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Commonwell Health Alliance 2023
Annual Meeting and Fall Summit
Monday, Nov. 6 – Wednesday, Nov. 8
Kansas City, MO
Event Overview
The CommonWell Health Alliance 2023 General Meeting & Fall Summit will take place November 6-8 at the Oracle Health Kansas City Experience Center in Kansas City. This invitation-only annual gathering provides an opportunity for CommonWell Members to network, learn and work together to help inform the CommonWell Roadmap and further our mission to improve nationwide interoperability.
Who Attends
Member companies typically send representatives from product, implementation/professional services, engineering, regulatory, marketing, business development, leadership roles and more!
Details
Monday, November 6 – Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Oracle Health Kansas City Experience Center
2951 Rock Creek Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64117
Registration will close Friday, October 27.
Agenda
All times listed below are in Central Standard.
Monday November 6, 2023 – Day 1
Half Day
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item |
| 1:00pm | Registration and Badge Pick Up Opens |
| 2:00 – 3:00pm | Welcome: Annual General Meeting & Fall Summit Begins Overview of the Fall Summit, Recap of past 12 months and Looking Forward to 2024 Sam Lambson, VP Interoperability (Oracle Health) and Paul L Wilder, Executive Director (CommonWell) |
| 3:00 – 3:30pm Committee Meet Ups |
Technical Committees (STIG, Use Case, TEFCA) Led By: Jason Vogt (MEDITECH), Mike Warner (Oracle Health), Varun Vedantham (MEDHOST), Ed Donaldson (Milliman) and Melissa Massardo (athenahealth) Marketing & Membership Committees Led By: Erin Lippincott (CommonWell), Berit Mansour (CommonWell) and Meredith Manak (Unit 387) Government Affairs & Privacy and Security Committees Led By: Josh Mast (Oracle Health) and Jennifer Blumenthal (Milliman) Deployment & Utilization Committee Led By: Farah Saeed (eClinicalWorks) and Ali Thole (Oracle Health) |
| 3:30 – 3:45pm | Break – 15 minutes |
| 3:45 – 4:45pm | Keynote Speaker: Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for ONC |
| 4:45 – 5:00pm | Wrap Up & Preview of Next Day Paul L Wilder, Executive Director (CommonWell) |
| 5:15pm | Shuttle from Experience Center to Marriott Downtown |
| 6:15pm | Shuttle from Marriott Downtown to Amigoni Urban Winery |
| 6:30 – 9:00pm | Welcome Dinner and Reception at Amigoni Urban Winery |
| 9:00pm | Shuttle from Amigoni Urban Winery to Marriott Downtown |
Tuesday November 7, 2023 – Day 2
Full day
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item |
| 7:30am | Shuttle from Marriott Downtown to Experience Center |
| 8:00 – 8:30am | Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | Welcome: Recap and Plans for Day 2 Paul L Wilder, Executive Director (CommonWell) |
| 9:00 – 10:00am | CommonWell Roadmap – The Road to QHIN Liz Buckle, Director of Product (CommonWell) Gurpreet Singh, VP Interoperability (ELLKAY) and Josh Evensen, VP Software Engineering (ELLKAY) |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Break – 15 minutes |
| 10:15 – 11:00am | The Patient’s Journey: A Case for Better Patient Access Hear from a caregiver and her experience collecting her daughter’s records, challenges faced and the case for enabling Patient Access nationally. Meredith Manak, CEO and Founder (Unit 387) and Liz Buckle, Director of Product (CommonWell) |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Real Talk: Coopetition on the Road to TEFCA It’s no secret that a handful of long-time members of CommonWell are on their own journey towards a QHIN designation. This panel will talk about this new dynamic and how these members and CommonWell itself continue to work together. Paul L Wilder, Executive Director (CommonWell), Jitin Asnaani, VP Strategy (Health Gorilla), Jon Elwell, CEO and Co-Founder (Kno2), John Blair III, CEO (MedAllies) and Moderator: Kat McDavitt, President (Insenna) |
| 12:00 – 1:15pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:15 – 2:15pm Breakout Sessions (Select one) |
QHIN Technical Requirements Targeted Committees: STIG, TEFCA Led By: Jason Vogt (MEDITECH), Jeff Sum (Oracle Health), Ed Donaldson (Milliman), Melissa Massardo (athenahealth) and Josh Evensen (ELLKAY) Service Adopter Annual Testing Targeted Committees: Deployment and Utilization Led By: Farah Saeed (eClinicalWorks) and Ali Thole (Oracle Health) Updating the Use Case Specification Targeted Committees: Use Case and Privacy & Security Led By: Mike Warner (Oracle Health), Varun Vedantham (MEDHOST) and Dhruv Ragunathan (ELLKAY) |
| 2:15 – 2:30pm | Break – 15 minutes |
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | How to talk to your clients about CommonWell and TEFCA Services Hear from CommonWell’s Director of Marketing and MEDITECH’s Senior Director of Interop Market and Product Strategy on key messages to use when talking about CommonWell and TEFCA Erin Lippincott, Director of Marketing (CommonWell) and Mike Cordeiro, Senior Director Interoperability Market and Product Strategy (MEDITECH) |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | CommonWell’s Master Person Index (MPI) v2.0 Work with the Alliance leaders and Technical Service Provider to understand the changes coming to the CommonWell MPI, ask questions and offer input. Liz Buckle, Director of Product (CommonWell), Mini Sankar, VP Data Engineering (ELLKAY) and Dhruv Ragunathan, Director Interoperability Solutions (ELLKAY) |
| 4:00 – 5:00pm | Bringing Payers to the Network: What Comes Next? This panel will discuss how the CommonWell network could enable payers to access their members’ clinical data in a more streamlined way. Dan Wilson, Founder & CEO (Moxe Health), Janine Akers, CEO (DataFile Exchange) and Moderator: Jocelyn Keegan, Payer Practice Lead (Point-of-Care Partners) |
| 5:15-6:15pm | Cocktail Hour, hosted by Oracle Health in the KCEX Club Level |
| 6:30pm | Shuttle from Experience Center to Marriott Downtown |
Wednesday November 8, 2023 – Day 3
Half Day
| Time (CT) | Agenda Item |
| 7:30am | Shuttle from Marriott Downtown to Experience Center |
| 8:00 – 8:30am | Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | Opening Session + Alliance Use Case Brainstorm Recap of yesterday and agenda for today. What Use Cases are top of mind for Alliance members? What will the Alliance support? What revenue generating opportunities exist to reduce membership fees in upcoming years? Paul L Wilder, Executive Director (CommonWell) |
| 9:00 – 10:15am | Technical Service Provider Update Overview of Key Technical Improvements and Milestones for the Upcoming Year. Gurpreet Singh, VP Interoperability (ELLKAY) and Lauren Cooke, Director of Interoperability (ELLKAY), with support from the ELLKAY Technical Team |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Break – 15 minutes |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm Breakout Sessions (Select one) |
FHIR IG, TEFCA FHIR Roadmap and Connectathon Planning Targeted Committees: STIG, TEFCA Committee, FHIR Workgroup Led By: Jason Vogt (MEDITECH), Jeff Sum (Oracle Health), Ed Donaldson (Milliman) and Melissa Massardo (athenahealth) Implementation Best Practices – Creating an Internal Guide Targeted Committees: Deployment and Utilization Led By: Farah Saeed (eClinicalWorks) and Ali Thole (Oracle Health) Navigating Shifts in Industry Conferences and Social Media Landscape Targeted Committees: Marketing and Membership Led By: Erin Lippincott (CommonWell), Berit Mansour (CommonWell) and Meredith Manak (Unit 387) Updating the Use Case Specification Targeted Committees: Use Case, Privacy & Security Led By: Mike Warner (Oracle Health), Varun Vedantham (MEDHOST) and Dhruv Ragunathan (ELLKAY) |
| 12:00pm | Summit Ends, Boxed Lunch To Go |
Venue
Oracle Health Kansas City Experience Center
2951 Rock Creek Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64117
Parking is free and available to the north of the conference venue. You will see the spots as you approach the building (parking on the left, building on the right). You will then take the crosswalk to the main entrance.
Hotel Accommodations
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: (816) 421-6800
Located in downtown Kansas City and within walking distance of the Power and Light District this historical hotel is restyled with modern decor and excellent service with many onsite amenities.
To book your hotel rooms, please use this link to receive the CommonWell Health Alliance hotel block rate.
Transportation
There will be shuttle service to and from the Oracle Cerner Kansas City Experience Center and the Kansas City Marriott Downtown – detailed schedule to follow.
Air Travel
Most convenient airport: Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
Air travel and ground transportation from the airport to the hotel in Kansas City is the attendee’s responsibility.
Recommended options are Uber, Lyft, or Taxi.
Meals
Meals provided are listed in the Agenda.
Event fees
In-person attendees are responsible for airfare, ground transportation in Kansas City from airport to hotel and hotel costs.
Additionally, CommonWell charges a $300 registration fee to cover hard costs, including provided meals.
Attire
Business casual (Slacks, nice jeans, etc.)
The wellbeing and safety of our attendees, sponsors, speakers and team members is our top priority. We are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and will provide any event updates as they arise.