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Agenda

Sunday, September 7

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Health IT Certification Training
The Health IT Certification training program is offered as a NCHICA Preconference, including the first 4 courses for Health Information Technology (CPHIT), Heath Information Exchange (CPHIE) and Electronic Health Records (CPEHR). The remaining 6 courses unique to each track and the certification examination are available on-line at a discounted price for Preconference attendees and all NCHICA members. To register, click here.
1:00 - 5:30 p.m. Golf Tournament at Grandover
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Golf Cookout

Monday, September 8

7:30 - 8:45 a.m. NC HIMSS Meeting
Separate registration required. The fee is $25. To register, click here.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Track 1
Clinician Adoption of an EMR in a Public Health Care Teaching System
Moderator: Natalie Berger (CTG HealthCare Solutions)
Panel: John Riggs, MD & Louis Greak (Harris County Hospital District)

Track 2
The Convergence of Physical & IT Security in Healthcare
Clyde Hewitt (Forsythe Solutions Group)

Track 3
VAP Free in MICU: It Takes a Team to Make a Bundle Work
Lou Ann McLamb (WakeMed Health and Hospitals)

10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

Track 1
Achieving Safe Medication Administration and Nursing Documentation with Point-of-Care Technology in Critical Access Hospitals
Lou Montana (Pungo District Hospital), David Roth (PharmaSys, Inc.) & Patrick Harris (PharmaSys, Inc.)

Track 2
Use of HIT for Area Free Clinics
Jean McGraw (MedVirginia)

Track 3
Consent to Participate in a Health Information Exchange: North Carolina and National Perspectives
Patricia Markus (Smith Moore LLP)

11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Opening of Exhibit Hall and Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Track 1
CPOE from Alpha to Omega
Debbie Zanes, Reba Beavers & Sheba Smith (Durham Regional Hospital)

Track 2
A Risk Management Approach to HIPAA Security Governance
Donald Sweezy (Duke University Health System)

2:00 - 2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 - 3:20 p.m.

Track 1
Automating Discharge Processes by Physician Online Creation of Discharge Summaries with Integration to Nursing Electronic Discharge
Raj Gopalan & Tracy Parham (UNC Health Care System)

Track 2
Managing Sensitive Electronic Information on Mobile Devices and Removable Media
Clyde Hewitt (Forsythe Solutions Group) & Larry LaBanc (Novant Health)

Track 3
Infection Control Practitioner Use of NC DETECT
Amy Ising & Anna Waller (UNC Department of Emergency Medicine) and Lana Deyneka (NC Dept. of Public Health)

3:20 - 3:40 p.m. Break
3:40 - 4:40 p.m. Game Plans for Victory: The "Fearsome Foursome" Tackles the EMR
Moderator: Gail Hinte (HIMformatics)
CIO Panel: David Dillehunt (FirstHealth of the Carolinas), Stuart James (UHS of Eastern Carolina), John Jenkins (Moses Cone Health System) & Mary Jo Nimmo (Lenoir Memorial Hospital)
4:40 - 6:00 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Hall
6:00 - 9:30 p.m.

Grove Winery Tour and Dinner

  • 6:00 p.m. bus departs Grandover
  • 6:30 p.m. tour of winery
  • 7:00 p.m. wine tasting & dinner
  • 9:00 p.m. bus departs winery

Tuesday, September 9

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Track 1
Medication and Chronic Disease Management Tools for Consumers
Mary Ellen Zipper (CapMed) & Ronald DeVizia (Kerr Drug)

Track 2
The Uses of Commercial Healthcare Databases in Biosurveillance
John Russell (Center for Global Initiatives, UNC-Chapel Hill)

Track 3
A Novel Approach for the Integration, Interpretation and Dissemination of Public Health Surveillance Data: NC's Hospital-Based Public Health Epidemiologist Network
Emily Sickbert-Bennett (UNC Health Care System)

10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

Town Hall Session with Mayor Pat McCrory
North Carolina Gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory, Mayor of Charlotte, will discuss his plans to improve health care in our State. Learn how he will address rising health care costs while maintaining the quality of care, and the role of health information technology. A Q&A session will follow his remarks.

11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Track 1
CPOE and Its Impacts on the Medication Use Process
James Greenlee & Robert Lineberger, MD (Durham Regional Hospital)

Track 2
A National Data Use Agreement
Roy Wyman, Jr. (Williams Mullen)

Track 3
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG): Providing Interoperable Links from Research to Care
Dianne Reeves (National Cancer Institute, Center for Bioinformatics)

2:00 - 2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 - 3:20 p.m.

Track 1
The Value of IT Clinical Rounding
Billie Kennedy-Hutchinson (Duke Raleigh Hospital) & Terry Mears (Durham Regional Hospital)

Track 2
Challenges Facing Lab Result and Evidence-Based Medicine Programs
David Pfeil (LabCorp)

Track 3
Improving the HIT Contribution to Public Health: Progress and Prospects
David Kirby (Kirby IMC)

3:20 - 3:40 p.m. Break
3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Track 1
Using Interoperable EHRs to Connect Care
Moderator: Charlene Underwood (Siemens Medical Solutions)
Panel: Greenway, MEDITECH, Misys, e-MDs

Track 2
WakeMed Mobile Emergency Command Center Vehicle
Bill Atkinson (WakeMed)

Track 3
Update on the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration Project
Robert Bailey (RTI International)

4:40 - 6:00 p.m. Reception & Prize Drawings in Exhibit Hall
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Hawaiian Luau Dinner

Wednesday, September 10

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

Track 1
What Will It Cost to Implement Electronic Healthcare Record Capability? Applying Best Practices from Private and Federal Sectors
David Seaver & Joseph Ingemi (PRICE Systems LLC)

Track 2
Privacy and Security Components of Health Information Exchange
James Murphy (NC Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Track 3
The Secured Three-Factor Authentication Multi-Level Medical System
Alain Sadeghi (eTechSecurity) & Hamid Nemati (UNC-Greensboro)

10:00 - 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

Track 2
CPOE: Two Roads to Successful Implementation and Post Implementation Outcomes
Moderator: Lynn Foreman (CTG HealthCare Solutions)
Panel: Thomas Peng, MD (VCU Health System), Rita Jew (Childrens' Hospital of Orange County) & Ruth Slater (Children's Hospital of Orange County)

Track 3
Issues Related to Adoption of IT by African-American Physicians in NC
Deborah Swain (NC Central University)

11:20 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Aspirations for a Nationwide Health Information Network
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Remarks by Incoming NCHICA President Sam Spicer, MD
1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Prize Drawings & Adjourn