Health Care Executives to Join National and State Policymakers, Dell CEO Kevin Rollins at Forum on Advancing Health IT in Texas
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL):
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Top government and industry officials will discuss ways
organizations can lower health-care costs and improve
quality of service by implementing IT best practices. The
symposium, sponsored by Dell in conjunction with the Texas
Hospital Association, the South Central Texas Chapter of
HIMSS, the Greater Houston Partnership and the Technology
CEO Council, is part of an ongoing public-private
partnership to foster a collaborative environment among the
various health-care stakeholders in the state of Texas.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 19, 2007
11:30 a.m. - Noon - Lunch and registration
Noon - 4:10 p.m. - Panel discussions
4:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Keynote presentations
KEYNOTES: The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary, U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs
Kevin Rollins, President and CEO, Dell Inc.
John Mendelsohn, M.D., President, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center
SESSIONS: Panel I: Implementing e-Health: Views from Around the Nation
Noon - 2 p.m. CST
Panelists will discuss best practices and share success
stories from regions around the nation. They also will
provide recommendations for leveraging national best
practices to improve implementation in Texas.
-- John D. Halamka, M.D., CIO, CareGroup; CIO, Harvard
Medical School; CEO, MA-Share (Moderator)
-- Eugene D'Amore, CIO, Shriners Hospitals for Children
-- Bern Shen, Director of Strategic Research Initiatives,
Digital Health Group, Intel
-- Charles Denham, M.D., Chairman, Texas Medical Institute
of Technology; Chairman, Leapfrog Group
-- Antoine Agassi, Director and Chair, State of Tennessee e-
Health Council
-- Charles M. Cutler, M.D., Vice President, National Medical
Director for Quality, Aetna
Panel II: Perspectives on Building an e-Healthy Texas
2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CST
This panel will focus on trends, issues, and initiatives in
the State of Texas. Discussion topics will include success
stories and identify how other areas within the state can
continue health IT momentum and leadership.
-- Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the
Institute for Health Policy, the University of Texas School
of Public Health at Houston (Moderator)
-- David Muntz, Senior Vice President and CIO, Baylor Health
Care System
-- Kathleen Angel, Director, Global Benefits and
International Compensation, Dell Inc.
-- John T. Gill, M.D., Chairman, Texas Health Care Task
Force
-- Paul Handel, M.D., Vice President and Chief Medical
Officer, BlueCross Blue Shield of Texas
-- Vincent Fonseca, M.D., State Epidemiologist, Texas
Department of State Health Services
Panel III: Crafting a State e-Health Policy
3:15 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. CST
This panel will focus on state e-health legislation.
Panelists will identify prospects for legislative action
and recommend tactics with which Texas health-care
stakeholders can support legislative initiatives.
-- Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the
Institute for Health Policy, the University of Texas School
of Public Health at Houston (Moderator)
-- Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), State Senator, Texas
-- Stephen Palmer, Texas Health Care Policy Council
WHERE: InterContinental Houston
Legends IV Ballroom
2222 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
RSVP: Registration is required for this event. Please contact Sean
Donahue at 512-728-8619 or via e-mail at
sean_donahue@dell.com.
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Released January 15, 2007