5th Annual
Health Information Technology Institute

Evolutionary & Revolutionary Changes in Healthcare

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - Carlson School of Management, Univ. of Minnesota
Presented By:
8:00am Registration and Breakfast
8:30am Welcome and HIMSS Updates
8:45am Minnesota eHealth Update
Marty LaVenture, MA, PhD
Director, Office of Public Health Informatics, Minnesota Department of Health
9:15am Keynote: Transforming a Healthcare System
Dick Pettingill, President and CEO, Allina Hospitals & Clinics
10:30am BREAK
10:45am Keynote: IT as a Partner for Healthcare Improvement
William Braithwaite, MD, PhD
Sr. VP and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation
12:00pm LUNCH
1:00pm
Breakout 1
Utilizing “smart pump” technology to improve quality and safety
Mark H. Siska, B.S., RPh., Manager of Informatics & Technology for Pharmacy Services, Mayo Clinic 		Breakout 2
"The Amazing Race: IT Excellence"
Tim Brogan, Project Manager, Cleveland Clinic 		Breakout 3
Pay for Performance and IT’s Impact
Kathleen Kimmel, RN, MHA, CHE
VP, Nursing Informatics
McKesson Provider Technologies
2:00pm BREAK
2:15pm Breakout 1
Single Sign-on and Patient Context (HL7 CCOW)
Terry Behrens, IS, Mayo Clinic, Troy Neumann, IS, Mayo Clinic 		Breakout 2
Standards and Interoperability: The DNA of the EHR
Joyce Sensmeier MS, RN, BC, CPHIMSS, FHIMSS
 Breakout 3
Navigating the New Medicare Part D Prescription Benefit
Kyle Skiermont, Pharm.D, Fairview Health Services 		Breakout 4
DOQ-IT Program: Tools and Experiences to Help Drive EHR Adoption in Physician Offices
Greg Linden, MBA, CPHIT, CPEHR, Stratis Health VP/CIO
Susan Severson, CPHIT, CPEHR, Stratis Health DOQ-IT Project Manager
3:15pm BREAK
3:30pm Breakout 1
Medication Compliance & Telehealth Monitoring Technology
Richard Jean-Pierre,CEO, Stratamed Labs 		Breakout 2
It shouldn't take an "Act of God" to improve our health care system:
KatrinaHealth.org Lessons Learned
Mark Gingrich, Vice President, Information Technology, RxHub
Teri Byrne, Vice President, Standards and Product Management, RxHub 		Breakout 3
Connecting Patients and Healthcare Providers to Improve Health
Dr. William Davis, MD, Winona Community Health
Janice Turek, RN, Winona Community Health 		Breakout 4
A Strategic Approach to Compliance and Audit for Multiple Purposes (SOX, HIPAA, etc)
Ann Williamson, Legal & Regulatory Compliance Group at UHG