Industrialized, Interoperable and Insight-driven Federal Health Panel
Main Video Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Listen to the full show. If the goal for electronic health records (EHRs) is better and less costly health care, then i...
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If the goal for electronic health records (EHRs) is better and less costly health care, then interoperability of records is a key strategy for getting there. At one level, interoperability means a data field named “XX” in this record means the same thing in that record. At a higher level, it means health care providers in one location can access and trust the information from other providers for a given patient. At a still higher level, it means a service member transitioning from the Defense Department to the VA, or from DOD to the private health care system, can have the assurance that his or her information is available, accurate and secure. Ultimately, interoperable health records provide the basis for high-level analysis of patients, health trends, disease control, treatment efficacy and many other personal and national interests. Accenture has long experience in both public and private sector electronic health records. It recently convened a panel of experts to discuss the topic of industrial, interoperable and insight-driven federal health records. Be sure to watch all three parts of this webinar. In Part 1, panelists outline the case for information sharing, chart progress among federal entities and with the private sector on interoperability, and discuss some of the business and technology challenges of interoperable health records. In Part 2, hear how the next generation of EHRs will improve military readiness and smooth the transition from military service member to civilian; and some of the infrastructure considerations for supporting interoperable EHRs. In Part 3, find out where the industry goes from here. Panelists discuss pending legislation, what’s ahead for modernization efforts in both DOD and Veterans Affairs, and the future for standards, security and privacy.
Moderator
Tom Temin, Federal News Radio
Tom Temin is the host of Federal Drive, airing weekdays from 6-9 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500AM. Tom Temin has 30 years’ experience in journalism, mostly in technology markets. He was a long-serving editor-in-chief of Government Computer News and Washington Technology magazines, both of which were regular winners of national reporting awards. Before joining Federal News Radio, Tom wrote (and continues to write) a column on government IT and acquisition topics. He was a regular guest on Federal News Radio before joining the team.
Panelists
Bart Harmon, M.D., M.P.H, President, Clinical Informatics Experts, Inc.
Bart Harmon is President of Clinical Informatics Experts, Inc., and has over 20 years of experience leading Health Informatics and Electronic Health Records initiatives. For five years, Dr. Harmon served as a corporate Chief Medical Officer where he drove the health dimension of the information technology strategy for a $5 billion enterprise. Previously, he was the Chief Medical Information Officer for the US Military Health System, serving 9.2 million patients, where he was responsible for the clinical vision of multiple DoD health programs including the DoD’s Electronic Health Record, Population Health Tools, Analytics and Occupational Health Systems for both peace-time and combat environments. Dr. Harmon managed the DoD’s $4.8 billion health IT investment portfolio and served on the Electronic Health Records Work Group of the American Health Information Community, the Board of the U.S. Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), chaired the NATO Medical Communication and Information Systems Expert Panel, served as the DoD lead for Health Level Seven (HL7) and co-chaired a DoD-VA health information interoperability workgroup. He deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2003 to support roll-out of the combat zone configuration of DoD’s electronic health record and retired from the Army at the rank of Colonel. Dr. Harmon is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Harvard School of Public Health, the Army Command and General Staff College and completed a 3 year Research Fellowship in Medical Informatics at the Massachusetts General Hospital Laboratory of Computer Science.
Stanley M. Huff, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
Dr. Huff is Professor (Clinical) of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah, and the Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Intermountain Healthcare. He is board certified in Clinical Pathology, and in Clinical Informatics. His career has been in the field of Biomedical Informatics. He has worked in the area of medical vocabularies and medical database architecture for the past 25 years. He is currently a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics, a co-chair of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee, the Chair of the Board of Directors of Health Level Seven (HL7), and a member of the ONC HIT Standards Committee. He teaches a course in medical vocabulary and data exchange standards in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah.
Kaveh Safavi M.D., J.D., Global Managing Director, Health Industry, Accenture
Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D. is the managing director for Accenture’s global healthcare business. Dr. Safavi is responsible for developing and driving a growth strategy that differentiates Accenture’s offerings for providers, health insurers and public and private health systems across the globe. As a seasoned executive, Dr. Safavi brings more than two decades of leadership experience to Accenture Health. He’s responsible for the creation of the Center for Healthcare Improvement at Health Businesses of Thompson Reuters and, while at HealthSpring, he established one of the Midwest’s first electronic medical record systems. He has published numerous papers and is quoted on healthcare issues in various media publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Harvard Business Review and the Economist.
Jim Traficant, Managing Director, Accenture Federal Services and President, ASM Research
Jim Traficant brings a rich background in government, operational, commercial and international markets, including positions in Aerospace & Defense, Intelligence, IT Services and healthcare, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Traficant oversees every aspect of ASM’s business, including its strategic direction and market positioning, managing client relationships and leading the company’s more than 400 employees. He is also managing director at Accenture Federal Services, responsible for business and technology solutions for military health issues, leading Accenture’s work in this area for the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. Before joining Accenture, Mr. Traficant served as president of Harris Health Solutions, helping to grow Harris’ business across six countries in five years.
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