The inaugural meeting of the State Alliance, a state-led effort to develop real-world solutions and model practices for addressing state-level barriers to widespread adoption of health information technology and challenges to interoperable health information exchange.

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Meeting Materials:

• Meeting Announcement
• News Release
• State Alliance Member and Speaker Biographies
• A Vision of Health Care from and Framework for the State Alliance for e-Health

AGENDA
Please click on links below to view powerpoint presentations and transcripts.

Transcript 1

9:00 a.m. Call to Order

9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks from the Co-chairs

9:15 a.m. Comments

Transcript 2

Dr. Robert Kolodner, Interim National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Transcript 3

9:45 a.m. Vision and Goals for the State Alliance for e-Health

Transcript 4

10:30 a.m
Health Information Exchange Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
Panel experts, from the perspective of an employer and a state purchaser, will provide an overview of the current environment of electronic health information exchange (e-HIE), take a look at the critical issues for states in e-HIE, and identify opportunities for states in this arena.

Discussion Chairs: Commissioner Jane Cline and Dr. Marshall Ruffin

Speakers:

• Mark McCourt, Americas Interoperability, IBM Global Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Roxane Townsend, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Transcript 5

11:30 a.m.
Health Care Practice Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
Panel experts will explore the legal and professional practice standards that are inconsistent with interoperable, electronic HIE, such as licensure standards and liability.

Discussion Chairs: Attorney General Hardy Myers and Dr. David Sundwall
Speakers:

• Lisa Robins, Federation of State Medical Boards
• Howard Burde, Blank Rome LLP

12:00 p.m.
Governor-Chairs leave for Hill meeting

12:30 p.m.
State Alliance Working Lunch - closed to the public

Transcript 6

1:15 p.m.
Health Information Protection Topics and State Alliance Dialogue
Panel experts will examine critical issues for states in considering ways to protect consumer health information in an electronic health information exchange environment and share state best practices in addressing privacy and security issues related to electronic health information exchange.

Discussion Chairs: Senator Richard Moore and Ms. Joy Pritts
Speakers:

• James Golden, Minnesota Department of Health
• Victoria Prescott, Regenstrief Institute

Transcript 7

2:15 p.m. Setting Priorities

Transcript 8

3:15 p.m. Charges to the Taskforces

3:30 p.m. Public Input

Transcript 9

3:45 p.m. Preparation for Next Meeting

4:00 p.m. Adjourn