The Southern California Chapter of HIMSS presents the 2011 Healthcare IT Conference, Healthcare Reform: Driving to 2015 and Beyond, to be held at the fabulous California Endowment complex in downtown Los Angeles on March 9, 2011. Hear national and California leaders discuss the impact of accountable care, health information exchanges, EHR & meaningful use, and tele/wireless health on healthcare reform. Attend free afternoon workshops on healthcare workforce development issues. Conference includes job fair with recruitment by educators and employers.
Continuing Education Credits: For more information regarding claiming CPHIMS CEs, HCE Category II Credits, PMI PDUs, and Nursing CEUs, please click HERE.
Conference Highlights
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 7:30am to 5:00pm
Agenda: Registration and Networking, 7:30am to 8:00am
Morning Sessions including Breakfast and Lunch, 8:00am to 2:00pm
Free HRMS HIT Career Advancement Workshops, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Center for Healthy Communities Conference Center
1000 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Map and Directions: HERE (FREE Parking, Overflow Lot Across Street $5/car)
Cost: $15 (Students), $55 (HIMSS Members); $75 (Non-HIMSS Members)
FREE: No cost to attend only the 2PM - 5PM afternoon workshops and job fair
Continuing Education: Earn CPHIMS, ACHE, PMI, and Nursing Credits
Online Registration: HERE Exhibiting Information: HERE
Download: Flyer Agenda Speaker Bios Webcast Information: HERE
Conference Presenters and Agenda at a Glance
Morning Keynote Speaker - 8:15am (Yosemite Hall)
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Thomas Priselac, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Past Chairman, American Hospital Association Board of Trustees
“Healthcare Reform: The Road Ahead”
Presentation
Mr. Priselac will give a perspective on the state of healthcare reform, including industry progress. He will share his thoughts on key factors for the future of healthcare reform. |
Accountable Care Organizations Breakout Panel – 9:00am (Redwood)
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Jean Balgrosky, MPH, RHIA (Moderator)
Faculty, Department of Health Services
UCLA School of Public Health
Past CIO of Scripps Health System
“HIT Aspects of ACOs”
Ms Balgrosky will discuss the HIT aspects of ACOs, how that differs (or not) from organizational and national HIT strategies and how to infuse ACO HIT considerations into overall HIT strategy and plans. |
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Diana Hilberman, DrPH, MSPH (Panelist)
Professor and Director, MPH Programs in Health Policy and Management
Health Services Department, School of Public Health, UCLA
“Managerial Implications of ACO Implementations”
Presentation
Dr. Hilberman will discuss the key principles of Accountable Care Organizations with specific attention to the managerial implications of implementation. Critical success factors for ACOs, with particular focus on the vital role of health information technology, will be highlighted. |
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Wayne Sass, MBA, CHICIO (Panelist)
VP and Chief Information Officer, Nautilus Healthcare Management Group
Co-chair, California Association of Physician Groups’ Health IT Committee
“ACOs: Lessons from California’s Coordinated Care Model”
Presentation
This presentation, from a physician organization perspective, will focus on efforts to date in one such pilot and how California’s coordinated care delivery model may inform the development of ACOs nationally. |
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Ray Lowe, MSEMT (Panelist)
IS Director for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
Regional Director for IS Operations and Assistant CIO, California
Providence Health and Services
“ACOs from a Health System Perspective”
Presentation
Mr. Lowe will review the definition of ACOs – A new form of delivery for healthcare. He will discuss the benefits of ACOs, clinical integration and technology infrastructure from a health system point of view. |
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Health Information Exchange Breakout Panel – 9:00am (Yosemite Hall)
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Dave Roberts (Moderator)
Vice President, Government Relations, HIMSS,
Advisory Panel on Medicare Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Councilmember, City of Solana Beach
"Overview of HIEs in the Era of Meaningful Use"
Presentation
Mr. Roberts will provide a general overview of HIEs, including benefits, uses, and relevance to ARRA. |
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Carladenise Edwards, PhD (Panelist)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cal eConnect
“Beyond 2014: Sustaining HIE Beyond ARRA”
Presentation
Dr. Edwards will present a case study describing the launch of the California eConnect statewide health information exchange. |
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Paul Fu, MD (Panelist)
Director, Clinical Informatics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
Director, Center for Biomedical and Public Health Informatics
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Associate Professor of Health Services, School of Public Health, UCLA
"HIEs, the Safety-Net, and the Impact on Health Care Quality"
Presentation
Patients and providers within the health care safety-net have specific challenges and barriers towards the adoption and use of necessary health IT that will help to realize the potential of HIEs. Dr. Fu will discuss several of these challenges and barriers and identify possible solutions. |
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Laura Landry, MBA, MPH (Panelist)
Executive Director
Western Health Information Network
"Trends in Today's HIE"
Presentation
Health information exchange is becoming a mainstream tool for healthcare providers. However the ubiquitous sharing of data is still at least two years away. This presentation will highlight trends and gaps in health information liquidity, patient consent, provider authentication, and research. |
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EHRs and Meaningful Use Breakout Panel – 10:30am (Yosemite Hall)
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Shadaab Kanwal, MBA, MSIM (Moderator)
Director Clinical Informatics
UCLA Health Sciences
"EHR's and Meaningful Use: Patient - Clinician"
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Wil Yu (Panelist)
Special Assistant of Innovations and Research
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
"Innovation Opportunities within the Health IT Landscape – A Federal Perspective"
Presentation
Mr. Yu will touch on the current HIT environment and innovation opportunities from a Federal perspective. |
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Lori Hack, MBA (Panelist)
Chair and Board of Directors, California eHealth Collaborative
Privacy Expert Panel Member, CCHIT; Past Interim CEO, CalRIO
"Finding Meaning in Meaningful Use"
Presentation
This session will review the federal goals of HITECH and the progress to date on the many initiatives for improving health care quality, privacy and security. |
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Sajjad Yacoob, MD (Panelist)
Chief Medical Information Officer, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Attending Physician, AltaMed Health Services @ CHLA
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine at USC
"What if...EMR Possibilities of the Future"
Presentation
Dr. Yacoob will explore the directions the EMR evolution will take, the form it will have, and the many technology limitations and standardization issues that still to be addressed. |
Telehealth and Wireless Health Breakout Panel – 10:30am (Redwood)
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Christine Martin, MT, MBA, PMP (Moderator)
Executive Director,
California Telemedicine and eHealth Center (CTEC)
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Michael Swiernik, MD (Panelist)
Senior Director of Medical Informatics
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA Health Sciences
"Open mHealth – Envisioning the Future of Mobile Health"
Presentation
Open mHealth is a novel concept for the design and implementation of mobile phone-based mobile health solutions, and this talk will discuss the potential for improving health and wellness that Open mHealth has. |
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Samir Chatterjee, PhD (Panelist)
Professor, School of Information Systems & Technology
Claremont Graduate University,
Associate Editor, MIS Quarterly and IJBDN,
"Persuasive Sensing: A New Frontier for In-home Health Monitoring and Behavior Change"
Presentation
This talk explores a new frontier called Persuasive Sensing that brings together advances happening in two fields, namely sensor networks and persuasive technology. |
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Christina Beach Thielst, MHA, FACHE (Panelist)
Author and Former Executive Director
The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
"Disruptors of the Healthcare Delivery System & Innovative Telehealth/Social Media Solutions"
Presentation
This presentation will explore emerging trends and recent disruptors and examine opportunities for the advancement of telecommunications-based health solutions, such as telemedicine and remote monitoring, and the broadband infrastructure available through telehealth networks. |
Afternoon Keynote Speaker – 12:45pm
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Betsy Thompson, MD DrPH
Chief Medical Officer, CMS, Region IX
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
"Health IT: A Foundation for Health Reform"
Presentation
Dr. Thompson will provide the CMS perspective on health information technology with an emphasis on the electronic record as a foundational building block for both payment and health reform. |
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Afternoon Workshops
Following the morning and noon-time series of presentations, SoCal HIMSS has partnered with Human Resources Marketing Services, Inc.,(link changed) which will present six FREE Health IT career advancement workshops, along with a Healthcare Job Fair at no charge from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
Recruiting Employees and Students
The Healthcare Job Fair and exhibiting tables are open to all attendees during the conference, all day. Healthcare employers will provide information about current and future employment opportunities, and healthcare educators will showcase education and training programs.
Workshop for Healthcare IT Employers, Educators and Workforce/Economic Development Professionals - 2:00pm (Redwood)
“Putting the Pieces of the EHR Workforce Puzzle Together”
Economic stimulus funds require hospitals and practitioners to achieve meaningful use of certified EHR technologies. This can fuel both eco-nomic and employment growth for Southern California. Achieving EHR meaningful use requires connections among the pieces represented by website extensions ending in: .com, .org, edu and .gov. This workshop lays the framework for leveraging collective knowledge for enhanced collaboration and economic growth.
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Michael Lacourse, PhD (Moderator)
Dean, School of Health and Human Services, National University,
Co-Director, National University Center for Tech & Health Sciences,
Past Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services, CSULB,
Past Chair, Department of Kinesiology, CSULB
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Mark Branning (Panelist)
Principal
mdb Healthcare IT Solutions
Presentation |
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Michael Johnson (Panelist)
Chief Operating Officer
Community Health Improvement Partners
Presentation |
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Ted Steuer, MD (Panelist)
Executive Director
Scripps Mercy Physician Services
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Healthcare IT Career Advancement Workshop for Students, Active Job Seekers and the Employed – 2:00pm (Yosemite Hall)
“Job opportunities in Healthcare IT”
Healthcare EHR implementation expert Sunny Suran will lead a workshop that will assist the active job seeker seeking a Health IT position. Sunny will provide answers to the following questions: 1) What type of organizations will likely hire Healthcare IT specialists? 2) What Healthcare IT occupations will be in demand. 3) Where do you get additional training to gain certification and increase your employment opportunities? 4) What job openings are currently available at E20 Health and how do you apply?
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Sunny Saran, MBA (Speaker)
President and Chief Executive Officer, e2o Health
Health Information Technology Career Advancement Workshop Speaker
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Workshop for Healthcare IT Employers, Educators and Workforce Development Professionals - 3:00pm (Redwood)
“Healthcare IT Education: The Future of Curriculum Development, Healthcare Enrollment, Student Selection, Training Modalities and Job Placement Expectations”
Creating and sustaining a qualified Health IT workforce will require significant changes in curriculum
development, training modalities and job placement strategies. Representatives from educational
institutions will outline first‐ hand experience with various federal government programs to educate and train the workforce.
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Margie Fritch, MS (Moderator)
Dean, School of Health Sciences and Public Service
San Diego Mesa College
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Leslie Bruce, JD (Panelist)
Director, Healthcare Leadership and Community Outreach, UCSD
Past Director, Gov/Community Relations for Health Sciences, UCSD
Past Director, Corporate Community Affairs, Sharp HealthCare
Presentation
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Rosalie Majid, RHIA (Panelist)
Director Health Information Technology, Cypress College
Member, Western Regional Health IT Consortium
Presentation
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Linda Macomber, RN, BSN, MSN (Panelist)
Assistant Professor, School of Health & Human Services
National University
Clinical Reviewer/Juror
Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)
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Healthcare IT Career Advancement Workshop for Students, Active Job Seekers and the Employed – 3:00pm (Yosemite Hall)
“Job Search Strategies for Finding Employment in the Field of Electronic Health Records Implementation”
Learn from four EHR workforce development experts how to effectively focus your job search efforts. Presenters will give you customized techniques that will identify the types of organizaitons likely to hire individuals with healthcare and/or IT background, the language you will need to document your job readiness on your resume and during your interview, and how to tap into the public and private EHR employment and training infrastructure.
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Richard Katz, MA (Moderator)
Chief Executive Officer
Human Resource Marketing Services, Inc.
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Sunny Suran, MBA (Panelist)
Chief Executive Officer
e2o Health
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Chuck Flacks, MPP (Panelist)
Director of Research and Policy
San Diego Workforce Partnership
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Jeff Oxendine, MPH, MBA (Panelist)
Co-Director, California Health Workforce Alliance ,
Co-Director, California Health Professions Consortium,
Associate Dean, Public Health Practice
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
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Workshop for Healthcare IT Employers, Educators and Workforce Development Professionals - 4:00pm (Redwood)
“Creating a Successful Healthcare IT Educational Program: How Orange Coast College Brought Together the Public Workforce Boards and Employers to Maximize Job Placement”
Mr. Exley and Mr. Caswell will co‐present on the topic of successful partnering between educators, public workforce boards and employers. It’s a topic that has always been top of mind at the highest levels of federal, state and local government.
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Dan Exley, MS (Co-Presenter)
Executive Director of Data Strategy & Reporting, MemorialCare Health System
Presentation
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Cal Caswell, EdD (Co-Presenter)
Business Development
South Bay Workforce Investment Board
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Workshop for Healthcare IT Implementation Professionals – 4:00pm (Yosemite Hall)
“Making Change Work: Leading Change and Transition During Health IT Implementation”
“A new day is dawning for the way medical professionals conduct their daily work and care for their patients.“ Specifically, Electronic Health Record Adoption will dramatically change work flow processes and procedures, forcing medical professionals to let go of the old way of doing business and embrace new processes and procedures. In some cases this will mean the instant loss of expertise and the need to learn new skills. Scary indeed!
This workshop will focus on the human side of change, and will draw upon real change management experience working with leaders to implement healthcare reform. This interactive presentation is designed to help healthcare change leaders, particularly technical managers, understand and deal with the human aspect of change. Critical to effectively managing change, participants will understand the difference between change and transition and be introduced to concrete tools and resources that senior leaders and front-line managers can use to effectively address resistance and successfully guide staff through transition.
For Exhibiting Information Contact:
Richard Katz
Human Resource Marketing Services, Inc. (HRMS)
Phone: 310-867-4011
Email: katzr@hrms.net
For General Inquiries about the SoCal HIMSS HIT Conference:
Email the SoCal HIMSS Academic Alliance Conference Committee at HITConference.
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