1:00 p.m. -
2:30 p.m.

HIT Outcomes and Evaluations: Lessons Learned
Moderator: Michael Tutty, M.H.A.
University of Massachusetts Medical School

•  Does Pay for Performance Affect the Adoption of Quality Enhancing Practices by Child Health Providers (CHPs)?
Nir Menachemi, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Florida State University

•  Effective Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to HER Adoption: Lessons from the UK
Charles Schade, M.D., M.P.H.
West Virginia Medical Institute

•  The Foundation for Medicaid's Role in the Adoption of Health Information Technology
Shaun Alfreds, M.B.A.
University of Massachusetts Medical School

2:30 p.m. –
3:00 p.m.

Networking Break

Health Information Technology:  Opportunities and Implications
Moderator: Patricia MacTaggart, M.B.A.,
EDS

•  Informatics 101: Key Concepts for Health Information Technology
Margo Edmunds, Ph.D.
The Lewin Group

•  Federal Activities in Health Information Technology
Carol Cain, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

•  Implications for the Workforce: Informatics Training
Diane P. Martin, Ph.D.
University of Washington

•  Patient Data from RHIOs and the NHIN: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Services Research
Joy Grossman
Center for Health Systems Change

4:30 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.

HIT Hot Topics

•  Implications of MITA & Medicaid Transformation Grants

•  Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)

•  American Health Information Community (AHIC)