New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies

Location: Pines Manor, Edison NJ

Presenting Sponsor: Qualifacts Systems Inc.

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Browsing

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Keynote Presentation (Sponsored by Mercadien Technologies)
Christopher Hines, American Life Sciences Application Innovation Services Leader
IBM Global Business Services

IBM's big picture view of how all healthcare is coming together, from Care coordination, patient tracking, Predictive analyses, Involvement and doing business with ACO's, EMR integration and all the privacy and security requirements around HIV, HIPAA, SA and MH.

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break & Vendor Browsing

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Session 1 Workshops (A - C)

Workshop A - From Black & White to Color: Interoperability as the New Norm
Marlowe Greenberg, CEO, Foothold Technology
Bob Davison, ED, MHA of Essex County

Workshop B - Standard Data Formats for Healthcare
Curtis Goldhagen, Business Development Manager, Tidgewell Associates

Workshop C - Key Strategies for Using Your EHR Data for Agency Improvement
Robert Patton, Sr. Director of Operations
Brandi Sanders, Director of Client Services
Qualifacts Systems, Inc.

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and IT Hero Awards Program

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Session II Workshops (D - F)

Workshop D - Connecting Providers, Clients and Payers for Better Behavioral Health: Connecting Providers, Clients and Payers for Better Behavioral Health
Earl Lipphardt. Senior Director, Integrity House
Ravi Ganesen, President, Core Solutions

Workshop E - Exposing Your Risks, Before They Expose You (Sponsored by Mercadien Technologies)
Chris Mangano, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Mercadien Technologies

Workshop F - Meaningful Use Stage 2 with Behavioral Health Focus
Balavignesh Thirumalainambi, Meaningful Use Director - NJ-HITEC
Herminio "Bebet" Navia Jr., Program Director - NJ-HITEC Medicaid Specialist Program

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break and Vendor Browsing (Afternoon Snack Break)

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Session III Workshops (G - H)

Workshop G - Internet Gambling and Addiction: What Behavioral Health Agencies Need to Know
Donald Weinbaum, MBA, LCADC, CCJP, The Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ, Inc.

Workshop H - BluePrint IT: (Topic TBD)
Colleen Woods, Eric Smith, BluePrint IT

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Collection of Evaluation Forms and Distribution of Certificates
(Attendance Certificates are only given to those who attend the entire day and who turn in an evaluation form)