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Todd Rothenhaus MD, CMIO, Steward Healthcare
"Thank you for all your hospitality and inviting me to participate in the excellent summit. It was extremely informative, timely and exactly what I needed. It was the right size to allow networking and real time with each vendor to see what niche they could help me in."
Christopher W. Jackson, DO, PhD, MBA, FACEP, FACOEP, Certified Physician Informaticist, Residency Trained Board Certifed Emergency Physician, Center for Medical Informatics Sisters of Mercy Health System
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“Healthcare IT & Innovation: New models and practical solutions”
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
| 7:45 am |
Registration Opens
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| 8:45 am |
Introductory Remarks
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| 9:00 - 10:15am |
Panel “Meaningful Use Stage 2: Where Do We Go From Here”
It may seem like we just got to work on Meaningful Use Stage 1 (MU1), but the Meaningful Use Stage 2 (MU2) deadline is approaching fast and providers need to develop a game plan to transition focus to include the new criteria into their health IT strategy. In addition to new and more complex criteria, MU2 will also incorporate MU1 options as core requirements for MU2 and bring back certain administrative standards that were dropped from MU1.
This discussion will focus on:
- Wrapping up MU1 initiatives
- Best practices for transitioning to MU2
- Key areas of focus for the next stages of Meaningful Use
- Developing an internal strategy for MU2 implementation
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| 10:15 - 10:30am |
Introductions to Living Groups and Group Activity
Spend 15 minutes meeting with your conference 'Living Group'. Attendees will be grouped together so that starting on Day 1 you will have an opportunity to meet new contacts and maximize your conference experience.
In addition to meeting your Living Group for the first time, you will also take part in an interactive activity to determine the topic for a future iHT2 webinar. All participants will receive a complimentary webinar registration so bring your best ideas!
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| 10:30 - 11:15am |
Morning Networking Break on Exhibit Floor
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11:15 - 12:00pm |
Opening Keynote
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| 12:00 - 1:30pm |
Break for Lunch
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions
| 1:30-2:30pm |
Panel “A Comprehensive Look at Healthcare Delivery Reform: From ACO’s to PCMH and Beyond” |
Panel “Evidence-Centric Care: Using Data to Transform Healthcare in America” |
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Reforming the American health care system is a primary concern for policymakers and physicians alike. One main reason is the desire to extend coverage to some if not all of the more than 45 million uninsured in this country. But there is an emerging consensus that, if it is to be successful and financially viable, reform must also encompass ways to improve quality and value in the system. One of the prime targets for reform is the manner in which care is delivered.
This session will engage healthcare leaders for a candid discussion about the challenges, and potential solutions, we face in the months ahead.
Topics include:
- Foundations for monitoring and improving outcomes
- Establishing a shared savings program
- Strategies for stakeholder engagement
- Transitioning from focusing on volume/intensity of care to a value based system
- Alternatives to ACOs
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The growth, integration, and interoperability of healthcare information systems and devices create vast databases of structured and unstructured data. Both physicians and adminstrators will achieve success through a better understanding and interpretation of this information, transforming it into best practices and knowledge that improve clinical and financial outcomes.
This discussion will:
- Review the current capabilities of advanced analytics and business intelligence (BI)
- Explore the advances in analytics expected over the next five years
- Discuss the role of analytics in achieving Meaningful Use
- Discuss experiences and challenges in leveraging data to drive evidence-based healthcare and improve outcomes
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| 2:30-3:15pm |
Case Study
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Case Study |
| 3:15 - 4:00pm |
Afternoon Networking Break on Exhibit Floor
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| 4:00 - 5:00pm |
Panel “The Evolving Role of Technology in Healthcare: Implementing Telehealth & Mobile Solutions to provide patient-centered care” |
Panel “Protecting Against Data Breaches: Understanding the evolving responsibilities under the HITECH Act” |
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The role of technology in healthcare continues to grow rapidly as we find new ways to leverage innovation to improve outcomes and value. As EHR technology drives improvement in the traditional care setting, there are other technologies that are equally transformative outside the hospital walls.
This panel will discuss strategies for improving outcomes and cutting costs by engaging patients in non-traditional ways using telehealth and mobile solutions.
Topics include:
- Opportunities for extending your radius of care
- Engaging the community to improve outcomes
- Integration into the care system
- Ensuring a return on your investment.
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As Health IT systems become ubiquitous in the American healthcare system, a significant challenge presents itself in the form of developing security and risk mitigation technologies and policies to build and maintain the public trust in our ability to properly secure and use their personal health information.
It is critical to develop this trust in order to have successful adoption of HIT initiatives by both providers and consumers alike. Maintaining this trust on a long term basis will require a sustained focus and proactive stance on supporting the electronic exchange and use of health information in a secure, private manner.
This session will discuss:
- Technologies and best practices that enhance the protection of health information
- Challenges in securing ePHI
- Considerations for HIPAA compliance and Meaningful Use
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| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Opening Cocktail Reception
Don't miss this interactive and fun reception amongst your colleagues and peers toasting an incredible day of thought leadership and collaboration. |
Thursday, January 19, 2012
| 8:00am |
Registration Opens
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| 8:45am |
Opening Remarks by Day Two Conference Chair
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9:00am - 10:00am
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Panel “Critical Success Factors for Health Information Exchange: Collaboration of care and technology”
Health Information Exchange is a critical component in achieving Meaningful Use of health IT, it allows the vast sums of data collected through EHR to be analyzed and shared between multiple care settings. As health IT systems become more robust, so must the ability to exchange the data efficiently and securely.
This session will discuss:
- Facilitating use of technology at the point of care
- Challenges for HIE & interoperability
- Preparing for the transition to ICD-10
- Engaging healthcare stakeholders in HIE
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| 10:00 - 10:45am |
Presentation/Case Study
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| 10:45am - 11:30am |
Morning Networking Break on Exhibit Floor
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| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Keynote Presentation
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| 12:15pm - 2:00pm |
Power Lunch and Work Session
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!
1:00-2:00pm Panel “Leveraging Meaningful Use to Improve Care and Reduce Health Care Costs”
Healthcare organizations are looking at ways to combine more sophisticated uses of health IT and clinical care to achieve better health outcomes and improve health system performance. Examples of such applications include using clinical decision support tools, patient registries, reminder systems and more. The widespread adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology is a necessary interim step in the transformation to a more intelligent healthcare system. It is essential to build upon the health IT infrastructure currently in place and use the information made available by EHRs in order to move toward improving outcomes and reducing costs.
This session will address:
- Improving outcomes and reducing costs through implementation of Meaningful Use
- Institutional challenges and change management
- Progress report on current implementation initiatives
- Priorities for implementing Meaningful Use components
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
Interactive Session "Action Network Groups"
Action Networking Groups (ANGs) are small targeted sessions where the participants drive the activity. ANGs are intended for members who want a deeper discussion on a specific topic and who want to identify like-minded partners within that topic area. These are guided work groups to produce a tangible resource (recommendations, best practices, etc.) in each field that will be published after the Summit. Come prepared to engage one another and share pearls of wisdom that have been learned over the years.
Don’t miss this guided open forum to engage your colleagues and gain insight to the most pressing issues you and your festival are facing. This session will provide attendees an opportunity to both, ask questions and get answers on specific issues facing their organization.
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| 3:00pm |
Closing Remarks by Day Two Conference Chair |
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