Connecting California to Improve Patient Care in 2013

Connecting California to Improve Patient Care is an annual conference featuring subject matter experts on electronic health records (EHR), personal health records (PHR) and health information exchange (HIE). Speakers will present practical solutions for securely sharing electronic clinical information between unaffiliated health care facilities, such as outpatient practices, hospitals, laboratories, imaging centers, long term care, home health, and public health.   

Speakers will present practical solutions for securely sharing electronic clinical information between unaffiliated health care facilities, such as outpatient practices, hospitals, laboratories, imaging centers, long term care, home health, and public health. Conference attendees will learn best practices in clinical informatics, quality analytics, and HIE services. Speakers will explain the current status of investments in health information technology (IT) in California, national software roadmaps for standards and interoperability, innovations in quality improvement, and emerging tools and opportunities for physician and patient engagement.

Conference Presenters

• Anuj Desai, MBA - VP of Business Development, New York eHealth Collaborative
• Mark Frisse, MD, MS, MBA - Professor of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
• Michael Hogarth, MD - Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, UC Davis
• David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA - Senior Advisor, American Academy of Family Physicians
• Clement J. McDonald, MD - Director, Lister Hill Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine
• Deven McGraw, JD, MPH - Director, Health Privacy Project, Center for Democracy and Technology
• J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD - Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Siemens Healthcare
• Wes Rishel - Vice President & Distinguished Analyst, Gartner, Inc.