CHITA Forums
The CHITA Forums first started in February 2000 when CHITA began focusing its efforts on issues related to privacy and security of health data transmission using Internet technologies. First named the HIPAA Readiness Forums, they responded to the shared concerns of many in our community as they rushed to prepare for new federal regulations and security deadlines.
Since that time, the Forums have evolved to address newer and more diverse topics of concern to CHITA’s members as they respond to the passage of new state and federal legislation, adapt to changing technologies, and respond to the formation of new organizations and alliances.
Led by a cross-disciplinary planning committee made up of volunteers representing a range of health care perspectives, the CHITA Forums continue to provide educational opportunities and places to network for hundreds of professionals each year.
CHITA Forum 2009/2010 Series
"Electronic Patient Information: Security, Privacy and Integrity"
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
8:15am - 1:45pm / Registration Opens at 7:45am
Shoreline Conference Center
18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155-2148
(206) 368-4122
Information on our next forum in early 2010 will be available soon...
All individuals – physicians, nurses, health information management professionals, IT leadership and staff, administrators (acute and ambulatory settings), risk managers, transcriptionists, legal professionals, vendors, and others impacted by the transition to and use of EMRs are encouraged to attend.
CHITA Forum 2009/2010 Series - "Electronic Patient Information: Security, Privacy and Integrity"
Thanks to the 75+ attendees who joined us for this Forum Session to hear from a range of speakers and presentations, some of which are included below for your resources:
- UW Medical Center Electronic Health Record Benefits & Challenges: Sally Beahan, RHIA, Director, Patient Data Services, Univeristy of Washington Medical Center
- New Realities of Security and Business Associates Under ARRA: John R. Christiansen, JD, Christiansen IT Law
- Clinical Documentation Challenges in the “Digital” Age: Matt Eisenberg, MD, Medical Director of Information Services, MultiCare Health System
- Privacy under ARRA: Mary Alice Hanken, PhD, CHPS, RHIA, Senior Lecturer, Health Informatics and Health Information Management Program, University of Washington and Consultant, Sound Mental Health
- Electronic Health Records -- A Quick Ride Through Time: Susan Helbig, MA, RHIA, Director of Information Support Services and Chief of Health Information Management, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
- National Scale Clinical Information Exchange in the United Kingdom -- Lessons for the United States: Thomas H. Payne, MD, FACP, FACMI, Medical Director, Information Technology Services, UW Medicine
- What about HITECH and the HIPAA Business Associate? Mary Sellers, CPHIMS, Chief Information Officer, Qualis Health
- The HITECH Act -- High Impact on Covered Entities: Shauna Van Dongen, JD, CIPP, System Manager of Privacy Strategy & Operations, Providence Health & Services
CHITA Forum 2008/2009 Series - "Living with an EMR"
By now you've heard plenty about President Obama's Stimulus package to move healthcare providers to using Electronic Health Record systems by 2014. But what does that mean and how does it affect you? With so much information in the market about government incentives, CHITA is dedicated to helping you understand what it all means:
Thanks to the 100+ attendees who joined us for Session #1 in this Forum Series to hear from a range of speakers and presentations, some of which are included below for your resources:
- EMRs in 2008--Reasons for Enthusiasm, Optimism and Humility: Tom Payne, MD, Medical Director of UW Medicine IT Services, serving University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
- Stretching a Behavioral Health EHR to Fit County-wide Services; Multiple, Ever-Changing External Requirements, and New Models of Care: Mary Alice Hanken, Senior Lecturer, University of Washington, Health Information Administration
- How to Make a “Smart” Provider--Tempting, Pulling, and then the Nudge!: Matt Mulder, MD, Associate Medical Director for Electronic Health Records, Everett Clinic
- Enlisting the Patient’s Help Implementing an EMR: John Kaschko, MD, Health Informatics, Group Health Cooperative
- Paper Miles to Electronic Files: Sean Longosky, Assistant Chief, Health Information Management, Alternate Privacy Officer, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Thanks to the 125+ attendees who joined us for Session #2 in this Forum Series to hear from a range of speakers and presentations, some of which are included below for your resources:
- Strategy and Business Drivers: (3MB) Florence Chang, CLS, ASCP, Sr. VP and CIO, MultiCare Health System
- Clinical Perspective - Electronic Medical Records: (3MB) Matt Eisenberg, MD, Medical Director of Information Services, MultiCare Health System
- Patient Perspective -- Access to Information in the Electronic Medical Record: Clemente Salazar, RHIA, Privacy Consultant for Group Health Cooperative
- Redefining Patient Access: Cherbon VanEtten, System Analyst, MultiCare Health System
- Patient perspective/access to information in the EMR: Eric Moll, CPA, MBA, BA, Chief Administrative Officer, Mason General Hospital
Thanks to the 105+ attendees who joined us for Session #3 in this Forum Series to hear from a range of speakers and presentations, some of which are included below for your resources:
- Release of Information Framework in the Hybrid Record: Sheila Green-Shook, MHA, RHIA, CHP, Director, Health Information Management, Evergreen Healthcare
- HIPAA Privacy and Security: Alan Brandon, Dir., Corp. Compliance, Corp. Privacy & Security Officer, Community Health Plan
- The Next Evolution of HIPAA Security: Kirsten Ruzic Wild, RN, BSN, MBA, CHC, Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
- An Opportunity for Washington State: Using Federal Stimulus Funds to Advance Health IT: Jeff Mero, Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts/Washington Telehealth Consortium
- EMRs, EHRs and e-Discovery – Positive Strategies for Managing Under the New Paradigm: John Christiansen, JD, Christiansen IT Law
Thanks to the ~100 attendees who joined us for the final session in this Forum Series to hear from a range of speakers and presentations, some of which are included below for your resources:
- IT as the Thread to Organizational Success: Kevin R. Burchill, Esq., FACHE, Director, Beacon Partners
- Federal Health IT Policy Committee - A Member's Perspective: (2MB) Marc Probst, Vice President and CIO, Intermountain Healthcare
- Federal Stimulus in Washington State: Juan Alaniz, Senior Health Policy Analyst, WA State Health Care Authority
- Opportunities in ARRA: Broadband, Telehealth, Telemedicine and Distance Learning: Jeff Mero, Executive Director, Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (AWPHD)
- How to Prepare for ARRA/HITECH: Susan Kanvik, Consultant, Point B, Inc. and Eric Rose, MD, FAAFP, Medical Director, McKesson Physician Practice Solutions
- A Roadmap for EMR Adoption: Dave Garets, President and CEO of HIMSS Analytics and Executive Vice President of HIMSS
CHITA Forum, Session XX
CHITA Forum on Health Care Information in WA State
With the current work in our state around the Health Information Infrastructure and Advisory Board (HIIAB) and Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration Project (HISPC) CHITA welcomes the opportunity to inform and increase communication among the many parties involved in health information exchange in Washington State.
CHITA would like to thank all the attendees who joined us for our May 2007 CHITA Forum at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel to hear from national experts and representatives from Washington State on the plan to design and establish a competitive health record bank model, including featured speakers Kelly Cronin, Director, Office of Programs and Coordination, and Linda Kloss, CEO, of the American Health Information Management Association.
CHITA is pleased to offer some selected materials and presentations for download.
- Kelly Cronin, Director of Programs and Coordination, Office of National Coordinator for Health Technology (ONCHIT), US Department Health and Human Services delivered a presentation on "Moving the National Health Information Technology Agenda Forward"
- Linda Kloss, CEO and Executive Vice President, American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) delivered a presentation on "Health Information Exchange - Principles, Lessons and Challenges"
- Dr. Joe Gifford, Chief Medical Officer, Regence BlueShield (Seattle) has put together an incomplete inventory of Washington State Health Information Technology projects
- All Washington State HISPC reports are available at: http://www.qualishealth.org/HISPC
- V. Marc Droppert, J.D., Chair of the WA State Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board (HIIAB) provided a brief overview of their work. All HIIAB reports are available at: http://www.hca.wa.gov/hit/
