
Education and Networking Opportunities to Empower Health IT
With hundreds of the industry’s top standards and health IT experts in one place, IHE USA offers turn-key educational programs and networking events to support collaboration and professional development. Attend the IHE Experience Day and standards acceleration education to gain exclusive access to the IHE Connectathon testing floor, industry subject matter experts, and information on tools and resources to support your interoperability initiatives.
IHE Experience Day and Standards Acceleration Programs
This year IHE North America and IHE Europe are hosting the first joint IHE Connectathon from September 12-16, 2022. In addition to the “classic” Connectathon experience, IHE USA has curated three days of interoperability education and discussions. Join us for the IHE Experience + Standards Acceleration Programming in Atlanta, Georgia from September 13-16, 2022.
- Tuesday, September 13: IHE (Global) Experience Day
- Wednesday, September 14: Standards Acceleration Program Day 1
- Thursday, September 15: Standards Acceleration Program Day 2
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IHE Experience Day 2022: Tuesday, September 13 Enabling Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Establishing the Bridge with IHE and FHIR® |
The Connectathon Week Programming starts with the IHE Experience Day – specially curated interoperability sessions providing interoperability stakeholders an opportunity to hear perspectives from expert’s leading digital health programs across the globe. Learn about solutions that leverage IHE, FHIR® and other world class standards – and how they have benefited system developers, vendors, users, procurement organizations and government agencies in the US and across the world. |
IHE Experience Day: Tuesday September 13, 2022 |
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Enabling Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Using IHE And FHIR® to Establish the Bridge |
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Time |
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Speakers |
10:00 |
Welcome to the IHE Experience Day and the Connectathon |
Chris Carr - Director of Informatics at RSNA, IHE USA Vice President; IHE International - Secretary |
10:10 |
Opening Keynote: Interoperability Call to Action – the Big Picture and Next Steps to Enable Digital Transformation |
Christina Caraballo - Vice President, Informatics, HIMSS; IHE International – Board of Directors |
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Atlanta – Montreux Joint Programming |
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10:25 |
Artificial Intelligence in Practice demonstrated at RSNA
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Mohannad Hussain - Technical Manager of SIIM Hackathon and RSNA Imaging AI in Practice Demonstration Dr. Katherine Andriole - Director of Research at the MGB Center for Clinical Data Science, RSNA Machine Learning Steering and Data Standards Committees |
10:45 |
GCeHI (Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability)*
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Jürgen Brandstätter (Moderator) - IHE Representative in the GCeHI Executive Board Panel:
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11:05 |
International Patient Summary, IHE and HL7 FHIR - checks and balances*
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Grahame Grieve - Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd, HL7 working group Co-Chair |
11:30 |
GDHP (Global Digital Health Partnership) Update* |
Steven Posnack (USA) - Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Jürgen Brandstätter (AT) - IHE International Board Member; IHE-Europe Vendor Deputy Co-Chair |
12:00 |
LUNCH/COFFEE BREAK |
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1:30 |
Digital Identity in the US and Next Steps |
Ryan Howells - Principal, Leavitt Partners; CARIN Alliance |
2:00 |
IHE Past, Present and Future | |
3:00 |
Information Blocking, Data Usability, and Exchange |
Didi Davis - Vice President of Informatics, Conformance and Interoperability, The Sequoia Project |
3:30 |
Advancing Interoperability for Emergency Medicine Services (EMS) |
Amit Trivedi - Senior Director Informatics and HIT Standards, HIMSS |
4:00 |
Closing Remarks: Healthcare Modernization – the Way Forward |
Tom Leary - Senior Vice President and Head of Government Relations, HIMSS |
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IHE USA – Standards Acceleration Program Day 1: Wednesday, September 14 Day 2: Thursday, September 15 Enabling Digital Transformation in Healthcare: The Building Blocks |
The Connectathon Week Programming continues with a two day standards acceleration program that encourages conversation and dialogue to generate actionable progress. Day 1 of the Standards Acceleration Program provides a thorough overview of the existing building blocks that make up the foundation of national health information exchange, cybersecurity requirements, and the key projects and initiatives that will drive digital transformation across the US. Day 2 begins a dialogue around the future of health IT testing and programs supporting interoperability. IHE USA’s Standards Acceleration Program - Two days of immersive and interactive interoperability education. Subject matter experts from IHE, HIMSS, and our collaborative partners provide an opportunity to dive into practical interoperability issues that implementers are facing today.
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IHE USA Standards Acceleration Day 1 Wednesday September 14, 2022 |
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The Building Blocks Enabling Digital Transformation in Healthcare |
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9:30 |
Opening Remarks: Standards Acceleration |
Amit Trivedi - Sr. Director Informatics and HIT Standards, HIMSS |
10:00 |
The IHE Process and Purpose; Health Information Exchange – Standards and IT Infrastructure |
John Moehrke - Health Information Standards Architect; By Light Professional IT Services; IHE ITI Planning Co-Chair; HL7 Security Work Group Co-Chair |
12:00 |
LUNCH / COFFEE BREAK |
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1:30 |
What’s Next for Cybersecurity |
Lee Kim, JD, CISSP - Senior Principal, Cybersecurity and Privacy, HIMSS; Director, InfraGard Northern Capital Region |
3:10 |
Leveraging Building Blocks to Advance Current and Future IHE Projects |
Andrea Fourquet - IHE PCC Co-Chair |
4:00 |
IHE Office Hours |
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IHE USA Standards Acceleration Day 2 Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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Leveraging National Interoperability Building Blocks at the State and Local Level |
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9:30 |
Opening Remarks Day 2: The Opportunity and Challenges for State Health IT |
Evan Dunne - Project Manager IHE USA Cooperative Agreement; Government Relations Specialist, HIMSS |
10:00 |
HIMSS Davies Award Program, Modernization and Next Steps |
Jonathan French - Sr. Director Informatics, HIMSS |
10:30 |
Immunization Integration Program with AIRA, HIMSS and CDC |
Damon Ferlazzo - Business Analyst, American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) |
11:00 |
IHE USA – supporting equitable interoperability |
Andrea Fourquet - IHE PCC Co-Chair |
11:30 |
TEFCA – National Networks and State HIT |
Didi Davis - Vice President Interoperability, Sequoia Project; Executive Board Member – Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability |
12:00 |
Interoperability Showcase Lunch and Learn |
Jody Toser - Sr. Program Mgr – Interoperability Showcase, HIMSS Jim Collins - Director, Sales, HIMSS |
1:30 |
Building Bridges: Michigan HIMSS Chapter Annual Conference and Connectathon |
Mary Kratz, Amit Trivedi, Kendrah Baker - Interop.community |
2:30 |
Closing the Loop with State HIT: Opioid and EMS Use Cases |
Sue S. Feldman, RN, MEd, PhD - Professor, Director of Graduate Programs in Health Informatics at University of Alabama at Birmingham HIMSS21 Changemaker of the Year Ben Schooley - Associate Professor, IT & Cybersecurity; Brigham Young University Gary Parker - Chief Data Officer; Alabama Medicaid Agency |
3:30 |
MELD Sandbox and Open Source Tools for Interoperability |
Joel Gruenberg - Sr. Director Innovation and Software Engineering; Interoperability Institute |
4:00 |
MONAI Open Source Consortium and the IHE USA Bill Majurski IRAP Scholarship |
Brad Genereaux -Global Lead, Healthcare Alliances; NVIDIA |
4:30 |
IHE Office Hours |
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6:30 |
Social Event – Brain Bash Trivia Night |
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Note: Sessions are subject to change as programming is finalized.
Questions?
From developers to practitioners to CTIO’s, there’s something valuable for everyone at this year’s IHE Connectathon in Atlanta, Georgia, September 12-16, 2022. Contact connectathon@ihe.net for questions. To view IHE Europe's Connectathon programming visit: https://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/ihe-europe-experience-day-2022