"Arizona gets it. You have in fact embodied that idea of fostering collaborations and bringing to the table a wide spectrum of stakeholders, all of whom have to be involved."
                      - Dr. Robert Kolodner, Office of the National Coordinator

Summit 2008

2nd Annual Summit

Phoenix Convention Center


Saturday, May 3, 2008

Click here for Friday's presentations

8:00 AM

Welcome

Mindy Rasmussen

 

Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Pharmacy Alliance

Co-Chair, AzHeC EAzRx Steering Committee

 
 

Brad Croft, DO

 

Family practice Physician, Flagstaff

Co-Chair, AzHeC EAzRx Steering Committee

 
 
 
8:15 AM

Quest Diagnostics: Collaborating for the Future

Jim Wright

 

Business Development, Clinical Information Solutions, MedPlus, a Quest Diagnostics Company

 
 
 
9:15 AM

Driving the Adoption of Health Information Technology

Newt Gingrich

 

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Founder, Center for Health Transformation

 
 
 
9:30 AM

EAzRx Kick-Off

Brad Tritle

 

Executive Director, Arizona Health-e Connection

 
 
 
10:45 AM

The e-Prescribing Process: An Overview

Kate Berry

 

Vice President, Business Development, SureScripts

Executive Director, Center for Improving Medication Management

 
 

Tom Groom

 

Vice President, Business Development, RxHub

 
 
 
12:45 PM

Panel: Provider Experiences with e-Prescribing and EMRs

Moderator:

Anita Murcko, MD

 

Medical Director, Clinical Informatics & Provider Adoption

AHCCCS

 
 

Panelist:

Brad Croft, DO

 

East Flagstaff Family Medicine, Flagstaff

Co-Chair, AzHeC EAzRx Steering Committee

 
 

Panelist:

Kenneth Adler, MD

 

Medical Director of Information Technology

Arizona Community Physicians, Tucson

Ranked #1 e-Prescriber in Arizona by SureScripts

 
 

Panelist:

Mark Wallace, MD

 

Partners in Medicine, PC, Phoenix

Ranked #11 e-Prescriber in Arizona by SureScripts

 
 
 
2:15 PM

Breakout Session #1: The Road to e-Prescribing Standalone

Bevey Miner

 

Executive Director, National e-Prescribing Patient Safety Initiative

Vice President, Business Development, Allscripts

 

Breakout Session #2: The Road to EMR with e-Prescribing

Anthony J. (Tony) Schueth

 

Founder, CEO and Managing Partner, Point-of-Care Partners LLC

 
 

Byron Davies, PhD

 

Chair, Arizona Health Information Technology Accelerator (AHITA)

 

Breakout Session #3: Smoothing the e-Prescribing Road: Troubleshooting and FAQs for Active Users

 

Kate Berry

 

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Executive Director, Center for Improving Medication Management

 
 
 
3:30 PM

The Future of e-Prescribing, Patient Safety and Quality

J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD

 

Dean and Professor of Pharmacy, Medicine and Public Health, and Founding Executive Director, Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic (HOPE) Research

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy

 
 
 
4:15 PM

Closing Remarks

Mandy Weaver, MBA

 

Executive Director, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association