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Monday, June 25

The Restructuring of the C-Suite: New Organization Models in Practice

Healthcare today is information-centric and many departments are becoming as dependent on information systems as they have traditionally been on medical supplies and equipment. What does this mean for organizational structure and the role of the CIO in health systems today?

Learning objectives:

• Describe how departments use information systems within the organization
• Define an organization structure and the role of the CIO in a healthcare system
• Identify some of the challenges that arise an organizational structure changes due to new information systems

Speaker:
David S. Graser
Senior Vice President and CIO
West Jefferson Medical Center
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Clinicians Taking the Lead in IT

Physician leadership is critical to the success factor for all health information technology initiatives. Learn from the success of two top physicians in the industry sharing their experiences in both a hospital and ambulatory setting.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how physician leadership is essential to the governance of new healthcare IT initiatives
• Describe examples of successful clinician leadership in various common healthcare delivery issues in both hospital and ambulatory settings
• Define some of the challenges that physicians face in healthcare IT

Speakers:
Larry Flake, MD
Willis-Knighton Health System

Stephanie Mills, MD, MHCM
CMIO, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
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The Strategic CIO: Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness

This session examines the infl uence of organizational and individual factors on the Chief Information Offi cer’s level managerial discretion and the impact of this executive’s discretion on his/her level of eff ectiveness in the organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Define how individual and organizational characteristics influence the CIO’s level of managerial discretion
• Define how the CIO’s discretionary level and the level of CIO effectiveness are linked
• Identify how the CIO can impact organizational outcomes

Speaker:
David S. Preston, PhD
Assistant Professor, Texas Christian University
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Balancing the Art and Science of Innovation in Healthcare: A Governance Perspective

If flawless execution is the heartbeat of a world-class organization, innovation is its soul. This session goes to the heart of what it takes to fly and avoid crash landings – so fasten your seatbelt!

Learning Objectives:

• Express insights and lessons from a perspective-filled discussion of what it takes to balance the science and art of innovation from a governance perspective – breakthrough ideas, tried and true wisdom and pitfalls to avoid
• Describe how Less is often more - saying no to ten good ideas in order to make room for one great one is a difficult skill to master – explore how successful innovators have mastered the art of sorting through competing ideas and philosophies in the Boardroom and on the front line
• Define how to excel at disciplined ideation while keeping the trains running on time is a big challenge – come prepared to share your insights in an interactive discussion on these challenging topics!

Speaker:
Simmi P. Singh,
MBA, FHIMSS
Managing Director, Health Industry Services for Converge Partners, LLC
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Tuesday, June 26

Funding EHRs: Moving Toward Implementation and Adoption

Bringing their perspectives of health systems research and leadership, panel members will discuss implementation and adoption of EMRs from the context of value modeling.

Learning Objectives:

• Define value modeling as it relates to EHR Funding.
• Identify an approach to implementing value modeling to positively impact EHR implementation.
• Explore leadership skills necessary to achieve EHR adoption.

Speakers:
Eric Pan, MD, MSc
Senior Scientist at the Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL) at Partners HealthCare System
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Douglas Johnston
Executive Director, CITL
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The CEO Perspective

Hear from one healthcare leader about the role of IT and learn practical solutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of effective healthcare delivery.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn effective governance strategies that impact healthcare delivery
• Understand the CEO’s role in championing health information technology
• Describe how effective CEO’s impact quality of care and overall health system efficiency.

Speaker:
Glenn D. Steele, Jr., MD, PhD
President  & Chief Executive Officer, Geisinger Health System
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Pursuing IT Excellence through Service Management Processes

The management of IT encompasses the alignment between business goals and IT. This presentation describes the value of service management processes to improve service and achieve operational effi ciency to meet those goals.

Learning objectives:

• Describe a definition of service management and the value it can provide in an IT organization
• Identify an approach to implementing service management
• Define the lessons learned in implementing service management – critical success factors

Speaker:
Kathy Lang, MBA, CIO, Marquette University
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