Health information technology is a pressing issue for this session of the NC General Assembly. Health information exchange is moving from the drawing board to execution here in NC. With this comes concerns over cost, funding, patient rights, and privacy. Now more than ever we have an opportunity to shape the future of technology affects healthcare.
We are calling on you, experienced and passionate members of NCHIMSS, to join us to lead and direct healthcare legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives in North Carolina! This is the time to make a difference and have our voices heard.
Join us Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Register Online
Agenda
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast* at the Cardinal Club.
Welcome by Sam Estridge and Advocacy Planning Committee
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 2800
Raleigh, NC 27601 - Directions
* Breakfast is sponsored by Cisco
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| 8:00 - 8:30 am |
Advocacy Day Overview: How to become a citizen advocate for healthcare IT
Dana Simpson, Partner at Smith Anderson
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| 8:30 - 9:00 am |
Legislation Briefing
Robin Wright, CPHIMS, eHealth Advocate
Jeff Miller, NC Health Information Exchange CEO
Josh Stein, NC Senator and Co-Chair of the NC HIE Legal and Policy Workgroup
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| 9:00 - 9:30 am |
Walk to the General Assembly Building
First Floor ‘Quads’
16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 (park on right after passing N. Wilmington Street)
Directions
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| 9:30 - 10:00 am |
Pick up your assignments and hand-outs at the NCHIMSS table
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| 10:00 am - Noon |
Meetings with Legislators and Legislative Staff
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| Noon - 1:00 pm |
Break for Lunch (on your own)
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| 1:00 - 4:00 pm |
Continue Meetings with Legislators and Legislative Staff
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| 4:00 pm |
Meeting Concluded
Please turn in your feedback form at the NCHIMSS table.
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