HealthLINC has held annual conferences for many years. Our conferences are excellent ways for medical providers and their staff to learn about the latest developments in Health Information Technology and Practice Transformation.
2017 Conference Presentations
Actions to Prevent Newborn Harm
Integrating Care Adds Quality
Keynote - Understanding MACRA and MIPS 2018
Trudi Matthews, Managing Director of the Kentucky REC at UK, and Senior Policy Advisor in External Affairs for UK HealthCare
Starting Right: Guiding Parents in Caring for High-Risk Newborns
Angela Ridner, BSN, RN Professional Staff Development Specialist, NICU and Pediatrics, IU Health Bloomington
Template for Successful Management of Maternal Substance Use Disorders and NAS -Community East Panel
Rainey Martin, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC,RNC-OB Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Anthony Sanders, MD, Physician Lead, Maternal Substance Use Program
-with Suyog Kamatkar, MD, MS, FAAP, Clinical and Research Fellow, Cincinnati Children's
Donetta Gee-Weiler, RN, MSN-MBA, Vice-President of Women’s & Children’s Services
Salihah Talifarro, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Integrated OB/GYN Care
Update: Bloomington Regional Academic Health Center
Michael Melby, Director of Clinical Innovation and Activation, IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Karen Allen, Professor, Director, IU Bloomington School of Social Work
Carrie Dochtery, Associate Professor and Director, Post Professional Athletic Training Program,
Interim Associate Dean for Community and Global Engagement, School of Public Health-Bloomington
Keynote - Obstetrics Care
Mary P Abernathy, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician, IU Health
Brandi Brinkerhoff, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ambassador, IU Health Physicians
Improving Outcomes for Mothers and Babies
Catherine Colbert, Team Lead and Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Centerstone Bloomington
Emily Bock, BSW, Site Supervisor, Monroe County Healthy Families / The Villages
Providing Care and Follow-Up for Fragile Babies
Heather Birk, MS, CCC-SLP, Manager Children’s Therapy Center, IU Health Bloomington
Jessica Craig, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, IU Health Bloomington
Success Stories: Evaluating Quality in Small Offices
Fiona Taggart, QIA, HealthLINC
Becky Rose, Office Manager, Rose Internal Medicine
Empowering Patients during Transitions of Care
Shelley Sallee, Assistant Director, VIM
Lanet Owens, BSN, RN, Faith Community Nurse Coordinator
Brian Peters, - CIO CarDon
CMM: Defragmenting the Medicine Narrative
Managing Medications across Communities
D. Edward Hinds, II, RPH, Volunteers In Medicine
Jennifer Reiter, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, IU Health
Brenden King, PharmD, Genoa Pharmacy
Essential Elements of Effective Integrated Care Management
O’Connell Case, LCSW, Clinical Director, Catholic Charities of Bloomington
Lindsay Potts, MSW, LCSW, Integrated Care Manager, Centerstone of Bloomington
Kara Bierbaum, RN, Transitional Care Manager IUH
Integrating Care Adds Quality
Keynote - Understanding MACRA and MIPS 2018
Trudi Matthews, Managing Director of the Kentucky REC at UK, and Senior Policy Advisor in External Affairs for UK HealthCare
Starting Right: Guiding Parents in Caring for High-Risk Newborns
Angela Ridner, BSN, RN Professional Staff Development Specialist, NICU and Pediatrics, IU Health Bloomington
Template for Successful Management of Maternal Substance Use Disorders and NAS -Community East Panel
Rainey Martin, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC,RNC-OB Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Anthony Sanders, MD, Physician Lead, Maternal Substance Use Program
-with Suyog Kamatkar, MD, MS, FAAP, Clinical and Research Fellow, Cincinnati Children's
Donetta Gee-Weiler, RN, MSN-MBA, Vice-President of Women’s & Children’s Services
Salihah Talifarro, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Integrated OB/GYN Care
Update: Bloomington Regional Academic Health Center
Michael Melby, Director of Clinical Innovation and Activation, IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Karen Allen, Professor, Director, IU Bloomington School of Social Work
Carrie Dochtery, Associate Professor and Director, Post Professional Athletic Training Program,
Interim Associate Dean for Community and Global Engagement, School of Public Health-Bloomington
Keynote - Obstetrics Care
Mary P Abernathy, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician, IU Health
Brandi Brinkerhoff, MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ambassador, IU Health Physicians
Improving Outcomes for Mothers and Babies
Catherine Colbert, Team Lead and Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Centerstone Bloomington
Emily Bock, BSW, Site Supervisor, Monroe County Healthy Families / The Villages
Providing Care and Follow-Up for Fragile Babies
Heather Birk, MS, CCC-SLP, Manager Children’s Therapy Center, IU Health Bloomington
Jessica Craig, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, IU Health Bloomington
Success Stories: Evaluating Quality in Small Offices
Fiona Taggart, QIA, HealthLINC
Becky Rose, Office Manager, Rose Internal Medicine
Empowering Patients during Transitions of Care
Shelley Sallee, Assistant Director, VIM
Lanet Owens, BSN, RN, Faith Community Nurse Coordinator
Brian Peters, - CIO CarDon
CMM: Defragmenting the Medicine Narrative
Managing Medications across Communities
D. Edward Hinds, II, RPH, Volunteers In Medicine
Jennifer Reiter, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, IU Health
Brenden King, PharmD, Genoa Pharmacy
Essential Elements of Effective Integrated Care Management
O’Connell Case, LCSW, Clinical Director, Catholic Charities of Bloomington
Lindsay Potts, MSW, LCSW, Integrated Care Manager, Centerstone of Bloomington
Kara Bierbaum, RN, Transitional Care Manager IUH
2016 Conference Presentations
Integrated Solutions to the Growing Epidemic:
Pain Management, Addiction, and Mental Health
HealthLINC Technology Upgrade 2016
Jason Buckner, Vice President of Operations, HealthBridge (The Health Collaborative)
Integrated Care: Demonstrating Value
Maren Sheese, LCSW, LCAC, Project Director, Home Health Indiana (HHIN)/Centerstone of Indiana
OASIS: Resources for Young Adults
Jackie Daniels, Director, Indiana University OASIS Program
Addressing Mental Health Needs of Kids through Community Partnerships
Julie Kathman, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, CPN, Executive Director Women and Children Services, Indiana University Health Bloomington
Responsible Pain Management Strategies
Jim Ryser, MA, LMHC, LCAC Program Manager of Chronic Pain and Chemical Dependency Programs, IU Health Methodist Hospital
INSPECT: Maximizing Benefits from Key Data Sources
Michael Brady, Director, INSPECT (Indiana’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program)
Managing Employees with Unique Needs
Nicole T. Williams MBA, PCMH CCE, OTC, High Performance Network Manager & Denise Fields, PharmD, Pharmacist, Cummins
Pain Management, Addiction, and Mental Health
HealthLINC Technology Upgrade 2016
Jason Buckner, Vice President of Operations, HealthBridge (The Health Collaborative)
Integrated Care: Demonstrating Value
Maren Sheese, LCSW, LCAC, Project Director, Home Health Indiana (HHIN)/Centerstone of Indiana
OASIS: Resources for Young Adults
Jackie Daniels, Director, Indiana University OASIS Program
Addressing Mental Health Needs of Kids through Community Partnerships
Julie Kathman, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, CPN, Executive Director Women and Children Services, Indiana University Health Bloomington
Responsible Pain Management Strategies
Jim Ryser, MA, LMHC, LCAC Program Manager of Chronic Pain and Chemical Dependency Programs, IU Health Methodist Hospital
INSPECT: Maximizing Benefits from Key Data Sources
Michael Brady, Director, INSPECT (Indiana’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program)
Managing Employees with Unique Needs
Nicole T. Williams MBA, PCMH CCE, OTC, High Performance Network Manager & Denise Fields, PharmD, Pharmacist, Cummins
2015 Conference Presentations
Using Data Exchange To Improve Patient Care
Keynote—Treating the Whole Person: The Future of Care Coordination
Denny Morrison, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer, Netsmart
Community-Based Medication Management
Moderator:
Michael Melby, MS, FASHP, IUH Blgtn & HealthLINC
Panelists:
Lea Ann Camp, RN, MSN, Greene Co. General Hospital
Wesley W. Ratliff, MD, Premier Healthcare, LLC
Jennifer Reiter, Pharm.D., BCPS, IU Health SIP
Christan Royer, Indiana University
Quality, Innovation, and Communication
PQRS: What You Need To Know for 2015
Tara Hatfield, RN, BSN, Purdue Healthcare Advisors
Pain Points of Meaningful Use
Fiona Taggart, MIS, HealthLINC
High Impact, High-Tech Health Coaching for the High Risk Population
Robert Siegmann, MBA, LCSW, Centerstone
Privacy & Security: Let's Match Banking Technology
Update Your Privacy and Security Policies
Joseph Suchocki, Eagle Associates
Data, Patients, and Outcomes
Analytics in Motion: Patient/Practice/Population Solutions
Keith Hepp, The Health Collaborative
Telehealth
Joshua W. Paul, MA, MBA, Blgtn Meadows Hospital
Tamir Hussain, MBA, IU Health Center
Keynote—Treating the Whole Person: The Future of Care Coordination
Denny Morrison, PhD, Chief Clinical Officer, Netsmart
Community-Based Medication Management
Moderator:
Michael Melby, MS, FASHP, IUH Blgtn & HealthLINC
Panelists:
Lea Ann Camp, RN, MSN, Greene Co. General Hospital
Wesley W. Ratliff, MD, Premier Healthcare, LLC
Jennifer Reiter, Pharm.D., BCPS, IU Health SIP
Christan Royer, Indiana University
Quality, Innovation, and Communication
PQRS: What You Need To Know for 2015
Tara Hatfield, RN, BSN, Purdue Healthcare Advisors
Pain Points of Meaningful Use
Fiona Taggart, MIS, HealthLINC
High Impact, High-Tech Health Coaching for the High Risk Population
Robert Siegmann, MBA, LCSW, Centerstone
Privacy & Security: Let's Match Banking Technology
Update Your Privacy and Security Policies
Joseph Suchocki, Eagle Associates
Data, Patients, and Outcomes
Analytics in Motion: Patient/Practice/Population Solutions
Keith Hepp, The Health Collaborative
Telehealth
Joshua W. Paul, MA, MBA, Blgtn Meadows Hospital
Tamir Hussain, MBA, IU Health Center
2014 Conference Presentations
Transitioning for Better Care
Sharing Information for Improved Patient Care
While planning our annual conference, the HealthLINC staff speaks to members of the medical community in our region about their current concerns. In late 2013, we heard that our community wanted to discuss concrete steps we could take to move forward. Therefore, our 2014 conference was designed to bring together two small groups of people from many organizations.
We had two groups, 25 Administrators and 20 Technology people. We had a facilitator who helped lead the discussion, Camilla Brown from Strategies for Tomorrow. After a discussion which included the goal of the day and new developments in various organizations, we had an hour-long working session with the group split into Administrators and Technologists, followed by presentation by each group to the other.
At this point, we came to some conclusions about what the community wanted to pursue over the coming year. We then broke into groups again and designed measurable goals for the next year. We identified four priorities:
Help IU Health see the community as a whole during their transition from their current EMR to Cerner. Preserve what we have, and prevent breaking the connections within the community.
Establish a community-wide medication narrative using the Community Medication Management tool, and prepare for a new tool if Community Care of North Carolina decides to discontinue support.
Get more community providers to add to the narrative. Priority on home-health providers, safety-net clinic, and commercial pharmacies.
Have more users access the tool, including nursing homes and practices who cannot export medication lists.
Integrate the tool into EMRs, possibly using single-sign-on.
Work on getting discharge medications out of the Cerner system so we do not lose that.
Establish a community PHR. Margaret Mary Health in Batesville has established one, and we can use their experience.
Find ways to make electronic communication easier. Expand the use of Direct e-mail in the community to include all provider offices and facilities. Test CCD exchange in various settings.
Members of HealthLINC's staff were given responsibility for following up with these priorities. We will see what happens going forward!
Sharing Information for Improved Patient Care
While planning our annual conference, the HealthLINC staff speaks to members of the medical community in our region about their current concerns. In late 2013, we heard that our community wanted to discuss concrete steps we could take to move forward. Therefore, our 2014 conference was designed to bring together two small groups of people from many organizations.
We had two groups, 25 Administrators and 20 Technology people. We had a facilitator who helped lead the discussion, Camilla Brown from Strategies for Tomorrow. After a discussion which included the goal of the day and new developments in various organizations, we had an hour-long working session with the group split into Administrators and Technologists, followed by presentation by each group to the other.
At this point, we came to some conclusions about what the community wanted to pursue over the coming year. We then broke into groups again and designed measurable goals for the next year. We identified four priorities:
Help IU Health see the community as a whole during their transition from their current EMR to Cerner. Preserve what we have, and prevent breaking the connections within the community.
Establish a community-wide medication narrative using the Community Medication Management tool, and prepare for a new tool if Community Care of North Carolina decides to discontinue support.
Get more community providers to add to the narrative. Priority on home-health providers, safety-net clinic, and commercial pharmacies.
Have more users access the tool, including nursing homes and practices who cannot export medication lists.
Integrate the tool into EMRs, possibly using single-sign-on.
Work on getting discharge medications out of the Cerner system so we do not lose that.
Establish a community PHR. Margaret Mary Health in Batesville has established one, and we can use their experience.
Find ways to make electronic communication easier. Expand the use of Direct e-mail in the community to include all provider offices and facilities. Test CCD exchange in various settings.
Members of HealthLINC's staff were given responsibility for following up with these priorities. We will see what happens going forward!
2013 Conference Presentations
Starting With the Patient
Keynote—Organizing Providers in an Accountable Care System and the Role of the Patient‐Centered Medical Home
L. Allen Dobson, Jr., MD, Community Care of North Carolina
Use of IT to Help Shape Staff Roles and Patient Health Behaviors
Maren Sheese, LCSW, LCAC, Program Director, BE WELL
Staying the Course: Meaningful Use Stage 2
Kathy Church, BSN, PMP HealthLINC
Palliative Care/End of Life Care
Anne Cavanagh, MD, Director of Bronson Palliative Care Service, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Patient‐Centered Medical Home (PCMH): Improving Chronic Disease Management
Heather Orth, RN, BSN, Director of Accountable Care & W. Allen White, MD, MMM, Medical Director Deaconess Clinic
Keynote—Organizing Providers in an Accountable Care System and the Role of the Patient‐Centered Medical Home
L. Allen Dobson, Jr., MD, Community Care of North Carolina
Use of IT to Help Shape Staff Roles and Patient Health Behaviors
Maren Sheese, LCSW, LCAC, Program Director, BE WELL
Staying the Course: Meaningful Use Stage 2
Kathy Church, BSN, PMP HealthLINC
Palliative Care/End of Life Care
Anne Cavanagh, MD, Director of Bronson Palliative Care Service, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Patient‐Centered Medical Home (PCMH): Improving Chronic Disease Management
Heather Orth, RN, BSN, Director of Accountable Care & W. Allen White, MD, MMM, Medical Director Deaconess Clinic
2012 Conference Presentations
Moving Beyond Meaningful Use
The day began with an informative look at Medical Neighborhood, by Dr. Marjie Harbrecht, CEO of HealthTeamWorks. Then the 130 conference participants had the opportunity to choose between the two main conference tracks: ICD-10 and Medical Neighborhood. Five sessions on each topic were distributed throughout the day. David Groves, Executive Director of the Tri-State REC, recognized local physicians and hospitals for their commitment to becoming "Meaningful Users" of electronic health systems. HealthLINC was proud to be a part of their journey.
The Role of Telehealth in Accountable Care
Coaching for Practice Transformation
Palliative Care, Hospice, and the Medical Home
Building Our Community Repository
The 'COOK' book on The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
Overview of ICD-10
Hands-on Coding Practice
Tools: Creating Bookmarks of Best Resources; Also GEMS, PCS
Understanding the ICD-10 Impact
The day began with an informative look at Medical Neighborhood, by Dr. Marjie Harbrecht, CEO of HealthTeamWorks. Then the 130 conference participants had the opportunity to choose between the two main conference tracks: ICD-10 and Medical Neighborhood. Five sessions on each topic were distributed throughout the day. David Groves, Executive Director of the Tri-State REC, recognized local physicians and hospitals for their commitment to becoming "Meaningful Users" of electronic health systems. HealthLINC was proud to be a part of their journey.
The Role of Telehealth in Accountable Care
Coaching for Practice Transformation
Palliative Care, Hospice, and the Medical Home
Building Our Community Repository
The 'COOK' book on The Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
Overview of ICD-10
Hands-on Coding Practice
Tools: Creating Bookmarks of Best Resources; Also GEMS, PCS
Understanding the ICD-10 Impact
2011 Conference Presentations
The Journey to Meaningful Use
Welcome
Andrew Vanzee, Statewide Health IT Director
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Meaningful Use/CMS Incentives
Barbara Stout, RN, Implementation Specialist, Kentucky REC
E-Prescribing
JD Faulkner, Williams Brothers Healthcare Pharmacy
Linda Wells-Freiberger,NP and Manager, Jubilee Clinic
Personal Health Records (PHR) and Ethical Implications
Matt Oliver, PhD, Clinical Services Director, Centerstone
Reporting on Quality Measures
Bianca Kelly, MHA, Clinical Integration, IU Health Quality Partners
Breakout Sessions
Selecting a Cost Effective Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Workflow Transition/Paper to EHR
Kathy Church, RN, PMP HealthLINC
Patient Portal
Keetah Clouse, Premier Healthcare
Janie Millspaugh, Southern Indiana Community Healthcare
Privacy/Security
Joe Suchocki, Eagle Associates, Inc.
Exploring the Need for a Community Repository
Todd Rowland, MD, HealthLINC
Barb Regan, RN, HealthBridge
Welcome
Andrew Vanzee, Statewide Health IT Director
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Meaningful Use/CMS Incentives
Barbara Stout, RN, Implementation Specialist, Kentucky REC
E-Prescribing
JD Faulkner, Williams Brothers Healthcare Pharmacy
Linda Wells-Freiberger,NP and Manager, Jubilee Clinic
Personal Health Records (PHR) and Ethical Implications
Matt Oliver, PhD, Clinical Services Director, Centerstone
Reporting on Quality Measures
Bianca Kelly, MHA, Clinical Integration, IU Health Quality Partners
Breakout Sessions
Selecting a Cost Effective Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Workflow Transition/Paper to EHR
Kathy Church, RN, PMP HealthLINC
Patient Portal
Keetah Clouse, Premier Healthcare
Janie Millspaugh, Southern Indiana Community Healthcare
Privacy/Security
Joe Suchocki, Eagle Associates, Inc.
Exploring the Need for a Community Repository
Todd Rowland, MD, HealthLINC
Barb Regan, RN, HealthBridge
2010 Conference Presentations
Surviving Heatlhcare Reform
Panel Presentation: E-Prescribing
Moderator—Sandy DeWeese, Southern Indiana Pediatrics
Kathy Church, RN PMP, Bloomington Hospital/HealthLINC
Linda Wells-Freiberger, FNP, Jubilee Clinic
John Wrasse, MD, Southern Indiana Pediatrics
Pam Bond, RPh, Bloomington Hospital Orange County
Panel Presentation: Reporting on Quality Measures
Moderator, Dr. Todd Rowland, HealthLINC/Bloomington Hospital
Lee McKinley, MD, Southern Indiana Medical Group
Jayme Russell, Bedford Regional Medical Center
Barb Regan, RN, HealthBridge
John Clark, MD JD, Clarian Quality Partners
Panel Presentation: Patient/Family Access Options
Moderator—Camilla Hull-Brown, Strategies for Tomorrow
Dave Burnworth, Internal Medicine Associates
Becky Ramsey, Indiana University Health Center
Paul Johnson, MD, ENT Associates of Southern Indiana
Panel Presentation: E-Prescribing
Moderator—Sandy DeWeese, Southern Indiana Pediatrics
Kathy Church, RN PMP, Bloomington Hospital/HealthLINC
Linda Wells-Freiberger, FNP, Jubilee Clinic
John Wrasse, MD, Southern Indiana Pediatrics
Pam Bond, RPh, Bloomington Hospital Orange County
Panel Presentation: Reporting on Quality Measures
Moderator, Dr. Todd Rowland, HealthLINC/Bloomington Hospital
Lee McKinley, MD, Southern Indiana Medical Group
Jayme Russell, Bedford Regional Medical Center
Barb Regan, RN, HealthBridge
John Clark, MD JD, Clarian Quality Partners
Panel Presentation: Patient/Family Access Options
Moderator—Camilla Hull-Brown, Strategies for Tomorrow
Dave Burnworth, Internal Medicine Associates
Becky Ramsey, Indiana University Health Center
Paul Johnson, MD, ENT Associates of Southern Indiana
2009 Conference Presentations
Partnering for Patients
Keynote - Your Role in Building a Collaborative Healthcare Community
Barbara Walker, Ph.D., Indiana University Click to Load
Keynote - Your Role in Building a Collaborative Healthcare Community
Barbara Walker, Ph.D., Indiana University Click to Load
