Cisco’s Community for Connected Health Summit

Monday, March 1st
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lunch Included

The 3rd annual Community for Connected Health Summit meeting brings together the power of healthcare innovators and Cisco experts into a single forum of networking, education and best practice sharing unlike any other. You’ve got a front row seat to the very latest innovations improving healthcare delivery throughout the world. You’ll be the first to hear about breakthrough solutions available today…and what’s on the horizon for tomorrow.

Join us at the Summit to be entertained and enlightened with innovative thinking and eye-opening new ideas from healthcare leaders and luminaries, including:

This year’s keynote speaker – Dr. Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD. Named one of Time Magazine’s “2009 Most Influential People”, his work has repeatedly appeared on the front pages of The New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and other major media, over the past three years.

The co-author of the NY Times best-seller “Connected”, Dr. Christakis is an internationally recognized authority on how social networks affect behavior and well-being. One of less than ten people in the U.S. trained as both a sociologist (Ph.D.) and a physician (MD), he specializes in health and social networks and other social factors affecting health, healthcare and longevity.

Attend this session to learn a new perspective on healthcare, being “connected” and the important implications of this eye-opening research for healthcare provider organizations.

With the national healthcare reform debate rapidly approaching a crescendo, it’s clear that process innovation coupled with the application of advanced technology can help lead the way forward.

Our second speaker at this year’s Summit is Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP, Executive Vice President & Chief of Medical Affairs, United Health Group, who will discuss a groundbreaking telemedicine initiative underway called “Connected Care America.”

Dr. Tuckson’s presentation will address key elements of this important initiative, including: the types of organizations that can participate in this initiative, United’s plan for reimbursement of “virtual visits”, workflow and staffing consideration, and more. Dr. Tuckson will also highlight the technology innovations that make this initiative possible.

Attend this session for a glimpse of the not-too-distant future, and some early insight into what it may mean for your organization.

With the introduction of Electronic Records, Health Information Exchanges, Personal Health Records, and Telemedicine, it is mission-critical for any health system to maintain the proper flow of information to provide better, more efficient care coordination among providers.

In the third session at this year’s Summit, Alan D. Snell, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, St. Vincent Health will highlight the comprehensive HIT strategy used by St. Vincent Health to align physicians, patients, and caregivers throughout central Indiana. Download the presentation.

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn best-practices from a thriving health system and an acclaimed industry expert.

Please visit http://www.communityforconnectedhealth.org for further details.

Registering for HIMSS10? Attend the Community for Connected Health Summit at no additional charge! Summit registration fee is waived with full paid HIMSS10 conference registration when you register for both events at the same time. Does not apply to COMP or discounted registrations.