Long-Term Care Health Information Technology Summit June 9-10 Baltimore's Tremonts Historic Venue and All-Suite Hotel Baltimore, MD

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The 2008 LTC HIT Summit continues the precedent set in 2006 and 2007 by bringing together stakeholders from post-acute and LTC organizations to focus on critical Health IT initiatives in the industry. This year’s summit provides a mix of strategy-setting, updates on current industry initiatives, HIT education, and technology vendor interaction. Recognize common interests and visions in long term care and set a course of collaboration to improve the planning for and use of health information technology. At the end of this summit a “final report’ will be produced and posted to the website. If you work in post-acute and LTC this is the conference to attend on Health IT.

How You Will Benefit

• Explore key action items on funding, standards, data content, standardized transfer form, e-prescribing and medical safety, research and benchmarks, quality initiatives and health IT, certification, and emerging issues

• Come away with a strategy and roadmap to move the industry toward adoption of an EHR in aging services and consumers

• Learn practical steps in the progression to the EHR

What You Will Cover

• Industry initiatives that further the key action items identified in the 2006 and 2007 LTC HIT Summit

• Supportive activities, standards, and related obstacles to be resolved to adopt EHR technology (e-Prescribing, HL7, CCR, and so on)

• The value of connectivity between LTC providers and other organizations

• Practical steps in the progression to the EHR

• Emerging issues in HIT and the impact on Post-Acute and LTC

Who Should Attend

Industry stakeholders, providers and staff in post-acute and long term care organizations; Corporate office staff focused on EHR - (CIO, IT, HIM, Nursing Informaticist, and so on); Executives; Government; Post-acute and LTC/Senior Services Technology Vendors, Physicians; Consultants; QIO’s; Researchers; Payers; State affiliate staff from AAHSA, AHCA and NAHC; Professional Organizations

CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW CLOSED

AHIMA is calling for presentation submissions focusing on key summit priorities including adoption issues (case studies, barriers, business case, etc.), collaborative policy and advocacy issues, consumer empowerment/PHR issues, demonstration projects, emerging issues and technologies, health information exchange, research initiatives, and e-prescribing/medication management. Abstracts will be accepted until Monday, February 18.

Submit Case Studies
Summit co-sponsors, strategic partners, attendees and vendors are invited to submit case studies related to successful HIT implementation in LTC.  Case studies may, but are not required to, address one or more summit sessions and areas of interest: Business Case/Funding, Quality Initiatives, Research and Benchmarking, Standards, Medication Safety and E-Prescribing, Chronic Care/Wellness Management, and Emerging Issues. Submissions are due by May 12, 2008 to nrobinson@amda.com. 

Click here to view the submission template.

Exhibit Opportunities

The HIT Summit offers the opportunity for vendors and industry consultants to connect face to face with prospective buyers and colleagues. The exhibitor Prospectus is available here. If you are interested in reserving an exhibit space or have any questions, please contact Annessa Kirby at annessa@nasl.org. Click here to download the Exhibitor Booth Contract.  You can also view the exhibit floor plan here.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The 2008 Summit offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities to vendors and providers.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please email Annessa Kirby at annessa@nasl.org. Click here for a full list of opportunities.

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