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The California State Rural Health Association, in association with the Legislature’s Rural Caucus hosted the second of three informational hearings at the State Capitol on Rural Health in California. The hearing, titled “Health Information Technology Issues & Impact on Rural Health in California,” took place on June 9th and was a great success!
CSRHA thanks Assemblymember Connie Conway, the Legislature’s Rural Caucus Chair, and her staff for her time spent assisting in planning and implementing the hearing, and for her time presiding over the whole event.
The purpose of this hearing was to inform Legislators and key Legislative staff about state level Health Information Technology (HIT) issues, providing them with up to date information and suggestions of matters that will require their involvement. CSRHA’s Policy Director, Steve Barrow, directed the development of the hearing, and Program Manager, Shannon Means, provided the technical support for all presentations. CSRHA’s Rural Technical Advisory Committee and Advocacy Committee members provided the content and presenters for the hearing.
Once again, hearing presenters were met with a packed room, consisting of enthusiastic CSRHA members and rural constituents. The 11 presenters were divided into three panels, touching first on the big picture of eHealth in California, followed by the supporting infrastructure of eHealth, and finally experiences from the front line. The topics covered allowed participants and legislators to understand the current urgent landscape of eHealth, which is undergoing major changes and advancing rapidly. Each of the panelists demonstrated great expertise in their specific areas which made for very interesting presentations.
- Desiree Rose, Executive Director, California State Rural Health Association
- Jonah Frohlich, Health Information Technology, Director, CA Health & Human Services Dept
- Speranza Avram, Executive Director, CalHIPSO
- Raymond T. Hino, MPA, FACHE/ Mendocino Coast District Hospital and California Critical Access Hospital
- Andie Martinez, Associate Director of Policy, CA Primary Care Association
- Rosario Arreola Pro, Health Systems Developmental Director, CA Rural Indian Health Board
- Jim Foxe, MD. Private Practice, Visalia, Board Member Foundation for Medical CAre and Board of Trustees of CMA
- Connie Stewart, Executive Director, California Center for Rural Policy
- Sunny McPeak, President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund
- Christine Martin , Executive Director, California Telemedicine and eHealth Center
- Earl Ferguson, MD, PhD, CSRHA President-Elect, Director, Telemedicine Outreach and Rural Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
- Richard Swafford, PhD, Chief Technical Officer, CalHIPSO
- Dean Germano, Shasta Community Health Center
- John M. Nadrone, CFO Plumas District Hospital
- Earl Ferguson, MD, PhD, CSRHA President-Elect, Director, Telemedicine Outreach and Rural Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
For those unable to attend the hearing, televised coverage was made available via CalChannel, which can be accessed any where in the world and is watched daily by Legislators and Legislative staffers. To view the recording of this hearing, please click here.
CSRHA would like to thank each of the panelists and CSRHA members who gave support by attending and participating in this hearing. CSRHA members are encouraged to look forward to the third and final informational hearing in the series, relating to workforce issues in California’s Rural Health arena, sure to be as exciting and informative as CSRHA’s last two hearings!
Comments or feedback? Email us at advocate@csrha.org. |
