9:00 - 10:10am

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Panel "Does Meaningful Use Mean Meaningful Change?"

Unlike the first stage of the meaningful use incentive program, for which providers had to demonstrate they were capable of performing certain tasks, stage two will require practices to actually perform those tasks. As this deadline looms beginning in January 2014 with a deadline of October 2014, hear from providers that are ready to demonstrate stage 2 MU and those still in the planning process. Panelists will cover practical strategies to navigate the various requirements to make sure you and your organization are ready for stage 2 MU.   

Learning Objectives:

1.    ∙ Strategies for patients to view their paperless record  
      ∙ How to effectively send reminders to foster preventative care
      ∙ Ensuring secure data exchange while improving quality of care  

Moderator: Jean DerGurahian, Editorial Director, SearchHealthIT.com

Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO, New York Hospital Queens
Cathleen Crowley, CIO, Columbia Memorial Hospital
Samuel Schaffzin, MPA, LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service, Medicaid Health IT Coordinator, Eligibility & Enrollment Analyst, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Consortium for Medicaid and Children’s Health Operations
Joanne Rohde, CEO, Axial Exchange
Philip A. Smith, MD, President, MedMorph

Introductions to Living Groups and Group Activity

Spend 25 minutes meeting with your conference ‘Living Group’.  Attendees will be grouped together so that starting on Day 1 you will have an opportunity to meet new contacts and maximize your conference experience.

In addition to meeting your Living Group, you will also take part in an interactive activity to determine the top challenges facing the HIT industry.  The top challenges for each group will be announced at the end of the session!

Break for Lunch

Take this opportunity to mingle with your peers in an intimate setting to build relationships and establish future partnerships. Lunch will be served on the exhibit floor so make sure to stop by the vendor booths to learn which solutions can provide better care and service in 2013 and beyond.

Panel "Analytics in Health Care: From Insights to Outcomes"

Learning Objectives:

1.    ∙ Ways that analytics can guide future strategy
      ∙ Understand how to improve clinical effectiveness and patient satisfaction
      ∙ How to create a culture that thrives on data and transparency  
      ∙ Identify the tools necessary to get your data    
   

Moderator: Brian Eastwood, Senior Editor, CIO.com

Mark Radlauer, MD, CMIO-Continental Division, HCA Healthcare
Peter Gabriel, MD, Medical Director, Clinical Information Systems, University of Pennsylvania Health System
John McDaniel, National Practice Leader - US Health Care Provider Market, NetApp
Jay Srini, Chief Strategist, SCS Ventures, Adjunct Faculty Assistant Professor,, University of Pittsburgh, Senior Fellow and Innovation Chair, iHT² Advisory Board Member

In the wake of health care reform, hospitals, case managers, payors, and other care providers are looking for new technologies that help reduce costs while providing better care to patients. Given changing CMS reimbursement schedules an area of critical importance is hospital readmissions. Remote patient monitoring enables clinicians to collect patient vitals and other pertinent information from the patient on a regular basis and manage their patients' chronic illness care plans more proactively. This session will address the benefits of remote patient monitoring and how they contribute to the goals of reducing hospital readmissions, improve outcomes, reduce costs, and ultimately provide better patient care.

Learning Objectives:

1.    ∙ Where are hospitals reducing readmissions with telehealth applications?
      ∙ Strategies that make remote patient monitoring successful
      ∙ Understand what patient populations can benefit the most
   
   Moderator: Lynne Dunbrack, Program Director, IDC Health Insights
   
   Laurie Poole, Vice President, Telemedicine Solutions, Ontario Telemedicine Network
   Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, President, MCM Education
   Bruce Brandes, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, AirStrip
   Satya Parimi, VP, Vertical Markets, Time Warner Cable
   

 2:35-3:20pm

Case Study

Case Study

iHT2 case studies and presentations illustrate challenges, successes and various factors in the outcomes of numerous types of health IT implementations. They are interactive and dynamic sessions providing opportunity for dialogue, debate and exchanging ideas and best practices.  This session will be presented by a thought leader in the provider, payer or government space.

 4:10-5:10pm

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Panel “Health Information Exchange: The Next Big Challenge"

Technology that is needed for ACOs and similar organizations certainly has some technical challenges. Creating ubiquity among a collection of different systems, each with its own data structure, is a challenge. The result is that hospitals, laboratories, and one or numerous ambulatory EHR systems may encode data differently. Within these new private networks the kinds of things being asked of HIE technology is beyond simply transporting and connecting the dots. Health IT is being asked to aggregate data and deliver actionable data. While the technology is critical perhaps even more challenging is getting stakeholders, that at one time were competitors, to collaborate.

Learning Objectives:

1.    ∙ Getting stakeholders to see value in collaboration
      ∙ Critical success factors for sustainability
      ∙ What future HIE models will look like
      ∙ Understand evolving privacy policies related to HIE

Panel “ACOs & PCMH:  Keys to Success”

5:10 - 6:10pm

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7:00 - 9:00pm

iHT2 is hosting this private dinner to wrap up the first day of the Health IT Summit. Guests include program attendees, speaker faculty and other participating senior healthcare leaders. As the dinner is a casual affair, we will be enjoying fine wine, cocktails, a wonderful dinner, and great company! Dinner will not feature long winded presentations but will be spent getting to know your peers, learning more about industry challenges and concerns so we all can better serve the community and help to improve the quality of our healthcare system. *This dinner is by invitation only - if you are interested in attending please contact Kyla Feeney at (720) 539-1285 or send an email to kyla.feeney@ihealthtran.com.

 9:00 - 9:55am

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Panel "Health Care Analytics: Strategies to Reduce Readmissions"

In the fall of 2012 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began penalizing hospitals for readmissions. In an effort to work through this new challenge many healthcare providers are taking a hard look at their bottom line in an effort to meet or exceed projected targets for the year. No margin, no mission impacts all hospital departments and IT/IS is no exception. As organizations look inward for solutions an emerging solution can be found in data and analytics. This session will address how hospitals can collect, manage and analyze data to help combat costly readmissions that hurt the bottom line and quality of care.

Learning Objectives:

1.    ∙ Strategies to share information with community based partners
      ∙ Generating data necessary for ongoing root-cause analysis – and action
      ∙ Understand dashboards offering functionality in tracking and graphically displaying KPIs for important healthcare outcomes
      ∙ Post-acute follow up strategies
   
   
   Moderator: Jean DerGurahian, Editorial Director, SearchHealthIT.com
   
   Daniel Barchi, SVP & CIO, Yale Health System
   Luis Taveras, PhD, SVP & CIO, Hartford HealthCare
   Baber Ghauri, MD, MBA, FHM, FACP, Chief Medical Information Officer, St. Mary Medical Center
   Tom Hubbard, VP, Policy Research, NEHI
   
   

Keynote Presentation:“Information as an Asset - Moving From the T Side of IT to the I”

Patricia Morrison
EVP, Customer Care Shared Services,
Chief Information Officer
Cardinal Health

Panel "Anatomy of a Health System- Continuum Health Partners, Inc"

Continuum Health Partners, Inc. was formed in 1997 as a partnership of three venerable institutions — Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital, and Roosevelt Hospital. Drawing on complementary strengths, Continuum Health Partners offers a broad based fully integrated health services network throughout the New York City metropolitan region.

Continuum's hospitals deliver inpatient care through nearly 2,180 certified beds located in seven major facilities in Manhattan and Brooklyn, while they provide outpatient care in private practice settings and ambulatory centers. Continuum treats patients in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Westchester County.

Continuum's goal is to enhance each member institution's ability to fulfill its mission. This collaboration makes available an extraordinary array of resources for the provision of compassionate, state of the art care. Together, they are superbly equipped to identify and respond to the health-related needs of the populations they serve in a patient- and physician-friendly environment.

This unique discussion series explores behind-the-scenes looks at the most progressive and high performing health systems in the country. Panelists will discuss critical areas such as go-live strategy, vendor management, patient engagement, IT governance and more. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of how departments can effectively work together, tangible strategies for delivering high quality care while maintaining an efficient and secure health information system.

Moderator: Jay Srini, Chief Strategist, SCS Ventures, Adjunct Faculty Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Senior Fellow and Innovation Chair - iHT² Advisory Board Member

Mark Moroses, Chief Information Officer, Continuum Health Partners, Inc.