As many of you know, we in the DC area have two wonderful things to celebrate on Tuesday; our FedHealthIT Innovation Award Winners and the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup Win!
In the spirit of supporting both of these two great celebrations, we are pushing back the start time of the FedHealthIT event to the late afternoon 1) to ensure that attendees will miss any traffic for the planned morning Capitals’ parade, and 2) so those who want to attend the Capitals’ celebration, can do both! – Hey, this doesn’t happen very often!
The FedHealthIT awards event will now kick-off at 3:00 pm, with the registration period opening at 2:15 pm.
Traffic and Parking Concerns
The parade does start on the West end of the Mall at 11 am, but it will move quickly and the central activity will take place more than a mile away (southeast of from the National Press Club (NPC)) from where the Innovation Awards event is being held. Any lingering crowds are expected to be long gone from the NPC area by lunchtime. But, just in case and to ensure smooth sailing for all, we opted to move the main session event back by 90 minutes.
Coming by Car?
Expect some street closures in the immediate vicinity of the mall to persist until mid-afternoon. You will simply want to avoid that area if traveling by car and come in on the north side of NPC.
Parking
Parking in the immediate vicinity of NPC, especially on the north side of the facility, should not be a problem at all. Our friends at the Press Club who have been through much bigger events assure us that this is a small challenge, with DC built for handling much larger happenings. Regardless, it is worth planning a little extra time into your travel schedule.
Coming by Metro
Both the McPherson Square and the Metro Center stops are great options and a short walk from the Press Club. This is a great option as few will be coming into the city mid-afternoon, with the last of the parade-attendees departing.
Going to the parade early and need a place to go after it is over?
Come Early! FedHealthIT has made arrangements to have the National Press Club Ballroom available for all of our event attendees starting at 1 pm. Come to NPC, cool off in the air-conditioned room, use the facilities, network with others and catch up on emails prior to the event.
Included below are the revised event details for your review, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
What: FedHealthIT Innovation Awards
Where: National Press Club — 529 14th Street Northwest, 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045
When: Start Time: 3:00 PM, Registration Opens at 2:15. The networking event begins at 5:00. More details below.
Join us for the FedHealthIT Innovation Awards and Networking Event on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at the National Press Club, “The Place Where News Happens,” and network with more than 300+ senior Federal Health IT executives from Industry and Government.
This event recognizes and honors Federal Health innovation, technology and consulting sector programs nominated and selected by their peers for DRIVING INNOVATION and RESULTS across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Military Health, the Department of Health and Human Services.
Executive Keynote Panelists Include:
- Neil Evans, MD, Chief Officer, Connected Care, VHA, VA (Confirmed)
- Sanjay Koyani, MPH, Executive Director for Innovation, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Department of Health and Human Services (Confirmed)
- Jeneen Iwugo, Deputy Director, Quality Improvement & Innovation Group, Center for Clinical Standards &Quality, CMS (Confirmed)
- Todd Simpson, Chief Product Officer, HHS (Confirmed)
- Alastair Thomson, Chief Information Officer, NHLBI, NIH(Confirmed)
- Kate Goodrich, MD, Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, Chief Medical Officer, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Confirmed)
- Barclay P. Butler, Ph.D., J-4, Component Acquisition Executive (CAE), and the Head of Contracting Actions (HCA), DHA (Awaiting Confirmation)
- Lauren Thompson, PhD, Director DoD/VA Interagency Program Office, DoD (Confirmed)
- Anjelica Dortch, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, (Confirmed)
- Amy Haseltine, Executive Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of IT Strategy, Policy and Governance , Chief Information Officer, HHS
- Kathryn Wetherby, Director, Marketplace Development, CMS (Awaiting Final Confirmation)
- Ashwini Zenooz, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Electronic Health Records Modernization Office, Department of Veterans Affairs (Confirmed)
Event Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Leading for IMPACT in Federal Health IT: Keynote Panel 1
Innovation in Federal Health IT: Keynote Panel 2
FedHealthIT Innovation Awards Recognition Ceremony
Networking Reception to Honor and Celebrate Award Winning Programs
FedHealthIT Innovation Awards Event Premier Sponsor: ACCENTURE
Contact Susan@fedhealthit.com for more information.
Register for the event here.
