Speaking Engagements
Faculty, State Alliance for e-Health 2nd Annual State Learning Forum, National Harbor, MD, September 2009.
Moderator, "State Leadership in the Context of the Federal HIE Agenda: NHIN and Aligning Standards, Policies, Incentives and Resources with State Efforts," State Health Information Exchange Leadership Forum, Alexandria, VA, May 2010.
Presenter, "Health Information Technology and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Weill Cornell Medical College Fellowship Program in Health Care Quality and Medical Informatics Research, New York, NY, May 2010.
Presenter, "State Designation: What Support Will State Designated Entities and Regional Health IT Extension Centers (RECs) Provde Now and Throughout My EMR Deployment?," Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Event Series, New York, NY, April 2010.
Co-presenter, "Stimulating Meaningful Use: Legal and Practical Issues Facing Hospitals, Physicians and Medical Groups," California Society for Healthcare Attorneys Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar, Monterey, CA, April 2010.
Moderator, "The Next Wave in Health Care: Using Health Information Technology for Improving Front Line Programs," New York University Wagner Executive Briefing Series, New York, NY, January 2010.
Panelist, "Applying for Stimulus," Axolotl's 8th Annual Customer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 2009.
Speaker, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Executive Subcommittee, Hearing on Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology, Washington, DC April 2009.
Co-speaker, "Hey, That's My Data!: Expanding consumer Control over Personal Health Information," Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference, Chicago, April 2009.
Keynote Speaker, "Privacy & Technology," Lifetime Healthcare Companies Boards of Directors Spring Conference, Skaneateles, New York, April 2008.
Panelist, “Creating Public Trust in Having Their Health Information on the Net,” Connecting Americans with Their Health Care Conference, Hosted by The Markle Foundation, La Jolla, CA, December 2007.
Conference Chair, “Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms,” The National Alliance for Health Information Technology Network Conference, November 2007.
Keynote Speaker, “National Healthcare Policy and Health IT Implications for Employers,” ActiveHealth Client Advisory Group, New York, NY, November 2007.
Panelist, “State Level Health Information Exchange: Roles in Ensuring Governance and Advancing Interoperability,” Preliminary 2007 Findings from State-level HIE Consensus Project, eHealth Initiative Annual Meeting, October 2007.
Facilitator, "Using Data Analytics to Improve Care and Transform Insurance Design: ActiveHealth's Vision," California Healthcare Institute's California Healthcare Policy Forum, La Jolla, CA, August 2007.
Panelist, “Recent Legal Decisions and their Implications,” Future Directions and Issues: Game Changers Panel, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Invitational Conference: National Framework for the Secondary Use of Health Data, Reston, VA, June 2007.
Speaker, “Advancing Health Information Technology: Lessons from New York State and National Efforts,” Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative Strategic Planning Retreat, January 2007.
Speaker, “RHIOs: The Emerging Legal Issues,” The Healthcare Roundtable for Corporate Counsel, Carmel, CA, September 2006.
Speaker, “Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs),” Orange County Business Council (OCBC) Healthcare Task Force's Regular Meeting, Orange County, CA, September 2006.
Speaker, “Beyond Managing Care: Striving for Excellence,” New York State Department of Health Office of Managed Care Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, May 2006.
Speaker, “Regional Health Information Organizations: Roles for Hospital Associations,” American Hospital Association State Issues Forum Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2006.
Speaker, “Sustainable Funding Models for RHIOs,” Get Connected Knowledge Forum, Dallas, TX, June 2005.
Speaker, “Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Making the Health Care System Safer Through Implementation and Innovation,” Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2005 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, June 2005.
Panel Facilitator, “Giants Talking-Feds Listening: Turn the Call for Change into Actual Change,” Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (“HIMSS”) Summit: Achieving National Healthcare Transformation, New York, NY, June 2005.
Track Co-Chair, “Organizational and Legal Issues,” 2nd Annual Connecting Communities for Better Health Learning Forum, Washington, DC, May 2005.
Speaker, “A Leading Forum on the Electronic Health Record and Rapidly Emerging Health Information Technology Policy,” The Health Information Technology Summit West, March 2005.
Keynote Speaker, “Emerging Health Information Technology Trends,” Health Data Management Solutions Client Conference, January 2005.