IHE NA Connectathon Conference 2013
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, IHE USA proundly hosted the IHE Connectathon Conference 2013! The conference is the cornerstone of the annual interoperability testing event—the North American (NA) Connectathon. We gathered industry leaders to discuss the many ways that technology and IHE is enabling the achievement and sustainability of the meaningful use of healthcare information technology.
NA Connectathon Conference 2013 educational presentations are available for download!
Achieving and Sustaining Meaningful Use: The Role of Standards and Integration
The goals of delivering meaningful use of healthcare IT focuses on a wide body of stakeholders and quality measurements making this achievement epic in the industry. However, none of these goals would be possible without the efficient use of interoperable systems that enable the quality care. IHE is the grandfather of interoperability and the foundation for new technology that enables the seamless transfer of data across the healthcare continuum.
The IHE Connectathon Conference highlighted the unique goals required to achieve meaningful use and IHE’s role in their development including:
- Connecting clinicians, patients, and their families with the tools and resources needed to enable care in a seamless, meaningful, transparent way.
- Achieving quality and efficiency of data as related to the delivery of care.
- Empowering patients at home and beyond.
- The mHealth ecosystem that extends access and connectivity to individuals delivering care.
NA Connectathon Conference Educational Sessions
| Opening Keynote: A Vision of Safer and Higher Quality Care: Connecting Patients in a Meaningful Way |
| Session 2: Improving the Quality of Personal Healthcare: Empowering Patients in the Home and Beyond |
| Session 3: Enhancing Health Outcomes for our Population: Leveraging the US Standards and Interoperability Framework |
| Session 4: Towards an mHealth Ecosystem: Extending Access, Remote Connectivity, and Engagement |
| Session 5: Canada's Global Viewpoint: Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Interoperability |
| Session 6: IHE North American Connectathon: An Introduction and Tour |
| Session 7: The IHE USA Certification Program |
Session Speakers & Presentations:
Opening Keynote: A Vision of Safer and Higher Quality Care: Connecting Patients in a Meaningful Way
Jamie Ferguson
Vice President, HIT Strategy & Policy
Kaiser Permanente
Summary Description:
Imagine a collaborative network that
will allows for safer and higher quality patient care regardless of the care
setting or location. And through technology, clinicians in this collaborative
network are able to access information about the patient’s medications,
allergies, and health conditions, allowing them to provide the right kind of
treatment at the right time and avoid adverse medication interactions. This
collaborative network, the Care Connectivity Consortium, is real. It’s changing
the model of care delivery in a very real and compelling way
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Session 2: Improving the Quality of Personal Healthcare: Empowering Patients in the Home and Beyond
Chuck Parker
Executive Director
Continua Health Alliance
Summary Description:
Dedicated to establishing a system of interoperable personal connected health solutions internationally, Continua’s mission is to empower information-driven health management while facilitating the incorporation of health and wellness into the day-to-day lives of consumers. To do so, it enables those with the knowledge to extent solutions into the home that fosters independence, empowers individuals, and provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness management.
Its mission is to empower information-driven health management and facilitate the incorporation of health and wellness into the day-to-day lives of consumers. Continua is a pioneer in establishing industry standards and security for connected health technologies such as smart phones, gateways and remote monitoring devices. Its activities include a certification and brand support program, events and collaborations to support technology and clinical innovation, as well as outreach to employers, payers, governments and care providers.
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Session 3: Enhancing Health Outcomes for our Population: Leveraging the US Standards and Interoperability Framework
Ulrike “Riki” Merrick
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Summary Description:
The S&I Framework serves as a tool for the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to focus expert input to specific questions – from resolving which standards to use for reporting of lab results or transition of care summaries, to clinical decision support and distributed health queries for population analysis. Several of the S&I initiatives have been incorporated into Meaningful Use legislation at different stages with the goal of increasing the speed and ease of adoption of interoperable systems for providers and hospitals. S&I Framework is also available for community led initiatives – currently utilized by Public Health Reporting and Longitudinal Care Coordination and supports several crosscutting initiatives aimed to simplify all S&I Framework initiatives’ work.
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Session 4: Towards an mHealth Ecosystem: Extending Access, Remote Connectivity and Engagement
Mohamad Arif Ali, MD, FHIMSS, CPHIMS
Chair, mHIMSS Roadmap Task Force
Summary Description:
The mHealth ecosystem is about extending access and remote connectivity within the industry. It's about engagement among providers, with patients and consumers, with payers and employers, public health and social services, with every healthcare industry stakeholder. In both clinical and business applications, mHealth is aimed at the creation of a connected healthcare ecosystem through the integration of mobile communication, transactions and knowledge. This community of payers, providers, consumers, vendors and telecommunications collaborators harnesses the collective power of enabling technology, efficient resource allocation, clinical decision support and persistent patient care.
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Session 5: Canada's Global Viewpoint: Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Interoperability
Ron Parker
Group Director, Emerging Technologies
Canada Health Infoway
Summary Description: This presentation will provide a Canadian perspective on Global trends and emerging technologies pertaining to healthcare interoperability. Subjects will include an assessment of the relevance and utility of Cloud Computing, Consumerism and Social Media, and the role of Mobile technology in distributed healthcare delivery systems.
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Session 6: IHE North American Connectathon: An Introduction and Tour
Michael Glickman, MSE
President
Computer Network Architects Inc.
Michael Nusbaum, BASc, MHSA, FHIMSS
President
M.H. Nusbaum & Associates, Ltd.
Summary Description: Focused on promoting and supporting the implementation of standards-based interoperability, the IHE North American (NA) Connectathon brings together developers of health IT systems and standards experts to take part in the largest interoperability testing event in the industry. At the IHE NA Connectathon, developers and experts test the interoperability of their systems and their conformance to IHE Profiles, standards-based specifications for meeting real-world healthcare needs, and other interoperable solutions. The Result: a collaborative atmosphere where barriers are identified and resolved rapidly, promoting efficiency and innovation. Explore the Connectathon testing floor and interact with 500+ of the industries finest developers during a guided tour at the end of this educational session.
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Session 7: The IHE USA Certification Program
Elliot B. Sloane, PhD, CCE, FHIMSS
President
Center for Healthcare Information Research & Policy
(CHIRP)
Summary Description: IHE USA is offering a new program that will provide
industry-accepted certification to complement existing testing of IHE
integration profiles. This new service will be delivered through a strategic
partnership between IHE USA and ICSA Labs Both share the goal of
accelerating the adoption of usable, secure, and interoperable health
information technology to further the goal of improving patient safety and
delivering higher quality of care.
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CPHIMS Accreditation
The IHE NA Connectathon Conference is approved for up to 6.5 continuing education hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS). Download the form to track your CE Credits!
If you have any additional questions contact secretary@iheusa.org.