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The Surge in U.S. Health IT Spending: Research Opportunities and Innovation Opportunities and Barriers        [size=1.2em]Presentedby Dr. Robert Kolodner, Former National Coordinator for HealthInformation Technology, Office of the Secretary of Health and HumanServices (HHS)
        OVERVIEW
TheU.S. healthcare system is at a critical stage. There are widely diverseviews about how to contain the spiraling costs while improving qualityand safety and covering the un- and under-insured. One of the few areasof bipartisan agreement is that the pervasive use of health informationtechnology (HIT) is an essential part of any successful health reformsolution. Use of Electronic Health Records by U.S. health careproviders is extremely low - under 20% - and Personal Health Recordsare just beginning to be used by individuals to manage and improvetheir health status. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)included over $40B of federal funding to be spent on HIT over the next5-7 years. While these funds could serve to spur innovation, concernshave been raised that such a rapid infusion could simply solidify thehold by market leaders who may be using older, less nimble, moreexpensive solutions. Dr. Kolodner will draw from his recent role as theNational Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the U.S.Department of Health and Human Resources and from his decades ofexperience in the Department of Veterans Affairs as the physicianchampion of the world's first successful development and large-scaleimplementation of a comprehensive Electronic Health Record and PersonalHealth Record system for veterans.

BIO: InSeptember 2009, Dr. Robert Kolodner transitioned from the federal tothe private sector to continue his work to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities worldwide by advancing theproliferation and rapid, collaborative evolution of health informationtechnology (HIT) tools and solutions.

From 2006 to April 2009,he served as the President's designated lead for the United StateseHealth initiative as the National Coordinator for Health InformationTechnology in Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services (HHS). His responsibilities included developing,maintaining, and directing the implementation of a HIT strategic planand directing related activities that were necessary to advance thenationwide adoption of person-centered, interoperable HIT solutions.

Forthe prior 28 years he had been the key clinical champion in the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providing vision, direction, andeffective leadership for the development and pervasive use of the VA'saward-winning suite of HIT solutions, including My HealtheVet, aPersonal Health Record for veterans, and VistA - the world's firstsuccessful large-scale Electronic Health Record implementation.

Hestarted his VA career at the Atlanta VA Medical Center as apsychiatrist from 1978-1985. In addition to being an AssistantProfessor in Psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine, heserved as a liaison with the Georgia Institute of Technology in hisroles as Medical Coordinator, Rehabilitation Research and Development(1980-1983) and Medical Coordinator, Health Services Research andDevelopment (1982-1985) at the Atlanta VA.

Dr. Kolodner receivedhis undergraduate degree from Harvard College, his medical degree fromYale University School of Medicine, and completed his psychiatricresidency at the Washington University School of Medicine. He hasmedical specialty board certification in psychiatry.