Federal Health Sector Professionals

Description:
The US Federal government pays for 40% of all American healthcare, and it plays a major role in healthcare delivery, funding innovation in health IT, industry regulation, population health, research, emergency response and many other domains. The Federal Health Architecture (FHA) works with over 20 Federal agencies to provide a "Federal voice" in national health IT initiatives, and FHA provides innovative solutions to help agencies exchange health information and implement the National Health IT Agenda.

Speaker Information:
Vish Sankaran
Program Manager, Federal Health Architecture, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Learn how Federal agencies are connecting to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to exchange health information with each other, and with private sector healthcare enterprises
• Discover Agency strategies for standardizing the exchange of health information through adoption of HITSP Interoperability Specifications
• Address consumer concerns and national mandates for protecting the confidentiality, privacy and security of patient information
• Explore how Federal agencies will help expand the focus of the National Health IT agenda beyond clinical care to address urgent national needs concerning long term care and disability, research, IT transformation at the state level, public health monitoring and emergency response, and healthcare for military and tribal populations.

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 427 c

Description:
This presentation will examine the benefits of sharing health information electronically between public health and health information exchanges (HIEs). The role of the HIEs in developing new solutions and defining needed standards in collaboration with the Public Health Information Network (PHIN) and the National Health Information Network (NHIN) will also be discussed.

Speaker Information:
Charles Magruder, MD, MPH
Senior Service Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John Brady Brady
Office of Science, New York State Department of Health
David Dobbs
Program Manager, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Shaun Grannis, MD, MS, FAAFP, MD, MS, FAAFP
Medical Informatics Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute

Level:
Intermediate

Objectives:

• Understand the unique character of health information exchange development based on local needs
• Explore the opportunities and challenges of connecting health information exchanges to public health
• Learn the progress made in using NHIN standards to connect HIEs and public health

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 427 c

Speaker Information:
Garth Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cheryl Austein-Casnoff (invited)
Associate Administrator, Office of Health Information Technology, U.S. Health Resources Services Administration
Ruth Perot, MAT
Executive Director/CEO, Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc. (SHIRE).
Mary Walker
HIMSS Executive in Residence and, Vice President, Client Relations, Apptis, Inc

Level:
Intermediate

Location:
Convention Center

Room:
N 427 c