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2007 Healthcare Information Technology Conference -
Afternoon Keynote Description
"Integrating Electronic Health Records (EHR), Personal Health Records (PHR) and e-Prescribing"
Friday, February 2, 2007 - 8:00am-4:00pm
Marriott
Hotel, Rt 128 & 3A (One Mall Road), Burlington, MA |
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Session Descriptions:
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Lunch Presentation |
PM Keynote
Afternoon Keynote Description:
"The Integration of EHR, PHR and e-Prescribing: A Collision?"
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EHR, PHR and e-Prescribing: evolving independently and for differing reasons
The integration of EHRs, PHRs and e-Prescribing will be discussed in the afternoon Keynote presentation by
John Glaser, PhD, CIO of Partners Healthcare System and the subsequent panel discussion.
Each piece of the puzzle is evolving independently and for differing reasons. Different stakeholders have
different emphases and perspectives on increasing market share, adding services, improving efficiency, increasing
revenue, improving care quality and safety and reducing costs which leads to uneven growth in these activities.
Further, the role and future of RHIOs (Regional Health Information Organizations) is unclear.
For example, PHRs are thought to be a way of getting patients more engaged in their care. However, they are
offered not only by providers, but also by employers or stand-alone vendors. The reasons for offering PHRs are
varied and include cost reduction and healthcare quality improvement. These different offerings have different
strengths and weaknesses.
Dr. Glaser will share his thoughts about the reasons for the "collision" of these technologies as well as
an optimistic look at what we can expect in the future.
Following this presentation will be a panel discussion with experts in the area of physician-patient
communication, e-prescribing, privacy laws, and technology. Kate Berry, Senior Vice President of SureScripts,
will discuss e-prescribing and the pharmacies’ role in connectivity and as a data source for PHRs. Daniel Sands, MD,
(Cisco Systems and Harvard Medical School) will offer the physician perspective on Health Information Technology
(HIT). Colin Zick, JD, will discuss the legal issues associated with patient privacy and EHR/PHRs. Deborah Theobald
(CEO, Vecna Technologies) will present the current technical landscape around open-source EHRs/PHRs and her thoughts
about how they may be adopted. John Glaser will moderate the discussion and the Q&A session that will follow the
presentations.
For further information on any of our conferences and events, please contact Jerilyn Heinold, Healthcare
Consultant, via e-mail. If you
would like information on exhibiting opportunities for this or other events, please contact Arleen Coletti,
Director of Member & Exhibiting Services via e-mail or by phone (781)768-2512.
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