Keynote Address
| Monday, September 21 | 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. During the Plenary Session |
Keynote Speaker, David C. Goodman, MD, MS
Professor of pediatrics and of community and family medicine, associate director, Center for Health Policy Research, Co-PI, Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, The Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, New Hampshire
Geography is Destiny
Learn what the premier research center has uncovered in evaluating health care. While health researchers have, for many decades, discovered links between community health and the environment, new research has suggested that geography explains a large part of differences in health system performance.
Dr. Goodman will discuss how studies of geographic variation reveal serious deficiencies in the cost and delivery of health care. Using historical Medicare spending data, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has identified substantial differences in per capita spending between different regions, while also showing that more medical care is not always better. Dr. Goodman will present an analysis of "unwarranted geographic variation" that provides remedies for simultaneous improvement in quality and costs.
Featured Speaker, Chris McInnish
Children’s Affairs Liaison to the
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
Montgomery, Alabama
GIS Across Health & Human Services: An Integrated Approach
Explore the Alabama Resource Management System (ARMS), a Web-based information system containing demographic and statistical data accessible by Alabama state agencies and non-profits. With reports, graphics, and maps available online, users can conduct advanced queries and perform analysis on more than 109,000 individual layers of information to better understand and evaluate their communities’ changing needs.
Find out about Mr. McInnish’s experiences in building state-wide support of the project and the ARMS ArcGIS Server application as he shows how it helped his organization make better decisions to support area children and families.
Featured Speaker, Kim R. Pemble
Executive Director, Wisconsin
Health Information Exchange President,
National Institute for Medical Informatics
Impacting Health and Care Regionally: Role of HIE (Health Information Exchanges)
The mission of the Wisconsin Health Information Exchange (WHIE) is to provide a system where diverse stakeholders collaborate for the secure, confidential exchange of health information between authorized users, providing a way for health professionals and patients to access information securely—whenever and wherever—and to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of health care and public health.
This presentation will discuss the role of HIE, using the WHIE as one model in changing health and care delivery on a regional level. Since collaboration is the foundation required for any measure of progress or success, recent WHIE accomplishments will be discussed including data exchange system for emergency and clinical care, public health surveillance, and initiatives around patient centered community based documents.
Technical Plenary
| Monday, September 21 | 11:00 a.m.–noon During the Plenary Session |
Join us at the technical plenary to learn how health organizations are leveraging GIS patterns (data management, spatial analysis, field mobility, and operational awareness) to address enterprise-wide challenges more holistically. This session will also showcase ArcGIS Explorer and ArcGIS Online, highlighting enhanced sharing capabilities that allow organizations to communicate more effectively to their stakeholders.
