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CHIME 2019 Advocacy Summit

Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC Our 2nd annual CHIME Advocacy Summit will feature leading policy makers in Washington, D.C., members who help put policy into practice, and other thought leaders who drive health IT innovation at the federal level. Presenters will discuss the latest policy developments and topics, including patient privacy, value-based care, telehealth, burgeoning cyber threats and how to manage them, and navigating the new CMS and ONC interoperability rules and the implications for providers. Learn what’s on the horizon in health IT policy and how you can advocate for change. Learn More & Register

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Coming to Washington, DC for the 2^nd Annual Advocacy Summit? This session is a must-watch. Learn the tips and tricks from CHIME’s Policy Team to make the most of your upcoming visit to the Nation’s Capital.

Health IT has remained a topic of interest for the Administration and lawmakers alike and it is vital that the voice of the health IT professional be represented. Meaningful Use is a thing of the past, reducing regulatory burden is a top priority and Congress has narrowed-in on how technology can transform healthcare. Join CHIME’s Public Policy team to gain valuable insight into the current policy landscape, get a glimpse into ongoing advocacy initiatives and learn how you can get engaged. The team will give you an orientation on what you need to do to be successful in Washington, DC and share additional references so you can stay current on health IT policies.  

Learning Objective #1 Identify the key decision makers on health IT policy

Learning Objective #2 Gain insight on what to expect in health IT policy for the remainder of 2019

Learning Objective #3 Learn ways to interact with policymakers in Washington and at home

Learning Objective #4 Understand the best ways to engage in CHIME’s public policy efforts

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting a webinar for CHIME to discuss the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) draft 2.

The framework outlines a common set of principles and terms and conditions to support to enable nationwide exchange of electronic health information (EHI) across disparate health information networks (HINs). The TEFCA is designed to scale EHI exchange nationwide and help ensure stakeholders have secure access to their electronic health information when and where it is needed. 

Don’t know what TEFCA is?  You need to. Congress required ONC to develop a voluntary framework for data exchange – a network of networks.  While voluntary now, participation could be mandated in the future.

Here are ONC fact sheets for providers, patients and developers among other stakeholders.

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The Healthcare CIO Boot Camp™ is an intensive three and one-half day education program offered by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) taught by a faculty of healthcare CIO thought leaders. Combining presentations, small group discussions, case studies and interactive problem solving, participants learn the real-world skills necessary to become a successful healthcare CIO. Participation in the Boot Camp is currently limited to members of CHIME, AEHIS, AEHIT, and AEHIA, and their direct reports (including Affiliates).  Visit the webpage to read more.

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Today's modern healthcare IT networks are now inextricably linked to clinician productivity and the speedy delivery of patient care. 

As wireless, mobility and a flood of unconventional IoT devices hit these networks, IT staff is under pressure to get a tighter grip on device, application and network service performance to ensure the best possible user experience. Achieving this requires the manual analysis or correlation of massive volumes of data traversing the network from client to cloud.

Today's infrastructure management solutions were simply never developed or designed for this purpose across heterogeneous networks. However recent advances in AI, big data network analytics and cloud-based computing are changing everything for healthcare IT leaders.

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting a webinar for CHIME to discuss the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) draft 2.

The framework outlines a common set of principles and terms and conditions to support to enable nationwide exchange of electronic health information (EHI) across disparate health information networks (HINs). The TEFCA is designed to scale EHI exchange nationwide and help ensure stakeholders have secure access to their electronic health information when and where it is needed.

Don’t know what TEFCA is?  You need to. Congress required ONC to develop a voluntary framework for data exchange – a network of networks.  While voluntary now, participation could be mandated in the future.

Here are ONC fact sheets for providers, patients and developers among other stakeholders.

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Join the Joint Commission for an interactive discussion to gain perspective on technology growth and usage as it applies to patient quality and safety. Nyansa, a foundation partner, will moderate the discussion with Gerry Castro, Director of Patient Safety for the Joint Commission. In addition to hearing Gerry's thoughts and considerations for future standards, we will seek your input and experiences.

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With the growing number of IoT and diverse set of networked devices being adopted in healthcare, this focus group will discuss a new approach to providing healthcare IT groups centralized visibility into devices within provider environments. The key focus will be characterizing and classifying device behavior around performance and connectivity, detecting anomalies, and finally identifying any security risks they might exhibit. 

We’ll discuss the core solution features we’re planning with the goal of hearing first hand, the true pain points healthcare IT and security professionals are looking to address.

Learning Objectives

(1) Get a better understanding around the urgency of the problem in healthcare IT and how providers tackle this today, as well as the various personalities and groups responsible for championing and managing new IoT classes of devices for providers. 

(2) Which of the features we are planning to introduce are more critical for the problem at hand, and ultimately, what’s more critical to solve first 

(3) Understand the key challenges a solution like this might face in the healthcare market - and learn directly from the focus group how best to articulate the message and value proposition.

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This presentation discusses Data Governance, with focus on Data Quality. We do not spend much time on justifying why we need Data Governance and Quality, as it has been discussed many times before and accepted universally by the industry, rather, spend time in explaining how we handled the issue, what steps we took to establish this practice, and lessons learned.  Our goal is to share our experience with organizations that have similar challenges, and provide a potential starting point and template for adoption.                                                                                                                                     

Learning Objectives:

1. Good starting points for a Data Governance initiative

2. Typical steps in implementing the process

3. Experiences and lessons learned

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT' mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them.

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A new member benefit is coming your way! The Cooperative Member Services program, managed by CHIME Technologies, Inc., is expanding to be offered to AEHIT members. The Cooperative Member Services program helps members stretch budgets by providing access to exclusive packages and discounts from Foundation firms. Learn more about this exciting new benefit by joining the informational webinar!

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT' mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them.

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A panel from legacy and recent Epic implementation institutions will share their wisdom and lessons learned on Epic Upgrades and special updates. The focus will be on the components of Infrastructure, Downtime, Scope, and Training/Communication. Time will be allowed for questions and answers and for others to share their pearls of wisdom. Time will be allowed for questions and answers.

Learning Objectives:

1. Share lessons learned on preparing and supporting Epic downtimes for upgrades/special updates.

2. Learning tactics from other organizations on successful planned Epic outages.

3. Decrease risk and extended outages with planned Epic downtimes.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT' mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them.

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With 30+ years of organic growth, Providence Healthcare was at a crossroad. System complexity increased substantially as new applications and vendors were introduced into their ecosystem. If they didn’t solve their data management challenge, increased demands from continued business success may have had a huge business impact.

Come learn how Providence created an enterprise data roadmap to address the current state, and also prepare them for future growth and challenges. Solutions were selected to enforce standards, maximize reuse, ease maintenance, and increase the speed at which IT adds value to the business. AEHIT would love you to hear how they are building a foundation for their Enterprise Data Management strategy.

Learning Objectives

Creating a data management strategy to address growth and complexity

High level roadmap creation

Discussion of lessons learned

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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BDO USA LLP will introduce blockchain technology by providing an overview of how it operates, current uses and applications. The presenter will review the benefits of this technology and discuss current adoption.

The presenter will provide a general overview on trending crypto currencies and how the exchange of digital currencies can impact healthcare financial transactions and patient experiences.
A deeper dive will be presented by reviewing potential business problems for blockchain which include: Medical record sharing, prescription sharing, compliance, personalized medicine and DNA sequencing.
The presenter will discuss current challenges to the adoption of the blockchain technology.
Finally, the presenter will review current healthcare pilot use cases and lessons learned

Objectives

Learn what blockchain and cryptocurrency is

Understand the current applications of blockchain

Healthcare use cases of blockchain

​Challenges of blockchain

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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Artificial intelligence is being proclaimed as the next big thing to transform the future of healthcare. But is it real or just a fad? Come listen to Tanuj Gupta, Physician Executive of Clinical Intelligence at Cerner, as he describes practical ways of using intelligence, big data, and workflow applications to create continuous improvement in the clinical, operational, and financial outcomes of populations.

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Definition of what AI / machine learning / virtual assistant is from a EMR perspective…examples and current use case

Explore areas of potential patient safety, revenue generation, provider efficient that these technologies

How to keep educated on the future technologies and where to explore pilot / full deployment projects

Explore AI in clinical integration and performance measurement

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. totaled more than 63,600 in 2016, with 42,249 of those deaths attributed to opioids. In 2016, Pennsylvania had the fourth highest opioid overdose death rate in the nation. Within the state, many of counties with the highest death rates were served by Geisinger Health System. Geisinger, recognized as an innovator in the use of EHRs and care delivery models, determined that the health system had an opportunity to reverse these trends. Geisinger developed and initiated several approaches that focused on changing physician practice patterns to reduce the prescribing of opioids. In addition, the health system encouraged physicians to follow pain management strategies that minimized or eliminated to use of opioids. They also enabled electronic prescribing for controlled substances. After launching these initiatives, Geisinger reduced prescriptions for opioids by about half. They also reported e-prescribing for controlled substances created $1 million in savings within five months due to greater efficiencies.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to use your EHR and clinical order entry systems to identify current practice patterns among providers and track changes over time. (Geisinger uses a provider dashboard which is produced by their analytics platform.)

2. Develop pain management strategies that encourage approaches other than potentially addictive opioids

3. Discuss the benefits and challenges of rolling out electronic prescribing for controlled substances across a health system

 

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. totaled more than 63,600 in 2016, with 42,249 of those deaths attributed to opioids. In 2016, Pennsylvania had the fourth highest opioid overdose death rate in the nation. Within the state, many of counties with the highest death rates were served by Geisinger Health System. Geisinger, recognized as an innovator in the use of EHRs and care delivery models, determined that the health system had an opportunity to reverse these trends. Geisinger developed and initiated several approaches that focused on changing physician practice patterns to reduce the prescribing of opioids. In addition, the health system encouraged physicians to follow pain management strategies that minimized or eliminated to use of opioids. They also enabled electronic prescribing for controlled substances. After launching these initiatives, Geisinger reduced prescriptions for opioids by about half. They also reported e-prescribing for controlled substances created $1 million in savings within five months due to greater efficiencies.

Learning Objectives:

·         Learn how to use your EHR and clinical order entry systems to identify current practice patterns among providers and track changes over time. (Geisinger uses a provider dashboard which is produced by their analytics platform.)

·         Develop pain management strategies that encourage approaches other than potentially addictive opioids

·         Discuss the benefits and challenges of rolling out electronic prescribing for controlled substances across a health system

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Learn how Texas Children's is transitioning to a hybrid IT model, starting with the data center. Follow the business case supporting a significant investment to refresh technology and leap into a private and cloud enabled consumption model.

 

Objectives:

Transforming the foundation to support hybrid IT

How the business case demonstrated the need for a significant investment

The strategy to make the hardest part of the transformation: People.

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Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication that arises when the body’s response to infection injures its own tissues and organs. Time matters when dealing with this medical emergency. Early recognition and treatment have been shown to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this dangerous condition. One of the most effective methods to assist physicians in identifying sepsis is through a data-driven approach. By building upon existing EHR functionality with new technology, including real-time communication of at-risk patients, and increasing organizational collaboration, Licking Memorial has improved outcomes and mortality rates at the hospital, stemming the tide and risk of sepsis across their organization.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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AEHIT partners with AEHIA Live Third Thursday events to present KLAS' 'Arch Collaborative'. Much is being said about clinician dissatisfaction with EHR use and performance-and perhaps rightly so. But, are there organizations who have found ways to better utilize and maximize the functionality of their EHR and if so, what are they doing and who and/or what is to "blame" for their success? In early 2017, KLAS Research began working with a few courageous provider organizations to explore these and other questions. A standard survey was administered directly to clinicians asking for their feedback on their own efforts to strengthen EHR utility, the strength of their organization in that same quest, and the impact of the EHR itself in creating an optimal experience. Now, with over 17,000 responses, trends and tips in successful use of EHRs are available and telling.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. 

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them.

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How does your security compare with the rest of the healthcare industry? Join us for a security readiness workshop to analyze your current security posture and level of maturity. Receive a report that identifies gaps, opportunities for improvements and summarizes recommendation. 

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Healthcare technology leaders are challenged daily with increasing demands on IT infrastructure, growing need for highly trained staff alongside tightening budgets, and forward looking scrutiny into the viability and futureproofing of aging hardware. As hospital systems and medical device technology stretch the capabilities of hospital IT departments, tech leaders and executives must rise to meet these demands with a combination of education and commitment to best practices. To learn from others in the industry and to keep our membership on pace with the warp speed of technological advances, AEHIT is pleased to announce our inaugural Fall Summit, open exclusively to AEHIT members. The 2017 AEHIT Fall Summit will feature technology speakers and presentations that will enable you and your team keep your organizations in line with best practices and lead your teams in the transformation of healthcare IT. We invite you to take part in this exciting event! Learn More

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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  AEHIS member and Public Policy Chair Erik Decker, CISO at the University of Chicago School of Medicine offers you an insider’s look into an important initiative underway at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) that could have important implications for you and your role as a critical member of your organization's IT team. HHS has stood up a working group with the private sector to develop an implementation guide to help healthcare providers adopt and apply the NIST cybersecurity framework to a healthcare setting.  During this webex you will learn:

• Why HHS decided to do this.
• How AEHIS is helping shaping the outcome of this deliverable.
• What this new guide will mean to healthcare organizations across the nation.
• What this could mean for healthcare audits moving forward.
• When you can expect to see the guide finalized.

 

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  A special session for AEHIT members! Join CHIME and AEHIS' team of public policy experts for an insider’s look into the activity in Washington DC around cybersecurity policy.  During this webex you will hear from CHIME & AEHIS’ Leslie Krigstein, VP of Congressional Affairs and Mari Savickis, VP, Federal Affairs.  Joining them will be Erik Decker, CISO, University of Chicago School of Medicine & the AEHIS’ Public Policy Chair. Together they will offer you a bird’s eye view of:

• Who in Congress has cybersecurity in their crosshairs
• How medical device policy is taking center stage
• The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services role in driving a stronger focus in the healthcare sector
• The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as an engaged partner
• NIST’s role in driving more attention to the use of their Framework
• And importantly, how CHIME & AEHIS are leveraging the role of CIOs and CISOs to impact change

   

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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A comprehensive overview of the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT) for new members and existing members alike. Membership Director Zach Donisch will cover AEHIT's mission and direction, the "who's who" of the AEHIT team, and the major membership benefits and ways to access them. Don't worry - if you can't make this session, AEHIT will host a Membership Orientation every two weeks.

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At last the US Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) has released the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force report. Hear from the Task Force’s co-chairs, who were directly involved with shaping the recommendations to Congress.  The Task Force was created under the Cybersecurity Act passed in late 2015.  Learn about how the Task Force arrived at their recommendations and understand how the co-chairs see the report impacting the industry.

Our program will begin with insight from two Task Force members, Theresa Meadows, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer with Cook Children’s Health Care System, co-chair of the Task Force and David Ting, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Imprivata, Inc. to present the report findings. Following an overview of the report, Andrew Coyne, Chief Information Security Officer from the Mayo Clinic and Brian Streud, Chief Information Officer, Faith Regional Health Services will provide reactions to the report and explain how they plan to take action on the Task Force’s recommendations.

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Educational webinar for members of AEHIT on the functionality and future of AEHIT Interact, a membership email discussion list. Attendees will learn how to use Interact and additional features and functionality of Interact.

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Looking back over 2016, health IT continued to be a hot topic in Congress and with the Administration. CHIME was front and center bringing the CIO’s voice to Washington and growing our role with policymakers. From cybersecurity to MACRA, 2016 has been an exceptionally busy year in Washington, D.C.  for the CHIME public policy team. Join the CHIME Public Policy staff and leadership of the Policy Steering Committee for a recap of health IT policy activity and get a forecast of what we should expect to happen in 2017.

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Learning Objectives:

- Outline key public policy developments that occurred in 2016

- Explain the existing health IT regulatory landscape and what items could be revisited in 2017

- Discuss CHIME’s likely 2017 advocacy agenda and priorities

- Explore ways to engage with CHIME public policy in 2017

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  IT security has never been more critical in healthcare, as organizations continue to face an onslaught of cyberattacks targeting patient health records and hospital financial data. One approach to better safeguarding data is to enable strong authentication to ensure that only authorized users can access applications and information. Similar tactics can be taken for clinical workflows, requiring providers to re-authenticate to establish a robust audit trail for all interactions with patient information. However, while these efforts increase security, they also have the potential to create inefficiencies and barriers for users. Participants will discuss how they are approaching two-factor authentication, including what workflows they are securing, the modalities they use today and needs for federated and cloud-based identity management. Participants will discuss the relative value of balancing security and workflow efficiency.  

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At HCA, Sheree McFarland and David Goodman are reimagining how health IT looks, and they're not doing it alone. Taking advantage of the breadth and depth of a large hospital system and highly engaged employees - new initiatives, devices, applications and big data are driving change and outcomes. Employee engagement matters more today than ever before, and it’s at an all-time high for their West Florida IT team. Sheree and David, who are on the frontline of health IT and employee engagement strategies for one of the largest healthcare systems, will bring a unique perspective to this session which will discuss their approach to engaging, motivating and coaching healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss specific use cases on leveraging employee engagement for business success
• Outline touchpoints on employee engagement initiatives and trends
• Identify what’s next on the employee engagement horizon

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Join HHS officials from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) for a compliance and cyber threat sharing update in this era of growing ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. Health system victims of ransomware dominate national headlines. Cyber criminals are ratchetting-up their focus on healthcare, only needing to find one weakness; meanwhile CIOs and CISOs work to prevent their institutions from making the next headline. Federal scrutiny of cybersecurity continues to grow as healthcare organizations face increased threats from those intent of infiltrating and disrupting care through cybersecurity attacks. Following presentations by ONC and OCR, you will hear directly from CHIME and AEHIS members concerning their efforts to leverage federal guidance to combat cyber threats.

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Learning Objectives:

• Explain the recent OCR ransomware guidance
• Identify when is a breach is actually a breach
• Describe federal efforts to spur greater cybersecurity threat sharing information
• Discuss recent updates from the HHS cybersecurity taskforce

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Still trying to make heads or tails of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)? Not sure where to begin with the proposed rule recently published by CMS? MACRA sunsets the existing PQRS, Meaningful Use and Value Modifier programs and wraps them up into a single new program with their own set of requirements, incentives and penalties. This webinar will outline what CIOs and their staff need to know about the new physician payment system, the technology needed to support the new program and an overview of the proposed rule. CMS staff will explain the nuts and bolts of the new program and detail the proposal they have laid out under “Advancing Care Information”, the piece of the program intended to replace Meaningful Use for clinicians. In addition, hear from our reactor panel on what this means for hospitals and how CIOs can navigate this new world. Got questions on MACRA? Send them in to our new public policy email. We’ll do our best to get these answered on the webinar.

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  There’s a lot of discussion and buzz around building a “Software Defined Data Center” (SDDC) these days. But, what does it REALLY mean to be “Software Defined?” And, why are more and more of the leading healthcare organizations across the nation taking this approach? Join Michael Feld, Interim CTO of Baystate Health, to hear how he pioneered the “Software Defined” concept within his organization. He’ll share how Baystate Health was able to achieve greater security, agility and ability to control costs.

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Learning Objectives:

• Discuss what a “Software Defined Data Center” truly means, and specifically for healthcare IT organizations
• Explain Baystate Health's SDDC approach
• Analyze the results of the model, which includes enhanced user experience while controlling costs and streamlining administration
• Describe what micro-segmentation is and how it can simplify and improve your network security
• Discuss the notion that improved security doesn’t need to impact convenience and availability

 

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Engaging patients and their families is a major goal of every provider. This will only continue with changing payment models, Meaningful Use, movement toward the medical home and increased consumer involvement in care delivery. The ability to provide effective patient engagement requires tight integration of technology, security and software services spearheaded by senior IT Leaders.  Today and in the future, patient engagement must be a key component of the organization’s business plan and IT strategic and tactical plans.  This session explores effective ways to support patient engagement and ways to identify innovation opportunities.

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Learning Objectives:

• Discuss IT perspectives and lessons learned in providing effective support for patient engagement initiatives
• Identify ways that senior IT Leaders can collaborate to ensure the organization’s patient engagement strategies meet the needs of the end users and the community
• Discuss the future of patient engagement and ways senior IT Leaders can prepare today to support this evolving and dynamic industry initiative

   

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Today, senior IT Leaders are be expected to be expert change agents focusing on workflow and processes in addition to technology and systems.  Deployment and managing of technology and systems can only be effective with focused attention on the intersections of people, and process and technology. This includes understanding the impact that technology has on operational processes, clinical practice and staff roles. This session explores integrated change management principles and stakeholder involvement with technology deployment.

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Learning Objectives:

• Describe the characteristics of an effective change agent and key principles for success with technology and systems deployment
• Identify key challenges and pitfalls that can occur when change management is not effectively used and discuss proactive ways to minimize these issues
• Discuss case study scenarios of effective change management approaches that resulted in successful systems and technology deployment with satisfied end users

 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released of the Final Rules pertaining to participation in the EHR Incentive Program for 2015 through 2017 and Stage 3. Elisabeth Myers, Policy Lead for Health Information Technology at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will discuss the requirements set forth by the Meaningful Use Modifications Final Rule. Also, learn what must be in place for the 2015 program year and other key provisions that take effect in 2016. Further, CMS will outline how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will impact hospitals when it goes live for physician payment in 2017. CHIME leaders will also discuss reactions and share recommendations for the successful compliance with the rule that must be in place for the 90-days of 2015.

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Learning Objectives:

• Explain the Meaningful Use Program requirements for 2015 through 2017
• Differentiate between previous requirements and final mandates for 2015
• Discuss how the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will impact hospital participation in Meaningful Use

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CHIME is most proud to offer our Foundation firms and healthcare CIOs the opportunity to display their successful collaborative efforts at the upcoming CHIME Performance Institute (CPI) Showcase (formerly known as the Best Practices Institute (BPI) Showcase). The CPI showcase will be taking place at the Fall CIO Forum this October in Orlando. --- Premier and Standard members can secure a CPI Showcase table at no cost, with Associate members and Affiliate Subscribers supporting the showcase with a nominal sponsorship fee. --- It’s an opportunity for additional exposure at the year’s largest healthcare CIO event, and it’s easy:

1. Reserve your Showcase table with a title/summary of your white paper, and a signed CPI Showcase agreement by 8/21/15
2. Submit your collaborative white paper by (date)
3. Ship any materials that you’d like to have on your showcase table

--- That’s it! Foundation staff wants to make certain our Foundation representatives are informed and taking advantage of this tremendous opportunity, which is why we strongly recommend all of our Foundation representatives attend a brief webinar review. Jessica, Alaina, and I (Kevin) will be covering all the details regarding this year’s CPI Showcase and answering any questions you may have.

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During this session, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will present on the Meaningful Use Stage 3 proposed rule for the EHR Incentive Programs. CMS subject matter experts will discuss proposed Stage 3 requirements that would take effect beginning in 2017.  CHIME and AMDIS leaders will also discuss reactions and share recommendations for the rule.

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Learning Objectives:

•   Explain proposed Stage 3 program requirements
•   Differentiate between previous requirements and proposed Stage 3

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Learn how to leverage myChime in this 30 minute webinar in connecting with colleagues, leveraging the community directory and engaging in communities. This session will include tips and guidelines in crafting a meaningful post to maximize your engagement.

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Learning Objectives

• Discuss ways to locate and connect with others to broaden your networking opportunities
• Explore the Community Directory feature and tips on maximizing your engagement with communities
• Review guidelines in writing meaningful posts

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Take the next step in using myChime! This 30 minute webinar will demonstrate how to update and maintain your profile, ways to protect your privacy, and where to check in on the site for the latest happenings and new information.

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Learning Objectives

• Discuss best practices with profile maintenance
• Identify options to ensure privacy leveraging the tool’s privacy settings
• Discuss ways to access and use new information through the notification center

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This introductory overview will answer the question "Who is Next Wave Connect? & Where did they come from?" A full demo of the new myCHIME will illustrate features and ways this tool can be used to support your networking and knowledge sharing activities. This session includes time for questions from you – the end user!

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Learning Objectives

• Review the general functionality of myCHIME including features and ways to leverage the tool
• Discuss the partnership between Next Wave Connect and CHIME that drove the development of myCHIME.

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With political swings in the Senate, new agency leadership at ONC / CMS and new Members of Congress, 2015 promises to be a big year for health IT policy. New cybersecurity policy, Meaningful Use uncertainty, ICD-10 and the role of the FDA in regulating EHRs are just a few of the current issues facing the healthcare industry. Bring your questions to CHIME’s first quarterly debrief from the Nation’s Capitol. Join CHIME’s Vice President for Public Policy Jeff Smith and CHIME’s Director for Congressional Affairs Leslie Krigstein for a look ahead to the issues that will be driving Washington in 2015.

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Learning Objectives:

• Discuss updates on trending health IT policies in Congress and the Administration
• Identify which policy priorities CHIME will be following in 2015
• Discover opportunities to join CHIME’s Public Policy initiatives

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Today’s system developers and implementers want to ensure their software applications comply with all applicable standards and specifications while being interoperable and functional with other software applications, technology environments  and systems supported within the provider environment.  While industry wide published standards are commonly used, organizational approaches to testing can vary greatly and impact many areas of a provider’s IT ecosystem.  All too often, system testing is done once and set aside, and does not address sustainable interoperability effectiveness. There is a real need to support multiple versions of specifications at the same time to ensure your organization’s systems are both backward compatible and future proof. This concept is a key pillar of "Continuous Interoperability."   In this webinar, hear from industry thought leaders on the importance of scaled interoperability, the challenges and issues with sustainable interoperability, effective testing practices and approaches as well as ways an open source solution can successfully support provider activities.

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Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the Healtheway Compliance Testing Body (CTB) Certification process for the eHealth Exchange
• Identify key factors that makes interoperability testing difficult, yet so essential
• Discover ways improved testing efforts supports overall success of HIT implementations and EHR optimization