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Farzad Mostashari, M.D., ScM
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for HIT, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will update attendees on the latest developments in the ongoing evolution of meaningful-use requirements under the HITECH Act, and will address questions and concerns from the audience.
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM currently serves as a National Coordinator for Health Information Technology with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Previously, he served at the NYC Health Department (DOHMH) as Assistant Commissioner for the Primary Care Information Project, with the goal of encouraging and facilitating the adoption of prevention-oriented health information technology in underserved communities. Dr. Mostashari also led the CDC-funded NYC Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, and an AHRQ-funded project focused on quality measurement at the point of care.
Prior to this he established the Bureau of Epidemiology Services at the DOHMH, charged with providing epidemiologic and statistical expertise and data for decision making to the Agency. He was one of the lead investigators in the outbreaks of West Nile Virus and anthrax in NYC, and among the first developers of real-time electronic disease surveillance systems nationwide.
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Moderator: Mark Hagland, Editor-In-Chief, Healthcare Informatics
How are the industry leaders prioritizing their preparations for meaningful-use requirements? In this panel discussion, participants will discuss the most pressing and essential challenges derived from meaningful-use requirements and in relation to the clinical IT infrastructure.
Panel:
Bill Spooner, Senior Vice President & CIO, Sharp HealthCare
David Muntz, Senior Vice President & CIO, Baylor Health System
Chuck Podesta, Fletcher Allen HealthCare
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Moderator: Mark Hagland, Editor-In-Chief, Healthcare Informatics
One of the most significant hurdles in meeting meaningful use under HITECH will be assembling a top-notch team of clinical informaticists to create a framework for success. This panel of experts will discuss the key issues involved in building clinical informaticist teams and how to facilitate best practices in clinical IT development work.
Panel:
G. Daniel Martich, M.D., Chief Medical Information Officer, UPMC
David Liebovitz, M.D., CMIO, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
George Reynolds, MD, MMM, FAAP, CPHIMS, Vice President, CMIO and CIO, Children's Hospital & Medical Center
Kara Marx, R.N., Vice President & CIO, Methodist Hospital of Southern California Christopher Longhurst, MD, MS, Chief Medical Information Officer, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
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Moderator: Charlene Marietti, Executive Director of Editorial Initiatives, Vendome Group
This discussion will delve into the complex web of issues around the requirements under meaningful use regarding quality data reporting. What are the experiences of data-use leaders and the findings of researchers telling us about the most important steps patient-care organizations must now take to meet MU requirements in this critical area? The experts will share their learning and perspectives.
Panel:
Sajjad Yacoob, M.D., CMIO, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Tina Buop, CIO, Muir Medical Group Walnut, IPA, INC
David Liebovitz, M.D., CMIO, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Jane Metzger, Principal Researcher, Emerging Practices, CSC
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Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Dr. Clancy will review current trends and issues in health care quality that are shaping the future of the health care delivery system in the United States. Special attention will be given to the influence of factors such as transparency, the adoption of health information technology and increased use of patient-centered outcomes research.
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., was appointed Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on February 5, 2003, and reappointed on October 9, 2009. Prior to her appointment, Dr. Clancy was Director of AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research.
Dr. Clancy is a general internist and health services researcher. Following clinical training in internal medicine, Dr. Clancy was a Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining AHRQ in 1990, she was also an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.
Dr. Clancy holds an academic appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine) and serves as Senior Associate Editor for the journal Health Services Research. She serves on multiple editorial boards, including Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals of Family Medicine, American Journal of Medical Quality, and Medical Care Research and Review.
Dr. Clancy is a member of the Institute of Medicine and was elected a Master of the American College of Physicians in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research.
Dr. Clancy's major research interests include improving health care quality and patient safety and reducing disparities in care associated with patients' race, ethnicity, gender, income, and education. As Director of AHRQ, she launched the first annual report to Congress on health care disparities and health care quality.
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