Axolotl's annual customer conference to examine current and emerging industry opportunities

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Aug 31 2009

Axolotl Corp., the nationwide leader in health information exchange (HIE) solutions and related services, will be holding its annual customer conference themed —“It's About Illumination” September 9-11, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. Now in its eighth year, the conference has evolved into the premier HIE event by providing unmatched learning and networking opportunities for invited Health Information Leaders.

“With the current government focus on Health IT, Axolotl’s customer conference will offer the opportunity to examine current and emerging industry opportunities, by sharing insightful ideas and best practices across Axolotl’s HIE customer community,” said Ray Scott, Axolotl’s CEO. “We look forward to bringing our customers and industry experts together during these exciting times.”

Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D, Chair of Health Policy at Emory University and Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) shared, “Axolotl has vast experience in connecting HIEs. I am honored to be a part of this event and to have the opportunity to meet with leaders of many of the most successful HIEs in the country. The conference topics, including the potential cost savings HIEs create in the management of chronic diseases, are vital to the overall health care reform discussion.”

“With the ARRA funding for HIE initiatives it is important for organizations to understand the requirements to maximize their HIE funding opportunities,” said Lynne A. Dunbrack, Program Director, IDC Health Insights. “I look forward to discussing the HIE market opportunities and challenges, as well as learning first hand from the many presenters about their HIE experiences.”

A number of customers will deliver presentations to showcase how Axolotl’s Elysium® Exchange suite of solutions is meeting their HIE initiatives, providing physicians with an integrated EMR, achieving application interoperability and data liquidity, and how they are planning to leverage their accomplishments to capitalize from ARRA funding opportunities. Presenting customers include: HealthBridge, HealthLINC, HEALTHeLINK, Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII), Utah Health Information Network (UHIN), Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE), Rochester RHIO and the Santa Cruz HIE, among others.

Presenters will include:

Jennifer Covich Bordenick, Chief Operating Officer, Interim Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative
William Bernstein, Partner, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLC
Don Lutz, CIO, Clara Maass Medical Center, Saint Barnabas Health Care System
Todd Rowland, MD, Executive Director, HealthLINC, Director of Medical Informatics, Physician Consultant, Bloomington Hospital
Deb Bass, Interim Executive Director, Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII), President and CEO, Bass and Associates
Jessica Neri, Manager, Consumer & Provider Relations, Rochester RHIO
Bill Beighe, CIO, Santa Cruz HIE, Physicians Medical Group
Daniel E. Porreca, Executive Director, HEALTHeLINK
Rodney Cain, CIO, HealthBridge
Jane Foster, BSN, MS Clinical Director, Quality Health Network (QHN)
Jan Root, Ph.D., Executive Director, Utah Health Information Network (UHIN)
LaDonna Larson, Executive Director, Idaho Health Data Exchange (IHDE)