AGENDA
 
9:15 AM
SALON 3
  WELCOME
- Roll Call and Agenda Review
     
9:30 AM   FEDERAL HEALTH IT PRIORITIES 2008
- Dr. Robert Kolodner, National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
     
10:00 AM   PRESENTATION OF HEALTH CARE PRACTICE TASKFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
- Darleen Bartz and Thelma Armstrong, Co-Chairs of the Health Care Practice Taskforce
     
10:45 AM   PRESENTATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND DATA EXCHANGE TASKFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
- Rhonda Medows and Tony Rodgers, Co-Chairs of the Health Information Communication and Data Exchange Taskforce
     
11:45 AM   HEALTH INFORMATION PROTECTION TASKFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
- Sallie Hunt and William Hacker, Co-Chairs of the Health Information Protection Taskforce
     
12:30 PM   BREAK FOR LUNCH
     
1:15 PM   REVIEW COMMITMENT DOCUMENT AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING
     
2:15 PM   STATE OF E-HEALTH IN THE STATES 2008
- Vernon Smith, Health Management Associates, "State E-Health Activities in 2007: Findings From a State Survey"

- Donna Folkemer, National Conference of State Legislatures, “State Legislative Actions in Health IT and Electronic Health Information Exchange Financing�
     
3:15 PM   NEXT STEPS FOR THE STATE ALLIANCE
- State Alliance members will discuss and vote on new charges for the taskforces that will support the State Alliance in 2008. They also may lay out a work plan for examining issues.
     
4:30 AM   PUBLIC COMMENT
     
4:45 PM   CLOSING REMARKS
     
5:00 PM   ADJOURN