sheldon Whitehouse, JD
US Senator from Rhode Island

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Analyze the effectiveness of technology and standards in a health information exchange
• Discuss and evaluate the current state of health information exchanges at the state-level
• Evaluate the importance of technology and standards when compiling clinical patient data

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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Description:
Through the multi-stakeholder work of the State Level HIE Consensus Project and the State Alliance for eHealth, models and frameworks are emerging to address governance and accountability in the evolving industry of electronic health information exchange. This session will discuss these frameworks and their implications for defining public and private sector roles and relationships that foster health information while accommodating an evolving organizational landscape.

Speaker Information:
Shaun Alfreds, MBA, CPHIT
Senior Project Director, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Health Policy and Research

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Summarize the present oversight and accountability mechanisms in place to manage health information exchanges
• Articulate the shortcomings of current health information exchange oversight and accountability mechanisms
• Evaluate the efficacy of health information exchange accountability frameworks developed by multiple stakeholders
• Summarize collaborative public/private efforts to develop health information exchange governance frameworks

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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Description:
This session will highlight three perspectives on the role that finance plays in health information exchange, specifically those of the end-user, the project administrator, and the regulator in a panel discussion. Financial challenges and successful models will be addressed.

Speaker Information:
Lonnie Draper, MD
CEO, Avocare Health
Laura Adams
President and CEO, Rhode Island Quality Institute
Dan Gaylin
Executive Vice President, NORC

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Compare various perspectives of the importance of finance in creating, implementing, and sustaining health information exchanges
• Identify best practices for financial modeling in health information exchange implementation and sustainability
• Analyze real-world examples of failed financial modeling efforts in health information exchange to identify areas for improvement
• Discuss lessons learned from challenging financial situations in HIE development and implementation

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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Description:
This session will explore alternative technical models for implementation of health information exchange (HIE), including early successes and current work in progress as well as the use of standards in HIE.

Speaker Information:
Jamie Ferguson
Executive Director of Health Information Technology Strategy and Policy, Kaiser Permanente

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• List and compare the pros and cons of different technical models of health information exchange
• Demonstrate the added value of standards use in health information exchange technical modeling
• Enumerate and prioritize circumstantial factors that impact the selection of health information exchange technical models

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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Description:
This session will explore various perspectives on the value health information exchange/regional health information exchange organization (HIE/RHIO) services currently being realized by communities. Future value propositions anticipated from these HIE/RHIO services will be discussed.

Speaker Information:
Ted Kremer, MPH
Executive Director, Rochester RHIO
Will Ross
COO, Redwood MedNet
Micky Tripathi
President and CEO, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Categorize and prioritize intended and unintended benefits of health information exchanges to the communities they serve
• Question the ability of health information exchanges to produce future value to communities
• Specify development efforts needed to maintain the community value of health information exchanges as they evolve

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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Description:
The Closing Keynote address will address the potential impact of IT on healthcare in the United States and the ways that it will shape the health information exchange/regional health information organization (HIE/RHIO) landscape in the future. The impact of HIE/RHIO evolution on fostering an environment in which consumers take a more active role in shaping delivery of their care will also be discussed.

Speaker Information:
John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President and Director, Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Objectives:

• Visualize the evolution of health information exchanges as new technologies are introduced to advance their performance
• Debate the impact of health information exchanges on healthcare consumerism
• Propose opportunities to increase consumer involvement in their care through the use of health information exchanges
• Recommend technological applications and products to improve the administration of health information exchanges

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 426 c

Fee:
$275.00

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