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Saturday, September 10

10:00 a.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament at Grandover Resort East Course
  Dinner on your own

Sunday, September 11

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. HIMSS North Carolina Chapter
Members and visitors welcome - Agenda and Registration
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Opening Luncheon
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Opening Address
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Opening of Exhibition Hall with refreshments
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Clinical Track
Implementing CPOE at Duke University Hospital: Content Delivery, Impact Analysis and Lessons Learned
Clayton Musser, MD (Duke University Medical Center),
Leslie Mackowiak, RPH (Duke Health Technology Solutions)

Technology Track
A Unique Health Identifier: The Discussion Continues
Michael Competiello (Initiate Systems)

Compliance Track
Real World Standardization for Healthcare EDI: A Report from the Convergence Project
Kepa Zubeldia, MD (Claredi)

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break in Exhibition Hall
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Clinical Track
Enhancing Patient Safety through the Implementation of an Advanced Clinical Information System
Terri Andrews, RN and Marie DiFrancesco, RN
(Alamance Regional Medical Center)

Technology Track
Leveraging Technology to Support Collaborative Community Health in Durham County
Philip Harewood (Lincoln Community Health Center),
Frederick Johnson (Duke University Medical Center),
Terry Mears, RN (Durham Regional Hospital)

Compliance Track
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans: Lessons from the Trench
Clyde Hewitt (CTG)

4:45 - 7:00 p.m. Reception & Golf Awards in Exhibition Hall

Monday, September 12

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet (sponsored by Mission Hospitals)
in Exhibition Hall

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session (speaker TBD)
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break in Exhibition Hall
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Clinical Track
The DOQ-IT Project: Advancing EHRs in North Carolina
Ann Lefebvre (Medical Review of NC)

Technology Track
Using Business Intelligence to Improve Healthcare Delivery, Outcomes and Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Melissa Fitzpatrick (SAS)

Compliance Track
Interoperable EHRs: The Legal Landscape
Michael Hubbard, JD (Smith Anderson)
Donald Horton, Jr., JD (LabCorp)

11:30 a.m. -
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Clinical Track
Patient Safety: Moving from Paper to CPOE - One Organization's Journey
James Lederer, MD (Novant Health)

Technology Track
EMR and UNC: Inpatient and Outpatient CPOE, e-Prescribing and Health Maintenance/Disease Prevention Alerts
Robert Berger, MD (UNC Health Care),
J.P. Kichak (UNC Health Care),
Todd Hardman (SureScripts)

Compliance Track
The Ongoing Security Program: Holistic, Standards-Based, Business Driven
Donald Sweezy, CISSP (Duke Health Enterprise)

2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break in Exhibition Hall
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Clinical Track
Using Research to Improve Patient Care: One Practice's Experience
Susan Andrews, MD (Family Practice Partners)

Technology Track
Implementing A Statewide Immunization Registry in North Carolina: An Initial Step to Moving RHIO-like Activities Forward
Patricia MacTaggart, Diane Evenson and Bobby Minish (EDS),
Walter Kemper and Mary Ivers (NC DHHS Immunization Branch),
Judy Lawrence, RN (Cabarrus Health Alliance)

Compliance Track
The CHS Model of a Collaborative Compliance Program
Eugene DeLaddy (Carolinas HealthCare System)

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break in Exhibition Hall
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Clinical Track
The Use of IT in Measuring the Results of Pediatric Quality Improvement Projects
Don Hopkins, PhD (Ursa Logic Corporation),
Stephanie Pierson and Divvie Powell, RN
(Center for Children's Healthcare Improvement)

Technology Track
Making It Easier to Practice Medicine: Riverside Health System Case Study
Charles Frazier, MD (Riverside Health System),
Alan Ying, MD (MercuryMD)

Compliance Track
Holding Hands with Information: A Methodology for Success
Jeanellen Newkirk, RN (Duke Health Technology Solutions), Bill Gilbert and Donna Nobles, RN
(Duke University Health System)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception in Exhibition Hall
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Gala Dinner (ticket required)

Tuesday, September 13

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Annual & Board Meetings
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Clinical Track
The Next Generation of Mobile Computing Applications for Health Care
Colleen Hirschkorn, RN, MPA (The Lewin Group)

Technology Track
Medication Management Effectiveness: Capturing and Assessing the Impact of Pharmacist Interventions
Michelle Fritsch, PharmD (Alamance Regional Medical Center)
Paul Timmins (NC Health & Wellness Trust)

Compliance Track
Business Continuity: The Disaster after the Disaster
Jack Hueter, CPA (Catholic Health East) & Gail Hinte

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break in Foyer
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Keynote Address
David Brailer, MD, PhD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Incoming President's Remarks
11:30 a.m. Prize Drawings and Adjourn