Publications
Co-Author, "Stage 1 Meaningful Use Requirements Finalized Under HITECH EHR Incentive Program," BNA, Inc., July 2010.
Co-Author, "Implementing National Health Reform in California: Changes to Public and Private Insurance," California Healthcare Foundation, June 2010.
Co-Author, "HITECH Revisited," California Healthcare Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation, and United Hospital Fund, June 2010.
Co-Author, "Health IT Law & Industry Report: Meaningful Use and Certification of Electronic Health Record Under the HITECH Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs," BNA, Inc., January 2010.
Co-Author, "HITECH's State Health Information Exchange and Health IT Extension Programs: Providing Infrastructure and Support for Meaningful Use of EHRs," BNA, Inc., November 2009.
Co-Author, "The Role of Local Governments in Administering Medicaid in New York," Medicaid Institute at the United Hospital Fund, August 2009.
Co-Author, "State Regulation of De-Identified Health Information How States Like New Hampshire Are Getting it Wrong on Privacy, Might Kill Healthcare's Golden Goose," BNA's Privacy & Security Law Report, 8 PVLR 14, April 6, 2009.
Co-Author, "What California Stands to Gain: The Impact of the Stimulus Package on Health Care," California Health Care Foundation, March 2009.
Author, "Jumpstarting Access to Personal Information with Rights-based Legislation," Journal of American Health Information Management Association, July 2008.
Co-Author, "Whose Data Is It Anyway? Expanding Consumer Control Over Personal Health Information," California HealthCare Foundation, February 2008.
Contributor, "State Level Health Information Exchange: Roles in Ensuring Governance and Advancing Interoperability," Preliminary 2007 Findings from State-level HIE Consensus Project, prepared for U.S.Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, September 28, 2007.
Co-Author, "Federal District Court Rules that New Hampshire's Broad Prohibition on Transfer and Use of Physician Prescribing Data Violates the First Amendment," Privacy & Data Security Law Journal, August 2007.
Co-Author, "Health Information Exchange Projects: What Hospitals and Health Systems Need to Know," American Hospital Association, April 2006.
Co-Author, "Through the Land of RHIOs," Advance for Health Information Executives, March 2005.
Speaking Engagements
Faculty, State Alliance for e-Health 2nd Annual State Learning Forum, National Harbor, MD, September 2009.
Moderator, "State Leadership in the Context of the Federal HIE Agenda: NHIN and Aligning Standards, Policies, Incentives and Resources with State Efforts," State Health Information Exchange Leadership Forum, Alexandria, VA, May 2010.
Presenter, "Health Information Technology and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Weill Cornell Medical College Fellowship Program in Health Care Quality and Medical Informatics Research, New York, NY, May 2010.
Presenter, "State Designation: What Support Will State Designated Entities and Regional Health IT Extension Centers (RECs) Provde Now and Throughout My EMR Deployment?," Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Event Series, New York, NY, April 2010.
Co-presenter, "Stimulating Meaningful Use: Legal and Practical Issues Facing Hospitals, Physicians and Medical Groups," California Society for Healthcare Attorneys Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar, Monterey, CA, April 2010.
Moderator, "The Next Wave in Health Care: Using Health Information Technology for Improving Front Line Programs," New York University Wagner Executive Briefing Series, New York, NY, January 2010.
Panelist, "Applying for Stimulus," Axolotl's 8th Annual Customer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 2009.
Speaker, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Executive Subcommittee, Hearing on Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology, Washington, DC April 2009.
Co-speaker, "Hey, That's My Data!: Expanding consumer Control over Personal Health Information," Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference, Chicago, April 2009.
Keynote Speaker, "Privacy & Technology," Lifetime Healthcare Companies Boards of Directors Spring Conference, Skaneateles, New York, April 2008.
Panelist, “Creating Public Trust in Having Their Health Information on the Net,” Connecting Americans with Their Health Care Conference, Hosted by The Markle Foundation, La Jolla, CA, December 2007.
Conference Chair, “Defining Key Health Information Technology Terms,” The National Alliance for Health Information Technology Network Conference, November 2007.
Keynote Speaker, “National Healthcare Policy and Health IT Implications for Employers,” ActiveHealth Client Advisory Group, New York, NY, November 2007.
Panelist, “State Level Health Information Exchange: Roles in Ensuring Governance and Advancing Interoperability,” Preliminary 2007 Findings from State-level HIE Consensus Project, eHealth Initiative Annual Meeting, October 12, 2007.
Facilitator, “Using Data Analytics to Improve Care and Transform Insurance Design: ActiveHealth's Vision,” California Healthcare Institute's California Healthcare Policy Forum, La Jolla, CA, August 2, 2007.
Panelist, "Recent Legal Decisions and their Implications," Future Directions and Issues: Game Changers Panel, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Invitational Conference: National Framework for the Secondary Use of Health Data, Reston, VA, June 15, 2007.
Speaker, “Advancing Health Information Technology: Lessons from New York State and National Efforts,” Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative Strategic Planning Retreat, January 2007.
Speaker, “RHIOs: The Emerging Legal Issues,” The Healthcare Roundtable for Corporate Counsel, Carmel, CA, September 2006.
Speaker, “Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs),” Orange County Business Council (OCBC) Healthcare Task Force's Regular Meeting, Orange County, CA, September 2006.
Speaker, “Beyond Managing Care: Striving for Excellence,” New York State Department of Health Office of Managed Care Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, May 2006.
Speaker, “Regional Health Information Organizations: Roles for Hospital Associations,” American Hospital Association State Issues Forum Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 2006.
Speaker, “Sustainable Funding Models for RHIOs,” Get Connected Knowledge Forum, Dallas, TX, June 2005.
Speaker, “Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Making the Healthcare System Safer Through Implementation and Innovation,” Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2005 Annual Meeting: Washington, D.C., June 2005.
Panel Facilitator, “Giants Talking-Feds Listening: Turn the Call for Change into Actual Change,” Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (“HIMSS”) Summit: Achieving National Healthcare Transformation, New York, NY, June 2005.
Track Co-Chair, “Organizational and Legal Issues,” 2nd Annual Connecting Communities for Better Health Learning Forum, Washington, D.C., May 2005.
Speaker, “A Leading Forum on the Electronic Health Record and Rapidly Emerging Health Information Technology Policy,” The Health Information Technology Summit West, March 2005.
Keynote Speaker, “Emerging Health Information Technology Trends,” Health Data Management Solutions 2005 Client Conference, January 2005.
Expert Panel Member, “The Health Information Technology Audioconference: Strategic Responses to the GAO Report on Legal Barriers to the Adoption of Health Information Technology,” November 2004.
Expert Panel Member, “Promoting Adoption of Electronic Health Records: Incentives and Connectivity,” Connecting for Health, September 2004.
Panelist, "eHealth Initiative," First Annual Connecting Communities for Better Health Forum Exhibition, June 2004.
Moderator, “A Quality Strategy for New York’s Healthcare,” United Hospital Fund, Information Systems Session, June 2004.
Moderator, “Addressing Hospitals’ Financial Crisis,” First Annual Hudson Region Hospital Summit, May 2004.
Speaker, “Wired for Profits,” Managed Healthcare Industry Forum on Emerging Technology, April 2004.
Speaker, “Overview and Discussion of Policy Changes Emerging at the State Level,” The National Alliance for Primary Care Informatics, April 2004.
Speaker, “A Proposal to Establish a Revolving Loan Fund for Community Heath Information Networks,” eHealth Initiative’s Investing in America’s Health, March 2004.
Speaker, “21st Century Health Care: The Information Technology Impact on the Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Healthcare,” The New America Foundation, Broadband Forum and Universal Healthcare Program, November 2003.
Facilitator, Financial Incentives Track, National Health Information Infrastructure 2003 Conference: Developing a National Action Agenda for NHII, Washington, D.C., June 2003.
Presenter, “Federal Financing of Healthcare Information Technology Infrastructure,” HealthTech Information Technology Workgroup, January 2003.
Co-Chairman, Emerging Technologies in Healthcare Conference, 2002.
Panelist, Fred Friendly Seminar on the future of academic medicine, 2000.
Moderator, “Restructuring Healthcare: The Debate Continues,” Empire State Report Conference, 1996.
Moderator, “Restructuring Healthcare: What Should the Ground Rules Be?” Empire State Report Conference, 1995.
