NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH
RECORDS (EHR) SUMMIT
October 3 - 6, 2010

ONSITE
The Grand Hyatt
San Francisco, CA

ONLINE
In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months

CO-LOCATED WITH

NATIONAL REGIONAL EXTENSION CENTERS (REC) AND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) SUMMIT WEST

A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
Sponsored by the eHealth Initiative
October 3 - 6, 2010
Grand Hyatt
San Francisco, CA
www.HIESummit.com

FOURTH NATIONAL HIPAA SUMMIT WEST

A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
The Leading Forum on Healthcare EDI, Privacy, Confidentiality, Data Security and HIPAA Compliance
October 3 - 6, 2010
www.HIPAASummit.com

AND FOLLOWED BY

FEATURING FROM THE 2009 HIT SYMPOSIUM

NEWLY CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKER

David Blumenthal, MD, MPH
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Anthony "Tony" Rodgers, MPH
Deputy Administrator, Center for Strategic Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Director, Arizona Medicaid Program, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Baltimore, MD

EARLY/EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
-- SAVE $600 --

MEANINGFUL USE RULE RELEASED

Click here to review the meaningful use rule.

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NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) SUMMIT October 3 - 6, 2010
ONSITE The Grand Hyatt San Francisco, CA	OR	ONLINE In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months

CO CHAIRS

Karen M. Bell, MD
Chair, Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, Former Senior Vice President, Health Information Technology Services, Masspro, Chicago, IL

Jennifer Covich Bordenick
Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative; Former Director of Policy and Product Development, NCQA, Washington, DC

Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, CPHIE, FHIMSS
President, Boundary Information Group, Board of Examiners, Health IT Certification, LLC, Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO

J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, FACMI, FACP
Director of Medical Informatics and Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., President and CEO, Indiana Health Information Exchange, Regenstrief Professor of Medical Informatics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

C. Peter Waegemann
Executive Director, mHealth Initiative, Former Chief Executive Officer, Medical Records Institute, Boston, MA

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

David Blumenthal, MD, MPH National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC	John P. Glaser, PhD Chief Executive Officer, Health Services Business Unit, Siemens Healthcare, Former Advisor, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Former Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA	Garth Graham, MD, MPH Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
Adam Greene, JD, MPH Senior Health Information Technology and Privacy Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC	Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Harvard School of Public Health, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Staff Physician, Boston VA Healthcare System and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA	Anthony "Tony" Rodgers, MPH Deputy Administrator, Center for Strategic Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Former Director, Arizona Medicaid Program, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Baltimore, MD
Fred Schulte Senior Reporter, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Recipient, George Polk Award, two Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards, three Gerald Loeb Awards and two Worth Bingham Prizes for Investigative Reporting, Co author, Experts: Move To Electronic Medical Records Needs Oversight in The Huffington Post, Washington, DC	Betsy L. Thompson, MD, DrPH Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Region IX, US Department of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, CA	Reed V. Tuckson, MD Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, MN

FEATURING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PRECONFERENCES

10/3 ECFirst: CSCS Associate™ Professional Certification Training and Examination

10/4 HIPAA Academy: CHA/CHSS/CHP Professional Certification Training

FEATURING PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS

Preconference I: Meaningful Use - What it is and How to Qualify

Preconference II: How to Successfully Work with Regional Extension Centers

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentives Program

Meaningful Use

EHR Certification Update

The Process of Selecting a New EHR System

Overview of EHR Vendor Marketplace

Current EHR Adoption in the United States

25 Years of Implementing EHRs: What Went Wrong and What Needs to be Done?

The Future of EHRs

MINISUMMITS

Mini Summit I: Organizing and Implementing an EHR Acquisition Process

Mini Summit II: Legal and Business Issues in Negotiating an EHR Acquisition and Operations Agreement

Mini Summit III: EHR Implementation Strategies

Mini Summit IV: EHR Implementation Case Studies

Mini Summit V: EHR Operation Issues and Best Practices

Mini Summit VI: The Future of EHRs

POST CONFERENCE SESSION

Analyzing EMR/EHR Implementations Worldwide: Best Practice Lessons for Your EMR/EHR Implementation

AND A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION POST CONFERENCE

10/6-8 Health IT Certification CPEHR Professional Certification Training (Full 10-Course Curriculum and Examination)

FEATURED FACULTY

Alex Alexander, MPA, MBA Director of Business and Policy EHealth, Advocates for Human Potential Inc., Sudbury, MA	Speranza Avram Executive Director, California Health Information, Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO), Former Director, Northern Sierra Rural Health Network, Oakland, CA	Louisa Barash, Esq. Partner, Technology, eBusiness and Digital Media, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA
Adrian Bishop Director of EHealth and Organizational Development, Advocates for Human Potential, Sudbury, MA	Jeff Blair, MBA Director of Health Informatics, Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Member, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, Albuquerque, NM	Mark Brownlee Head, Healthcare Provider Practice, Infosys Technologies Ltd., New York, NY
Alisa Chestler, Esq. Of Counsel, Baker Donelson, Washington, DC	Susan M. Christensen, Esq. Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker Donelson, Washington, DC	David Cochran, MD President and Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc., Montpelier, VT
Jeffery Daigrepont Senior Vice President, Coker Group, Alpharetta, GA	Thomas G. Darr, MD Chief Medical Officer, Physician Solutions, Ingenix, Eden Prairie, MN	Jane Eckels, Esq. Partner and Co chair, Technology, eBusiness and Digital Media, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA
Jason Epstein, Esq. Shareholder, Baker Donelson, Nashville, TN	Jamie Ferguson Vice President, HIT Strategy and Policy, Kaiser Permanente, Member, Health IT Standards Committee, Oakland, CA	David Ford Associate Director, Medical and Regulatory Policy, California Medical Association, Sacramento, CA
Jonathan M. Fuchs, FACHE Chief Operating Officer, HITArkansas, Arkansas REC, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Little Rock, AR	Art Gasch Founder, Board of Directors, Medical Strategic Planning, Lincroft, NJ	Carolyn Hartley President and Chief Executive Officer, Physicians EHR, Inc., Emerald Isle, NC
Gerald Higgins, MS, MBA, PhD Chief Innovation Officer, MedStar Institute for Innovation, MedStar Health, Washington, DC	Gerry Hinkley, Esq. Co chair, Health Care Industry Team, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, San Francisco, CA	Ryan Howard Chief Executive Officer, Practice Fusion, San Francisco, CA
Patrick Hurd, Esq. Attorney at Law, LeClairRyan, Norfolk, VA	Keith T. Kanel, MD, MHCM, FACP Chief Medical Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, Chief Medical and Learning Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA	Donald J. Keller, CPA, MBA, FHFMA Director of Finance, Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Beech Grove, IN
Trudi Matthews Director of Policy, HealthBridge, Cincinnati, OH	David A. Nelsen, Jr., MD, MS Associate Professor, Family and Preventative Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Informatics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR	Mark Newman Partner, EHR Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Adrian Rawlinson, MD Director, Medical Informatics, Brown & Toland Physicians, San Francisco, CA	Shara Rosen, RT, MBA Senior Consultant, StratCom, Analyst, Kalorama Information, Co-Author, US Market For EMR Technologies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Todd Rothenhaus, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Caritas Christi Health Care System, Boston, MA
Robert Rowley, MD Family Physician and Chief Medical Officer, Hayward Family Care, San Francisco, CA	Karl D. Schubert, MS, PhD Managing Partner and Chief Technology Officer, TechNova Consulting, Minnetonka, MN	Raymond Simkus, MD, CM Brookswood Family Practice, Adjunct Professor, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Langley, Canada

Ron Sterling, CPA, MBA
President, Sterling Solutions, Ltd., Author, Keys to EMR Success, Silver Springs, MD

Micky Tripathi, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, Boston, MA

Rebecca Williams, Esq.
Partner and Co chair, HIT/HIPAA Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA

CSCS AND HIPAA ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FACULTY

Ali Pabrai, CISSP, CHSS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ECFIRST, Chief Executive and Co founder, HIPAA Academy, Newport Beach, CA

Paul T. Smith, Esq.
Partner and Co chair, HIT/HIPAA Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, San Francisco, CA

Lorna L. Waggoner
Director, HIPAA Academy, Waukee, IA

HEALTH IT CERTIFICATION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION FACULTY

Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CPEHR, CPHIT, CHPS, FHIMSS
President, Margret\A Consulting, LLC Adjunct Faculty in Health Informatics, College of St. Scholastica Member, Board of Examiners, Health IT Certification, LLC Schaumburg, IL

Ted Cooper, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical School, Former Chief of the Ophthalmology Department and Associate Director for Medical Information, Northern California Region, Kaiser Permanente, Former National Director of Security and Privacy, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIT, CPHIE, FHIMSS
President, Boundary Information Group, Member, Board of Examiners, Health IT Certification, LLC, Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO

EHR SUMMIT FEATURES THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND EXAMINATION PRECONFERENCE AND POSTCONFERENCE SESSIONS

PRECONFERENCES

Sponsored by ECFirst: Professional Certification Training in the following:

CSCS Associate™

Sponsored by HIPAA Academy: Professional Certification Training in the following:

Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP)
Certified HIPAA Security Specialist™ (CHSS)
Certified HIPAA Administrator™ (CHA)

POSTCONFERENCE

Sponsored by Health IT Certification: Professional Certification Training in the following:

Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR)
Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT)
Certified Professional in Health Information Exchange (CPHIE)

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS

TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE

Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction

LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE

Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.

The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.

Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office

INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE
Click here for a sample stream

NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) SUMMIT October 3 - 6, 2010