Building Bridges to Better Health

September 15 - 16, 2022 | Chapter Event

The Michigan Chapter presents the Building Bridges to Better Health 2022 Fall Conference on beautiful Mackinac Island, Mich.

Thursday, September 15

  • Golf Outing Fundraiser at Wawashkamo Golf Club (approx. Noon start)
  • Interoperability Institute (IOI) Connect-a-thon
  • Opening networking reception

Friday, September 16

  • Conference & Exhibit (8 am – 5 pm) at Mission Point Resort
  • Agenda and Speakers - See agenda tab
  • Focus: Health Equity, Public Health, HIE/Health IT

Registration

Non-member Price: $140.00
Member Price: $100.00
Student Price: $40.00

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8:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast & Networking

9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome & Overview

9:15 am – 9:45 am | Morning Keynote: Building better health in Michigan starting with health equity
Focus on health equity challenges in Michigan and signs of progress towards a better future.

9:45 am – 10:30 am | Session 1: State Health IT Roadmaps
Health IT Roadmaps are driving positive change across state technology investments. Get an overview of roadmap activities across states and here in Michigan.

10:30 am – 10:45 am | Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am | Session 2: Community Information Exchange
Michigan’s roadmap includes efforts to broaden information exchange with community health members. This talk will focus on national efforts to improve community information exchange.

11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Session 3: Connectathon Update
The Interoperability Institute’s Mary Kratz will provide an update on this week’s Connectathon and provide a preview of the case competition open to students.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Afternoon Keynote
The afternoon keynote will launch the afternoon’s focus on statewide activities to build better bridges to health using the recently adopted Michigan HIT Roadmap.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Session 4: Connecting All Points in the Care Ecosystem
Building on the morning CIE session, this panel will discuss Michigan efforts to improve SDoH data collection and sharing. Speakers include Food Bank of Michigan, Henry Ford Health and MiHIN.

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Break

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Session 5: CIO Panel
Cap the day by hearing from health system technology leaders across the state on how they think about workforce development and related future needs.

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing