Annual Community Health Institute
May 9-11, 2012:'Community Health Centers at the Forefront: Improving Care, Controlling Costs and Engaging Patients'
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
- Community Health Centers in a Transforming Health Care System
- Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Harold & Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, George Washington University
- The State's Strategic Priorities: Changing the Paradigm
- JudyAnn Bigby, MD, Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services
- Connecting Providers Serving Patients: Massachusetts' HIE Strategy
- Manu Tandon, Secretariat Chief Information Officer, Massachusetts Executive Officer of Health & Human Services & Massachusetts HIT Coordinator
- The Financial Impact of Preparedness
- Anne Awad, President & CEO, Caring Health Center
- Sally Deane, CEO, Lynn Community Health Center
- Henry Och, CIO & Director of Operations, Lowell Community Health Center
- Leadership and Lean: Playing a Critical Role in Building Organizations of Quality
- Lori Abrams Berry, Executive Director, Lynn Community Health Center
- Maria Escalera, Director of Practice Management, Lynn Community Health Center
- Anita Morris, Senior VP Clinical Services & Chief Operating Officer, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
- Anna Rabkina, MD, Medical Director, Market Square, Lynn Community Health Center
- Distributing Data Analytics & Querying: EHR Value to Health Centers & Public Health
- Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
- Jeffrey Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
- Ricard Elmore, Coordinator, Query Health, Office of National Coordinator for Health Information, US Department of Health & Human Services
- Marketing the Model Health Center: New Perspectives on Charitable Giving
- Joe Waters, Founder & Blogger, Selfishgiving.com
- Navigating Expansion, Growth, and Change
- Terry Glasscock, Senior Project Consultant, Capital Link
- Cindy Barr, RN, EDAC, Operations and Facilities Planner, Capital Link
- Primary Care Provider Initiatives - Overview & Results - Part 1
- Cara Marshall, MD, Will Kaufman, MD, MPH, John Raser, MD, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Rx for Social Health
- Marjorie Crabtree, MSH, NP, Mid Upper Cape Community Health Center, Education on Use of Digital Home Monitoring Blood Pressure Cuffs
- Lauren Schroder, MSN, NP, Neponset Health Center, OB/GYN Fellowship
- Nandini Sengupta, MD, NP, Rachael Bowers, LICSW, Nicole St. Omer Roy, Dimock Community Health Center, Integration of Pediatric Services with Health Leads
- Janemarie Dolan, MD, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, Childhood Obesity Program
- Holly Alexandre, MD, SSTAR Family Health Center, Adolescent Female Curriculum for Healthy Living
THURSDAY, MAY 10
- The Public's Health: Making It Better with Health Care and Payment Reform
- John Auerbach, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- A Legacy of Caring Capacity for the Haitian Community: Haiti SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant (SERG) Initiative
- Adelina Alves, Supervisor of Community Health Advocates, Upham's Corner Health Center
- Kathleen Cowie, Director of Social Services & Outreach, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
- Ameilia Crawford, Arts Therapy Intern, Whittier Street Health Center
- Louis Jean-Noel, Haitian Health Advocate Navigator, Upham's Corner Health Center
- Coordinating Care, Managing Risk - Meeting the Challenge with Patients
- Heather Budd, Chief Operating Officer, Blackstone Valley Health Care, Inc.
- Navigating ACO Opportunities and Preparing for Financial Risk
- Adam Falcone, Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
- Integrating a Domestic Violence Response into Your Health Center
- Sara Nechasek, MM, Senior Project Manager, Neighborhood Health Plan
- Leah Picardi Gallivan, MSW, MS, Chief Operating Officer, Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center
- Laurie Costigan, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center
- Enhanced Substance Abuse Management in Higher Risk Populations
- Pano Yeracaris, MD, MPH, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Network Health
- Meaningful Use: Maximizing the Incentives & Moving to Stage 2 & Beyond
- John E. Cupples, Principal, Cupples Associates Consulting, LLC
- Stacy Piszcz, Manager, Massachusetts eHealth Institute, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- Primary Care Provider Initiatives - Overview & Results - Part 2
- Jonathan Pincus, MD, Codman Square Health Center, Haiti CHC and Kreyol Immersion
- Eliza Jones, MD, Whittier Street Health Center, Program for Families and Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Peter Loewinthan, MD, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Nicaraguan Medical Experience
- Louis Strass, MD, Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, Shared Medical Appointments Program
- Melissa Rathmell, MD, Family Health Center of Worcester, Complementary Medical Training
FRIDAY, MAY 11
- Materials Recommended by Christie Hager, JD, MPH, Regional Director, US Department of Health & Human Services, Region One (New England)
- Health Care Law and You for Providers with notes
- ACA Two Years: Massachusetts
- Massachusetts HRSA State Profile
- CMS Innovation Center: 1 Year Summary
- DHHS Administration for Community Living - Website, Word Document, PowerPoint
- Advancing Quality in Health Centers: Bureau of Primary Health Care's Quality Strategy
- Suma Nair, MS, RD, Director, Office of Quality & Data, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources & Services Administration
- National LGBT Health Education Center
- Harvey J. Makadon, MD, Director, National LGBT Health Education Center, The Fenway Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- NACHC Spring Update 2012: Trough of the Wave?
- Kaitlin McColgan, MPH, Director of Federal Affairs, National Association of Community Health Centers
- Infiltrating the Food Swamp: Health Center Collaboration with the Fresh Food Movement
- Antonia McGuire, RN, MPH, President & Chief Executive Officer, Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center
- Jay Breines, Executive Director, Holyoke Health Center
- Ann White, RN, Quality Assurance Director, Joseph M Smith Community Health Center









