"Effective partnerships between the public and private sectors that engage the commitment and energy of clinicians, patients, health care leaders, and payers are indispensable."
                 - Carolyn Clancy, MD, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show

April 12-13, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ

 

Monday, April 12th Presentations

(Click here for Tuesday, April 13th presentations)

8:15 AM
The Impact of NHIN Direct on Health Information Exchange

Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD

Acting Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, ONC

Professor, Arizona State University Department of Biomedical Informatics

 

 
 
 
9:15 AM
State HIT Update: Colorado, California & New Mexico

Barbie Robinson

Technical Director, Division of Financial Management & Fee-for-Service Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

 

 
 

Phyllis Albritton

Executive Director, CORHIO

 

 
 

Sajid Ahmed Biorev

Director, Health Information Technology, LA Care Health Plan

 

 
 

Jeff Blair

Director of Health Informatics, Lovelace Clinic Foundation & NM Health Information Collaborative

 

 
 
 
11:00 AM
ARRA One Year Later: ONC Programs & Strategies

Chris Muir

State HIE Program Manager, ONC

 

 
 
 
1:45 PM
Meaningful Use. Multiple Perspectives.

Anthony J (Tony) Schueth

CEO & Managing Partner, Point-of-Care Partners LLC

 

 
 

Maggie Lohnes, RN, FHIMSS

Chair, HIMSS Public Policy Committee

Administrator, Clinical Information Management, MultiCare Health System

 

 
 

Bob Mayer

State HIT Coordinator, State of New Mexico

 

 
 

Betsy Thompson, MD, DrPH

Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Region IX

 

 
 
 
3:30 PM
State HIT Update: Arizona, Washington & the State-Level HIE Forum

Lynn Dierker, RN

Project Director, State-level HIE Consensus Project, AHIMA Foundation

 

 
 

Brad Tritle, CIPP, CPHIT

Executive Director, Arizona Health-e Connection

 

 
 

Juan Alaniz

Deputy, State eHealth Coordinator, State of Washington