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HIMSS Highlights 13, New Orleans LA
Listen to HITECH Answers’ Carol Flagg and Roberta Mullin interviews at HIMSS 13 Conference in New Orleans, LA. Hear industry thought leaders talk about the hottest topics at the conference. Listen to the Regional Extension Center discuss what their future brings post HITECH funding.
HIMSS Highlights – RECs
We met with Regional Extensions Centers that atteneded HIMSS 13 in New Orleans. We asked them two questions.
- Tell us about one of your Center’s biggest achievements since opening?
- What plan if any is your Center taking to sustain a business model once your HITECH money is over?
Listen to their responses.
ONC – Dr. Farzard Mostashari discusses the Regional Extension Centers
MN/ND, Dr. Paul Kleeberg, CMIO
RI Quality Institute, Dr. Jonathan Leviss, CMO
Tri-State, Trudi Matthews, Director of Policy and Public Relations and Dr. Todd Roland from HealthLink in Indiana
eHealthConnecticut, Steve Ruth Project Director
Wide River NE, Todd Searls, Director
IOWA – Telligen REC, Susan Brown, Director
Wisconson WHITEC, Jessica Wang, Project Director
Louisiana Health Information Technology (LHIT) Resource Center, Nadine Robin, HIT Program Manager
IL-HITREC, Roger L. Holloway Co-Director
Quality Insights of Delaware REC, Beth Schindele, Director
Kentucky, Dr. Carol Steltenkamp, Project Director and Principal Investigator & Robert Edwards, Executive Director
CA Health Information Partnership & Services Organization (CalHIPSO), Ms. Speranza Avram, CEO
NYC REACH, Brent Stackhouse, Executive Director
NY eHealth, Paul L Wilder, VP Product Management
Chicago REC, Dr. Fred Rachman, CEO
HIMSS Highlights – Industry Thought Leaders, Vendors, and Exhibitors
ONC – Dr. Farzard Mostashari discusses the Regional Extension Centers
Dave Caldwell, CMIO of Certify Data System
Steve Fanning, Vice President Healthcare Industry Strategy for Infor
Dr. Steven Waldren, Sr. Strategist AAFP Center for Health IT & Gene Boerger VP Product Management Emdeon
Lee Barrett discussing EHNAC
HealthPort, Catherine Valyi VP of Marketing discussing audits.
HealthPort, Rita Bowen, discussing what one thing practice should know about the Omnibus rule.
Mac McMillian of CynergisTek
Mark Hollis from MacPractice
Charlie Mallio Strategic Alliance Manager at NetApp
Matthew J. Hawkins, CEO for Vitera Solutions
Kate Berry, CEO National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) discussing who they are and working with the ONC.
Kate Berry, CEO National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) discussing 3rd Annual Survey
Brad Benson from Health eFormatics
Dr. Robert Hitchcock from T-System, Inc.
Dr. Nick van Terheyden from Nuance and his radio show Voice of the Doctor
Frances Dare, Managing Director at Accenture
Steven Heck, President of Medsys Group and on the HIMSS Analytics Board
James Hay, Head of Business Partnerships for Swift Key
