As our healthcare systems stride forward toward compliance with MU1, some focus must be directed to MU2 and beyond.  Health information exchange will become a centerpiece for compliance with the future stages of Meaningful Use.  This session will address the many barriers still in place  and discuss keys for successful implementation.

Topics include:

1. Stakeholder buy-in
2. Security & privacy 
3. Interoperability & ICD-10
4. Direct Program
5. Strategies for sustainability

This session will engage stakeholders who are leading the charge in HIT and are compliant, or nearly so, with MU1 and those who can help you get there.  We will take a look back at the strategies employed to achieve Meaningful Use, bumps in the road, and other experiences learned along the way.  Be prepared to engage with your peers, provide feedback based on your own experiences and get a better understanding of where we need to be to prepare for the future stages of Meaningful Use.

The use of cellular and wireless networks to deliver voice, video and data content for healthcare represents an exciting new opportunity for providers and patients alike. It also, however, introduces them to an unfamiliar world of business and technical challenges, particularly in respect to Internet protocol (IP) security and stringent healthcare regulations.   

Research indicates that in order to be successful in the healthcare industry, technology providers must address the challenges of security and patient privacy. If left unresolved, provider and patient security concerns could become a serious obstacle to the widespread adoption of wireless data technology, products and services.

iHT² case studies and presentations illustrate challenges, successes and various factors in the outcomes of numerous types of health IT implementations.  They are interactive and dynamic sessions providing opportunity for dialogue, debate and exchanging ideas and best practices.  This session will be presented by a thought leader in the provider, payer or government space.

iHT² case studies and presentations illustrate challenges, successes and various factors in the outcomes of numerous types of health IT implementations.  They are interactive and dynamic sessions providing opportunity for dialogue, debate and exchanging ideas and best practices.  This session will be presented by a thought leader in the provider, payer or government space.

One of the keystone initiatives of the ONC’s 5 year plan is garnering more involvement from patients in their own care.  There are already a number of initiatives to this end; Accountable Care Organizations, Patient-Center Medical Home and other healthcare delivery reform efforts.  All of these efforts must move to provide better education for patients and encourage them to take a more active role in their own care.

This session will address:

1. Priorities for delivery reform
2. Strategies for patient engagement
3. Understanding the patients role in healthcare
4. Opportunities for expanding programs

From its inception, and in its most basic form, telehealth was generally considered a platform for video conferencing. Since the turn of the century, technological developments have vastly changed the telehealth landscape - both in definition and potential. Telehealth is now widely recognized as an integral part of modern healthcare and utilization of mobile applications & devices, remote patient monitoring, home care and video conferencing are becoming standard issue in a physician's toolbox.

This session will discuss:

1. How do we define telehealth?
2. Are mobile applications a part of this or a separate technology?
3. Changing delivery of care for both the provider and patient
4. Most successful initiatives for improving care and efficiency
   

Don't miss this interactive and fun reception amongst your colleagues and peers toasting an incredible day of thought leadership and collaboration.

While implementation is a work in progress, a great deal has been accomplished already, and not surprisingly, new challenges have been uncovered. With numerous new opportunities for pilot initiatives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, these lessons will also contribute to national policy discussions.

This session will address:

1. The role of health IT in healthcare reform
2. The stages of Meaningful Use
3. Expanding health information exchange
4. The evolution of challenges in health IT implementation

Lunch on the final day will be both delicious and informative.  We’ll start off with 45 minutes for lunch service and some time to get settled.  For the last hour we’ll host a high-level, interactive work session that will satiate your thirst for knowledge once you’ve taken care of your other appetite!

According to the Pew Research Center, back in 2000, 46% of American adults had access to the Internet, 5% of U.S. households had broadband connections and 25% of American adults looked online for health information. Today, 74% of American adults go online, 57% of American households have broadband connections and 61% of adults look online for health information.

This increased access to information, along with financial incentives, is fueling a shift toward patient centric care.  The shift is being empowered by health IT and allows patients to take a more proactive role in managing their own healthcare.  This also places an onus on the healthcare industry to provide patients with smart, interpretable data.

This session will discuss:

1. Empowering patients as a major stakeholder in healthcare – risks & rewards
2. Turning EHRs into health information
3. Storing and securing data
4. Provider, payer, and vendor collaboration