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Events

2007 Sessions

Senator Kent Conrad  · Senator Michael Crapo
Rep. Eric Cantor  · Rep. Rick Boucher
Rep. Bart Gordon · Rep. David Wu · Rep. Phil English

The publicly attended events continued under the honorary bi-partisan leadership of  Senators Kent Conrad (D-N.D); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rick Boucher (D-VA); Bart Gordon (D-TN); David Wu (D-OR); and, Rep. Phil English (R-PA). The Steering Committee is also pleased to be coordinating many activities with the “House 21st Century Health Care Caucus”, Co-Chaired by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.).    Program organizers want to thank all of our Congressional leaders, Hill staff, expert panelists, and sponsors for making this series possible.  The Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics is coordinated by Neal Neuberger, CISSP of Health Tech Strategies, LLC (703) 790-4933 nealn@hlthtech.com.

(2007)

2007-1: “Outlook for 2007: the Budget, Appropriations, Authorization Measures,
Grant Projects and Programs of Federal Agencies”
Wednesday, February 7th 12:00- 1:45 pm, Room 2325 Rayburn House Office Building.

  • Neal Neuberger, CISSP, President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC (Moderator).
  • Susan Christensen, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, DHHS.
  • Lindsey Henjum, Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).
  • Joelle Oishi, Prof. Staff Member, House Ways & Means Committee.  
  • Judy Sherman, Co-Chair “302(b)s” & Senior Lobbyist, Amer. Dental Assn.   
  • Mike Quear, Prof. Staff Member, House Committee on Science and Technology.
  • David Schwartz, Prof. Staff Member, Senate Finance Committee.
  • Michael Zamore, Policy Advisor, Office of Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.).

2007-2: “Rural & Underserved Telehealth and Health Information Organizations: Getting Started”
Wednesday, March 7th Room SR-385, Russell Senate Office Building

2007-3: “Health Information Technologies toHelp Mitigate and Respond to Natural Disasters: From Hurricanes to Avian Flu”
Wednesday, March 21st 12:00 – 1:45 pm Room SR-188 Russell Senate Office Building

  • Neal Neuberger, CISSP, President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC (Moderator).
  • Ann Knebel, Deputy Director, Office of the Secretary, ASPR, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 
  • David Hartley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
  • Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H., President, Global Health Initiatives, Inc., Coordinator, NDRCI National Disaster Risk Communication Initiative.
  • Maj. Gen. John Parker, M.D. (Ret), SAIC, Biomedical Homeland Defense
    Initiatives
  • Kevin U. Stephens, Sr., MD, JD, Director, New Orleans Health Department

2007-4: “Rural Military, Veterans, and Their Families: Using Technology to Improve Access to PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury Healthcare”
Thursday, April 19th8:00 am – 10:00 am, Room 121 Cannon House Office Building.

  • Neal Neuberger, CISSP, President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC (Moderator).
  • Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), Co-Chairs “House 21st Century Health Care Caucus”
  • Jay H. Shore, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Denver;  Director, American Indian Veteran Telepsychiatry Clinics (VISN 19 and 23), “Improving Access to PTSD Treatment for Rural Veterans and Their Families through Live Interactive Videoconferencing”.
  • Saul Rosenberg, Ph.D. CEO, Neuron Valley Networks Corporation, Associate Clinical Professor of Medical Psychology, University of California, San Francisco, “Mental Health Decision Support Technologies for Improving Access to PTSD and TBI Healthcare”.
  • Mark W. Drummey, Business Development, INRange Systems, Inc. “Remote Medication Management System”.
  • Beth Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D., AABC, Beth Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D., AABC, Director, Institute of Rural Health, Idaho State University,  “The Intersection of Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury”.

2007-5: “The Role of Quality and Health Information Technology in SCHIP ”
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007, 12:00 – 1:45 pm, Room 122 Cannon House Office Building.

  • Neal Neuberger, CISSP, President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC (Overview)
  • Christine Bechtel, Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations, eHealth Initiative (Moderator)
  • Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), and Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), Co-Chairs “House 21st Century Health Care Caucus”
  • Barbara Lyons, PhD; Deputy Director, Kaiser Family Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
  • Rachel Block, Project Director, Quality Strategies Initiative, United Hospital Fund and Secretary, eHealth Initiative

2007-6: “Health Information Technology Showcase & Interoperability Demonstration”
June 21st, Room 902 Hart Senate Office Building 10:00 am – 3:00 pm 

Special Thanks to 2007 Program Sponsors and Participating Organizations  (* Denotes Display at June 21st Showcase) 

  • Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)
  • Alaska Federal Healthcare Access Network (AFHCAN)
  • American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
  • American Hospital Association (AHA)
  • American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
  • American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
  • Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)
  • AT&T, Inc. *
  • CERMUSA, Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA *
  • Chorus, Inc.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. *
  • Computerized Screening Inc. *
  • Drexel University Bioterrorism Program *
  • eHealth Initiative  (eHI) and Partners *
    • American Academy of Pediatrics *
    • CareEvolution, Inc. *
    • Greenway Medical Technologies *
    • Medicity, Inc. *
    • Microsoft, Inc. *
    • Vips, an Emdeon Company *
  • Georgetown University Imaging Science and Information Systems Center (ISIS) *
  • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Partners *
    • Cardinal Health *
    • Department of Defense  *
    • Department of Veterans Affairs *
    • Electronic Health Record Vendors Association *
    • InterSystems *
    • Nextgen Health Information Systems *  
  • Idaho State University *
  • Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) *
  • INRange Systems, Inc. *
  • Intel Corporation
  • Internet2 Consortium
  • Life:WIRE *
  • MedWeb, Inc.*
  • National Center for Healthcare Informatics (NCHI)
  • National Library of Medicine (NLM) *
  • New York Presbyterian Hospitals
  • Oracle
  • Rural Health IT Corporation *
  • Rural Health Resource Center (RHRC)
  • Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) *
  • Siemens Medical *
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) *
  • University of Virginia Health System *

2007-7: "Current Status of Legal, Regulatory and Policy Issues for HIT"
Wednesday, July 11th, 12:00 - 1:45 pm, Room 2325 Rayburn House Office Building

  • Neal Neuberger - Moderator
  • Mike Quaer Office of Rep. David Wu (D-OR) 
  • Bruce Mehlman and Larry Irving - Internet Innovation Alliance
  • Dan Rhode, Vice President, American Health Information Management Assn.
  • Michael Zamore - Policy Advisor to Representative, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
  • Jordanna Levinson - Health Assistant, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
2007-8:  “The Personal Health Record: HIT From a Patient’s Perspective”
Wednesday, October 17th.

  • Representatives Dave Reichert (R-WA), Co-Sponsor of HR 1368, The Personalized Health Information Act    
  • James Kahn, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San FranciscoJKahn@php.ucsf.edu
  • Barbara L. Massoudi, MPH, Ph.D., Senior Research Health Scientist, RTI International bmassoudi@rti.org
  • Jim Bureau, Vice President of Marketing, and Product Development, Shared Health, a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee   

2007-9: “Point of Care Technologies, Homecare, and Advances in Wireless Communications for Healthcare”
Tuesday, October 30th., 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm, Room B338 Rayburn House Office Building.    

2007-10: “Health Information Assuredness: Ensuring the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Reliability of the Electronic Health Record”
Thursday, November 8th, 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm, Room B340 Rayburn House Office Building 

  • Overview of “Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007”, S. 1814, Senate Staff
  • Jill Callahan Dennis, JD, RHIA, Principal, Health Risk Advantage
  • Deven McGraw, JD, COO, National Partnership for Women and Families
  • Susan Christensen, JD, Senior Public Policy Advisor, Baker Donelson.

2007-11: “IT for On-Line Diagnostics, e-Prescribing & Bioinformatics”
Wednesday, December 5th, 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm, Room SR-188 Russell Senate Office Building.

  • Jake Jennings, Associate Chief, Wireline Services Bureau, Federal Communications Commission    (FCC).
  • Harry Reynolds, Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
  • John Carroll, Consultant, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL).
  • Bob Elson, MD, MS Chief Medical Officer, Eclipsys Corporation.
  • Stephen Badger, CEO, George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates.

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