9th DoD/VA and Gov Health IT Summit

A non-partisan educational and training Summit designed as a “Town Hall” full spectrum view towards the DoD, VA and Federal’s efforts at improving a connected health IT ecosystem. The forum is created to encourage a real, pragmatic level of discussion and debate amongst all in attendance.

We bring together leaders from across the Armed Services & Government Agencies and the Industry and Academic leaders that can help them forge many of the HIT solutions necessary to achieve their respective “next –steps”. Actionable take aways for today, tomorrow, & the future will drive the discussions towards moving from healthcare to health in a connected ecosystem.

Our central theme will revolve around developing a connected health ecosystem for the DoD, VA, Federal and private sector. With a focus on interoperability amongst health IT systems, several sub topics will include, but not limited to:

1. Innovation in data analytics and clinical informatics

2. Cyber security for health information

3. VistA Evolution (eHMP) and evolving EHR systems

4. Creating a connected health ecosystem for national emergency medical preparedness

5. Virtual care modalities, including mobile applications to improve patient care and engagement

Speaker and Presenter Information

Over 16 session will occur. Several confirmed speakers include:

RADM Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response USPHS, HHS who will be speaking on the role of IT in creating a connected health ecosystem for national emergency medical preparedness

Dr. Paul Tibbits, SES, DCIO, Architecture, Strategy, and Design, OI&T, VA providing an update on the VA’s cyber security plan, and discussing the architecture, strategy and design for building out a connected health management ecosystem for the VA, including considerations towards enhancing virtual care modalities

Col Paul Friedrichs, USAF, Vice Commander, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, presenting on health IT for expeditionary medical operations

CAPT Scott Cota, USN, Command Surgeon, USSOCOMaddressing the medical health IT needs of a growing global SOF Network: SOF Medical Enterprise Programs, Challenges and Initiatives

Ms. Mina Hsiang, Health Data Advisor, US Digital Service & Office of Science and Technology Policy-The White House, discussing data analytics and simplifying access, sharing and use of data

Dr. Chesley Richards, Deputy Director, Public Health Scientific Services; Director, Office of Public Health Scientific Services Centers, CDC speaking on how CDC is integrating informatics with public health programs, ‘disruptive innovation’ in informatics , and how to analyze what data is relevant while making it accessible at the local level

Mr. Damon Davis, Director, Health Data Initiative, HHS on innovation with health data; How best to manage ‘big data’ and the vast datasets across various agencies in a collaborative manner; Current efforts at HHS to improve public access to data and tools for innovation, and an update on the current work at the IDEA Lab including a brief overview of DDOD framework