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HIPAA/HIT SUMMIT AGENDA
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIA

(Choose one Pre-Conference only)

Preconference I: A Blueprint for Building a Sustainable Health Information Exchange Organization

8:30 a.m.

Overview and introduction to eHI's HIE Value ModelSM

Doug Emery
Director of Payment Policy, eHealth Initiative
Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

8:45 a.m.

Market Assessment: Examples - Gulf Coast and NEO RHIO

Claudia Ellison
Program Director, eHealth Initiative
Washington, DC

Andrew Weniger
Program Director, eHealth Initiative
Washington, DC

9:15 a.m.

Making a Good Business Case and Model

Edric Engert
President, Abraxeolus Consulting, LLC
Rockville, MD

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Value Tool Demonstration

Guy D'Andrea
Consultant, Discern Consulting
Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

11:15 a.m.

Business Plan Development - Pro Forma

John Mellin, MBA
Consultant
State College, PA

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment and Lunch on Your Own

Preconference II: Certification for Phase I CORE Operating Rules to Achieve Electronic Transactions for Eligibility and Benefits (270/271)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Jay Eisenstock
eProvider Solutions Lead, Aetna
Chair, CORE Testing Subgroup
Middletown, CT

8:35 a.m.

Overview of CAQH, the CORE Initiative and CORE Certification and Endorsement

Gwendolyn Lohse
CORE Program Director, CAQH
Washington, DC

8:50 a.m.

Implementation of CORE Phase I Rules, including:
  • Overview of the Phase I Rules
  • Planning, Internal Gap and Assessment, the CORE Certification Steps
  • The Role of the CORE-authorized Certification Testing Vendors
  • The Process of Going Live
Rachel Foerster
Senior Consultant, Boundary Information Group
Beach Park, IL

9:35 a.m.

Break

9:50 a.m.

Demonstrations by CORE-authorized Certification Testing Vendors

Conny Nichols
Senior EDI Analyst
Claredi/Ingenix
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

Catherine Schulten
Director of Healthcare Industry Relations
Edifecs

10:30 a.m.

CORE Phase I Rules Deployment: Lessons Learned by Early Adopters

Jay Eisenstock
eProvider Solutions Lead, Aetna
Chair, CORE Testing Subgroup
Middletown, CT

11:00 a.m.

CORE Phase II Operating Rules, Priorities, and Timelines for the Next Set of CORE Rules

Gwendolyn Lohse
CORE Program Director, CAQH
Washington, DC

11:30 a.m.

Questions and Answers for Faculty

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment and Lunch on Your Own

CPEHR/CPHIT Certification Examinations

9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

CPEHR and CPHIT Examinations Administered


HIPAA/HIT SUMMIT AGENDA
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
HIT AND HIPAA SUMMITS DAY I
Joint Opening Plenary Sessions

1:00 p.m. Shared HIT and HIPAA Summit Opening Plenary Session: Welcome and Keynote Address

Janet Marchibroda
Chief Executive Officer
eHealth Initiative and Foundation
Washington, DC
(Co Chair)
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

1:30 p.m.

Update from the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology

Robert M. Kolodner
Interim National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

2:15 p.m.

AHRQ Initiatives in Healthcare Quality and HIT

P. Jon White, MD
Health IT Portfolio Manager
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

2:45 p.m.

Update on HIT Standards Harmonization

John D. Halamka, MD
Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Health System
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Medical School
Chief Information Officer, Harvard Clinical Research Institute
Chairman, New England Health Electronic Data, Interchange Network
Emergency Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

3:15 p.m.

The Office for Civil Rights and Health Care Privacy

Susan McAndrew, Esq.
Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy
Office for Civil Rights
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

3:45 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m.

Consumerism and Health: How to Empower Consumers - Arm them with Information and Tools

Adam Bosworth
Vice President, Google
Mountain View, CA

4:30 p.m.

The Ethics of HIT and HIPAA: Ethical Conundrums Raised by Information Technology and Privacy in Healthcare

Randy Cohen
Author, "The Ethicist" Column
The New York Times Magazine
New York, NY

5:15 p.m.

Will Privacy and Security Concerns Impede HIT Initiatives? Identifying Issues and Practical Solutions

William R. Braithwaite, MD, PhD,
"Doctor HIPAA"
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative
Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Summit Distinguished Service Award Winner
Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Presentation Material (Powerpoint)

6:00 p.m.

Adjournment




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