Minnesota e-Health Summit 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - The Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
The purpose of the Summit is to provide participants with tools and
resources to guide success in implementing EHRs and HIT in the
current economic climate. Examples of national and Minnesota
e-health activities will highlight the challenges faced and strategies
used to overcome them. The Summit will advance the effort to meet
the mandate to achieve interoperable EHRs by 2015 and optimize the
incentives offered with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) and other opportunities.
Summit Materials
Summit Program and Agenda (pdf: 1.42Mb/ 24pgs)
Faculty Bios (pdf: 56Kb/ 11pgs)
Summary of CME Disclosures (pdf: 21Kb/1 pgs)
Slideshow Presentations
General Session Presentations
Minnesota e-Health: Leveraging Meaningful Use (pdf 175Kb/ 8pgs)
Jennifer P. Lundblad, MBA, PhD; President and Chief Executive Officer, Stratis Health
MN e-Health Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Walter Cooney, MA, JD, Executive Director, Neighborhood Healthcare Network
MN e-Health Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Successfully Leveraging HITECH Resources -
Panel of Federally Funded Projects to Support Minnesota Activities
Moderator: Alan Abramson, PhD, Sr. Vice President, Info. Services & Chief Info. Officer, HealthPartners
CMS Meaningful Use Incentives: Bob Paulsen, Minnesota Department of Human Services (pdf 211Kb/ 5pgs)
Regional Extension and Assistance Center for HIT: Paul Kleeberg, MD, Key Health Alliance (pdf 130Kb/ 3pgs)
University Partnership for Health Informatics: Julie Jacko, PhD, University of Minnesota (pdf 130Kb/ 3pgs)
Minnesota e-Health Connect: Jim Golden, PhD, Minnesota Department of Health (pdf 168Kb/ 4pgs)
SHARP Research and Beacon Community Collaborative: Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH, Mayo Clinic (pdf 638Kb/ 6pgs)
Breakout Session Presentations
- Session 1 - Reaching for Meaningful Use
- Session 2 - Leveraging HIT for Success in Minnesota’s Health Reform Initiative
- Session 3 - Connecting for Meaningful Use
- Session 4 - Explore Evolving Policy in HIT Privacy and Security
- Session 5 - Meaningful Use and Beyond
- Session 6 - Mobilizing the HIT workforce
- Session 7 - Lessons in Planning and Implementation of HIE
- Session 8 - Building Capacity in Your Community: Lessons from Beacon Applications
Session 1 - Reaching for Meaningful Use
Moderated by: Sally Buck, Associate Director, National Rural Health Resource Center
- Meaningful Use Achievement, How Do We Get There? (pdf 36Kb/ 3pgs)
Katie Kerr, MA, RHIA, IT Manager, Kanabec Hospital - Allina REACHing for
Meaningful Use (pdf 196Kb/ 7pgs)
Michael Shrift, MD, MBA, CMIO and VP Clinic Knowledge Management, Allina Hospitals and Clinics
Session 2 - Leveraging HIT for Success in Minnesota’s Health Reform Initiative
Moderated by: Jennifer Lundblad, PhD, MBA, President and CEO, Stratis Health
- Minnesota Health Reform (pdf 135Kb/ 5pgs)
Carol Backstrom, Assistant to the Commissioner for Health Reform, Minnesota Department of Health - How EMR Support’s Health Care Homes (pdf 1.4Mb/ 9pgs)
Jeanine Rosner, RN, Manager, Primary Care/Health Care Homes, Park Nicollet - Our Journey Using an Electronic Medical Record to Collect and Submit Quality Measures (pdf 191Kb/ 4pgs)
Allie Coronis, Data Analyst, Quality and Safety Resources, Allina Hospitals and Clinics - Leveraging HIT for
Success in MN’s Health
Reform Initiative (pdf 507Kb/ 4pgs)
Jill Walters, Coordinator, Statewide Health Improvement Program, Olmsted County Public Health
Session 3 - Connecting for Meaningful Use
Moderated by: Bobbie McAdam, Director, Business Integration and Portfolio Management, Medica
- Connecting for Meaningful Use - Introduction (pdf 251Kb/ 5pgs)
Bobbie McAdam, Director, Business Integration and Portfolio Management, Medica - Minnesota Health Information Exchange (pdf 100Kb/ 3pgs)
Michael Ubl, Executive Director, MN Health Information Exchange - CHIC and Health Information Exchange (pdf 286Kb/ 3pgs)
Cheryl M. Stephens MBA, PhD, Executive Director, Community Health Information Collaborative
Session 4 - Explore Evolving Policy in HIT Privacy and Security
Moderated by: Joanne Sunquist, RN, MS, Chief Information Officer, Hennepin County Medical Center
- Explore Evolving Policy in HIT Privacy and Security (pdf 114Kb/ 10pgs)
Pat Carter, JD, Senior Counsel, HealthPartners
Lois Dahl, MBA, RHIA, CHPS Director, Information Privacy, Fairview Health Services
David P. Lawton, RN, PhD, Project Officer – Midwest States, ONC/Office of State and Community Programs
Session 5 - Meaningful Use and Beyond
Moderated by: Jennifer P. Lundblad, MBA, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Stratis Health
- To Meaningful Use and Beyond! (pdf 606Kb/ 11pgs)
Paul Kleeberg, MD, Clinical Director, Regional Extension Assistance Center for HIT (REACH)
Session 6 - Mobilizing the HIT Workforce
Moderated by: Becky Schierman, Manager, Quality Improvement, Minnesota
Medical Association
- Mobilizing the HIT Workforce
through Education and Training (pdf 173Kb/ 5pgs)
Marty Witrak, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Dean, School of Nursing, The College of St. Scholastica - ARRA at Work in Minnesota (pdf 174Kb/ 6pgs)
Julie Jacko, PhD, Professor, Public Health and Nursing, University of Minnesota
- Midwest Community College
Health Information Technology
Consortium (pdf 1.13Mb/ 5pgs)
Sunny Ainley, Program Director, Normandale Community College
Session 7 - Lessons in Planning and Implementation of HIE
Moderated by: Mark Sonneborn, Vice President Information Services,
Minnesota Hospital Association
- Douglas County
e-Health Collaborative (pdf 54Kb/ 5pgs)
Sandy Tubbs, Director, Douglas County Public Health - The Minnesota Immunization
Information Connection (MIIC) (pdf 990Kb/ 6pgs)
Karen E. White, MPH, Epidemiologist/ Business Analyst, MIIC, Minnesota Department of Health - EMS & HIT (pdf 5.81Mb/ 7pgs)
Gary Wingrove, Director of Government Relations and Strategic Affairs, Mayo Clinic Medical Transport
Session 8 - Building Capacity in Your Community: Lessons from Beacon Applications
Moderated by: Mary Wellik, MPH, BSN, Director of Public Health, Olmsted County
- Building Capacity in Your Community:
Lessons from Beacon Applications (pdf 175Kb/ 3pgs)
Christopher G. Chute, MD, DrPH, BioMedical Informatics, Mayo Clinic - Minnesota Beacon Community Project (MBCP) (pdf 124Kb/ 3pgs)
John Sakowski,Chief Operating Officer, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) - The Minnesota Provider
Coalition e-Health Initiative (pdf 110Kb/ 2pgs)
Charles Sawyer, DC, Senior Vice President, Northwestern Health Sciences University - Minnesota Rural Health Cooperative Beacon Grant (pdf 137Kb/ 8pgs)
Charles Ness, President & CEO, Minnesota Rural Health Cooperative
More Information
Please contact Bob Johnson at bob.b.johnson@state.mn.us or 651-201-4856.
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