Thursday, September 5, 2013
11:45 AM–1:15 PM
Luncheon Session
Exhibition Hall
Luncheon Presentation—Thursday
“Goodbye Clipboards and Boxes of Health Records: Hello Kansas Health Information Exchange”
Laura McCrary, EdD
Mike Dittemore, RN, MBA
Executive Director—Kansas Health Information Network, Topeka, KS
Executive Director—Lewis and Clark Information Exchange, Kansas City, MO
Dr. Laura McCary became the Executive Director of the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) in January 2011. Previously, Laura was the Director of the Regional Health Care Initiative at the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City, Missouri. Laura completed her Post-Doctoral work at Kansas University; she has a Doctorate of Education from Kansas State University and MS degrees in the areas of Mental Illness and Learning Disabilities. Laura participates in numerous volunteer activities focused on advocacy and support for individuals with disabilities. She is also a state appointed educational advocate for children in the foster care system in Kansas.
Mike is a Registered Nurse in the state of Missouri with extensive experience in Emergency, Critical Transport, Interventional Radiology and Post Anesthesia Recovery. He is also certified as a group facilitator, and has been trained as a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma performance improvement with a health care emphasis. He holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Missouri Western State University and a MBA from Benedictine College. Prior to joining LACIE Dittemore was in leadership roles with VHA Inc. a healthcare group purchasing organization and served as a Captain in the U. S. Army Reserves Nurse Corps. Mike served as LACIE’s Business Developer for over 2 years before he transitioned into the Executive Director role.
Summary
This presentation will provide an overview of health information exchange in Kansas including a description of how the Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) and the Lewis and Clark Health Information Exchange (LACIE) are helping Kansas providers meet Meaningful Use requirements that are necessary to receive Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and helping Kansas patients ensure their personal health information is available at the point of care. It will include a live demonstration of the health information exchange and a question and answer session. KHIN and LACIE provide health information exchange services to all health care providers in Kansas. The networks allow health care providers to share health information including current diagnosis, medications, allergies, lab results, procedures, immunizations, visit history and summary of care documents.
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