State Alliance for e-Health Conference Meeting

January 26, 2007
Potomac Ballroom Salons A-C
Key Bridge Marriott
1401 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA

Agenda


9:00 am Call to Order
9:05 am Opening Remarks from the Co-chairs
9:15 am Comments by Dr. Robert Kolodner, Interim National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9:45 am Vision and Goals for the State Alliance for e-Health
10:30 am Health Information Exchange Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
 

Panel experts, from the perspective of an employer and a state purchaser, will provide an overview of the current environment of electronic health information exchange (e-HIE), take a look at the critical issues for states in e-HIE, and identify opportunities for states in this arena.

Discussion Chairs:

  • Commissioner Jane Cline and Dr. Marshall Ruffin

Speakers: 

  • Mark McCourt, Americas Interoperability, IBM Global Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Roxane Townsend, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
11:30 am Health Care Practice Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
 

Panel experts will explore the legal and professional practice standards that are inconsistent with interoperable, electronic HIE, such as licensure standards and liability.

Discussion Chairs:

  • Attorney General Steve Carter (tentative) and Dr. David Sundwall

Speakers:

  • Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards
  • Howard Burde, Blank Rome LLP
12:30 pm State Alliance Working Lunch – closed to the public
1:15 pm Health Information Protection Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
 

Panel experts will examine critical issues for states in considering ways to protect consumer health information in an electronic health information exchange environment and share state best practices in addressing privacy and security issues related to electronic health information exchange.

Discussion Chairs:

  • Senator Richard Moore and Ms. Joy Pritts           

Speakers:

2:15 pm Setting Priorities
3:15 pm Charges to the Taskforces
3:30 pm Public Input
3:45 pm Preparation for Next Meeting
4:00 pm Adjourn