HIMSS11 – Top Government Officials to Speak

See and hear the nation’s top government officials from HHS, CMS, VA, DoD and more speak out on healthcare’s most compelling topics.

Register now for HIMSS11 to hear these speakers during Keynotes to Views from the Top to Venture Fair to education sessions.

Keynote Presentation
Wednesday, February 23
8:30 am – 9:30 am

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

David Blumenthal, MD, MPP National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services

Donald Berwick, MD
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Payer Perspective: An Update from CMS
Thursday, February 24
10:00 am – 11:00 am

The Honorable Aneesh Chopra, MPP
Chief Technology Officer
Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Technology within the Office of Science & Technology Policy

The Honorable Roger W Baker, MBA
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Session #14
Monday, February 21
9:45 am – 10:45 am

George Peach Taylor, Jr., MD
Acting Assistant Principal Deputy Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
US Department of Defense
Military Health Systems — Session #7: Establishment of the Military Health System EHRs Center
Monday, February 21
9:45 am – 10:45 am

Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
Surgeon General of the
United States Public Health Service
Perspectives from the US Surgeon General
Views from the Top
Wednesday, February 23
9:45 am – 10:45 am

Peter Levin
Chief Technology Officer
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Health Community Synergy Session
Monday, February 21
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Farzad Mostashari, MD,ScM
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)Deputy National Coordinator
Health IT Venture Fair & Strategic Partner Forum: How the HITECH and ACA are Driving Innovation Opportunities for the Market (with interactive discussion)
Sunday, February 20
1:45 pm – 3 pm

Senator Richard T, Moore, Massachusetts
President of National Conference of State Legislatures
HIMSS 9th Annual Policy Leaders Breakfast – Keynote Address (invitation only)
Tuesday, February 22
7:00 am – 8:15 am

Antonia C. Novello, MD
Former Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service
HIMSS Latino Initiative Launch – Keynote Address
Sunday, February 20
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm