SummitElectronic HealthRecordsElectronic HealthRecords SummitTM

Mapping the Future for our Military and Government

IDGA’s Electronic Health Records Summitwill bring together key stakeholders anddecision makers involved in the militaryand government healthcare IT sector. Thesummit is designed as a forum wheredecision makers and end users can cometogether to share their knowledge,debate the issues at hand, learn fromtheir peers, and forge solutions for theirrespective challenges. (Nonmilitary/government stakeholders arewelcome to join in on the discussion.)

The audience will be comprised of seniorlevel professionals from militaryunits/organizations, governmentagencies, contractors, technology serviceproviders, and academia. Attendees willinclude those with the followingresponsibilities:

The Institute for Defense& GovernmentAdvancement (IDGA) is a

non-partisan information basedorganization dedicated to the promotionof innovative ideas in public service anddefense. We bring together speakerpanels comprised of military andgovernment professionals whileattracting delegates with decision-making power from military, governmentand defense industries. For moreinformation, please visit us atwww.idga.org.

Be sure to addwww.electronichealthrecordssummit.comto your “Favorites” on your internetbrowser and visit us regularly for thelatest updates:• Event agenda• Speaker faculty• Social and networking activities• Download Center featuring speaker

presentations and white papers• Sponsors

• Chief Information Officers• Chief Medical Officers• Healthcare IT Program Directors• Directors of Healthcare IT Research

and Development• Directors of Force Health Protection• Chief of Clinical Informatics• Manager of Health Services

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Dear Colleague,

For over a decade, the Department of Defense and the Department of VeteransAffairs have been pursuing initiatives to share data between their healthinformation systems. Benchmarks have been made and many have been metalong the way; however, the immediate future still poses many challenges.This summit is designed to briefly examine the “lessons learned” thus far, butwith the objective of how to apply these to future initiatives, includingPresident Obama’s recent call for a Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record(VLER). The discussions will also include the underlying theme of how the workwith a VLER and VA/DoD efforts thus far will correlate with the administration’srecent request for nationwide EHR systems to be implemented.

IDGA’s Electronic Health Records Summit is scheduled for October 26 – 28, 2009 inconsideration of the budgets and policy updates that will be available for FY’10.By participating in this summit, you will have the unique opportunity to interact with amultitude of senior level professionals to discuss, brainstorm, and network in order to definemethodologies and initiatives, while forging potential solutions and future partnerships. Aseries of distinguished speakers and panelists will present recent updates and challengespredicted for the future of their respective offices and departments.

IDGA’s 2009 Electronic Health Records Summit will allow you to:• Discover synergy and parallelism between national and government programs• Learn about the Armed Services path towards increased EHR interoperability and a VLER• Discuss strategy for development of EHR solutions, information exchange, andinteroperability between the DoD, VA and purchased care providers• Hear about the latest policy updates for FY’10• Understand future benchmarks and challenges for the federal health architecture

Don’t delay! Take the time now to block off October 26 – 28, 2009 in your calendar, andreserve your place among your peers and key leaders! Register today by logging on towww.electronichealthrecordssummit.com or calling 1-800-882-8684.

I look forward to seeing you in October!

Very Respectfully,

Monica MckenzieProgram Director, IDGAMonica.mckenzie@idga.org

P.S. Don’t miss the

Master Class: Military

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Health IT Solutions.

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October 26 – 28, 2009Washington, D.C. Metro Area

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8:30am – 9:30am

As the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Blumenthalis charged with providing leadership for the development and nationwideimplementation of an interoperable health information technology

infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. Session Speaker: Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator forHealth Information Technology

Briefing from the National Health Coordinator for Health Information Technology

12:20pm – 1:20pm Lunch

7:45 am – 8:30 am Registration and Coffee

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The sudden rise in interest and attention given to health informationtechnology has led to a number of ideas, concepts, and products (such asEHRs) designed to improve care in a medical environment. However, withFederal & State Governments, along with organizations such as the Instituteof Medicine, emphasizing efficient, effective and high-quality care, the use ofan EHR that collects clinical and non-clinical data is paramount. Proprietary-based EHRs pose advantages in the health care arena, but the use of open-source EHRs provides a high-degree of flexibility; a shorter development cyclegiven the community of users and developers around open-source; and theability to learn and improve each time the system is used. What will be covered:• Definition of open-source

• Myths vs. realities of open-source EHRs• Utilization of open-source EHRs across all medical environments• Effect of open-source EHRs in workflow, process and quality of care How you will benefit:• Learn about what defines an open-source system and what does not• Discover how open-source can work in your environment better than you

imagined• Learn how open-source can capture both clinical and non-clinical elements

for each patientSession Leader: Jason C. Goldwater, MA, MPA, Principal and AccountDirector, SRA International, Inc

Radical Transformation in Health Care: The Utilization of Open-Source EHRs

This Master Class is designed to encourage in depth discussions towards the topics at hand by dedicating more timeto each session in a classroom style setting. Hear from the leaders in Government and Military, then learn from thosehelping them to provide the solutions to their health IT needs.

Master Class: Military and Government Health IT Solutions

Monday, October 26, 2009

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9:45am – 11:00am

Under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be able to accelerate itsongoing technical research and other collaborative efforts aimed at contributingto the activities of the national agenda for improving healthcare nationwide.Technology-based innovation remains one of the nation’s most importantcompetitive advantages and helping the U.S. to drive and take advantage ofthe increased pace of technological change is a top priority for NIST. What will be covered:• Research activities and collaborations in support of standards and testing

necessary for “meaningful use”

• Research activities and collaborations to deploy health IT supportnationwide

How you will benefit:• Learn about innovative testing techniques• Hear about nationwide collaboration efforts and prioritiesSession Leaders: Lisa Carnahan, Manager, Interoperability Group,National Institute of Standards & Technology Bettijoyce Lide, Scientific Advisor for Health InformationTechnology, National Institute of Standards& Technology

NIST Perspectives on Advancing InteroperabilityTesting for “meaningful use” +

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2:30pm – 3:30pm

Culture, tool sets, and partners vary widely across various institutions and HealthInformation Exchanges, creating slightly different challenges when supporting eachentity. Picked to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) CONNECT Gateway project, HarrisCorp has created an interoperability platform that transforms healthcare. The NHINenables healthcare service providers to exchange patient information seamlesslywith security and privacy, improving the quality of care and reducing costs.What will be covered:• Synergy and parallelism between national and government programs

• Examples from current initiatives• New approaches to longstanding challengesHow you will benefit:• Discover recent “lessons learned” towards interoperability efforts• Gain insight into challenges faced across various institutions• Hear about future initiatives Session Leader: COL (ret) Bart Harmon, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer,Harris Healthcare Solutions

Electronic Information and Sharing: DoD, VA, National, and InternationalNational, government, and military health IT synergy +

3:45pm – 5:00pm

The challenge is to have a vision of what ultimate connectivity looks like and thenbuild it. Kaiser Permanente is a prime case study towards challenges faced, bothtechnical and bureaucratic, towards a “paperless” system of health records.What will be covered:• Lessons learned from the path towards electronic medical records• Perspectives towards nationwide EHR implementation

How you will benefit:• Learn from one of the largest nationwide EHR providers to date• Discover new approaches currently being tested and implemented for

current interoperability challengesSession Leader: Jaime Ferguson, Executive Director of Health ITStrategy and Policy, Kaiser Permanente – check website foradditional speakers

The Future Vision of Healthcare IT from Kaiser PermanenteCase study focus +

1:20pm – 2:20 pm

As our nation takes on the challenges of reforming healthcare, our military serviceshave been actively tackling the issue of health IT matters. Hear the distinct perspectivetowards the challenges faced and the future roadmap for the Marine Corps

Session Speaker: RADM Richard R. Jeffries, USN, Medical Officerof the Marine Corps

Military Health IT – The Marine Corps PerspectiveAfternoon Keynote +

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7:15 Registration and Coffee

8:15 Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30 Update from the Office of the Secretary of Defensefor Health AffairsMs. Ellen P. Embrey, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaryof Defense for Health Affairs

9:10 VA/DoD Interoperability Ventures: Updates andForecast • Update on recent VA/DoD interoperability programs”• Future interoperability projects• Technological challenges faced for end usersDr. Douglas E. Rosendale, Veterans Health Administration, JointInteroperability Ventures

9:50 Networking Break

10:35 VA Perspective: From the Office of Veteran Affairs• Policy updates for FY’10• Challenges faced towards Va/DoD interoperability• Future pathway towards a VLERDr. Stephen Ondra, Senior Policy Advisor for Health Affairs,Department of Veteran Health Affairs

11:15 Army's Perspective on DoD's EHR journey • Current challenges• Army's perspective on VLER and NHIN• Army's vision of knowledge driven organizationLTC Hon S. Pak, USA, MC, AMEDD Chief Medical InformationOffice, OTSG Medical Informatics Consultant

11:55 Strategies for Unlocking the True Power of the EHR• Turning hospital rooms into smart rooms through device integration• Information overload: how to aggregate disparate data sources• Health IT 2.0: Opening up the door to development Daryl Sanford, General Manager, Federal Client Development,Cerner Corporation

12:10 Lunch

1:10 Update from the Office of the Secretary of Defense(Health Affairs), Office of FHP&RPTommy J. Morris, Acting Director, Office of the DeputyAssistant Secretary Of Defense for Force Health Protection &Readiness Programs

1:50 Air Force Perspective: Current VA/DoD Data SharingChallenges • Lessons learned in VA/DoD interoperability• Current challenges faced• Possible impact of a VLER for the Air ForceCol Jaime Rosado, Jr, USAF, MSC, Deputy CIO and Director ofIM/IT, Office of the AF Surgeon General

2:30 Networking Break

3:15 Mapping the "Way Ahead" for AHLTA: FromAcquisition to Implementation• Increasing the speed, reliability, and user friendliness • Current initiatives towards interoperability efforts• End user challengesCAPT (sel) Michael S. Weiner, MC, USN, Deputy ProgramManager, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Defense HealthInformation Management System

3:55 Closing KeynoteUpdate from the Indian Health ServicesRADM Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, USN, U.S. Public Health ServiceChief Information Officer, Indian Health Service

4:35 End of Day One

7:45 Registration and Coffee

8:15 Chairperson’s Welcome

8:30 The Federal Health Architecture Mission• Federal agency collaboration to advance health IT in FY10• The CONNECT Initiative and Agency connectivity to the Nationwide

Health Information Network• Challenges ahead to achieve health information exchange between

public and private sectorsVish Sankaran, Program Director, Federal Health Architecture

9:10 Update from the DoD/VA Joint Program Office• Managing interagency polices and operations• Identifying individual impediments and challenges• Perspective of the DVPCO towards a VLERDoD/Va Interagency Program Office

9:50 Networking Break

10:35 Strategic Convergence of Health IT • Updates on CONNECT implementation• Future product plans for the MHS• Management of an operational telemedicine programLCDR Steve Steffensen, USN, Chief AITG, U.S. Army Medical,Research and Material Command, TATRC

11:15 Electronic Health Records: Navy Style• Lessons learned to be applied toward future initiatives• Navy challenge of a VLER• Future path for joint interoperability needsVerlin Hardin, Chief Information Officer, The Bureau of NavyMedicine (BUMED)

11:55 Lunch

1:10 Successful Strategies for the Development of EHRSolutions, and Update on the Personal Health RecordPilot Project from Madigan Army Medical Center• Strategy for development of EHR solutions, information exchange, and

interoperability between the DoD and VA and purchased care providers• Update on the PHR PilotCOL Keith Salzman, USA, Chief of Clinical Informatics, MadiganArmy Medical Center

1:50 The Way Ahead: The Functional Navy Perspective onthe MHS Electronic Health Record and the VLER• Functional Navy requirements for the MHS electronic health record• Functional Navy perspective on the future of the MHS EHR and the VLER• The MHS EHR and the VLER in relation to the patient-centered

medical homeCAPT Robert C. Marshall, USN, Director, M#/5 CI, ClinicalInformatics, The Bureau of Navy Medicine

2:30 Networking Break

3:15 Joint Venture and Integrated Site Progress Report• Update from the North Chicago VAMC/Naval Health Clinic Great

Lakes• Future benchmarks for the integration• Challenges faced and lessons learnedCAPT Tom McGue, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval HealthClinic Great Lakes

3:55 Joint Venture and Integrated Site Progress Report• Update from the Naval Hospital Pensacola• Future benchmarks for the integration• Challenges faced and lessons learnedCAPT Maryalice Morro, USN, Commanding Officer, NavalHospital Pensacola

4:35 End of Main Conference

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Wednesday, October 28, 2009+ +

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