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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
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WHAT: |
Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda to Leverage Health IT and |
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Health Information Management in Rural America |
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WHEN: |
April 22-23, 2010 |
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WHERE: |
Hilton Alexandria Old Town |
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Alexandria, VA |
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DETAILS: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation will lead a groundbreaking two-day summit, "Setting a Quality Improvement Health Services Research Agenda to Leverage Health Information Technology/Health Information Management in Rural America." Speakers include:
- David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
- Gail Graham, RHIA, Deputy Chief Officer, Health Information Management, Veterans Health Administration Office of Health Information
- Floyd Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACP, Senior Vice President for Health Information Resources, National Quality Forum
- Paul Moore, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Office of Rural Health Policy
- David Dietz, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Minority Health
See complete program and speaker line-up below.
This Summit will convene public and private stakeholders, industry experts, and practitioners who will discuss quality-based incentive programs for health information technology uptake in small physician offices and hospitals in rural communities. The conference objectives are to:
- Present and discuss the economic and strategic impact of HIT on pay-for-quality improvement efforts with a focus on rural areas, healthcare disparities, workforce shortages, safety, and quality—such as privacy, data accuracy and security.
- Discuss current challenges and controversies that include policy and practice in quality improvement, and the current state of the research.
- Create a quality improvement-based research agenda to address gaps in current research, policy and practice
To register and obtain press credentials, please contact: |
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Craig May |
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AHIMA Public Relations |
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312-233-1544 |
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Setting a Quality Improvement Research Agenda to Leverage HIT/HIM in Rural America
A National Stakeholders' Summit
Hilton Alexandria Old Town |
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Grand Ballroom |
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1767 King Street |
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Alexandria, Virginia 22314 |
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April 22-23, 2010 |
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Agenda
Day One – Thursday, April 22, 2010
10:30 – 10:45 Welcome
- Alan F. Dowling, Ph.D., CEO, AHIMA
- Mary Madison, MPA, Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation
10:45 – 11:15 Opening Remarks: AHRQ Priorities
- P. Jon White, MD, Director of Health Information Technology, AHRQ
11:15 – 12:15 Disparities, HIM and Opportunities for Health Services Research
- Moderator: Warren Jones, MD, Executive Director, Institute for Improvement of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta Region
- Arthur J. Davidson, MD, MSPH, Director, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health Department
- Matthew Samore, MD, Professor, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah
12:15 – 1:15 Networking Luncheon
1:15 – 2:00 National Health Information Network and Future Priorities
- Introduction: Michael Millenson, President, Health Quality Advisors, LLC
- David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
2:00 – 3:15 Key Stakeholder Perspectives: HIT Adoption, Aligned Incentives and Research
- Moderator: Patricia MacTaggart, MBA, MMA, Lead Research Scientist & Lecturer, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University
- Gail Graham, RHIA, Deputy Chief Officer, Health Information Management, Veterans Health Administration Office of Health Information
- MaryAnne K. Peifer, MD, Associate Director of Informatics, Lehigh Valley Physician Group, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
- Paul Glassman DDS, MA, MBA, Professor of Dental Practice, Director of Community Oral Health, University of the Pacific
3:30 – 5:00 Quality Improvement Measures: Current and Future Links to HIT/HIM
- Moderator: Michael Millenson, President, Health Quality Advisors, LLC
- Floyd Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACP, Senior Vice President for Health Information Resources, National Quality Forum
- Steven A. Garfinkel, Ph.D., Managing Director – Research, American Institutes for Research
- Carla Huber, ARNP, MS, Clinic Nurse Coordinator, CAT Clinic, Cedar Rapids Healthcare Alliance
- Phil Renner, MBA, Senior Research Scientist, Research and Performance Measurement, National Committee for Quality Assurance
5:00 – 5:15 Day One Wrap Up
- Warren Jones, MD, Executive Director, Institute for Improvement of Minority Health and Health Disparities in the Delta Region
5:30 – 6:30 Networking Reception
Day Two – Friday, April 23, 2010
7:30 – 8:45 Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Summary from Day One
Telehealth and Telemedicine
- Moderator: William J. Rudman, Ph.D., Independent Consultant and Program Director, Policy and Research, AHIMA Foundation
- Ed Brown, MD, CEO, Ontario Telemedicine Network
- Yael Harris, Ph.D., Director, Division of Evaluation, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Maysa Namakian, MPH, Assistant Program Manager, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific
8:45 – 9:45 Economic Perspective: Hospital and Physician Performance Incentives
- Moderator: Mary Madison, MPA, Executive Director, AHIMA Foundation
- Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
- Shinyi Wu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
10:00 – 11:15 Employer View Points on the Role of Quality Improvement in HIM/HIT and Future Research Opportunities for the Business Community
- Moderator: John Orwat, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago and Senior Researcher, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Jim Levett, MD, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, Physicians' Clinic of Iowa
- Cristie Travis, CEO, Memphis Business Group on Health
- Leah Binder, MA, MGA, CEO, The Leapfrog Group
11:15 – 12:15 Roundtable: Government Health Agency Research Priorities
- Moderator: Christopher Tompkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Brandeis University
- Paul Moore, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Office of Rural Health Policy
- David Dietz, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Minority Health
12:15 - 1:15 Luncheon Speaker
- Peter S. Tippett, MD, Ph.D., Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Chief Medical Officer, Verizon Business
1:15- 2:15 Experience from Providers in Rural Areas
- Moderator: Maggie Elehwany, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Rural Health Association
- Scott Groom, Vice President and CIO, Cabell Huntington Health System
- Ira Moscovice, Ph.D., Director, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
2:15 – 3:15 Meeting the Needs of Consumers and Their Families and Caregivers
- Moderator: John Orwat, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago and Senior Researcher, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Brenda Dyson, RHIA, Community Outreach Coordinator, Mississippi
- Charlotte Yeh, MD, Chief Medical Officer, AARP Services, Inc.
3:15 – 4:15 Legal Insights: Health Information Exchange and QI Research
- Melissa E. Hargiss, JD, Independent Consultant and Former State of Tennessee HIT Coordinator and Director of the Office of eHealth Initiatives
- Peter Enko, JD, Partner, Husch Blackwell Sanders
4:15– 4:30 Closing Remarks and Next Steps
- Nadine Caputo, MS, Director, Research and Development, AHIMA Foundation
- Robert Mayes, MS, RN, Senior Advisor on Health Information Technology, Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, AHRQ
CONTACT: Craig May, AHIMA Public Relations, +1-312-233-1544, [email protected]
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- April 19/
SOURCE American Health Information Management Association