Ohio Health Information Technology Day was held on February 11, 2015 at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus, Ohio. The event had 145 people registered for the Statehouse event and 60 registered for the HIMSS Innovation Center event. There were 61 legislative visits scheduled. The day included bi-directional streaming video between the Statehouse and Innovation Center, a photo contest on Twitter, and training via Webex. Speakers included representatives from state government, HealthBridge, CliniSync, and Cuyahoga County. The event advocated for policies to increase health information exchange and support for health IT jobs and workforce development in Ohio.

1. Ohio HIT Day
February 11, 2015
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Health
Information
Technology Day

2. Rick Moore, eHealth Ohio, DME Consulting
Advocacy Chair CSOHIMSS
Ohio Healthcare Information Technology
Day 2015
February 11, 2015
Ohio Statehouse Atrium
145 Registered
HIMSS Innovation Center
60 Registered
61 Legislative visits – 72 Scheduled
Key Collaborations: NOHIMSS, OHIMA,
CHIME, HIMSS Innovation Center
Features for 2015:
Bi-directional Streaming Video
Photo contest via Twitter #OHIT2015

3. OHIT Advocacy Committee
• Lauren Manson, Exec Dir OHIMA
• John Paganini, HIMSS Innovation Center
• David Kissinger, Sagacious Consultants, CSOHIMSS President
• Paul Simmons, UHHS, NOHIMSS President
• Jonathan Levoy, Alego, NOHIMSS Innovation Center Workgroup
• Jeff Haas, Premier Medical System, CSOHIMSS HIE Liaison
• Joyce Miller Evans, OPRS, CSOHIMSS Past-President
• Christina Moore, G2, CSOHIMSS Hospitality
• Christine Hudak, Kent State Univ, NOHIMSS Past-President
• Scott Mash, OHIP/CliniSync, CSOHIMSS President-elect
• Ben Bernecker, HCTech, CSOHIMSS Sponsorship
• Jamie Sorg, BV Health System, CSOHIMSS Communications
• Anthony Caponi, DCA, NOHIMSS Secretary
• Giuseppe DiIulio, Blue Chip Consulting, NOHIMSS Program

4. Special Thank You!
Julie Brown
Jeff Coughlin
OHIT Day Training via Webex

6. OHIT Day Policy Asks
• Support policies requiring private and public healthcare-related
entities including Ohio Medicaid to exchange data using the
HIEs in Ohio and to provide data to the HIEs.
• Support policies to increase HIE utilization to support
coordination of care across the care continuum in Ohio
consistent with national standards.
• Support the funding of health IT jobs and workforce
development programs needed to implement the health IT
objectives and regulatory changes in Ohio.

7. OHIT Day 2014 Agenda
• Morning – Welcome, Training & Legislative visits
• Luncheon – Statehouse Atrium
– Rep. Ryan Smith R-93 Chair Finance & Appropriations – Ohio
Legislator of the Year
– Rex Plouck, Portfolio Manager ,Governor's Office of Health
Transformation -
– Craig Brammer, CEO, HealthBridge
– Dan Paoletti, CEO, CliniSync
• From the HIMSS Innovation Center
– Armond Budish - Cuyahoga County Executive (Former Ohio State
Representative & Speaker of the House)
• Afternoon – Legislative Visits & CIO Panel
• Reception

8. Ohio Statehouse <-> HIMSS Innovation Center
HIMSS Innovation Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Everest/LifeSize
Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, Ohio

9. OHIT Day Speakers
Rep .Ryan Smith
Chair of Finance
Craig Brammer
CEO HealthBridge
Rex Plouck
Office of Health
Transformation
Dan Paoletti
CEO CiniSync
Armond Budish
Cuyahoga Co Executive

10. Statehouse – Innovation Center - CIO Panel

11. Meeting with Legislators

12. Links of interest
OHIT Day 2015 Video Streams
http://50.59.87.134/videos/recent/page1/
Twitter #ohit2015
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ohit2015
OHIT Day 2015 Training with Jeff Coughlin & Julie Brown
https://himss.webex.com/himss/lsr.php?RCID=b9a085363c594fa2a7a0c19648f0382d
OHIT Day 2015 Booklet
http://www.flipsnack.com/56CEA5EC5A8/ohit-2015-booklet.html
OHIT Day 2015 Report
http://www.slideshare.net/rkmoore/ohit-day-2015-report-for-himss-chapter-advocacy-
roundtable

13. Questions
Rick Moore
CSOHIMSS Advocacy Chair
rkmoore@dmeconsult.com
614-530-2350