The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit

ATTEND this Summit to:

UNDERSTAND the final definition and set of standards to adopt and meaningfully use HIT to improve your care delivery
EXPLORE funding options and subsidies for supporting EHR purchases
GAIN strategies for implementation and track the impact of EHRs on your practice or patient care to qualify for federal government incentives
ENGAGE in a dialogue with states, state designated entities, regional extension centers, health plans and HIEs to enable electronic information exchange across boundaries
ATTUNE to the needs of physicians and the smaller practices in your community to help them move forward in adopting an EHR system

Over six speakers who have reached stage six of the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model^SM

	David R. Furnas, CHCIO, CISM, PMBA Chief Information Officer, Gila Regional Medical Center; Advocacy Liaison and President, New Mexico Chapter HIMSS

	Kena Jones, MSCE, CHP Vice President and Chief Information Officer Unity Health Center

	Thomas W. Smith Chief Information Officer NorthShore University HealthSystem

	Scott Stewart, MD IT Physician Leader Family Health Associates

Distinguished Presenters

	Bill Beighe Chief Information Officer Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz

	Cynthia Bero, MPH Chief Information Officer Partners Community HealthCare, Inc. (PCHI)

	Carolyn D. Byerly Vice President and Chief Information Officer Stanford Hospital and Clinics

	David R. Furnas, CHCIO, CISM, PMBA Chief Information Officer, Gila Regional Medical Center; Advocacy Liaison and President, New Mexico Chapter HIMSS

	Larry Garber, MD Medical Director, Informatics Fallon Clinic

	Kena Jones, MSCE, CHP Vice President and Chief Information Officer Unity Health Center

	Keith T. Kanel, MD, MHCM, FACP Chief Medical and Learning Officer Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative

	Jennifer Laughlin, MBA, RHIA Vice President and Chief Information Officer UW Health Partners-Watertown Regional Medical Center

	Pravene A. Nath, MD, MSE Chief Medical Information Officer, Stanford Hospital and Clinics; Clinical Assistant Professor; Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

	Todd Rothenhaus, MD, FACEP Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Caritas Christi Health Care System

	Thomas W. Smith Chief Information Officer NorthShore University HealthSystem

	Richard D. Warren Vice President and Chief Information Officer Allegiance Health

To Inquire About Sponsorship and Executive Networking Opportunities, contact:

Ed Cray
Business Development Manager
The World Congress Leadership Summits
Phone: 781-939-2619
Email: [email protected]

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