| Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
| HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 101 (OPTIONAL) |
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Count Basie Ballroom |
OPENING PLENARY SESSION:
HIT AND INFORMATICS FOR HIGH QUALITY RURAL HEALTHCARE |
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Count Basie Ballroom |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
1A- HIT and its Role in Performance Improvement
1B- Change Management
1C- Choosing the HIT System that Meets Your Need
1D- Obtaining Leadership Buy-In
1E- The Value of Health Information Exchange in Rural Settings
1F-The Procurement Process: Getting What You Want and Need
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2:45 - 4:00 PM
Lester Young
Jay McShann
Mary Lou Williams
Bennie Moten
Julia Lee
Andy Kirk
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| STORIES FROM THE FIELD |
4:15 - 5:15 PM |
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| Friday, September 22, 2006 |
COFFEE CHATS (OPTIONAL)
Federal HIT Website Demonstrations
HIT and Rural Disaster Scenarios
Key Safety Net Providers Status of HIT Investment
Rural Health Information Exchange
New Federal HIT Interoperability Standards and Other
Developments
on the Horizon: What They Mean for Rural HIT
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7:00 - 8:00 AM
Jay McShann
Julia Lee
Bennie Moten
Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk
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MINI PLENARY SESSIONS
Creating and Sustaining a Vision for HIT
Financing an HIT Investment
The Role of Clinicians in Making Your HIT System Successful
The Vendor Question: Making it Work from Both Sides
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8:30 - 10:00 AM
Julia Lee
Mary Lou Williams
Bennie Moten
Count Basie Ballroom
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS II
2A- Making a Business Case for HIT
2B- Rural Workforce Challenges in HIT
2C- HIT Networking and Collaboration
2D- Finding a Vendor: The RFP Process (Part I of III)
2E- HIT Technical Support and Resources
2F- Governance
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Julia Lee
Mary Lou Williams
Bennie Moten
Andy Kirk
Jay McShann
Lester Young
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| LUNCH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: LEARN FROM YOUR PEERS |
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Count Basie Ballroom |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS III
3A- Conducting and Analyzing a Readiness Assessment
3B- The Role of Clinicians in Making Your HIT System Successful
3C- Analyzing RFP Results and Picking a Vendor (Part II of III)
3D- The Rural Voice in the State and Local Decision-Making
Process
3E- Privacy, Security, and HIPAA: What it Means for Rural HIT
3F- Performance Measurement and HIT
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2:15 - 3:45 PM
Bennie Moten
Jay McShann
Andy Kirk
Lester Young
Julia Lee
Mary Lou Williams
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VENDOR EXHIBITION AND DEMONSTRATIONS
How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience:
Orientation to Vendor Exhibitions (Optional)
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4:00 - 7:00 PM
Ballroom Foyer
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Count Basie Ballroom
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| Saturday, September 23, 2006 |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS IV
4A- Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Issues Facing the Implementation
of HIT for Rural Communities
4B- Performing a Workflow Analysis
4C- Vendor Evaluation and Contract (Part III of III)
4D- What to do When Things Go Wrong: Developing a Contingency
Plan
4E- Financing an HIT Investment (REPEATED)
4F- The Implementation Phase: How to Roll Out Your HIT investment
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8:30 - 10:00 AM
Mary Lou Williams
Julia Lee
Andy Kirk
Lester Young
Jay McShann
Bennie Moten
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CLOSING SESSION:
THE FUTURE OF RURAL HEALTHCARE AND HIT |
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Count Basie Ballroom |
