Ohio Health Information Technology Summit (OHHIT) 2004

Ohio Health Information Symposium
Quest Business Center
8405 Pulsar Place
Columbus, Ohio 43240

Held October 17, 2005 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Welcome, Opening Remarks and Overview of the Symposium William Hayes, PhD; President, Health Policy Institute of Ohio Janet Marchibroda; Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Keynote Address – National Perspectives and Activity Regarding Health Information Technology and Exchange Karen M. Bell MD, MMS, Director, Office of Health IT Adoption, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Jon White MD, Portfolio Manager for Health Information Technology, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Susan Christensen, Senior Advisor, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
*Overview of Health Information Technology Environment – Ohio*
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Assessment of Health Information Technology in Ohio (including Results of Interviews with Ohio Stakeholders Emily Welebob , Program Director, eHealth Initiative Foundation Ryan Hooper, Associate Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Reactions and Discussion from Ohio Panelists Panelists of Ohio Healthcare Leaders Moderator: Brian Keaton, MD; Emergency Medicine Informatics Director, Summa Health System, President-Elect, American College of Emergency Physicians Ken Bertka, MD – Physician in Toledo Reed Fraley, Sr. VP, Ohio Hospital Organization John Jesser, VP Healthcare Management, Anthem BC & BS Tom Hickey, Tri-River Employers Healthcare Coalition Jim Pearsol, Associate Director, Ohio Dept of Health
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Overview of Discussion Framework for Workgroups and Introduction of Workgroup Facilitators Stephanie Jursek, Project Manager, OHHIT Project, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Lunch and Poster Presentations
*Review and Discuss Priority Areas for Collaboration and Health Information Exchange*
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Workgroup Discussions
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Successful Collaborations for Regional Health Information Exchange Bill Braithwaite , MD, PhD, VP and CMO eHealth Initiative
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Workgroup Summary / Recommendations, Participant Discussion, and Next Steps William Hayes, PhD; President, Health Policy Institute of Ohio Janet Marchibroda; Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative and Foundation

Biographies

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