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Developing Your HIMSS 2022 Game Plan v4

By Julie Cooper, Managing Director, Member Experience – G2Xchange, a service of MileMarker10

HIMSS Orlando 2022 for the Federal Health IT Executive

HIMSS22 is a VACCINATION REQUIRED event for all attendees, exhibitors and HIMSS staff. Check out this link for important details on access to the event including evolving Right of Entry Protocols for HIMSS22. HIMSS22 Health and Safety Hub.

With more than 40,000 attendees, the annual HIMSS conference scheduled for March remains the premier Health IT conference, but with a heavy commercial focus, it can be hard to connect with your Federal Health IT colleagues.

For nearly 60 years, HIMSS members and Healthcare professionals—from CIOs and senior executives to providers and payers to IT consultants and entrepreneurs—have attended this premier Health IT conference. While G2X cannot predict as of the writing of this what in-person or virtual attendance is likely to be, vendors and agencies alike are confirming their participation. With representation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Health Agency, many will want to ensure they take part in one way or another. What are you planning? Attending in person or virtually? We’ve been asked by several to get a feel for what others are doing. Message me at heather@g2xchange.com with a quick response.

Included here are three things to help you make the most of your week: Key Sessions to attend; a list of booths you may want to visit; and some of the planned social events. Items in RED denote recent updates.

Note: This is Version 4.0 of this list. Have something to add? Reach out and let me know at Julie@G2Xchange.com 

◊ Key Sessions to Attend

Monday, March 14th – In-Person Sessions

Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Update
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 8:45 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
Speaker (s) – John Rancourt – Director, Interoperability Division, Office of Policy, ONC

The Name of the Game is Implementation
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Ryan Vega – Chief Officer, Healthcare Innovation and Learning, VA

Reimagining Veterans Healthcare
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Brynn Cole – Director, Design & Storytelling, VHA Innovation Solution

The Evolution of the Veteran Patient Experience at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 11:55 AM – 12:25 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Trisha Dang – Deputy Director, Multi-Channel Technology, VA; Nathan Sanfilippo – Executive Director, Multi-Channel Technology, Veterans Experience Office, VA; Ryan Vega – Chief Officer, Healthcare Innovation and Learning, VA

Medical Devices Aren’t Any More Secure
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM EDT

Speaker(s) – Nathan Green, Cybersecurity Chief for Healthcare Technology Management, DHA

Ransomware Guidelines: CISA Recommendations and Best Practices
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 2:55 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Tom Millar, Senior Advisor, CISA, DHS

Ransomware: Detection and Response
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 3:35 PM – 4:05 PM. EDT

Speaker (s) – Andrew Sekela – Special Agent, FBI, DOJ; Harry Walker, Special Agent, FBI, DOJ.

The Global Consortium for eHealth Interoperability Priorities for 2022-2024
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – Aisha Hasan – Head of Global Health IT, ONC

Tuesday, March 15th – In-Person Sessions

Federal Health Care Network Partner Interoperability with Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM EDT
Speaker (s) – Michael D. Parrish – Principal Executive Director, OALC, VA

Blockchain Breakfast Panel: Accelerating Care Delivery on Blockchain-Powered Networks
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM EDT

Speaker (s) – Roger Boodoo – Chief, DHA Innovations Group, DHA

Streamlining the IT Acquisition Process
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Brian Goodger – Acting Director, NITAAC, NIH-NITAAC

Transformation and Innovation in a Military Health System
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 -10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Barclay Butler – Assistant Director for Strategy (AD-S) and Component Acquisition Executive (CAE), Defense Health Agency

Controlled Unclassified Information: What you need to know
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Servio Medina – Director, Enterprise Operations Management (M63), U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine & Surgery (BUMED), US Navy

Introducing the Interoperable VA Blueprints (i-VA)
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 11:15 AM – 11:35 AM EDT

Speaker(s) – Kenneth Rubin, Senior Advisor, Standards and Interoperability, VHA

CMS Approach to Data Aggregation Concerns for Shared Savings Program ACOs
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – Joel Andress – Division of Quality Measurement, CMS

HIMSS Foundation presents: Working Towards Health Equity in the United States
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – Xavier Becerra – Secretary, HHS; Chiquita Brooks-Lasure – Administrator, CMS

Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE) Program
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 12:15 PM – 12:35 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Joe Nelson – Program Manager, VA

VA Standards Strategies in Social Services
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 12:45 PM – 1:05 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Chris Shawn – Director, Standards and Interoperability, VA/VHA

Biomedical & Health Research: Investing in Small Businesses
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Michael Banyas, Health Specialist, Community Health and Population Science, NIH

ONC Town Hall
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Micky Tripathi – National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC; Steven Posnack, MHS, MS – Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC; Elise Sweeney Anthony – Executive Director, Office of Policy, ONC; Avinash Shanbhag – Executive Director, Office of Technology, ONC; Thomas Mason – Chief Medical Officer, ONC, HHS; Kathryn Marchesini – Chief Privacy Officer, ONC

Optimizing the Joint Health Information Exchange
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Crystal Baum – DHMSM – DMIX DES/HIE Product Owner, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office; Lance Scott – Solutions Integration Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office

Emerging Approaches to Enterprise Knowledge and Clinical Task Management
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Jonathan Nebeker, MS, MD – National Chief Medical Informatics Officer (Acting), Veterans Health Administration; Kenneth Rubin – Senior Advisor, Standards and Interop, Veterans Health Administration

Driving a New Era of U.S. Interoperability with TEFCA
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – John Rancourt – Director, Interoperability Division, Office of Policy, ONC

What’s Next with the Public Health Data Modernization Initiative?
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Jennifer Layden – Acting Associate Deputy Director, DDPHSS, CDC

Medical Device Cybersecurity and RMF
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM EDT

Speaker(s) – Nathan Green, Cybersecurity Chief for Healthcare Technology Management, DHA

Roadblocks to Building Blocks: Optimizing Virtual Care
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM EDT
Jennifer Ford – Director of Optimizing Health Care Value Program, VA

Arches: Data and Analytics Innovation Environment
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM EDT

Speaker(s) Amanda Purnell, Director, Data and Analytics Innovation, VHA

Connected Care: Access, Capacity and Quality in a Pandemic
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Neil Evans – Chief, Connected Care & Special Advisor to Assist. Sec. for Info. & Tech Department of Veterans Affairs; Leonie Heyworth – Director of Synchronous Telehealth, Department of Veterans Affairs

Advancements in Measuring Interoperability
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Jeffery Smith, Division Deputy Director, Certification & Testing, ONC

The Trust Factor: Privacy Framework Adoption in Healthcare
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Dylan Gilbert – Privacy Policy Advisor, NIST

Update from the National Coordinator, Micky Tripathi
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Micky Tripathi – National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC; Daniel Jernigan – Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, CDC

Wednesday, March 16th – In-Person Sessions

Interoperability & HIE Breakfast Panel
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM EDT

Speaker (s) – Steven Posnack – Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC

Experiencing, Enhancing and Evolving the Federal EHR
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Bill Tinston – Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Off; Holly Joers – Program Executive Officer, Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems; Pat Flanders – Deputy Assistant Director, Information Operations & Chief Information Officer, Defense Health Agency; Terry Adirim, Program Executive Director, EHR Modernization Integration Office, VA; Neil Evans, Chief, Connected Care & Special Advisor to Assist. Sec. for Info. & Tech.

Data Science for Understanding Medical Product Shortages
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Heather Agler, Senior Science Health Advisor, FDA

The Human Performance and Optimization Revolution
Wednesday, March 16 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Speaker(s) – Kimberly Elenberg, DoD Covid Task Force Lead, Data Modeling and Analytics, DOD; Deydre Teyhen, Deputy Chief of Staff, G1/4/6, U.S. Army Medical Command; 20th Chief, U.S. Army

Streamlining the IT Acquisition Process
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM EDT
Speaker(s) – Brian Goodger – Acting Director, NITAAC, NIH-NITAAC

MIPS Value Pathways Are Here: Specialists Get Ready
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Michelle Schreiber, MD – Deputy Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ), Director, Quality Measures, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

TEFCA Overview from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – John Rancourt – Director, Interoperability Division, Office of Policy, ONC; Mark Knee – Deputy Director, Interoperability Division, Office of Policy, ONC; Elizabeth Palena-Hall – Interoperability Systems Branch Chief, Office of Policy, ONC

Changemaker Lunch Panel & Networking Session
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Pat Flanders – Chief Information Officer, DHA

The Human-Centered Future of Interoperability
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Speaker (s) – Alberto Colón Viera – Engineer, CMS; Karl Davis – Data Engineer, CMS; Shanna Hartman – Nurse, CMS

Bringing Emerging Technologies like AI/ML Solution to VA Healthcare
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

Speaker(s) – Zachary Savarie, Applied AI Program Manager, VA

Improving the Patient Experience at VA through APIs
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 1:45 PM – 2:05 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – David Mazik – Director, VA Lighthouse, VA

Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Donna Totten, Joint Medical Logistics Functional Development Center Lead, Defense Health Agency

Navigating the Evolving Challenges that Persist Among Federal Privacy Regulations 
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Marissa Gordon-Nguyen – Senior Advisor for Health Information Privacy Policy, OCR, HHS; Ryan Mehm – Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC

How Veteran Experience is Driving Innovation at VA
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – John Boerstler – Chief Veterans Experience Officer, VA; Ryan Vega – Chief Officer, Healthcare Innovation and Learning, VA

Enhancing the Provider Experience with HealtheIntent
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Lance Scott, Solutions Integration Director, FEHRM; John Dempsey, Product Manager, FEHRM

Advancing Veterans Health Care through Immersive Tech
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Anne Bailey – Director of Clinical Tech Innovation, VHA Innovation Ecosystem, VA

Interoperability Where IT Matters Most
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDT
Speaker (s) – Paul Tibbits – Exec Director, Office of Technical Integration, VA

VA EHRM: Transforming Health Care and Modernizing Technologies
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

Speaker(s) – Terry Adirim, Program Executive Director, EHR Modernization Integration Office, VA; Laura Prietula, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, EHR Modernization Integration Office, VA; Eddie Riley, Acting Executive Director, Office of Electronic Health Records Modernization, VA

Clear and Present Danger – Lessons from the Military Health System
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – LTG Ronald Place, Director, DHA

Thursday, March 17th –  In-Person Sessions

Certification Program and Standards Update from ONC
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Speaker(s) – Matthew Rahn – Deputy Director, Standards Division, OTECH, ONC; Jeffery Smith – Deputy Division Director, Certification & Testing Division, Office of Technology, ONC

Human Spaceflight and the Advancement of Human/Technology Interfaces
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
Speaker (s) – Julie Robinson, Chief Scientist and Manager for Science & Technology Utilization (Acting), NASA HQ

Federal Health Pavilion Breakfast
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EDT

Hall D – Booth 6679

Octo/B3 Demo at Carahsoft Booth #941
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

Developing the Military Medical Digital Patient Experience
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Speaker(s) – Brian Lein, Assistant Director, Healthcare Administration, DHA

The eCQI Resource Center is Listening to You
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Speaker(s) – Vidya Sellappan, Health Insurance Specialist, CMS

Reimagining Veteran Healthcare Innovation &Learning – The VA Way
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM EDT
Speaker (s) – Roshni Ghosh – Executive Director, VHA CCPI, VA; Suzanne Shirley – Director of Community Engagement and Fellowship, VHA Innovation Ecosystem, VA

Value-Driven Framework for Evaluating Healthcare Innovations
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Ryan Vega – Chief Officer, Healthcare Innovation and Learning, Department of Veteran Affairs

Federal Data Standards: A Look at CMS’ and ONC’s Key Work
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Joel Andress, PhD – Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Kyle Cobb, MS – Branch Chief, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Cybersecurity Solutions for Expanding Healthcare Boundaries
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Speaker(s) – Ronald Pulivarti, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, NIST

Exhibitor Booths

Defense Health Agency – Booth 6679-10
Department of Veterans Affairs – Booth 6679-12
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office – Booth 6679-11
HIMSS Federal Health Pavilion – Booth 6679
NIH-NITAAC – Booth 6679-08
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) – Booth 6679-09

◊ Key Booths to Visit

Accenture – Booth 3347
AEGIS.net – Booth 2029
AWS – Booth(s) 1041, MP170, MP172, MP174, MP180, MP181
Appian – Booth 4945
C-HIT – Booth MP9203
Carahsoft – Booth 941
CDWG – Booth 2059
CGI – Booth(s) 4458, VHQ4400
CyberMDX – Booth 301
Databricks – Booth 1071
Dell Technologies – Booth(s) 2000, MP378, MP380, MP584
Deloitte – Booth(s) 2749, MP382
DSS, Inc. – Booth 1521
GDIT – Booth MP9200
Google – Booth(s) – MP192, MP193, MP195
Guidehouse – Booth MP993
Henry Elliott & Company – Booth 1235
Hyperscience – Booth 8142
IBM – Booth(s) 3779, VHQ3900
ID.me – Booth 1979
InterSystems – Booth(s) MP581, MP583, MP585, MP589, MP591, MP593, 1859
IQVIA – Booth 6043
KBR – Booth 760
KPMG – Booth 2109
Leidos – Booth(s) 4759, HS236
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Healthcare – Booth MP9302
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government – Booth MP9113
ManTech – Booth 6573
Mettle Solutions – Booth 8240-98
Microsoft – Booth 2300
National Government Services – Booth 3821
NCQA – Booth(s) 2530, MP9303
NTT Data Services – Booth(s) MP9400, MP9401
Optum – Booth(s) 1501, HS235, HS243
Palo Alto Networks – Booth(s) 1059, 300-11
Pegasystems – Booth — MP9408
Philips – Booth(s) – 2501, 300-10, VHQ1400, 1489-1, 1489-2, 1489-3, 1489-4
Pure Storage – Booth 2421
Red Hat – Booth(s) 8240-46
RTI International – Booth(s) MP9306, MP9307
SAIC – Booth MP9212
ServiceNow – Booth(s) 4471, MP9004
VMware – Booth(s) 2121, MP379, MP381
Yubico – Booth 300-08

Would you like your booth added to the list?  Let me know at Julie@g2xchange.com

◊ Key Parties to Attend

Global Public Policy Welcome Dinner
Hosted by LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government

Monday, March 14th – 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Hyatt Regency: Plaza International Ballroom

GDIT and ServiceNow at HIMSS22Monday, March 14, 2022 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDTThe Hampton Social – 9101 International Drive – Orlando, FL 32819

Mid-Atlantic Chapters Reception (MD, NC, SC, and VA)
Monday, March 14, 2022 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
The Pub

G2Xchange/FedHealthIT Leading for Impact, Women in Leadership Luncheon at HIMSS22
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM EDT

Rosen Plaza Hotel – 9700 International Drive – Orlando, FL 32819

Carahsoft Public Sector Networking ReceptionHosted by Carahsoft, B3 Group, Octo Consulting, MuleSoft, and Salesforce
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDTTapa Toro – 8441 International Dr. #260 – Orlando, FL 32819

Tee Off with SecZetta/IDMWORKS
Tuesday March 15, 2022 – 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDTTopgolf – 9295 Universal Blvd. – Orlando, FL 32819

HIMSS22: New England HIMSS Social
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 –  6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Howl at the Moon Orlando – 8815 International Drive – Orlando, FL 32819

Rockies – A Health Data and Analytics Platform for VHAWednesday, March 16, 2022 at 11:15 AM – 11:35 AM EDTSpeaker(s) – John Scott – Physician Informaticist, Veterans Health Administration

Women in Health IT Networking ReceptionWednesday, March 16 6:00 PM– 7:30 PM EDTHyatt | Hyatt Pool

Global Public Policy Breakfast
Hosted by LexisNexis Risk Solutions Government

Wednesday, March 16th – 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM EDT
Orange County Convention Center | W340AB

ScienceLogic Reception at HIMSS
March 17, 2022 – 4:00 PM -7:00 PM EDT7925 South Park Place – Orlando, FL 32819

Hosting an after-hours networking event or virtual gathering? Want your event posted here? Let me know at Julie@G2Xchange.com.

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Julieanne Cooper is an Associate Editor and Contributing Author for FedHealthIT. Her much appreciated pieces for the yearly DHITS and HIMSS conferences are a key asset to our readers in helping to prepare and plan for the best results.

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