The Future of Accountable Care Organizations:
Health Information Technology Enabling ACO’s in Pennsylvania
Presented in partnership by
Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative & Central Pennsylvania HIMSS
Pennsylvania Medical Society
HARRISBURG (May 25, 2011)
ACO: What Is It and What Does it Really Mean?
Presented by Ed Shay, Post & Shell
Panel Discussion:
The Legal and Financial Impact of ACO’s
Facilitated by Ed Shay, Post & Shell
Panelists in photo(L to R): Dr. Rick Hammer (Medical Director, Capital Blue Cross), Steve Fox (Esq., Post & Shell), Dr. John Haughton (Chief Medical Info Officer, Covisint), Ed Shay (Post & Shell)
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ACO: Business/Technology Industry Perspective
Charlene Underwood, Senior Director, Government and Industry Affairs Siemens HealthCare
Keynote
ACO: Future Trends and Impact on Medical Devices
Dr. Elliot Sloan, Drexel University
Panel Discussion
ACO’s and the Impact on Pennsylvania
Facilitated by Buddy Gillespie
Panelists:
Gaspere C. Geraci, MD, VP, Physician Leadership, PA Med Society
Robert Torres, Pennsylvania State Health IT Coordinator
Carolyn F. Scanlan, President and Chief Executive Officer of HAP
Don Wilson, MD, Quality Insights of PA and PA-REACH

Panel – ACOs and Impact on PA – 2: (l to r): Dr. Gaspere Geraci – Physician Leadership, PA Med Society Robert Torres – PA State HIT Coordinator Thomas Robinson – CMS Region 3 Carolyn Scanlan – President and CEO of HAP
HIMSS National Update
JoAnn Klinedinst, HIMSS
–Photos Taken By Laurie Fink, Communications Specialist, Quality Insights



