8:30 – 9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Introduction by David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS

9:00 – 9:45 am

An Overview of ONC’s Vision and Strategy and the Role of Health IT in Health System Change and Health Care Reform

• David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ONC
• Donald Berwick, MD, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS

9:45 – 10:15 am

An Overview of ONC’s Strategies, Principles and Programs 

• Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy, ONC

10:15 – 11:00 am

Break

11:00 – 12:15 pm

Update on Privacy Regulations and Activities in the Office of the Chief Privacy Officer

• Joy Pritts, JD, HHS Chief Privacy Officer, ONC
• Adam Greene, Senior Health IT and Privacy Specialist, HHS Office for Civil Rights

12:15 – 1:00 pm

Break

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Getting to Health Information Exchange

• Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy, ONC
• Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, Director, Office of Standards and Interoperability, ONC
• Claudia Williams, Acting Director, State Health Information Exchange Program, ONC

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Break

2:15 – 3:30 pm

An Overview of HITECH Programs Supporting Providers in Achieving Meaningful Use

• Moderator:
  • Mat Kendall, Director, Office of Provider Adoption and Support, ONC
• Panelists:
  • Melinda Buntin, Senior Advisor and Acting Director, Economic Modeling and Analysis, ONC
  • Paul Kleeberg, MD, Clinical Director, REACH
  • Robyn Leone, Regional Extension Center Director, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization
  • Norma Morganti, Executive Director, Midwest Community College Health IT Consortium, led by Cuyahoga Community College
  • Rick Shoup, Director, Massachusetts eHealth Institute

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 – 5:00 pm

An Overview of Medicare and Medicaid Incentive Programs

• Moderator:
  • Michelle Mills, Technical Director, CMS
• Panelists:
  • Robert Anthony, Office of e-Health Standards and Services, CMS
  • Elizabeth Holland, Director, HIT Initiatives Group, Office of e-Health Standards and Services, CMS
  • Jessica Kahn, Technical Director for Health IT, CMS Center for Medicaid CHIP, Survey and Certification

9:30 – 10:45 am

Promoting Patient-Centered Care Delivery by Empowering Consumers, Engaging the Public 

• Moderator:
  • Joshua Seidman, PhD, Director, Meaningful Use, ONC
• Panelists:
  • Christine Bechtel, Vice President, National Partnership for Women and Families
  • Silas Buchanan, Director of E-Health Initiatives, The Cave Institute
  • Tom Sellers, MPA, President and Chief Executive Officer, 11-Year Cancer Survivor, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
  • Ginger Vieira, Health and Chronic Illness Life Coach, Living in Progress

10:45 – 11:00 am

Break

11:00 – 12:15 pm

Overview of Federal Programs Designed to Support Meaningful Use in Rural America

• Moderator:
  • Elisabeth Handley, Deputy National Coordinator for Operations, ONC
• Panelists:
  • Kerry McDermott, Director, Healthcare, Federal Communications Commission
  • Michael McNeely, Regional Health IT Coordinator, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Jackie Garner, Consortium Administrator, Consortium for Medicaid and Children’s Health Operations, CMS
  • Susan Woolard, Loan Specialist, Rural Development, Community Facilities, U.S. Department of Agriculture

12:15 – 1:00 pm

Break

1:00 – 1:45 pm

The Role of HITECH in Supporting Public Health Goals

• Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Break

2:00 – 3:15 pm

Aligning Communities Around Improving the Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Health Care Through the Use of Health IT

• Moderator:
  • Aaron McKethan, Director, Beacon Communities Program, ONC
• Panelists:
  • Laura Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Quality Institute; Rhode Island Beacon Community
  • David Kendrick, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Tulsa Health Access Network
  • Keith Mandel, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Physician-Hospital Organization, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; Greater Cincinnati Beacon Community

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 – 4:20 pm

Encouraging Innovation: Rapid Learning and Technological Advancement

• Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director for Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, HHS
• Introductions by Charles P. Friedman, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, ONC

4:20 – 4:30 pm

Closing Remarks

• Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy, ONC