Technological opportunities and health care challenges have converged to drive over $36 billion in spending for health IT via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), further they are playing a central role in supporting health reform. This track will focus on the opportunities and obstacles involved in implementing a nationwide system of electronic health records. While the administration has committed to a nationwide system, less than 20% of physicians use electronic health records now.
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM; Track 3 Introduction
John Loonsk, Chief Medical Officer, CGI Federal
Vish Sankaran, Program Director, Federal Health Architecture, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM; Track 3, Panel 1
Getting and Using Electronic Health Record Data to enhance Government Programs – Opportunities and Obstacles: Data from electronic health records promises to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of major programs across government. This panel will discuss how electronic health data can help government address issues that affect the everyday lives of citizens such as drug safety and disability payments. The panel will also address what approaches exist for sharing needed data while maintaining security and privacy.
Panelists:
Moderator: John Loonsk, Chief Medical Officer, CGI Federal
Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation, Department of Health, New York State
Jim Borland, Special Adviser, Healthcare IT, Social Security Administration
Henry Chao, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Information Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM; Track 3, Panel 2
DoD and VA Health Record Exchange – Lessons Learned and a Path Forward: The VA and the DoD have robust electronic medical records and clear uses for data exchange. Progress and challenges will be discussed in an effort to exchange data and future direction for health information exchange and the broader shared lifelong record project recently announced by President Obama.
Panelists:
Moderator: Gwen Brown, Director, Health Care Policy, HP
Roger Baker, Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs
Charles Campbell, Chief Information Officer, Military Health System, Department of Defense
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM; Track 3, Panel 3
Web 2.0 Technologies for Clinical Care and Public Health: This panel will discuss how social networking services will support the development of grassroots communities for advancing knowledge and sharing information about disease and wellness. Furthermore, we will discuss opportunities to create “healthcare mashup” and next generation user friendly health applications that link together related data from multiple sources to provide a more comprehensive set of tools for decision support for public health and clinicians at the point of care.
Moderator: Vish Sankaran, Program Director, Federal Health Architecture, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
Peter Levin, Chief Technology Officer &Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
Janice Nall, Director, Division of E-Health Marketing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Frances Dare, Director, Healthcare Practice and Health Policy, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM; Track 3, Panel 4
At the Edge – Securing Public - Private Connections with a Nationwide Health Information Network: The connection between the public sector and the private sector participants in health data exchanges and the Nationwide Health Information Network is complex. Where does FISMA stop and HIPAA begin? What do government agencies need to secure sensitive health data at the point of where the government hands off data to the private sector? The panel will discuss dynamic and complex issues of data exchange between government and the private sector.
Panelists:
Moderator: Bill Braithwaite, Chief Medical Officer, Anakam
Dixie Baker, Senior Vice President, SAIC
Steve Gravely, Partner, Troutman Sanders
Justine Piereman, Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Systems, Social Security Administration
David Riley, CONNECT Initiative Lead, Federal Health Architecture Program, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
4:30 PM – 4:35 PM; Track 3 Wrap Up
John Loonsk, Chief Medical Officer, CGI Federal
Vish Sankaran, Program Director, Federal Health Architecture, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
Updated 10/6/2009