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Health IT: New Horizons in Medicine

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Join us for a discussion of how health IT advances are improving both patient care and the management of public health, including how new technologies are leading to better outcomes, healthcare interoperability, and crafting sophisticated responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Defense Health Agency and Department of Veterans Affairs are working to create a continuity of health care from the moment an American enlists in the armed forces to their golden years as a retired service member. Hear how the federal government is using advances in data analytics and electronic health records modernization to foster uninterrupted continuity of care.

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  • Bill Tinston
    Bill Tinston Director Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
  • Megha Chokshi
    Moderator: Megha Chokshi Senior Vice President GovernmentCIO

Presented by Dell Technologies

Speakers / Panelists

  • Maheen Mirza
    Maheen Mirza Director, Federal Healthcare Dell Technologies
  • Mike Hoffman
    Moderator: Michael Hoffman President GovernmentCIO Media & Research

A discussion of how federal agencies are modernizing record keeping and the maintenance of medical and health information, with an eye on interoperability and wholesale transition away from paper to digital records — including the use of paper conversion and cloud computing to facilitate this transition.

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  • Justin Meyer
    Justin Meyer Deputy Director, Acquisition Programs U.S. Coast Guard
  • Lauren Thompson
    Lauren Thompson Director of Interoperability Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
  • Christina S. Wong
    Christina S. Wong Senior Product Marketing Manager, Regulated Industries DocuSign
  • Fernanda Manzano
    Moderator: Fernanda Manzano Senior Portfolio Director GovernmentCIO

Organizations dedicated to advancing and providing mental health care services have focused on the availability of remote counseling during the pandemic. Hear how these leaders are leading tech initiatives to provide greater access and use of these digital services covering mental health and addiction treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Christina Armstrong, PhD
    Christina Armstrong, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Office of Connected Care, VHA VA
  • Marquis Barefield
    Marquis Barefield Assistant National Legislative Director Disabled American Veterans
  • Jacob Warren
    Jacob Warren Director, Center for Rural Health and Health Disparities Mercer University School of Medicine
  • David Chandler
    Moderator: David Chandler Vice President GovernmentCIO

Advances in health IT are allowing for better management of public health, including the tracking of viral outbreaks and government response to public health crises. Hear from experts in both government and academia as they discuss how new technologies will assist health networks in both managing the demands of COVID-19 and better anticipating the challenges of tomorrow.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Jonathan Alboum
    Jonathan Alboum Federal CTO and Principal Digital Strategist ServiceNow
  • Dr. Andrew Gettinger
    Dr. Andrew Gettinger Chief Clinical Officer, ONC HHS
  • Jonathan Weiner
    Jonathan Weiner Founding Director, Center for Population Health Information Technology, Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University
  • Andrew Underhill
    Moderator: Andrew Underhill Vice President GovernmentCIO

Hear how federal agencies dedicated to improving health care outcomes across the country are strengthening their communication strategies to inform stakeholders during COVID-19.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Christy Choi
    Christy Choi Deputy Director, Office of Communications HRSA
  • Peter Garrett
    Peter Garrett Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison NCI
  • Charissa Pallas
    Charissa Pallas Director, Office of Communications SAMHSA
  • Orjiugo Hourihan
    Moderator: Orjiugo Hourihan Vice President GovernmentCIO

Speakers / Panelists

Speakers
  • Jonathan Alboum
    Jonathan Alboum Federal CTO and Principal Digital Strategist, ServiceNow
  • Christina Armstrong, PhD
    Christina Armstrong, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Office of Connected Care, VHA, VA
  • Marquis Barefield
    Marquis Barefield Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
  • Christy Choi
    Christy Choi Deputy Director, Office of Communications, HRSA
  • Peter Garrett
    Peter Garrett Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Cancer Institute
  • Dr. Andrew Gettinger
    Dr. Andrew Gettinger Chief Clinical Officer, ONC, HHS
  • Justin Meyer
    Justin Meyer Deputy Director, Acquisition Programs, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Maheen Mirza
    Maheen Mirza Director, Federal Healthcare, Dell Technologies
  • Charissa Pallas
    Charissa Pallas Director, Office of Communications, SAMHSA
  • Lauren Thompson
    Lauren Thompson Director of Interoperability, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
  • Bill Tinston
    Bill Tinston Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Office
  • Jacob Warren
    Jacob Warren Director, Center for Rural Health and Health Disparities, Mercer University School of Medicine
  • Jonathan Weiner
    Jonathan Weiner Founding Director, Center for Population Health Information Technology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
  • Christina S. Wong
    Christina S. Wong Senior Product Marketing Manager, Regulated Industries, DocuSign
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