Keynote Speaker, Mark Vafiades, Senior Advisor, National Coordinator for Health IT

Mark Vafiades serves as a Special Advisor to the National Coordinator for Health IT, having transitioned from within HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the U.S. Surgeon General. Mr. Vafiades leads ONC’s outreach to health information exchanges (HIEs) and community health organizations.

Health Current, Arizona’s health information exchange (HIE) has grown more than 700 percent over the last three years, with growth not only in numbers but also diversity. Today Health Current participants represent a broad spectrum of the healthcare landscape, from first responders, reference labs, hospitals, community providers and behavioral health providers to long-term care facilities, home care and hospice providers.

This growth offers the promise of an interoperable Arizona where more complete patient information is seamlessly shared to help clinicians make better decisions and improve care and outcomes. To realize this promise and potential, there is more work ahead in integrating HIE data into clinical workflows and in standardizing terminologies and data coding. The 12th annual Health Current Summit & Trade Show will include presentations, discussions and breakout sessions on the progress and the path ahead, from successful use cases to Health Current’s technology upgrade to the collaborative work on data quality that will enable the seamless information sharing for statewide interoperability.

When: Wednesday, November 13 – Thursday, November 14, 2019

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The Summit Conference rate is $159/night plus taxes. The room block expires November 1, 2019. Cancellation Policy: Cancel at least 72-hours prior to arrival to avoid a one-night charge to your credit card. Please use the link below to make your hotel reservations. (based on availability).

Parking: Health Current will have a $5.00 day-use parking in the city owned parking structure or west surface lot. Please bring your ticket to the registration desk for validation. Overnight self-parking rate is $5.00 in the garage. Hotel Valet parking is $20.00 per car, subject to change due to any special events. Any uncovered parking spaces on the hotel property area that are not privately contracted for an event are free of charge on a first-come, first-serve basis. Additional parking may be found at Westgate or the Tanger Outlets.

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