The Health 2.0 Northwest Chapter is having its first meeting next week, and it’s a doozie. No starting off with a few drinks in a bar for these guys, they’ve got a serious host (the major Health Science University) and serious panelists. Congrats to Frank Ille at HealthSaaS and his crew for pulling this off, and kudos to our own (and Eugene, OR resident) Lizzie Dunklee for being on this high-powered panel. If you’re in Portland, you don't want to miss it  

Date: Wednesday August 18 2010
Location: OHSU Old Library Auditorium
Time: Networking and snacks 5:00-6:00pm followed by Panel discussion 6:00-8:00pm

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The blurb: Health IT isn't just an electronic health record. Medical Informatics, the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), personal health platforms, PHRs, mobile devices and the Health 2.0 movement are converging to improve communication between patients and providers. Please join our panel for an interactive Q&A discussion with representatives from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Intel, the Veterans Health Administration, Health 2.0, CSI and HealthSaaS to discuss how these technologies are working together to improve patient care, enhance clinical and payor efficiencies while lowering costs for everyone.

Moderator: William Hersh, M.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Panel members include:
Eric Dishman, Director of Health Innovation for Intel’s Digital Health Group (PCMH)
Susan Woods, Associate National Director, eHealth Veterans Health Administration
Lizzie Dunklee, Executive Producer at Health 2.0
Jeffrey Brandt, CTO of CSI graduate OHSU Biomedical Informatics program (Mobility)
Frank Ille, Co-founder of HealthSaaS (PHRs)

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