The Health IT industry as a segment is about to face an overwhelming environment of change—both from industry innovation and legislative reform. Four of the key factors in this storm  of activity will be money, interoperability, introduction of retail and employer-driven programs and patient preferences.

The focus for the 2009 North Texas Health & Technology Forum will be on presenting providers, physicians, and vendors with an overview of the expected changes and four key factors.  The audience will have ample opportunity to network with one another and hear from experts how to maximize the opportunities facing them within the next year.

7:30 am     Registration

8:00 am      Welcome

8:15—9:00   The Perfect Storm: Cumulative Effect of Reform on Healthcare IT

                      John Falcone, MBA Management Consulting for Healthcare

9:05 am     Concurrent Sessions

1: Financing IT

Moderator: Tony Patterson, Fulbright & Jaworski

Speaker: Ray Falci, Cain Brothers & Mark Francis, Houlihan Lokey

2: Industry Innovation: Retail & Employer-driven Change

Moderator: Vince Hess, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP

Speakers: Charles Bluth, CSI; Jon Lee, Walgreens & Michael Heard, QHR Consulting

10:05 am    Exhibits

10:35 am    Concurrent Sessions

3: Interoperability & Meaningful Use

Moderator: John Stanton, RWA Medical

Speakers: Rick Grizzle, Revelation MD; Dee Menon, CBIZ Valuation & Tom Sullivan, M.D., DrFirst

4: Patient Preference Innovations: Case Study: HealthVault & Mayo Clinic

Speaker:  David Cerino, Consumer Health Solutions, Microsoft

11:40 am    Focused Roundtables

Topics: EHR with meaningful use, HIPAA 5110, Affordable Health Choices Act, PRM, PHR, ICD 10, Windows 7, Evidence-based Medicine, ARRA, Pay for Performance, PQRI, Security and much more.

12:30 pm   Lunch served

1:00—2:00   Lunch Keynote: Connecting the Dots- Legislative Update.

Speaker: Kathleen Catalono, RN, JD, FHIMSS | Director, Healthcare Consulting, Perot Systems

Registration $95 Members, $155 Non-members. Download Registration Form. Complete and fax to 972-573-3957. To Process Payment, please use PayPal here.

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September 23, 2009

Sponsors & Speakers Only

6:30 pm Reception  |  7:00 pm Dinner

Omni Hotel Park West