Health Information Technology: A Rural Provider's Roadmap to Quality
September 21-23, 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday September 21, 2006
Friday September 22, 2006
Saturday September 23, 2006
Thursday September 21, 2006
Health Information Technology 101, 10:00-11:30 AM
Presenters: Lenel James & Tommy Mullins
Overview: This session is designed for participants new to Health Information Technology. Come learn about the basics of the major technologies, standard technology, and uses of HIT.
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Opening Plenary Session: HIT and Informatics for High Quality Rural Healthcare, 1:00-2:30 PM
Presenters: Dennis Williams & Don Detmer
Overview: This opening session will cover how clinical information systems can help rural providers achieve their quality goals.
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Concurrent Sessions I, 2:45-4:00 PM
IA- HIT and its Role in Performance Improvement
Presenter: Terry Hill
Overview: This session will help providers understand how to do a performance improvement needs assessment including how to find an appropriate needs assessment tool, how to implement it, and how to interpret the results.
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IB- Change Management
Presenters: Fred Lord & Atif Zafar
Overview: You thought your staff and patients were convinced, but it turns out that changing old habits is more difficult than expected. This session will help providers build organizational and technical skills to overcome behavioral resistance.
Download the Presentation- Fred Lord (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Atif Zafar (pdf)
IC- Choosing the HIT System that Meets Your Need
Presenter: Roger Harrison, Michelle Lemming & Michael Rodriguez
Overview: This session will help providers understand how to make technology purchasing decisions that are appropriate for individual facility quality goals. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how to link appropriate technology to your facility’s quality aims.
Download the Presentation- Roger Harrison (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Michelle Lemming (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Michael Rodriguez (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
ID- Obtaining Leadership Buy-In
Presenters: Jim Buechler, Denni McColm & Carroll Nason
Overview: What do you need to do to convince your senior management, including Board members, that you are ready and need HIT? Experts will discuss the key strategies needed to ensure that your HIT plan is approved by decision-makers at your facility.
Download the Presentation- Jim Buechler (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Denni McColm (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Carroll Nason (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
IE- The Value of Health Information Exchange in Rural Settings
Presenters: Speranza Avram, Jeanie Gentry & Nancy Voorhees
Overview: Participants will learn more about creating regional partnerships and other strategies participating in a health information exchange (HIE), including RHIOs. This session will also cover the structure, governance, and purpose of HIE, as well as strategies to ensure that rural providers in your region are not left behind in the HIE-development process.
Download the Presentation- Speranza Avram (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Jeanie Gentry (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Nancy Voorhees (pdf)
IF- The Procurement Process: Getting What You Want and Need
Presenter: Mike Uretz
Overview: This session will provide an overview of the vender selection process, ranging from choosing a system to developing and negotiating contracts. Participants will learn about contracting best practices, challenges and how to get the most out of your vendors.
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Stories from the Field, 4:15-5:15 PM
Emergency Medical Services: Aarron Reinert, Lakes Region EMS
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Physician- Hospital Collaboration: Denni McColm, Citizens Memorial Health
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Rural Health Clinic/ FQHC: Jim Buechler, Union Hospital Group
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Rural Health Clinic/ FQHC: Doug Smith, Green County Health Care
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Rural Networks: Doug Stacy, Marquette General Hospital
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Small Rural Hospitals: Ken Abendshien & Brenda Olson, Midwest Health System
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Small Rural Hospitals: Tommy Mullins, Boone Memorial Hospital
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Telehealth: Roger Harrison, Forks Community Hospital
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Friday September 22, 2006
Coffee Chats (Optional), 7:00- 8:00 AM
Federal HIT Website Demonstrations
Presenters: Lisa Dolan Branton, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Christie Brown, HRSA’s Office of Health Information Technology
Prashila Dullabh, AHRQ National Resource Center for HIT
Overview: This session will be an interactive demonstration of the AHRQ Health IT website and HRSA Health IT community.
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Key Safety Net Providers Status of HIT Investment
Presenters: Terry Hill, Rural Health Resource Center
John Ruiz, National Association of Community Health Centers
Overview: This session will present results from National Association of Community Health Centers and the Flex Monitoring Team surveys on the use of electronic health information and technology at Community Health Centers and Critical Access Hospitals.
Download the Presentation- Terry Hill (pdf)
Download the Presentation- John Ruiz (pdf)
Mini Plenary Sessions, 8:30-10:00 AM
Creating and sustaining a Vision for HIT
Presenter: Carroll Nason & Jane Stafford
Overview: Where you start is not always where you end up. This session will help you hone your HIT vision and reality, predict potential barriers and infrastructure challenges, integrate full community participation to ensure buy-in, and develop a contingency plan for when things go wrong.
Download the Presentation- Carroll Nason (pdf)
(Presentation by Jane Stafford is not available)
Financing an HIT Investment
Presenters: Lammot du Pont, Bill England & Lenel James
Overview: This session will provide an overview of available funding and how to obtain it. The focus of this session will be on funding sources including the payer marketplace, private funding, loans/banks, foundations, and other resources.
Download the Presentation- Lammot Du Pont (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Bill England (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Lenel James (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
The Role of Clinicians in Making your HIT System Successful
Presenter: Sarah Chouinard, Elizabeth Floersheim & Fred Lord
Overview: Clinicians are the ultimate end-users of most HIT systems and are a key part of the implementation team. A panel of rural clinicians will discuss what it takes to win them over to ensure you make the most of your HIT system and improve quality outcomes.
Download the Presentation- Sarah Chouinard (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Elizabeth Floersheim (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Fred Lord (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
The Vendor Question: Making it Work from Both Sides
Presenters: Oliver Delk, Joe Panther, & Troy Rosser
Overview: This session will focus on matching available resources and value between vendors and rural health providers to get the most out of the vendor-provider relationship. Rural providers and vendors come together in this panel to achieve mutual understanding.
(Presentation is not available)
Concurrent Sessions II, 10:30-12:00 PM
2A- Making a Business Case for HIT
Presenter: Tim Cox & Earle Rugg
Overview: This session will leave participants with the tools they need to determine HIT return on investment, the basic components of a business case, understand pricing and costs, and how to align incentives.
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Download the Presentation- Earle Rugg (pdf)
2B- Rural Workforce Challenges in HIT
Presenter: Denni McColm, Ray Rogers & Marty Witrak
Overview: This session will help providers learn how to cultivate an HIT-savvy workforce through shared IT-support, educational training opportunities, and economic development. It will also address training of the clinician workforce and reversing part practice patterns.
Download the Presentation-Denni McColm (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Ray Rogers (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Marty Witrak (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
2C- HIT Networking and Collaboration
Presenters: Speranza Avram & Jeanie Gentry
Overview: Networking and collaboration have helped many resource-strapped rural providers obtain HIT systems. This session will help providers seek out partners and teach participants how to ensure their voice is heard. This session may be particularly useful for clinicians representing stand-alone facilities.
Download the Presentation- Speranza Avram (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Jeanie Gentry (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
2D- Finding a Vendor: The RFP Process (Part I of III)
Presenters: Will Gaud & Michelle Lemming
Overview: This session is part one of a three vendor contracting series. It will introduce the RFP process: how to write one and ensure it attracts the right type of vendor for your quality needs.
Download the Presentation-Will Gaud (pdf)
Download the Presentation-Michelle Lemming (pdf)
2E- HIT Technical Support and Resources
Presenters: Prashila Dullabh, Bill England & Gregg Laiben
Overview: This session organizations will discuss resources available for those getting ready to make an HIT investment, and also resources to help you maintain your system. Speakers will also discuss how to use your existing systems and build upon them to meet your quality aims.
Download the Presentation- Lisa Dolan-Branton & Prashila Dullabh (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Prashila Dullabh (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Bill England (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Gregg Laiben (pdf)
2F- Governance
Presenters: Liesa Jenkins, Doug Smith & Mike Uretz
Overview: Who is on your HIT planning team? Within your organization learn how to structure the decision-makers governing your HIT purchase, troubleshoot legal concerns, collaborate with others, and overcome challenges. Also addressed will be information exchange across organizations and to the patient.
Download the Presentation- Liesa Jenkins (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Doug Smith (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Mike Uretz (pdf)
Concurrent Sessions III, 2:15-3:45 PM
3A- Conducting and Analyzing a Readiness Assessment
Presenter: David Ginsberg
Overview: Before you can make an HIT investment, you must ensure that your facility is ready for it. This session will help providers understand how to plan and conduct a readiness assessment, and analyze the results.
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3B- The Role of Clinicians in Making Your HIT System Successful (Repeated)
Presenter: Sarah Chouinard, Elizabeth Floersheim & Fred Lord
Overview: Clinicians are the ultimate end-users of most HIT systems and are a key part of the implementation team. A panel of rural clinicians will discuss what it takes to win them over to ensure you make the most of your HIT system and improve quality outcomes.
Download the Presentation- Sarah Chouinard (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Elizabeth Floersheim (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Fred Lord (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
3C- Analyzing RFP Results and Picking a Vendor (Part II of III)
Presenter: Will Gaud
Overview: This session will build on Part I and teach participants how to analyze their RFP results and pick a vendor that will appropriately address your quality needs.
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3D- The Rural Voice in the State and Local Decision-Making Process
Presenters: Art Clawson, Alison Hughes & Michael Rodriguez
Overview: As State and local governments begin to coordinate activities around HIT implementation, rural providers must ensure that they are not left out the discussion. At this session, participants will learn about what is happening at the State and local levels and how to get involved.
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Download the Presentation- Alison Hughes (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Michael Rodriguez (pdf)
3E- Privacy, Security, and HIPAA: What is Means for Rural HIT
Presenter: Randy Sermons
Overview: Learn about the current privacy and security issues from a multitude of perspectives (provider, patient, health information exchange) and what is on the horizon. This session will speak directly to rural challenges and opportunities in security and privacy, and how to meld HIPAA and HIT.
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3F- Performance Measurement and HIT
Presenters: Janice Ahlstrom, Gregg Laiben & Chris Lamer
Overview: Providers will be pressured to report data and increase quality through measurable outcomes and HIT can be used as a tool to meet these new expectations. This session will also cover information technology performance, including technology performance resources, discuss the various aspects that can be measured, types of measures, what to look for in developing a scorecard and benchmarking your organization.
Download the Presentation- Janice Ahlstrom (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Gregg Laiben (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Chris Lamer (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
Vendor Exhibition & Demonstrations, 4:00-4:30 PM
How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience: Orientation to Vendor Exhibits
Presenters: Neal Neuberger
Overview: Discuss key questions to ask about the many HIT options available to you, including questions related to interfaces, functional requirements, cost, hardware requirements, training and support, disaster recovery plans, impact on staffing, cross-platform operability, and others.
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Saturday September 23, 2006
Concurrent Sessions IV, 8:30-10:00 PM
4A- Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Issues Facing the Implementation of HIT for Rural Communities
Presenter: Neal Neuberger
Overview: Learn about the legal, regulatory, and policy considerations facing the implementation of HIT including identification of the major players and drivers, Presidential initiatives, and Federal agency activities.
Download the Presentation- Chantal Worzala (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Neal Neuberger (pdf)
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4B- Performing a Workflow Analysis
Presenter: David Ginsberg
Overview: Afraid of automating paper-based errors? Learn how to identify your workflow problems and envision new workflow options.
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4C- Vendor Evaluation and Contract (Part of III of III)
Presenter: Will Gaud
Overview: This session will build on parts I and II and help providers make a final decision on a vendor, create a contract, and negotiate with the final vendor to ensure that you get what you want out of your contract.
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4D- What to do When Things go Wrong: Developing a Contingency Plan
Presenters: Kevin Lewis & Joe Brisson
Overview: Learn about the needs, benefits, and structures of a contingency plan and how to develop and implement such a plan.
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Download the Presentation- Joe Brisson (pdf)
4E- Financing an HIT Investment (Repeated)
Presenters: Lammot du Pont, Bill England & Lenel James
Overview: This session will provide an overview of available funding and how to obtain it. The focus of this session will be on funding sources including the payer marketplace, private funding, loans/banks, foundations, and other resources.
Download the Presentation- Lammot Du Pont (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Bill England (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Lenel James (pdf)
Listen to the Presentation (mp3)
4F- The Implementation Phase: How to Roll Out Your HIT Investment
Presenters: Janice Ahlstrom & Denni McColm
Overview: This session will focus on the implementation phase, including the development of a written implementation plan, a timetable, and projected “go-live” date. It will also look at key project management considerations during this phase.
Download the Presentation- Janice Ahlstrom (pdf)
Download the Presentation- Denni McColm (pdf)
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Closing Session: The Future of Rural Healthcare and HIT, 10:15-11:30 PM
Presenter: John Wade
Overview: This session will provide meeting participants with a vision for where health care and information technology are heading and how that will affect rural health care providers in terms of both opportunities and challenges.
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