2023 HIMSS MN Chapter and Minnesota e-Health Initiative Virtual Series
Building on 18 years of Minnesota HIMSS spring conferences and 15 years of Minnesota e-Health Summits, the HIMSS Minnesota Chapter (MN HIMSS) and the Minnesota e-Health Initiative partnered in 2020 to create the premier health information technology educational event in Minnesota. Stratis Health plans and co-convenes this event with the Minnesota Department of Health and HIMSS MN.
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Session 1: Health Equity: Are We Ready for the Data Revolution?
Session 2: Technology-enabled Health Care Disruption
Session 3: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Promises and Perils
Session 4: Social Determinants of Health: Aligning Forces for Change
Join us for the fourth annual MN HIMSS and
Minnesota e-Health Initiative virtual conference series.
Each 90-minute session highlights relevant topics intended to advance e-health concepts. The sessions feature keynote discussions by national or local experts and insights from Minnesota thought leaders or facilitated discussions.
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Intended Audience
- Clinicians, public health professionals, and researchers who want to optimize the use of health information to:
- Identify and manage social determinants of health
- Address health equity
- Collaborate across sectors
- Health leaders who want to hear perspectives and learn insights from local and national initiatives
- Policymakers who want to understand how health information can impact their communities
- Patients who want to understand how health information can help support their health
- Technology experts and developers who want to stay attuned to market trends and demands
Session 1 – Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Noon-1:30 p.m. CT
Health Equity: Are We Ready for the Data Revolution?
Presenter
Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health
Panelists
Mark Cullen, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Trellis
Steve Johnson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Informatics, Associate Director, CTSI Health Informatics Program, Director, Informatics Innovation Dissemination, University of Minnesota
Session 2 – Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Noon-1:30 p.m. CT
Technology-enabled Health Care Disruption
Co-presenters
Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Senior Vice President, Clinical Innovation, Center for Advanced Clinical Solutions, Optum Health
Jenny Ramseth, Chief Product Officer of Best Buy Health for Best Buy Co., Inc.
Session 3 – Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Noon-1:30 p.m. CT
Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Promises and Perils
Presenter
Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics, Director, Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Panelists
Brenna Loufek, MS, SaMD Regulatory Affairs Manager at Mayo Clinic – Center for Digital Health, Doctoral Student, Evidence-Based Healthcare, University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Primary Health Sciences
Greg Papillon, MPH, Director, Public Health Innovation, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Kari Thurlow, JD, President, Chief Executive Officer, LeadingAge MN
Session 4 – Wednesday, November 1, 2023, Noon-1:30 p.m. CT
Social Determinants of Health: Aligning Forces for Change
Presenter
Nebeyou Abebe, MA, Senior Vice President of Social Determinants of Health, Highmark Health
Panelist
Amy Bloomquist, Director, Population Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Moderator
Christopher Kunney, MS, Chair, MS Healthcare Informatics Advisory Board, Morehouse School of Medicine
Continuing Education
The HIMSS MN and Minnesota e-Health Initiative Virtual Series may meet continuing education requirements for your focus. It is the individual’s responsibility to determine if the Series fulfills that requirement. A certificate of attendance that can be submitted to your accredited provider for consideration for continuing education credit will be available upon completion of a post-event evaluation survey.