7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Registration (Daily)

7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.

Salon III & IV

Morning Refreshments – “Meet Your Neighbors” Coffee Chat

Plenary Sessions

8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Salon III & IV

Welcome and Overview of HRSA HIT Activities

9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

Salon III & IV

HRSA's HIT History

Dennis P. Williams, Ph.D., M.A.

Health Resources and Services Administration

9:30 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.

Salon III & IV

Healthcare Technology Optimization—Why Is It So Hard?

Jeffrey Guterman, M.D., M.S.

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

Break

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon C

Understanding Medicare HIT Policy

Moderator:

Robert Waters, J.D., M.P.A.

Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP

Panel:

Victoria Jane Carver, M.P.A., L.P.T.N.

Community Health Centers of Arkansas

Tom A. Gustafson, Ph.D.

Arent Fox LLP

Colleen Lynch, M.S.N., R.N., C.P.H.Q.

Community Care Network of Virginia

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon D & E

Collaborating with Private Payers and Conversion Foundations

to Support HIT

Moderator:

Sallian Alborn

Community Health Integrated Partnership

Panel:

Thomas Adams – M.Div.

Missouri Foundation for Health

Abby Sears, M.B.A., M.H.A.

OCHIN

Ob Soonthornsima

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon F & G

Making Medicaid Work for You

Moderator:

Patricia MacTaggart, M.B.A., M.M.A.

George Washington University

Panel:

Howard Balshem

OCHIN

Rick Friedman, M.B.A.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Anthony Rodgers, M.S.

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Marsha K. Morris, J.D., R.N.

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon H

Reducing Risk and Enhancing Results Through Network Models

Moderator:

Sheila Ray, M.S.

Ray & Associates LLC

Panel:

David Selig

Community Care Network of Virginia

Richard Silverberg, M.S.S.W.

Health First Family Care Center

Doug Smith, M.B.A.

Community Partners HealthNet and Greene County Health Care, Inc.

Nancy Vorhees, R.N.

Inland Northwest Health Services

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon J

Using Telehealth Networks to Expand Access to Care

Moderator:

Dena Puskin, Sc.D., M.S., M.A.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Panel:

Tim Crofton, M.P.H.

Tug River Health Center

Bonnie Britton, M.S.N., R.N.

Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center

Eve-Lynn Nelson, Ph.D.

Kansas University Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth

10:30 A.M. – 12:15 P .M.

Salon K

Jumping into Health Information Exchange

Moderator:

Richard Kalish, M.D., M.P.H.

B oston HealthNet

Panel:

Douglas Emery, M.S.

eHealth Initiative

Ann Kitchen, J.D.

Indigent Care Collaborative

David Vliet, M.B.A.

Austin/Travis County Community Health Centers

Lunch Keynote

12:15 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.

Salon III & IV

HRSA's Strategic Direction for HIT

Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Breakout Sessions (concurrent)

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon C

Using Open Source/Public Domain Systems to Improve Population Health

Moderator:

Jeff Weinfeld, M.D.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Panel:

Sarah Chouinard, M.D.

Primary Care Systems, Inc.

Cindy Gebremariam, R.N.

Indian Health Service

Matt King, M.D.

Clinica Adelante

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon D & E

Using Telehealth to Enhance Child and Adolescent Health

Moderator:

Monica Cowan

Health Resources and Services Administration

Panel:

Margaret E. Jaynes, M.D.

West Virginia University

James Marcin, M.D., M.P.H.

University of California, Davis, Children's Hospital

Eve-Lynn Nelson, Ph.D.

Kansas University Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon F & G

Mining the Power of Public Health Systems

Moderator:

Rick Friedman, M.B.A.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Panel:

Marcus Cheatham, Ph.D.

Ingham County Health Department

Dave Ross, Sc.D.

Public Health Informatics Institute

Thomas G. Savel, M.D.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon H

Moving HIT Into Schools

Moderator:

Linda Juszczak, D.N.Sc., M.P.H., CPNP
National Assembly of School-Based Health Care

Panel:

Kristen Case, F.N.P.

Multnomah County Health Department

Kevin Kearns, M.B.A.
Health Choice Network

Daniel Plotkin
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon J

Making the Business Case, Selling the HIT Vision, and Achieving Sustainability

Moderator:

Anthony Rodgers, M.S.

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

Panel:

Douglas Emery, M.S.

e Health Initiative

Brian Harris

Rural Health Group, Inc.

Richard Kalish, M.D., M.P.H.

Boston HealthNet

Abby Sears, M.B.A., M.H.A.

OCHIN

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Salon K

Using HIT to Translate Research to the Community-Based Practice Setting

Moderator:

Ahmed Calvo , M.D., M.P.H.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Panel:

Erin Grace, M.H.A.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Donna Jo McCloskey, Ph.D., R.N.

National Institutes of Health

Fred Rachman, M.D.

Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services

Michael Sayre, Ph.D.

National Institutes of Health

3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Collaboration Showcase (concurrent)

Afternoon Refreshments

Salon I & II

The Collaboration Showcase will include presentations, demonstrations, and information from conference attendees including HRSA grantees, foundations, and Federal, state, and local public and private sector initiatives . The goal is to d evelop collaboration among participants and the public and private sector to further the adoption of HIT.

3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.

Health Center Controlled Network Orientation Meeting (concurrent)