HiMSS Oregon http://www.himss-oregon.org/ welcomes – J.D. Kleinke a pioneering health care information entrepreneur, medical economist, author, policy expert, and business strategist.

WHEN: Thursday, March 14th, 2013 from 5:00pm-8:30pm

5:00-6:00 – Registration and Networking

6:00-7:30 – Presentation**

7:30-8:30 – Networking Reception

WHERE: The Nines Hotel, 525 SW Morrison, Portland, Oregon 97204

DETAILS:

What does the actual health reform plan look like, what happens when 30 million new people enter the “system” as we know it, and what will it all mean for your organization? “Obamacare” has survived the Supreme Court, but the health reform law itself may be overshadowed by larger shifts in market power - and continuing government budget crises, as lawmakers target Medicare and Medicaid as sources of major savings. This session provides a critical overview of where health care stands today; the latest on spending trends and market dynamics; and how the health reform plan will play out for all major stakeholders, including providers, payers, employers, patients and consumers. This session examines the concurrent effects of the reform plan, health insurance market upheavals, increasing patient economic empowerment, and emerging information technologies on today’s health care organization. And it lays out a practical framework and set of critical success factors for your organization going forward, as health care faces the greatest challenges and changes in our lifetimes.

J.D.Kleinke has been instrumental in the creation of four health care information organizations, most notably HealthGrades. He has helped hospital systems, insurers and physician groups prepare for medical computerization and health reform; provided business, product and technology strategy services to new and established health care companies; and sat on the Boards of several public and privately held health information companies. In 2012, he was a Resident Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Kleinke has authored three books on the U.S. health care system, Bleeding Edge: The Business of Health Care in the New Century and Oxymorons: The Myth of a U.S. Health Care System, and Catching Babies (2011). His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron’s, Health Affairs, JAMA, the British Medical Journal, Modern Healthcare, Managed Healthcare, Forbes, and numerous other publications. Since his earliest writings on health policy and market dynamics in The Wall Street Journal in the early 1990s, Mr. Kleinke has long been known as a forceful, non-partisan advocate for an evidence-driven, computerized, patient-centric health care system.

**This program has been submitted for review and approval of continuing education (CE) hours for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHMS)

Registration is now open for the conference. https://secure100.telusys.net/gregistration-bin/display2_preview?&ctid=1696121847441156&rfid=9659143976368037&tmid=136

With the NHIT Week theme: One Voice, One Vision: Transforming Health and Care, HIMSS Oregon, in partnership with Technology Association of Oregon (TAO), will hold - Ignite Health - from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Oregon Health & Science University's Old Auditorium and Grand Hall in Portland.

Healthcare and technology enthusiasts, as well as media, are encouraged to attend to learn about emerging, innovative, unconventional, inspiring, locally-sourced concepts and tools and connect with a diverse and passionate crowd of like-minded health innovation enthusiasts. There is no cost for attendance but registration is required. Visit http://bit.ly/1dX4JuW to register today.

The event on September 19th, 2013 will bring together more than 200 local Healthcare IT Leaders to at Ignite Health to listen to over 15 local presenters with big ideas on innovation in healthcare technology – each presenting their ideas in just five minutes.

Ignite Health is an event where local people who have a burning idea and the guts to get onstage are able to share their personal and professional passions, in this case, regarding healthcare and wellness. Each speaker is limited to just 300 seconds to get their idea across, and each presentation will offer a quick, fun, thought-provoking, social, local or global perspective on the true value that American healthcare can realize through an integrated information management system.

Presenters, and their topics, include:

MELISSA BOOKER (Systems Analyst, Cambia Health): How Sparky Anderson & Baseball Can Help Healthcare Organizations Make Better Decisions

DAWN BONDER (President, CEO, Health Republic): Consumer-Operated & Oriented Plans: Offering Solutions to Healthcare Conundrums

CALE BRUCKNER, (Principle, Emergent Health Care Solutions): Using Mobile Technology to Improve Patient Engagement & Outcomes

RAY CONSTANTITI (CoFounder, BrightMD): Emcee

DOUG COOKE (President, Tinder): ACA: The Big "A" or the Little "a"?

MILES ELLENBY (Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, OHSU): Like Skype On Steroids: Telemedicine

ART FLETCHER (CNA, Filius Bonacci): Actionable Clinical Quality Intelligence

STEVE GEHLEN (Director of Marketing, HealthSparq): How come I can shop for a $25-60 t-shirt, but not a $2500-$6000 Gallbladder Removal?

JEFFERY GOLD (Associate Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care, OHSU): Stimulation to Improve Health & Safety of Electronic Health Records

WILLIAM HERSH (Professor, Chair Dept of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology at OHSU): The OHSU Informatics Discover Lab

AL LEE (Engineer, Author): Transform Your Life: One Breath at a Time

MOLLY LINDQUIST (Founder, CEO, Consano): Bringing "the crowd" to medical research

MITCHELL LUSHENKO (3rd Year Master's Student, OHSU-PSU): HAL

TONY McCOMICK (CTO, Medical Information Integration, LLC): Changing the Health Care IT Model with Open Source

MOHAN NAIR (CIO, Cambia Health Solutions): Journey of Innovation for Military Health

KEVIN RENNER (President, BrandNew): A Next-Generation Approach to Health Cost Containment

MARK STEEVES (CIO, WiserCare): Engineering Challenges of Shared Decision Making

KATIE VAHLE (CoFounder, CoPatient): Empowering Patients to Bend their Own Cost-Curve with Technology-Enabled Advocacy

VIOLET V (MBA, Stanford): Psychedelic-Assisted Chemotherapy & Other Defenses Against Homicidal Breasts

"Our participation in National Health IT Week highlights our organization's commitment to ensure health information technology is integrated, interactive, interoperable, and intelligent to provide the best patient outcomes", said Mark Fromuth, HIMSS Oregon Chapter President. "By working together we can leverage the technology to promote for the betterment of our healthcare system."

As 2014 arrives, so does a whole new batch of challenges for Providers, Payers and health technology Vendors alike. This interactive panel discussion will focus on Healthcare Innovation and the technical solutions that are being developed to help improve care, increase efficiencies and reduce errors in an increasingly complex environment.

Panelist will include:

• Alex Lowenthal, Senior Director, Health and Care Delivery Informatics, Kaiser Permanente

• Hanny Freiwat, President, Wellero

Light appetizers will be provided.

This full day conference offers insights and strategies for Healthcare Systems, Payers, Government Health and Students to adapt to the rapidly changing landscape of Healthcare Information Technology.   

From distinguished keynote presentations from key industry leaders, to breakout sessions covering a range of topics ranging from Best Practices, Standards, Industry Trends and Solutions, and Networking Opportunities, this will be an educational conference like no other!    Please join us and reserve your seat to be a part of this event today!  

REGISTRATION FEES: HIMSS Members: 75.00 HIMSS Student Member: 25.00 Non-Member: 100.00