[ORTCCTelehealth-TAO] Fwd: Wednesday December 17th Capitol Hill Lunch to Focus on Telehealth and HIT for Veterans

Wed Dec 10 07:01:10 PST 2008

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From: Neal Neuberger <nealn at hlthtech.com>
Date: Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Subject: Wednesday December 17th Capitol Hill Lunch to Focus on Telehealth
and HIT for Veterans
To: csbritain at gmail.com

             Capitol Hill
"Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics"
Since 1993
              RSVP  <neal at e-healthpolicy.org> to Attend
Wednesday, November 17th
Lunch Briefing
in Collaboration with:

Continua Health Alliance

" Using Telehealth and Healthcare IT to Delivery Quality Care to Veterans"

Lunch Briefing
 Wednesday
November 17th
12:00 - 1:45 pm
Room SR-385 Russell Senate Office Building
Delaware and Constitution Ave., N.E.
Washington DC 20510

The Veterans Health Administration leads the nation in developing and
implementing telemedicine and health care information technologies among its
more than 1,300 care facilities.   Millions of Veterans benefit from
sophisticated databases and applications including "VistA" and "My
HealtheVet".  VHA is noted for its information technology focus on
supporting chronic illness, mental health care, rural health delivery,
underserved and Native American Veterans, and rehabilitation research.

The Office of Care Coordination is integrally involved in using health
informatics, telehealth, and disease management to extend care and case
management.   Care Coordination Home Telehealth and related activities are
starting to transform the way care is delivered across the 21 Veteran
Integrated Network Systems (VISNs).

Join us for an informative lunch briefing on Wednesday December 17th

Preliminary Program:

   - Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Co-Chair House 21st Century Healthcare
   Caucus

   - Adam Darkins, MD, MPH, FRCS, Chief Consultant for Care Coordination at
   the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Darkins is responsible for
   coordinating telehealth throughout the VA system including into more than
   30,000 homes.  Dr. Darkins will present new policy research findings based
   on the VHA Telehealth efforts.

   - Steve Pirzchalski is Director of Enterprise Network Services for the
   Dept. of Veterans Affairs and is leading a set of activities focused on
   improving telehealth capabilities for the VA.  He is currently the Director
   of the Network Design, Planning, and Engineering Service in the Office of
   Telecommunications Engineering and Design within the Office of Information
   and Technology

Please RSVP <neal at e-healthpolicy.org> using this link. (Do not cut and
paste)

June 12th Technology Showcase
Features Top Lawmakers and Administration Officials

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Co-Chair of the Senate Health IT Caucus
addresses showcase audience of nearly 300 people.

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

Senate Budget Committee Chairman & Steering Committee Founder Senator Kent
Conrad (D-ND) greets Col. Jonathan Jaffin, MC, Deputy Commander US Medical
Research & Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, sponsor of the E-MEDS Act of 2007 (H.R. 4296),
discusses the need for e-prescribing legislation.

 [image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

 Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) addressed
the June 12th Health Information Technology Showcase and Discussion.
(Institute for e-Health Policy Director Neal Neuberger - middle).

  This year, the Showcase once again highlighted the activities of "National
Health IT Week 2008" June 9th - 13th in Washington. (More than 60
organizations participated in various events)

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

 Dr. Robert Kolodner, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
with Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, the Director of the National Library of
Medicine on June 12th.

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

Dr. Adam Darkins, Chief Consultant for Care Coordination, Veterans Health
Administration
      Dear Colleague:

Since 1993, the Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics
has convened more than 120 widely attended, publicly available educational
lunch sessions and technology demonstrations on Capitol Hill.

In May of 2008, the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society
announced that the series would continue through the managerial leadership
of a new "Institute for e-Health Policy" within the HIMSS Foundation.

Thanks to the ongoing support of our sponsors including major federal
agencies, healthcare and information technology organizations,
University-based programs and private sector groups - we will continue  to
provide timely programming featuring the nation's leading experts at no cost
to participants.  Visit the Institute for e-Health Policy
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more details.

Continuing Honorary Steering Committee Co-Chairs are: Senators Kent Conrad
(D-N.D.); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Thune, (R-S.D.)
and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-VA); Rick Boucher (D-VA);  Bart Gordon
(D-TN); Allyson Schwartz (D-PA); and David Wu (D-OR).

The Steering Committee is also pleased to be coordinating many activities
with the "House 21st Century Health Care Caucus", Co-Chaired by Reps.
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Tim Murphy (R-PA).

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Thanks to Our 2008 Sponsors

(Ask About 2009 Series Sponsorship Opportunities)

   - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

   - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

   - American Heart Association / American Stroke Association

   - American Hospital Association (AHA)

   - American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)

   - American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

   - Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology ResearchCenter (TATRC)

   - Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)

   - AT&T, Inc.

   - Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)

   - Commonwealth Fund

   - CERMUSA, SaintFrancis University, Loretto, PA

   - Drexel University Bioterrorism Program

   - Chorus, Inc.

   - College of St. Scholastica

   - Continua Health Alliance

   - eHealth Initiative (EHI)

   - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

   - iMDsoft, Inc.

   - Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS)

   - INRange Systems, Inc.

   - Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA)

   - Internet2 Coalition

   - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA)

   - Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network Telehealth Services

   - National Center for Healthcare Informatics (NCHI)

   - National Library of Medicine (NLM)

   - New York Presbyterian Hospital

   - RCHN Community Health Foundation

   - RTI International

   - Rural Health Resource Center (RHRC)

   - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

   - Siemens Medical

   - University of Virginia Health System

     Watch upcoming newsletters for details of additional sessions now being
planned, for news of events from our sponsors, and also for links to stories
about past Capitol Hill sessions.

For those of you who cannot attend Washington sessions in person - plan to
visit the web sites of series sponsors:
AMIA<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sQmflczvKkMAPMef-MoDwkblS7s3YrFL47lpdbVCuF3xgXumEJgJGN6Gr_tX5cwKP0h13uup2lh5va0d4RRZvvcKT7Jl-1D7Q2XB-YT2Y2Q=>,
ATA<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sQmflczvKkNRIBM5gM81JEAX_v_W1-Uwe7qQbA34t5zeSwUgeh0QYhszlK5dwZQlqpGAkY75NugEmvD6v3aZywxumIS04VM0j_Eg5jBMbD8ohNmvkNFzXw==>
, eHealth Initiative<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sQmflczvKkOUJXq4dnM1Pm0898ABCKlEzQMySoHB9DJ4OhNw9CDVB-GaPLVwobvx-r24JOuWzKzwlkk6P2srLi9CwNm68T0uMHqFcSMOB_NL63xS3btDmg==>,
and
HIMSS<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001sQmflczvKkOn_vV62MHv51CeS-tzp7oEVyDjbI--Z6TNOLpbUulF0gBeU7IlzP6pySQzGa3DUkcqmYiItyGhiGIF7ubxt4HtKJkMONUufS8=>
.

Feel free to contact Neal Neuberger at neal at e-healthpolicy.org to RSVP for
particular sessions, or to  get materials from past programs.

Thanks for your ongoing interest and support.

*Sincerely,*

Neal Neuberger, CISSP
Executive Director, Institute for e-Health Policy
(703) 508-8182
   [image: HTS Logo Sized]

[image: Col. Jon Jaffin]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussing HIT display with Dave Roberts,
MPA, Vice President, Government Relations, HIMSS and exhibitors at June 12th
Showcase

              [image: Audience Panorama]
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