CONNECTING CALIFORNIA TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

Below is information on a conference I received from Will Ross in Mendocino, CA.   Northern California is beautiful, so learning more about health information exchange isn't the only reason to attend!

Friday, July 20, 2007
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Ukiah, California
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• See demonstrations by Health Information Exchanges in California.
• Learn how exchanging health information can improve patient care.
• Understand how Health Information Technology Standards make Health Information Exchanges possible.
  
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  WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
  
  Health care facility staff, including providers, medical records and information technology professionals.
  
  Community health leaders, safety net health care organizations, hospice volunteers.
  
  Health care policy makers, health informatics researchers, medical & nursing students.
  
  Payers, employers, patients, caregivers and privacy advocates.
  
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  AGENDA
  
  Keynote address:
    + Carol Diamond, MD, MPH  --  Managing Director, Health Program, 
  Markle Foundation
  
  Health Information Exchange Demonstrations:
    + Carl Henning, MD  --  President, Redwood MedNet
    + Laura Landry  --  Project Director, Long Beach Network for Health
    + Bill Beighe  --  CIO, Santa Cruz HIE
  
  Health Information Technology Standards Presentations:
    + Wes Rishel  --  Research VP, Gartner, Inc.
    + Jamie Ferguson  --  Director, Health IT Policy, Kaiser Permanente
    + Michael Stearns, MD  --  Chief Medical Officer, e-MDs, Inc.
  
  How Practices Improve Patient Care with Health Information Technology
    + Peter Cho, MD  --  Mendocino Family Care
    + Alan Glaseroff, MD  --  Medical Director, Humboldt Del Norte IPA
  
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  For more information:
  
  http://www.redwoodmednet.org/projects/20070720/index.html