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Handouts from the 2007 LTC HIT Summit

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Early Riser’s Intro Session John Derr, Sr, Vice President and CIO, Golden Ventures, Inc.

Welcome Session and Framing the Issues Linda Kloss, AHIMA and Peter Kress, ACTS Retirement Communities

Aligning LTC with the National Vision for HIT

This session provides attendees with the Office of the National Coordinator’s vision for health IT in the next decade and the specific initiatives spearheaded by ASPE to make the vision a reality for long term and post-acute care.

Aligning LTC with the National Vision for HIT, Yael Harris, PhD, Office of National Coordinator for HIT: Office of Health Information Technology Adoption and Jennie Harvell, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS

EHR Product Certification and Standards Efforts Panel

CCHIT has selected LTC for its roadmap to certify EHR products.  This panel addressed the importance of certification and the underlying problems it will address, the potential impact on adoption and interoperability and the underlying EHR standards development.

CCHIT: An Introduction & Roadmap, Alisa Ray, CCHIT

Nursing Home Electronic Health Record System Functional Profile, Sue Mitchell, LTC EHR Profile Co-Chair

CCHIT – A Vendor Perspective, Dan Cobb, Health MEDX

No Slides, Karrie Ingram, Citizens Memorial Healthcare

The Future of Standardized Content Panel

This panel explored the big picture of standardized content and the broader content/documentation issues standards are trying to address.  Hear about the evolution of the standards, the problems they are trying to solve, the impact on providers and consumers and the latest on standardized assessment development.  Issues in this session include current ASPE initiatives, the CCD< LOINC, SNOMED, and CMS standardized assessment initiative, PAC/PAI and others.

Content & Interoperability Standards, Peter Kress, ACTS Retirement Communities

Future of Standards, Thomas White, New York State Office of Mental Health

Internet-based “CARE”, Judy Tobin, CMS

How Health IT Empowers Aging Services Consumers Panel

This panel focused on three key areas: How health IT can support the culture transformation occurring in LTC facilities and the focus on customer choice and empowerment; The role of health IT in the emerging opportunities for new services to allow consumers to age in place; and industry progress to move the PHR beyond the EHR as the tool for the next generation to manage their health and wellness over their lifetime.

_____Sandra Elliot, Meridian Health Systems

Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records, Patricia Brenan, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project Health Design

Enabling Connected Personal Telehealth, David Whitlinger, Continua Health Alliance and Director and Healthcare Device Standards, Intel

LTC Summit - WebMD, Jon Donlan, WebMD

The Business Value of Health IT Panel

This panel explores the funding and business case from multiple angles – hear the latest on the ASPE study on building a business case and explore the notion that healthcare needs to move beyond ROI and recognize the value of health IT.  Panelists delve into the pay for performance evolution to quality-based purchasing the role of health IT, the IOM study on pay for performance, the Commonwealth Fund survey and AHRQ report on Medicaid funding opportunities.

Framing The Question, Jennie Harvell, ASPE

The NYS NH HIT Demonstration Project, Mary Jane Koren, Commonwealth Fund

A New Way to Think  About Value, Pam Arlotto, Maestro Strategies

Making the Business Case: P4P and Medicaid Update, Barbara Manard, AAHSA

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Health Strategies Track

Trends in Tele-health, Yael Harris, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

HIT’s Impact on Quality, Kevin Warren, Texas QIO

Personal Health Records and Health Record Banks, Lenel James, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association

PHR and Health Promotion, Daniel Wilt, Erickson Retirement Communities

Disease & Chronic Care Management, Dr. William Russell, Erickson Retirement Communities

Clinical Practice Guidelines & Evidence Based Care, Dr. William Russell, Erickson Retirement Communities

EHR & Technology Infrastructure (Wires & Boxes) Track

Wireless Technology & Devices in Aging Services, Peter Kress, ACTS Retirement Communities

Health Devices, David Whitlinger, Continua Health Alliance & Director, Healthcare Device Standards, Intel

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Bill Lang, Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Coordinator, VCPI

Medication Track

E-Prescribing Pilot Project for LTC, Shelly Spiro, RPh, FASCP, President, R. Spiro Consulting

e-MAR and the Interoperable EHR, Carla Saxon McSpaddan, RPh, CGP, American Society Consultant Pharmacists

In-Home Medication Management, Laura Mitchell, GrandCare Systems

EHR Foundation Track

Learning the HIT Language, Todd Smith, AHCA

Create Your Own EHR Roadmap, Daniel Wilt, Erickson Retirement Communities

LTC Facility Case Study: Implementation & Business Case, Karrie Ingram, Citizens Memorial Healthcare

Issues in EHR Adoption Track

Home Care Case Study: Implementation & Business Case Karrie Ingram, Citizens Memorial Healthcare

Workflow Re-Design, Dan Cobb, HealthMEDX

Legal & Hybrid EHR, Michelle Dougherty, AHIMA

Thursday, June 21, 2007 Afternoon

Health Information Exchange Panel – What is Evolving and Where is Long Term and Post Acute Care?

What is evolving and not evolving in health information exchanges?  Hear the findings of a report conducted by Avalere for AHCA – where is LTC today and where is the industry headed?  Also get the perspective of the future from an active health information exchange and hear the key findings from an ONC contract on state level RHIOs.

LTC & Health Information Exchange, Todd Smith, AHCA

Indiana Health Information Exchange: At a Glance, Debbie Banik, Indiana Health Information Exchange

Health Information Exchange: State-level Challenges and Opportunities, Don Mon, AHIMA

Reactor Panel – Points of Convergence and Key Action Items

This panel summarizes key conference take-aways, identify new issues, recommend action items and next steps for expanding the LTC HIT Roadmap for 2007 and beyond.

Reactor Panel – Points of Convergence and Key Action Items, Barbara Manard, AAHSA MAria Arellano, Dan Cobb, Health MEDX, Jennie Harvell, ASPE,Michelle Dougherty, AHIMA

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