Symposium Agenda
“Using Health Information Technology to Advance Quality: Through Meaningful Use to Meaningful Improvement”
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Samoset Resort
Program Agenda and Supporting Materials
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Introductions ~ Joel A. Kase, DO, MPH, President, Maine Osteopathic Association
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Overview of the newly Created Office of Healthcare Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Don Wright, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Quality
9:15 a.m.- 10:15 a.m. Keynote Lecture~ “Putting the Meaning Into Meaningful Use” [PDF]- Joshua J. Seidman, PhD, Acting Director, Meaningful Use Division, Office of Provider Adoption Support, HHS/ ONC
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Stretch Break & Exhibit Hall
10:45 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Panel Presentation: “Navigating the HIT Maze: Resources and Incentives for Physicians” [Slides PDF- Maine Health Information Technology Plan]
James Leonard, Acting Director, Office of the State Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Rod Prior, MD, Medical Director, MaineCare
Devore Culver, Executive Director, HealthInfoNet and the Regional Resource Center
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Networking Luncheon and Exhibit Hall
12:30 p.m. -12:45 p.m. ““Highlights of EMHS Beacon Communities Program Grant”- James Raczek, MD, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, EMMC
12:45- 1:45 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Electronic Medical Record Adoption: Success Stories and Lessons Learned” Jack Forbush, DO, Osteopathic Center for Family Medicine Ralph Johnson, CIO, Franklin Community Health Network Scott Patch, MD, InterMed Trudy Richmond, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Sebasticook Family Doctors1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Challenges, Opportunities and Choices: Resources for Health Information Technology Utilization”
Devore Culver, Executive Director, HealthInfoNet and the Regional Resource Center [Slides- PDF]
Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Executive Director Quality Counts
Wendy Wolf, MD, MPH, President and CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation
Douglas Jorgensen, DO, FACOFP, Manchester Osteopathic Healthcare
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. “Open Forum: Health Information Exchange in Maine.” Moderated by Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Exec. Director of Quality Counts and David McDermott, MD, MPH President of the MMA
3:30 p.m. Evaluations and Adjourn
