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The Nashville Tech Story (5/21/09)
Technology Nashville 09 is finally here!
Follow us at twitter.com/nashtechnology throughout the day or better yet, come join us at the Franklin Marriott in Cool Springs.
8:00 – Welcome
8:05 – Keynote Speaker
Kent Freeman, Chief Technology Officer, Ingram Digital
8:40 – Panel: How to get Stimulus Money
Moderator: Richard Taylor, Ciber
Jamie Etheridge, Deputy CIO, State of Tennessee
Miriam Paramore, Sr. Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Emdeon
Ron Holcomb, President/CEO, Pulaski Electric System
9:25 – Break / Networking / Exhibits
9:40 – Annual IT Hiring Trends Report
10:10 – Panel: “Dashboards, Widgets and Other Components to Track Performance”
Moderator: Bayard Saunders, Bohan Advertising
Michael Summar, President, The Analytics Group
Garrett Harper, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Jackson Miller
Major Wang, President, Decision Source
10:55 - Break / Networking / Tabletops
11:15 – Panel: “It Came from Nashville”
Moderator: Nicholas Holland, Owner, centre{source}
David Delaney, Griffin Technology
David Ledgerwood, President, ALOC Group LLC
Randy Smith, Smith Travel Research
Ed Braswell, edo Interactive
David Bullock, Co-Author, Barack 2.0
Jeff Gardner, Chief Operating Officer, Value Payment Systems
12:00 - Lunch / Networking / Exhibits
12:30 – Keynote Speaker
Clint Smith, Co-Founder, Emma, Inc.
1:05 – Adjourn
Tags: Barack 2.0, Dave Delaney, emdeon, emma, Franklin, ingram, Marriott, Nashville, technology
The Nashville Tech Story (4/27/09)
Emdeon takes on Healthcare Efficiency
It is a busy time for Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle solutions and clinical data exchange. Emdeon, who holds the single largest national health information network, has recently launched an initiative that focuses on stopping the use of paper in basic business transactions in the healthcare industry, which in turn will save billions of dollars every year.
“We have partnered with the Center for Health Transformation, founded by Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and are working with federal and state governments, to offer ideas for achieving immediate savings,” Susanne Powell, Director of Corporate Communications for Emdeon, said. “The cornerstone of Emdeon’s efforts is the launch of the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index™ with a goal of creating a single national reference for tracking the industry’s transition from a paper-based manual system to an efficient electronic one.”
The development of the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index has been a year in the making. The idea that something needed to be done to conserve paper and save money came about during industry and public policy discussions.
“Miriam Paramore, Emdeon’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Government Affairs, spearheaded the development of the Index to raise awareness of potential savings and bring the industry together to measure progress and overcome any remaining barriers,” Powell said.
The Index is being launched in phases. Phase 1 is complete and highlights cost saving opportunities based on available industry data. Phase 2 is currently underway and includes primary research being conducted in partnership with the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt. Data will be collected directly from payers and providers to provide an accurate measurement of progress. Future phases of the Index will expand its scope beyond medical claims to include dental, pharmacy, worker’s compensation and others. The information provided in each phase will become more specific as the Index progresses.
Tags: emdeon, healthcare, stimulus
