Final Agenda
Attendee List
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Pre-Conference Workshop
Meeting Plenary
Health Foundations as Partners in Practice
Shiloh Turner, MPA Director, Health Data Improvement, Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
Maribeth Shannon, BS, MHA Director, Market & Policy Monitor Program, California HealthCare Foundation
MP3 Audio of the Session (38mb)
Concurrent Session 1A
Consumer Reporting of Healthcare Quality
Shoshanna Sofaer, PhD Professor of Health Care Policy, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, NY
Michael Martin, MBA Research Consultant, Utah Department of Health
Beth Eastman, MS Interim Bureau Chief, Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis
Sean Kolmer MPH Research & Data Manager, Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
MP3 Audio of the Session (47mb)
Concurrent Session 1B
Toolkit and Methods for Enhancing Discharge Data for Public Health Applications
Kathleen Thoburn, BA CDC/NPCR Contractor, Northrop Grumman
Lee Kallenbach, PhD, MPH Director, Health Planning and Research, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
Helen (Jodi) Neikirk Program Director, Analytics, CI Data & Informatics, University HealthSystem Consortium
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 2A
Present on Admission Implementation Issues
Starla Ledbetter, MHSA, RHIA, PMP Data Projects Manager, CA Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
Susan McBride, PhD, RN Sr. Vice President, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
Cassi Birnbaum, RHIA Director of Health Information & Privacy, Rady Children’s Hospital & Health Center
Denise Yervelli Software Product Analyst, SEIMENS Medical Solutions
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 2B
“All Together Now”: Establishing All-Payer Databases
Al Prysunka, MS, BA Executive Director, Maine Health Data Organization
Keely Cofrin Allen, PhD Director, Office of Health Care Statistics, Utah Department of Health
Ben Steffen, MD Director, Center for Information Services Analysis, Maryland Health Care Commission
Larry Sherraden, MPA Senior Database Manager, Kansas Health Policy Authority
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 3A
Healthcare Acquired Infections: Approaches and Lessons Learned
Julia Slininger, RN, BS, CPHQ Health Care Consultant, Lumetra QI
J Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH Professor & Chairman, University of Chicago Medical Center
Pat Jones, BS, MS Director, Health Care Quality Improvement, Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 3B MP3 Audio of the Session
U.S. Health Information Technology: Why it matters and a template for action
J.D. Klienke Medical Economist, Author & CEO, Omnimedix Institute
Vickie Hohner, MBA Senior Consultant, Fox Systems
MP3 Audio of the Session
Plenary Session: Crystal Ballroom I
Enhancing Administrative Data Sets to Support Value-Based Purchasing
Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Michael Pine, MD, MBA President, Michael Pine & Associates, Inc.
Pat Merryweather, MA Senior Vice President, Illinois Hospital Association
Yin Ho, MD, MBA Senior Director of Medical Policy, Pfizer
MP3 Audio of the Session
Panel Discussion: Crystal Ballroom I
Assessing Medicare & Medicaid Data—A Right or Privilege?
Alan Prysunka, MS Executive Director, Maine Health Data Organization
Jane Thorpe, AB, JD Acting Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 4A: Opal
Abstract Presentation Session
Beth Eastman, MS Interim Bureau Chief, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Richard Burford, MS State Initiatives Program Manager, 3M/Health Information Systems
Mary Tran, PhD, MPH Manager, Administrative Data Program, CA OSHPD
Samuel Hohmann, PhD Sr. Research Specialist, University HealthSystems Consortium
MP3 Audio of the Session
Concurrent Session 4B: Diamond I
Enhancing Discharge Data for Quality and Public Health
Joseph P. Parker, PhD Director Health Care Outcomes Center, CA OSHPD
Richard Johannes, MD, MS Vice President, Clinical Research, Cardinal Health
Anne Elixhauser, PhD Senior Research Scientist, AHRQ
MP3 Audio of the Session