THE ROLE AND FUTURE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AN ERA OF HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:30 a.m. 6 p.m. The George Washington University 1957 E Street, NW Washington, D.C.
PRESENTERS Stephen Ondra, M.D. Co-chair, National Science and Technology Council, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Policy Advisor for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs After graduation from Illinois Wesleyan University, Dr. Ondra re-entered the Army, having previously attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, serving while earning his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Dr. Ondra was deployed to Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 1991 in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Following his deployment, he was assigned to Walter Reed and became the director of spine and skull-based surgery. In 1994, Dr. Ondra became a staff neurosurgeon at the Michigan Brain and Spine Institute. Two years later, he brought his skills and experience to Northwestern University and the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation where he worked as a professor of neurologic surgery. He also served as the residency program director in neurological surgery and the director of the neuro-spine intensive care unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Farzad Mostashari, M.D., ScM National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prior to his current position, Dr. Mostashari served at the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as assistant commissioner for the Primary Care Information Project where he facilitated the adoption of prevention-oriented health information technology by over 1,500 providers in underserved communities. Dr. Mostashari led the NYC Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prior to this he established the Bureau of Epidemiology Services at the NYC Department of Health, charged with providing epidemiologic and statistical expertise and data for decision making to the health department. He attended the Harvard School of Public Health and Yale Medical School, completed his residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and finished the CDC s Epidemic Intelligence Service. He was one of the lead investigators in the outbreaks of West Nile Virus and anthrax in New York City, and among the first developers of real-time electronic disease surveillance systems nationwide. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS GOLD LEVEL Bronze Level
AGENDA (8:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.) 8:30 9:00 a.m. 9:00 9:30 a.m. 9:30 9:50 a.m. 9:50 10:15 a.m. 10:15 10:50 a.m. 10:50 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:20 1:30 p.m. City View Room Registration and Breakfast Symposium Welcome Dr. Alfred Hamilton, assistant professor, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Dr. Jay Conyers, assistant professor of medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Overview and interpretation of the PCAST recommendations Paul Egerman, co-chair, Health Information Technology Policy Committee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Keynote Presentation: What impact will interoperability and data sharing have on healthcare systems, providers, healthcare purchasers and patient advocacy groups? Dr. Stephen Ondra, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy How will interoperability and data sharing support the stages of meaningful use? Dr. Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator for health information technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel discussion of the clinical workflow process and its impact on data efficacy and clinical decision support. Dr. Stephen Ondra Dr. Farzad Mostashari Ms. Christine Bechtel, vice president, National Partnership for Women and Children General Douglas Robb, joint staff surgeon, Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon Moderator: Dr. John Halamka, chief information officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Lunch Sponsored by: TechWerks 1:35 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions Room 308 Room 309 Room 310 Room 314 Room 315 What will healthcare systems, providers and healthcare purchasers do beyond the expiration of current incentives? Speaker: Dr. Douglas E. Rosendale, director of joint interoperability ventures, Veterans Health Administration Moderator: Charlene Underwood, senior director, Government and Industry Affairs, Siemens Healthcare What are the implications of implementing the PCAST Data Element Access System (DEAS) in healthcare? Speaker: Dr. Dixie Baker, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Health Care Practice, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Moderator: Michael Cowan, chief medical officer of the federal health sector, Deloitte Consulting LLP Where should the U.S. Department of Defense prioritize its efforts to meet the requirements of the PCAST recommendations? Speaker 1: Mark Goodge, chief technology officer, Military Health System Speaker 2: Colonel Hon Pak, chief medical information officer, U.S. Army Medical Department Moderator: Captain Michael Weiner, deputy program manager and chief medical officer, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy Are there any limitations to open source and should we require it? If open source is supported, how will it be implemented? Speaker: Dr. Rob Kolodner, president, Collaborative Transformations, LLC; executive vice president and chief health informatics officer, Open Health Tools, Inc. Moderator: Peter Levin, senior advisor and chief technology officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Who is best positioned to create semantic technology standardization: state governments, the Federal government or the market? Speaker: Dr. Christopher Chute, section head of medical informatics, Mayo Clinic; member, Health Information Technology Standards Committee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Moderator: Jennifer Covich Bordenick, chief executive officer, ehealth Initiative
AGENDA (2:30 6:00 p.m.) 2:30 2:45 p.m. 3 rd Floor Lobby 2:45 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions Room 308 Room 309 Room 310 Room 314 Room 315 What are the potential hard and soft costs (technologies, training, processes, etc.) of implementing PCAST recommendations? Speaker: Dr. Mitch Morris, principal; Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP Moderator: Linda Fischetti, chief health informatics officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Exploratory assessment of the PCAST recommendations: Getting to better data liquidity, what can we build on? Speaker: Colonel Albert Bonnema, chief medical informatics officer, U.S. Air Force Moderator: Dr. John Loonsk, vice president and chief medical officer, CGI Federal What would be the best place to test technologies within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs? Does the PCAST recommendation facilitate the benefits of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record? Speaker: Dr. Douglas E. Rosendale Moderator: Dr. James Peake, senior vice president, CGI Federal What are the roles of state governments as the PCAST recommendations are developed and implemented? Speakers: Kathy Francis, senior health policy analyst, Center for Health Information Technology, Maryland Health Care Commission ; Bruce Greenstein, secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Moderator: Aurelia Boyer, senior vice president and chief information officer, New York Presbyterian Hospital What are the priorities for cyber security, data security and patient privacy? How will they be implemented? Speaker: Joy Pritts, chief privacy officer, Office of Policy of Planning, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Moderator: Dr. Steve Steffensen, assistant professor of neurology, Johns Hopkins University; chief medical information officer, Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center 3:45 4:00 p.m. 4:00 4:45 p.m. 4:45 5:00 p.m. 5:00 6:00 p.m. Panel discussion of the concerns and potential solutions the PCAST HIT committee should know about. Dr. Julian Goldman, director of interoperability, Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology Thomas Baden, Jr., chief information officer, Department of Human Services, State of Minnesota Dave Wennergren, assistant deputy chief management officer, Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer Colonel Hon Pak Deven McGraw, director, Health Privacy Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology Moderator: Patricia MacTaggart, lead research scientist and lecturer, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services Meeting Information Summary and Policy Implications Speaker: Dr. Stephen Ondra Moderator: Dr. Alfred Hamilton Reception For symposium materials and more information, please visit http://go.gwu.edu/healthit.