Wednesday, March 31, 2010
"Healthcare Reform - Impact on New England"
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Distinguished Guest Speaker
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The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse
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United States Senator
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Rhode Island
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Keynote Speakers:
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| Charlie Baker |
Lynn Nicholas |
Daniel Roble |
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President & CEO |
Partner - Health Care Group |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care |
MA Hospital Association |
Ropes & Gray |
Speakers:
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| The Honorable |
The Honorable |
Scott MacLean |
| Elizabeth Roberts |
Daniel Webster |
National HIMSS Board Elect |
| Lt. Governor, RI |
MA State Representative |
CIO Newton-Wellesley Hospital |
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| Jim Purcell |
Warren Wollschlager |
Steve O’Neill |
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Chief, Office of Research & |
CIO |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI |
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Hartford Hospital |
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CT Dept. of Public Health |
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| Paul Oates |
Jim Leonard |
Ned Helms |
| Enterprise Architect |
(Acting) Director |
Director, NH Institute |
| CIGNA Healthcare |
Office of State Coord. |
for Health Policy and Practice |
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for Health IT Maine |
The hotel kitchen is not kosher, but bread-free food options will be available.
5th Annual Public Policy Forum Presentations
The Board of New England HIMSS invites you to join us for a day of in-depth discussion on public and private initiatives and the impact on New England.
Join us for a day of lively discussion - learn new information from public and private initiatives, including the latest outcomes affecting the New England healthcare landscape from Washington. A continental breakfast and luncheon will be included in the registration, and a networking reception will follow.
Objective: The NEHIMSS Public Policy Forum is where Healthcare IT Professionals, Clinicians, Government Executives and Vendors from New England come together for a day of education and dialogue. This event is extremely timely, with the presence of ARRA and the HITECH Act and our Nation reviewing the delivery and financing of healthcare, the Public Policy Forum will provide attendees an opportunity to gain knowledge firsthand regarding current policy initiatives within the New England states AND the opportunity to discuss with experts in the field how to best use public policy and private initiatives along with technology to impact the quality, delivery, and future of healthcare.
The day will include:
- The National HIMSS Healthcare Reform Perspective
- A Look at the Dynamics of Public and Private Initiatives
- A Review of Existing Health Policy Reform at the
State Level: What Works / What Does Not
- A Panel Discussion on ARRA and the Impact on Providers
- Health Plans and their 2010 Challenges
- The National Perspective from the United States Senate
Speaker Biographies
Opening Keynote
"The Dynamics of Public Private Initiatives"
Charlie Baker - former President and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate
Distinguished Guest Speaker
"The View from Capitol Hill"
The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse - United States Senator – Rhode Island
Panel Discussion
"The New England Landscape: State Driven Initiatives"
- CT - Warren Wollschlager, Chief, Office of Research and Development, Connecticut Department of Public Health
- ME - Jim Leonard, (Acting) Director, Office of the State Coordinator for Health Information Technology - Maine
- MA - The Honorable Daniel K. Webster, Massachusetts State Representative
- NH - Ned Helms, Director, New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice
- RI - The Honorable Elizabeth Roberts, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island
- VT - Craig Jones, MD, Director, Vermont Blueprint for Health
Moderator: Bob Dichter, NEHIMSS
Special Commentary
"The HIMSS Health Care Reform Perspective"
Scott MacLean, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, National HIMSS Elect Board of Directors &
CIO, Newton-Wellesley Hospital / Partners Healthcare
Mid-day Keynote
"The Hospital Connection to Health Care Reform"
Lynn Nicholas, President, Massachusetts Hospital Association
Panel Discussion
"Provider and Health Plan Town Hall:
How to Implement Health Care Reform...ARRA and the HITECH Act, HIT Adoption, Challenges, Innovation, Collaboration – An Open Discussion"
- Jim Purcell, CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
- Paul Oates, Enterprise Architecture Specialist, Cigna
- Doug Thompson, CFO, Network Health
- Robert Downs, Vice President,Universal American
- David Smith, Healthcare Reform Policy Analyst, Massachusetts Hospital Association
- Steve O’Neill, CIO, Hartford Hospital
Moderator: Lynn Nicholas, Massachusetts Hospital Association
Closing Keynote
"Health Care Reform, Bringing it All Together: A Global Perspective"
Daniel Roble, J.D., Partner, Health Care Group, Ropes & Gray
Know your State's Elected Officials:
CT,
ME,
MA,
NH,
RI,
VT
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