20th DoD/VA & GOV Health IT Summit

The 20th Biannual DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit was designed as a "Town Hall" full spectrum view towards the DoD, VA, and Federal's efforts to provide Veterans a secure, interoperable and connected health IT ecosystem. This Summit will examine current initiatives being implemented across the DoD & VA to focus on the needs of Veterans' & active duty. This includes the integration of affordable, high-quality health services as well as innovative technologies that will ultimately, enhance patient care & enable a medically ready Joint Force. For May 2021, DSI will offer both in-person and virtual options for attendees. Visit the registration page for details.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will see nearly a 12 percent increase in total funding in FY 2021 that will address many big department projects such as the electronic medical records overhaul. The 20th DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit was designed as a "Town Hall" full spectrum view towards the DoD, VA, and Federal's efforts to provide Veterans a secure, interoperable and connected health IT ecosystem. This Summit will examine current initiatives being implemented across the DoD & VA to focus on the needs of Veterans' & active duty.

This includes the integration of affordable, high-quality health services as well as innovative technologies that will ultimately, enhance patient care & enable a medically ready Joint Force. The forum is created to encourage a real, pragmatic level of discussion and debate amongst all in attendance.

Senior Leaders at this event will discuss key acquisition priorities, effective data sharing strategies, & ways to integrate more efficient business/clinical processes across the VA. Speakers from across the Federal government will also delve into the innovative measures being taken to further authenticate users & improve the security of IT systems for Veterans now & in the future.

Members of Industry & Government will also be given the chance at this event to hear how the new military EHR system has improved the overall decision making of Combatant Commanders & helped to empower Service members throughout the MHS.

DSI's team specializes in the extensive research and development of our summit's content and focus areas, and we will assemble the most respected minds in the community from Senior Healthcare leaders, the IT Community, key policy-makers, as well as solution providers from industry and academia. Our non-partisan approach allows us to reach across all involved organizations bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.

Specific topics to be discussed include:

• Delivering excellent customer service to Veterans through the utilization of new technologies to improve services -Implementing a single, common Federal EHR across the DoD/VA to enhance patient care & provider effectiveness
• Delivering integrated, affordable, & high-quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries -Revolutionizing the delivery of healthcare & effective data sharing through a modernized EHR that supports the Warfighter
• Enabling Veterans more efficient access to economic opportunity through the leveraging of the Federal procurement system
• Facilitating a modernized MHS that enables a medically ready Joint Force
• Leading the future of healthcare technology at the VA
• Exploring innovative ways to authenticate users & improve the security of IT systems

Speakers

• John Windom, SES, Executive Director, VA Electronic Health Record Modernization
• Thomas "Pat" Flanders, SES, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Defense Health Agency
• Holly Joers, SES, Acting Program Executive Officer, PEO DHMS
• Col Thomas J. Cantilina, USAF, MC, FS, MHS Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO), Deputy MHS EHR Functional Champion DHA
• William Tinston, SES, Director, Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office (FEHRM)
• Justin T. Meyer, SES, Deputy Director of Acquisition Programs United States Coast Guard
• Michael D. Parrish, SES, Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC)
• Ian Komorowski, Deputy Director, Office of Healthcare Transformation Veterans Health Administration
• Holly Joers, SES, Acting Program Executive Officer PEO DHMS
• Alan Constantian, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Office of Technical Integration, Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Department of Veterans Affairs
• Dr. Ryan Vega, SES, Chief Officer, Office of Health Care Innovation & Learning Veterans Health Administration
• Dr. Paul Tibbits, SES, Executive Director, Office of Technical Integration, Enterprise Program Management Office OIT, VA