| Technology and Medicine
a prescription for success Date: October 3, 2006
Location: Hershey Country Club-The Clubhouse Ballroom, Hershey, PA Sponsored by:
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The Pennsylvania Technology and Medicine Summit will (1) showcase the amazing technology supporting medical applications in Pennsylvania and the nation, (2) discuss the critical Pennsylvania issues in which we need to direct resources to solve e-prescription, e-radiology and advanced telecommunications and other advances and obstacles for full e-Health Record deployment, and (3) showcase some emerging PA technology companies that are demonstrating and delivering solutions. Who should attend the Technology and Medicine Summit? Technology Leaders, Doctors, Researchers, Lawyers, Educators, Healthcare Providers, Healthcare insurers, Medical Organizations, Government Agencies, Insurance Companies, Venture Capital Firms, Angel networks, Banks, Financial Institutions, Interested citizens, and Students Program: 7:15-8 a.m.: Breakfast/Networking/Registration
8 a.m.: Opening Remarks/Greeting: Kelly Lewis, Esq., President & CEO, Technology Council
8:15 a.m.: Dr Mel Billingsley, Life Sciences Greenhouse- Life Sciences Greenhouse partners with a range of institutions, including local research universities, colleges, medical centers, economic development agencies and companies both small and large, to identify needs and opportunities. LSGPA then works to help transfer technologies, to develop new companies, to provide support for existing companies (particularly those seeking to expand or relocate), and to ensure that the infrastructure necessary to support a thriving life sciences industry keeps pace with development.
8:25 a.m.: Kelly Lewis, Technology Council of Central PA- Update on Patient Safety Institute
8:35 a.m.: Kelly Lieblein, Highmark-- Pennsylvania's largest health care insurer continues to advance technology into its core functions, offerings and services. Highmark's eHealth products, eHealth Initiatives and its ePrescription Fund are a few examples of Highmark's embrace of technology to promote and improve patient safety and wellness.
8:57 a.m. Dr. Kathleen Eggli, Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center -one of the most recognized names in health care continues its pursuit of excellence with leading edge health care and state of the art facilities.
9:19 a.m.: Michael Zody, Level 3 Communication, formerly TelCove- Level 3 provides broadband and communication's services throughout the health care industry, especially in central PA health care market. Level 3's team is preparing an interesting update on its latest activities.
9:41 a.m.: Dr Roger Bagwell, Bagwell Consulting- SBIR GRANT WRITING - The Pennsylvania Institute for Patient Safety and the Technology Council are pleased to announce a collaborative relationship with Dr. Roger Bagwell. Dr. Bagwell helps companies develop SBIR Grant proposals (and other proposal types). He has a Penn State Ph.D. in Materials Science and almost a decade of experience writing successful grant proposals. With Dr. Bagwell's help we are leading efforts to double then triple the number of successful SBIR and federal grant proposals secured for our region.
10:03 a.m.: Mark Jacobs and Martin Ciccocioppo, PAeHI- The Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative is the statewide consortium advancing eHealth initiatives, strategies and ideas throughout Pennsylvania. This dynamic group is launching several important projects and initiatives of which we'll be getting updates and information to help advance the same.
10:25 a.m.: Mattie Wilson, ITT Technical Institute- Preparing and educating tomorrow's health care professionals remains one of our most important tasks. ITT is deploying advanced training to meet the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow.
10:47 a.m.: Jim Thumma, Optical Image Technology- With its suite of award-winning electronic document management software (EDMS), OIT powers traditional business processes. OIT's EDM e-Solutions combine this technology with the power of the Web to enable global workflow, content management, and document imaging solutions to help you manage your business from any location, at any time. DocFinity helps organizations of all sizes to store and manage their valuable business data, reduce storage costs, improve productivity and services, and comply with federal regulations.
11:09 a.m.: Alan Hochberg, ProSanos Corporation- ProSanos advances patient safety and care by providing clients and partners with superior products and services for the integration, analysis and management of healthcare-related data.Their capacity to seamlessly blend data capture and management with statistical analysis and clinical interpretation ensures efficiency and the highest quality results in Clinical Database Services, Biometric Services, Registry Services, Advanced Analytics, Safety Surveillance & Risk Management. Mr. Hochberg will speak on 'Mining Clinical Data for Hidden Gems.
11:31 a.m.: John Kline, Kline Associates- Understanding and improving Pennsylvania's legislative process is vitally important to Pennsylvania health-care. Several important updates will be presented and discussed.
11:53 a.m.: Closing Remarks: Kelly Lewis, Esq., President & CEO, Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania |
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