Defense Strategies Institute’s 20th Biannual DoD/VA & GOV Health IT Summit
Summary
Defense Strategies Institute’s 20th Biannual DoD/VA & GOV Health IT Summit will take place this May 12-13, 2021 in Alexandria, VA. Alexandria, VA, March 25, 2021 --( The 20th Biannual DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit was designed as a “Town Hall” full spectrum view towards the DoD, VA, and Federal’s efforts to provide Veterans a secure, interoperable and connected health IT ecosystem. This includes the integration of affordable, high-quality health services as well as innovative technologies that will ultimately, enhance patient care & enable a medically ready Joint Force. DSI’s team specializes in extensive research and development of the summit’s content and focus areas, and always assembles the most respected minds in the Health Information Technology communities. 2021 Confirmed Speakers Include: MG (Dr.) George (Ned) Appenzeller, USA, Assistant Director for Combat Support, MHS Electronic Health Record Functional Champion, Defense Health Agency William Tinston, SES, Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office (FEHRM) Holly Joers, SES, Acting Program Executive Officer, PEO DHMS Maj Gen Robert I. Miller, USAF, Director, Medical Operations, HQAF Dr. Paul Tibbits, SES, Executive Director, Office of Technical Integration, OIT, VA RDML Douglas M. Schofield, USCG, Director of Acquisition Programs & Program Executive Officer, United States Coast Guard Michael D. Parrish, SES, Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) Topics will include: - Delivering excellent customer service to Veterans through the utilization of new technologies to improve services - Implementing a single, common Federal EHR across the DoD/VA to enhance patient care & provider effectiveness - Delivering integrated, affordable, & high-quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries - Revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare & effective data sharing through a modernized EHR that supports the Warfighter - Enabling Veterans more efficient access to economic opportunity through the leveraging of the Federal procurement system - Facilitating a modernized MHS that enables a medically ready Joint Force - Leading the future of healthcare technology at the VA - Exploring innovative ways to authenticate users & improve the security of IT systems for Veterans Seating is limited To allow for actionable discussion and dialogue amongst speakers and attendees, seating will be limited. Paul Tibbits, SES, Executive Director, Office of Technical Integration, OIT, VARDML Douglas M. Schofield, USCG, Director of Acquisition Programs & Program Executive Officer, United States Coast GuardMichael D. Parrish, SES, Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC)Topics will include:- Delivering excellent customer service to Veterans through the utilization of new technologies to improve services- Implementing a single, common Federal EHR across the DoD/VA to enhance patient care & provider effectiveness- Delivering integrated, affordable, & high-quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries- Revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare & effective data sharing through a modernized EHR that supports the Warfighter- Enabling Veterans more efficient access to economic opportunity through the leveraging of the Federal procurement system- Facilitating a modernized MHS that enables a medically ready Joint Force- Leading the future of healthcare technology at the VA- Exploring innovative ways to authenticate users & improve the security of IT systems for VeteransSeating is limitedTo allow for actionable discussion and dialogue amongst speakers and attendees, seating will be limited.