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Conference Agenda

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

2:00 PM -
Registration Opens
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Keynote Address: Fostering Innovation in Healthcare through Data Analytics
Wil Yu, Special Assistant of Innovations and Research, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Data - It Shouldn't Be This Hard: Lessons From the Trenches
Peter Aiken, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Systems, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY & FOUNDER OF DATA BLUEPRINT, INC.
J. Brian Cassel, PhD, Health Services Researcher, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MASSEY CANCER CENTER
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Transforming the Health and Life Sciences Ecosystem through Advanced Analytics
Jason Burke, Founding Director and Chief Strategist, Center for Health Analytics & Insights, SAS
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Clinical Leadership Operational Efficiency
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Linda Kloss, Principal, KLOSS STRATEGIC ADVISORS, LTD.
Greg Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief, HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Investing in Sustainable, High-Value Care
Grace E. Terrell, M.D., MMM, FACP, FACPE, CEO, CORNERSTONE HEALTH CARE
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Winners & Winners, Analytics Can Redefine A Zero-Sum Game
Jason Williams, Vice President, Business Analytics, RELAYHEALTH
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Track: Clinical Leadership View Track Using Data to Yield High Impact Business Intelligence
Brent Estes, President and CEO, RUSH HEALTH
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Track: Operational Efficiency View Track Enterprise Analytics: Can your Organization Make it Happen?
Rick Schooler, Vice President & CIO, ORLANDO HEALTH
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Track: Clinical Leadership View Track Leveraging Business Intelligence to Achieve Strategic Objectives
Andrew W. Proctor, MS, Senior Director of Business Intelligence, Medical Operations Division, CLEVELAND CLINIC
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Track: Operational Efficiency View Track Clinical Analytics and Meaningful Use
Lynn R. Witherspoon, M.D., System VP & Chief Medical Information Officer, OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Refreshment Break
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Track: Clinical Leadership View Track Using Data and Transparency for Effective Population Care Management
Bernadette Loftus, M.D., Associate Executive Director for the Mid-Atlantic States, THE PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Track: Operational Efficiency View Track Employing Analytics Tools to Adapt to the Changing Healthcare Environment
Krishna Ramachandran, Chief Information and Transformation Officer, DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Lunch Presentation: From Volume to Value - The Need for a New Breed of Healthcare Analytics
Mark Larson, Senior Director, SG2
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Lunch Presentation: The Industrialization of Healthcare - Emerging Applications for Advanced Analytics
Brad Ryan, M.D., General Manager, Payer and Provider Solutions, IMS HEALTH
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Dessert in the Exhibit Hall
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
The Payer Panel
Swati Abbott, CEO, BLUE INTELLIGENCE
James Gaston, Senior Director, Clinical and Business Intelligence, HIMSS ANALYTICS
Brian J. Kelly, M.D., Head of Informatics and Strategic Alignment, AETNA
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CONCLUDING KEYNOTE: Transforming Healthcare with Analytics
Thomas Davenport, Renowned Thought-Leader and Author, ANALYTICS AT WORK: SMARTER DECISIONS, BETTER RESULTS
4:30 PM -
Conference Concludes