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DAY 2 - TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2005

7:00 a.m.

Registration Opens

8:00 a.m.

Introduction and Welcome to Day 2

Scott Decker
Chief Executive Officer
President and Director
Healthvision
Irving, TX
(Co-chair)

8:15 a.m.

The Role of HIT-Connected Communities to Enhance Healthcare Quality

Carolyn Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, MD

8:45 a.m.

The Role of Purchasers and Payers in Getting Communities Connected

Francois de Brantes
Program Leader, Health Care Initiatives
GE Corporate Health Care and Medical Services Programs
General Electric Corporation
Officer and Board Member
Bridges to Excellence
Fairfield, CT

9:15 a.m.

Plenary Session Adjournment/Transition Break

9:30 a.m.

Morning Track A (Choose One Track Only)

Track I A: Technology Issues in Getting Communities Connected

9:30 a.m.

Connecting Communities for Better Health: The Perspective of the eHealth Initiative

William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
eHealth Initiative and Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

10:30 a.m.

Technology Models for Building Health Information Infrastructure

Mike Epplen
Vice President, Product Management
Quovadx
Atlanta, GA

John Lightfoot
Chief Technology Officer
Healthvision
Irving, TX

12:30 p.m.

Track Adjournment and Networking Lunch

Track II A: Governance, Organizational and Legal Issues in Getting Communities Connected

9:30 a.m.

Successful Fund-Raising Strategies to Capitalize RHIOs

Jeffrey W. Rose, MD, Ph.D.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, HealthAlliant
Founder, Former President and Chief Operating Officer, NovaCare, Inc.
Piedmont, CA

10:30 a.m.

Sustainable Funding Models for RHIOs

William S. Bernstein, Esq.
Partner and Co-chair, Government and Regulatory Division
Mannatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
New York, NY

Beau Carter
Senior Health Policy and Strategy Consultant
Med-Vantage, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

11:30 a.m.

RHIO Governance and Board Structure

Bruce Merlin Fried, Esq.
Partner, Health Care Group
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
General Counsel, eHealth Initiative and Health Technology Center
Former Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, HCFA
Washington, DC

C. William Schroth
Consultant, New York State Department of Health
New York, NY

12:30 p.m.

Track Adjournment and Networking Lunch

Track III A: Solving Clinical Issues by Getting Communities Connected

9:30 a.m.

Successful Clinical Process Redesign in a Connected Healthcare Community

Allison Foley, MD
Medical Informatics Officer
St.Jude Heritage Medical Group
Fullerton, CA

Elliot Sternberg, MD
Senior Vice President
Chief Medical Officer
St. Joseph Health System
Orange, CA

Michelle Woodley, RN, MSN
AVP, Clinical Integration
St.Joseph Health System
Orange, CA

Linus Diedling
Principal, Endeavor Health Group
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
(Moderator)

10:30 a.m.

The Benefits of eRx in Building a Connected Healthcare Community

Kevin Hutchinson
Chief Executive Officer, Surescripts
Alexandria, VA

Peter Kaufman, MD
Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst
Rockville, MD

Harley Ramelson, MD
Project Manager
Healthvision
Waltham, MA

Rochelle (Chelle) Woolley
Senior Vice President & Communications Officer, RxHub, LLC
St. Paul, MN

Anthony J. Schueth
Founder and Managing Partner
Point-of-Care Partners, LLC
Morristown, NJ
(Moderator)

11:30 a.m.

Physicians Connecting to Physicians Through Referral Management

Jeff Allport
Business Consultant, Perot Systems Healthcare
St. Joseph Health System
Anaheim, CA

Nan Crawford
Project Manager, St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare
St. Joseph Health System
Anaheim, CA

Cory Rayyes
Chief Operating Officer
St. Joseph Hospital Affiliated Physicians
Anaheim, CA

Larry J. Stofko
Vice President, IT and Strategy Innovation
St. Joseph Health System
Orange, CA

12:30 p.m.

Track Adjournment and Networking Lunch

Track IV A: Connecting Patients/Consumers/Community

9:30 a.m.

Changing Expectations in Patient-Provider Communications

Joann Kern, RN, BSN
Vice President, Clinical Product Strategy
Healthvision
Waltham, MA

Rita D. Zielstorff, RN, MS
Chief Nursing Officer
Healthvision
Waltham, MA

10:15 a.m.

Streamline Patient Connectivity with Secure Patient Communication

Syble Asaf
Operations Manager
Village Medical Centers
The Woodlands, TX

Drew Miller
Secure Email Service, Health Imaging Professional Services
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, NY

John D. Nowacek, PMP, PAHM
Web Business Development Manager
Sentara Health Plans, Optima Health
Virginia Beach, VA

Christina Galanis
Editor of Interactive Media
United Health Services
Binghamton, NY
(Moderator)

11:30 a.m.

Patient Care Beyond the Office Visit: eConsultation

Keith MacDonald
Senior Research Manager
Emerging Practices Applied Research Group
First Consulting Group
Lexington, MA

12:30 p.m.

Track Adjournment and Networking Lunch

2:00 p.m.

Afternoon Track B (Choose One Track Only)

Track I B: Technology Issues in Getting Communities Connected (Continued)

2:00 p.m.

Continuity of Care Record (CCR) in Connected Healthcare Communities

Guy Mansueto
Vice President, Product Marketing
Allscripts
Chicago, IL

Michael Spillane
Director, Clinical Product Strategy
Healthvision
Waltham, MA

Thomas E. Sullivan, MD
Women's Health Center Cardiology
Past President, Massachusetts Medical Society
Boston, MA

3:00 p.m.

Issues in State-Wide Regional Healthcare Information Organizations (RHIOs)

Jerry Edson
Consultant, Maine Health Information Center
Portland, ME

Paul Macielak
President, New York Health Plan Association
New York, NY

Tony Sun, MD, MBA, FACP
Chief Medical Director/PCC
Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA

4:00 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m.

Security Issues in Connected Healthcare Communities

W. Holt Anderson
Executive Director, North Carolina Healthcare Information and
Communications Alliance, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC

Rob Seliger
Chief Executive Officer
Sentillion
Andover, MA

Ed Pierson
Chief Information Officer
Healthvision
Irving, TX
(Moderator)

5:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Track II B: Governance, Organizational and Legal Issues in Getting Communities Connected (Continued)

2:00 p.m.

Federal HIT Initiatives and the Evolution of Healthcare Information Standards

William A. Yasnoff, MD, Ph.D.
Managing Partner, NHII Advisor
Former Senior Advisor
National Health Information Infrastructure
Department of Health and Human Services
Arlington, VA

3:00 p.m.

Issues in State-Wide Regional Healthcare Information Organizations (RHIOs)

Jerry Edson
Consultant, Maine Health Information Center
Portland, ME

Paul Macielak
President, New York Health Plan Association
New York, NY

Tony Sun, MD, MBA, FACP
Chief Medical Director/PCC
Louisiana Health Care Review, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA

4:00 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m.

Legal Issues in Getting Communities Connected

Bruce Merlin Fried, Esq.
Partner, Health Care Group
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
General Counsel, eHealth Initiative and Health Technology Center
Former Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, HCFA
Washington, DC

Paul T. Smith, Esq.
Partner and Chair HIT/HIPAA Group
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
San Francisco, CA

5:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Track III B: Solving Clinical Issues by Getting Communities Connected (Continued)

2:00 p.m.

Following the Process of Care Management

Peter J. Plantes, MD
Vice President, Clinical Performance
VHA, Inc.
Irving, TX

Larry Anderson, MD
Senior Director, Quality Improvement & Medical Affairs
MMC Physician-Hospital Center
Portland, ME

Gary M. Austin
Vice President, MEDecision
Wayne, PA

Cory Rayyes
Chief Operating Officer
St. Joseph Hospital Affiliated Physicians
Anaheim, CA

4:00 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m.

Physician Utilization: Driving Acceptance and Adoption

Felicia Gordon
Director, Quality Management
Covenant Health System
Lubbock, TX

Dianne Koval, RHIA, CPEHR
Project Manager, MedAllies and Taconic IPA
Wappingers Falls, NY

Janice Clark
IT Product Manager
Sentara Healthcare

Craig Summers, MD
President, Yale New Haven Community Medical Group
New Haven, CT

5:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Track IV B: Connecting Patients/Consumers/Community (Continued)

2:00 p.m.

Information Therapy

Molly Mettler, MSW
Senior Vice President
Healthwise, Incorporated
Boise, ID

3:00 p.m.

Following Consumers to Patients

Christina Galanis
Editor of Interactive Media
United Health Services
Binghamton, NY

Bill Holland
Vice President, DirectEffect
Healthvision
Irving, TX

Beverly Shelton
Solution Partner Internet Portals
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Houston, TX

3:45 p.m.

Break

4:15 p.m.

Connecting Communities in Action:
Choose your Community - Breakout Sessions and Discussions


A. John Blair, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Taconic IPA, Inc.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MedAllies
Wappingers Falls, NY

Robert Murphy, MD
Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Houston, TX

Jerry Edson
Consultant, Maine Health Information Center
Portland, ME

Liesa Jenkins, MA
Project Director, Kingsport Tomorrow/CareSpark
Kingsport, TN

5:30 p.m.

Adjournment





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