Have you marked your calendar? This year's Western States Health-e Connection Summit and Trade Show is bigger and better than ever before. With health care in the news and on the minds of everyone, now is the time to spend two days hearing about the latest nationally, regionally and locally. As it was last year, there is buzz in the air about health care. The date is April 12 and 13 and the place is the Phoenix Convention Center in sunny Phoenix Arizona.
This year the speakers will highlight the National policy scene and will tell about the current state of HIT/HIE in the Western US (featuring panelists from all participating states). Speakers include:
- Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, is the Acting Director of the Office of Standards and Interoperability at ONC and he will keynote the Summit, speaking on NHIN Direct and its impact on HIE development nationwide
- Chris Muir, HIE Program Manager at ONC, will address ONC’s strategic other ONC programs, State HIE Programs
- 9 western state updates on HIT activities including Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Utah
- Meaningful Use panel with perspectives from CMS, industry and Regional Extension Centers
- International perspectives from Canada Health Infoway’s Executive Director, Shelagh Maloney and Israel representative Yitzhak Peterburg, MD, DrPH, MSc, ADMIS
There will also be plenary sessions on:
- Personal Health Records, Privacy and Consumer Preferences
- Workforce Development & Training
- Mobile Health & Innovation
And that is not all! There will be a trade show with more than 50 exhibitors and five hours of scheduled time that does not conflict with summit discussions. And, did I mention the networking? This is the time and place to meet your friends in the industry and to make new contacts and learn what others are doing.
Are you registered yet? Click on the main registration page at Cvent: Summit and Trade Show Registration
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