2nd Annual Canada – U.S. eHealth Summit


The Union League, Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2010

I. Registration / Breakfast / Sponsor Booths 8:00-9:00AM

II. Welcome / Intros 9:00-9:15AM -

- David F.J. Marshall, Canadian Consul in Philadelphia

III. MODELS FOR CONTROLLING COSTS AND IMPROVING QUALITY- ACOS (ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS) AND MEDICAL HOMES

Forging partnerships between patients, their families and caregivers and physicians and payers to create a continuous, comprehensive care model for all stages of life from pediatrics to geriatrics; acute care; chronic care; preventive services; and end of life, which is secure, accessible, compassionate, and culturally effective. Canadian health officials weigh in with appraisals of their own health system.

Keynote: Dr. Barry Straube, CMO and Director, Office of Standards and Quality, CMS

Keynote: William Pascal, CTO, Canadian Medical Association

- 15 minute BREAK

Keynote: John Glaser, PhD, CEO, Health Services, Siemens Healthcare

Moderator: Phil Magistro/Governor’s Office

Panelists:

a.) Rachel Block/New York State

b.) Henry Fader, Esq./Pepper Hamilton

c.) Mary Madison/AHIMA Foundation

d.) Dr. John Haughton/Covisint-DocSite

- LUNCH / Sponsor Booths – Noon to 1:00PM

IV. MEDS & EDS

How the Greater Philadelphia region can leverage its world class assets in medicine, education, life sciences and pharmaceuticals to become a global leader in health information technology, and how HTX already is a leading resource and catalyst for accelerating the growth of Ontario’s Medical and Assistive Technologies industry cluster.

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Keynote: Rob Wonderling, President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Keynote: Tony Iantorno, Founder, Accelero Management Consulting and

Joshua Lawson, Associate Partner, SECOR Consulting

Moderator: Elliot Sloane, PhD/Drexel and DVHIMSS

Panelists:

a.) JoAnn Klinedinst/HIMSS and PAeHI

b.) Dr. Thompson Boyd/Hahnemann University Hospital

c.) Dr. John Cacciamani/Temple University Hospital

d.) Dr. Gary Kurtzman/Safeguard Scientifics

- 15 minute BREAK

V. LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO EMPOWER WELLNESS (3:00PM)

Information and communications technologies have helped to revolutionize business; can they do the same for health? Presenting examples from Canada and the U.S. on how telemedicine, telehealth and mobile communication devices are being deployed to improve outcomes, lower costs and overcome disparities in healthcare delivery.

Keynote: Dr. Ed Brown, CEO, Ontario Telemedicine Network

Keynote: David Levine, President, Montreal Health and Social Service Agency

Moderator: Dr. Sal Volpe/TLC QIO

Panelists:

a.) Alex Nason/Johns Hopkins Medicine

b.) Brian Wells/University of Pennsylvania Health System

c.) Dr. Joseph Couto/Thomas Jefferson University

d.) Dr. Robyn Tamblyn/McGill University

VI. Reception (5:00 – 6:00pm)

On-line registration: http://www.dvhimss.org/

Directions & parking: http://www.unionleague.org/directions-parking.php

Event Information: markwstevens@verizon.net; Vincent.finn@international.gc.ca