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Saturday, September 9

8:30 a.m. -
4:45 p.m.
Health IT Certification & Training for EHR and HIT
(You must register separately for this event. For the full agenda and to register, click here.)
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. BellSouth NCHICA Challenge Golf Tournament
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Golfer's Cookout and Awards

Sunday, September 10

8:00 a.m. - noon

HIMSS NC Chapter Meeting
To register, click here.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Opening Plenary Session
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Models Track
Challenges and Successes in RHIO Implementation
Gary Bowers, JD (WNC Health Network) & Tommy Finley (Rutherford Hospital)

Clinical Track
Improving Patient Care, Safety and Satisfaction through an Admission Database
Carolyn Lekavich, MSN (Duke University Medical Center)

Compliance/Technology Track
Building a Mini EMR to Meet Clinical and Financial Needs
Robin Vann, MD (Duke Eye Center), Richard Low (Topsail Technologies), Nick Hernandez (Duke Eye Center) & Brian Rothfuss (Duke Eye Center)

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Models Track
RHIOs: Making Sure Children's Healthcare Issues are Incorporated and Addressed
Patricia MacTaggart, MBA (Health Management Associates), Chuck Willson, MD (ECU Brody School of Medicine) & Donna Ettel, PhD (HCA)

Clinical Track
Justification and Adoption of the Ambulatory Medical Record
Gail Hinte, MPA (HIMformatics), Sheila Cook (Novant Health) & Cathy Morris (HIMformatics)

Compliance/Technology Track
Simplifying Administrative Data Exchange, Interoperability at the CORE
Josh Duffy (BCBSNC), Gwendolyn Lohse (CAQH) & Morgan Tackett, MHA (BCBSNC)

4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Opening of Exhibition Hall & Reception
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Hawaiian Luau

Monday, September 11

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Leveraging the NHIN Prototype to Deliver Value Today
Bruno Nardone, MHA (IBM)
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Models Track
The Race Toward Interoperability and Data Exchange: A NC Perspective

Lorraine Fernandes, RHIA (Initiate Systems, Inc.), JP Little (RxHub) & Ginny Wagner (IBM)

Clinical Track
Statewide Nursing Home Online Medication Error Reporting System: NC's Experience

Sandra Greene, DrPH (UNC)

Compliance/Technology Track
The CCR Standard: Data Mobility for PHI

David Kibbe, MD, MBA (AAFP)

11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.

Models Track
NC DETECT

Amy Ising, MSIS (UNC) & Lana Deyneka, MD, MPH (NC Division of Public Health)

Clinical Track
A Consumer's Guide to Remaking American Medicine

Mary Cay Corr, MEd (UNC-TV)

Compliance/Technology Track
Organizing for Success: Security Management Program Best Practices

Clyde Hewitt (CTG Healthcare Solutions)

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch in Exhibition Hall
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussions on RHIOs & National Initiatives, Avian Flu & the Public Health Response, and EMR/EHR Implementation Issues

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Models Track
Tools for Building a Successful Health Information Exchange

Andrew Weniger (eHealth Initiative & Foundation)

Clinical Track
Compliance Challenges in the Emerging Field of Disease Management

Cornelia Dorfschmid, PhD (Strategic Management Systems, Inc.) & James Cottos (Strategic Management Systems, Inc.)

Compliance/Technology Track
NPI Implementation: Issues and Answers

Deborah Newman (LabCorp)

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Models Track
Health IT Adoption by NC Rural Public Health Entities
Dave Kirby (Kirby IMC)

Clinical Track
Business Continuity is for Wall Street, Care Continuity is for Healthcare
William Hudson (CTG Healthcare Solutions)

Compliance/Technology Track
Planning for the EHR: Updates and Strategies
Terry Jacobs (Siemens Medical)

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception in Exhibition Hall

Tuesday, September 12

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. Plenary Session
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Models Track
Using the Internet to Improve Healthcare Communications: Select Case Studies
Kimberly Brummett (Advanced Home Care), David Gardner (Covisint), David Miller (Covisint), Lynne Perrin (NC Medicaid), Charlotte Terwilliger (WakeMed) & Christine Tichenor (Covisint)

Clinical Track
Achieving Cost Effective Disease Management

Sherry Shults, RN (South Carolina Heart Center)

Compliance/Technology Track
Person-Centered Care: You'll Know It When You See It
Mimi Saffer (American Board of Pediatrics)

11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Incoming NCHICA President's Remarks
Jon Brown (Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center)
11:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibition Hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Models Track
Wireless Communications and Messaging
David Ziolkowski, MBA, MHA (Sampson Regional Medical Center)

Clinical Track
Super-Size Our System?
Lauren Kearns, MSN (UNC Hospitals)

Compliance/Technology Track
The All-You-Can-Eat Identity Management Buffet
Chris Feeney, CISSP (Imprivata, Inc.)

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Plenary Session
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Prize Drawings & Adjourn