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| Date of Publication: Monday, June 11, 2007 |
Top Leaders Convene at 4th Annual CCS Summit to Offer Support in Health IT |
| The 4th Annual CCS Conference offered top health IT leaders two days of informative presentations as well as collaboration on all aspects of electronic health record keeping. Numerous key speakers were in attendance, including CareData's own Sel ene Kepila, an EMR/PHR expert. |
The fourth annual Collaborative Communications Summit held in Washington DC on May 17-18, offered top health IT leaders two days of informative presentations as well as collaboration on all aspects of electronic health record keeping. The summit set out to achieve top leaders in the Health IT industry to come together, discuss issues and brainstorm solutions. With the HIT world moving into the way of the future via electronic medical records, the conference helped profession als mire through the overload of solutions and information by having informed professionals speak on the subject at hand.
Collaborators at the event had a lot to say. Samantha Stetson, VP of marketing for GE Healthcare states, "As I said and have told many people today, I felt this was one of the better if not the best and most engaging conference I have been to for h ealthcare. Lining up key speakers and panelists will continue to be what makes this conference a success."
Among the key speakers was congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, who was a big hit among professionals. "I thought the VIP dinner was grand. Hearing Kennedy speak made a real difference and the networking has been great," says Charlie Jarvis, AVP fo r Nextgen.
Also in attendance was CEO of CareData Patient Tracking Systems, Selene Kepila. CareData is an innovative company offering a complete EMR/EHR solution for hospitals, doctors and an integrated PHR for patients. After being the conference chair for day on e, Ms. Kepila spoke on a panel the second day expressing her views to other industry leaders. "Those who don't collaborate will be left behind or out of business. This even applies to vendors. We all need to work together like never before f or the common good of better healthcare." She even stated solutions for sustainable business models and urged action where the government could take a stand. "CareData would be willing to donate PHRs to all newborn babies as a way to get Ameri cans on Personal Health Records, a way to improve health while lowering costs. Just like you get a discount for wearing seatbelts and having airbags in your car, insurance companies should lower costs of health plans to members who have a PH
From her 17 years of health IT development experience, Selene Kepila shared the missing link in what she feels is lacking today. "We are leaving behind the most important stakeholder in this initiative, THE PATIENT. We must engage the consumer toda y." Additionally she reported that the lack of awareness and understanding leads to the confusion and lack of adoption between doctors and EMRs and patients and PHRs.
Rudy Mazza, the Senior Director of Business Generation Alcatel-Lucent, was one of the many individuals in attendance who became informed. "The conference was enlightening and inspiring. It helped me get a much better understanding of what we are fa cing with the move to electronic medical records and more importantly, with the drive to improve healthcare in our country and to make HIT a catalyst for change. I liked the intimate setting. The dynamics were different than a large conference and it ap peared to me that people were able to let their hair down a bit and dig into real issues."
Those real issues in health information technology are vital to helping change the face of healthcare worldwide. "Health information technology is about making the right thing the easy thing to do, but technology alone cannot transform the way we d eliver health care in this country. An undertaking of this magnitude requires a change in the culture of health care, and forums such as Collaborative Communications Summit are crucial to fostering the discussion that will make that change happen," says Dr. Carolyn Clancy, the director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
All in all, the CCS Summit was a success and answered many questions for industry leaders. The open format and limited invitation helped make this conference very effective.
In addition to the CCS Summit Conference, CareData CEO Selene Kepila will be speaking again in June at the American Association of Physician Liaisons Conference. She will address and clarify issues for those who are looking for health IT solutions.
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