Saturday, June 7, 2008
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Marriot Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC

Prior to the start of the Annual Research Meeting (ARM), this meeting is designed to provide a setting for in-depth discussion and networking, the program covers highlights in HIT research and a roundtable on national and state initiatives, as well as the group's business meeting.

Agenda

3:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Highlights from HIT Research
Shirley A. Girouard, Ph.D., FAAFP, R.N., moderator

Organizational Factors Associated with Implementing Electronic Health Records
James D. Bramble, Ph.D.
Creighton University Medical Center

Surveying for Health Policy Making: The Case of Electronic Health Records
Catherine DesRoches, Dr.P.H.
Institute for Health Policy

What Determines Successful Implementation of Inpatient Information Technology Systems?
Joanne Spetz, Ph.D., M.A.
University of California, San Francisco

Cardio-HIT – Evaluating the Feasibility of Integrating and Implementing Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (R) Measures within Electronic Health Record Systems
Karen M. Murphy, R.N., Ph.D.
Temple University

4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Roundtable on National and State HIT Initiatives
Margo Edmunds, Ph.D., moderator
Booz Allen Hamilton

Confirmed speakers include:

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Business Meeting, Networking, and Open Discussion

Please register online. Onsite registration will also be available. Student registration is COMPLIMENTARY (sponsored by DocSite, LLC and GE Healthcare).

(Please note: The HIT Interest Group Meeting is held in conjunction with the ARM, June 8-10. Registration for the ARM is not necessary to register for this meeting.)

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Student Scholarships

Sponsored by DocSite, LLC, and GE Healthcare, the HIT Interest Group is awarding $150.00 scholarships to students attending its meeting on Saturday, June 7. The scholarship may be used to offset travel and other meeting related expenses. Only 10 are available and will be awarded on a first come first serve basis to undergraduate or graduate students (proof of enrollment will be requested). To apply, eligible students should send an e-mail to hit@academyhealth.org and include the following information: