Western States Health-e Connection Summit & Trade Show

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

Tuesday, April 13th Presentations

(Click here for Monday, April 12th presentations)

8:10 AM

HIT Beyond Our Borders

e-Health Making a Difference in the Lives of Canadians

Shelagh Maloney

Executive Director, Certification Services and External Liaison, Canada Health Infoway

Israel's Health IT Industry - Insights and Opportunities for Collaboration

Yitzhak Peterburg, MD, DrPH, MSc ADMIS

Senior Visiting Fellow, Milken Institute

Former CEO of Clalit Health Services, Israel

Former CEO & President, Cellcom, Israel

10:00 AM

State HIT Update: Oregon, Utah, Montana & Nevada

Jon Melling

AzHIMSS President Elect

Dawn Bonder

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Theodore R. Kulongoski, State of Oregon

Jan Root, Ph.D.

President, CEO, Utah Health Information Network

Kristin Juliar

Acting Leader, Health Share Montana

Lynn O'Mara

HIT Project Manager, Nevada Dept. of Health & Human Services

(Brad Tritle will be presenting on Lynn O'Mara's behalf)

11:30 AM

From Privacy to PHRs... Consumer Health Information Rights & the Right Health Information to Consumers

Wendy Mangin, MS, RHIA

Director of Medical Records, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, IN

2009 AHIMA Past-President

2:30 PM

Developing a 21st Century HIT Workforce: A Multi-State Community College Approach

Jim Comins, RN, MS

Director, EWD Healthcare Initiative, Los Rios Community College District

4:00 PM

Continua Alliance: A Collaborative Vision for Mobile Health & Innovation

Celeste Fralick

Member, Continua Health Alliance, Intel Representative to Regulatory Working Group

Director of Biomedical Engineering and Principal Engineer, Digital Health Group, Intel

Corporation

"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