IV Healthcare Information Technology Executive Summit 2013.

1. For reservations contact the Puerto Rico Hospital Association:
Enrique Baquero, e-mail: ebaquero@hospitalespr.org
Elena (Cuca) Ortiz, e-mail: eortiz@hospitalespr.org
(787) 764-0290
ASOCIACIÓN DE HOSPITALES
DE PUERTO RICO
1942
Presented by The Puerto Rico Hospital Association
With the collaboration of the Department of Health of
Puerto Rico and the Regional Extension Center for
Puerto Rico and USVI of the Ponce School of Medicine
“HIT & HIE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION”
IVHEALTHCAREINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
EXECUTIVE SUMMIT 2013
Certified by the Continuing Education Program of the Puerto Rico Hospital Association - Provider #00041
Friday, June 7, 2013 • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR
PARTICIPANTS
Representatives from hospitals, healthcare providers and all major stakeholders of the healthcare
industry and medical insurance companies that need to acquaint themselves with the key issues
related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and
its implementation in Puerto Rico.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Walter G. Suárez, Executive Director, Health IT Strategy & Policy, Kaiser
Permanente, Past Member, HIT Standards and Policy Committee, ONC,Washington, DC, Member,
National Committee onVital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
MAIN TOPICS
l Opportunities: Implementation of HITECH Act for theTransformation of the US and Puerto
Rico Healthcare Delivery Systems
l Challenges: Going Beyond HIT Adoption, Meaningful Use and Health Information Exchange
l ASES and the New Initiatives for Health CareTransformation for Puerto Rico
l Case Studies on ACO’s, IT Integration, and ICD-10
l Showcase of EHR Implementation: Integrated Delivery Systems and Hospitals in Puerto Rico
EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES
Tabletop exhibit spaces will be available at $500.00 each and include: one standard skirted table and
two chairs. Booth areas will be available at $1,000 each. Exhibit area opens at 7:30 A.M. and closes
at 5:00 P.M.A morning and afternoon coffee break will be held in the exhibit area. Internet wireless
connection will be available.
PROGRAM
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Summit
Jaime Plá, Executive President PRHA
Enrique Baquero, FACHE,Vice-President- Development & Education, PRHA
SESSION I: The Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing HIT & HIE
in Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
9:15 AM National Perspective
Keynote Speaker -Walter G. Suárez, Executive Director, Health IT Strategy & Policy,
Kaiser Permanente,Member HIT Standards and Policy Committee,ONC,Washington,DC
10:00 AM The Puerto Rico Perspective
Hon. Francisco Joglar, MD, Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico
Ricardo Rivera, Executive Director, ASES
11:00 AM ONC and HITECH Programs
Janet Ríos, CIO, Department of Health of Puerto Rico, Project Manager, PRHIE
Antonio Fernández, Director, Regional Extension Center for PR & the USVI,
Ponce School of Medicine
11:30 AM Puerto Rico Hospitals Health Information Exchange and Quality Initiatives
Ivonne Rivera, Esq., Legal Counsel, PRHA
Enrique Baquero, FACHE,VP, PRHA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM SESSION II: Best Practices US & PR Case Studies
Moderator: Ivonne Rivera, Esq.
• Model ACO Implementation -William G. Bithony, Md, FAAP, FAANP
• HIT & HIE Integration in Maine - Debra Carpenter-Zeman, Project Manager,
Maine Medicaid Solutions
• HIT Implementation in Puerto Rico Hospitals - Representatives from selected hospitals
3:30 PM Electronic Documentation Support ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation
Sally Montes-Colón, President, SM & Associates
4:15 PM Conclusions