healtheConnect Alaska annual Stakeholder Meeting and Networking Reception 

Join us in person or by teleconference for the annual healtheConnect Alaska Stakeholder Meeting and Networking Reception. 

Our cocktail networking hour begins at 4:30pm.

Our main dinner program begins at 5:30. 

Featuring our keynote speaker, James Gallagher from Premera BC/BS

James Gallagher is the manager of EHR Integration at Premera Blue Cross where James leads efforts to integrate with providers and Health Information Exchanges to send, receive, aggregate, normalize and join clinical data with traditional claims data to make healthcare work better. 

James is a veteran of the U. S. Army with service in Kosovo and Iraq where he received the Bronze Star Medal.  After ending his active military career he continued working with the Department of Defense leading upgrade and rebuilding efforts on communications infrastructure for the Navy.  James then entered the healthcare space as director of a regional health information exchange before joining Premera in 2016. 

When not at work James enjoys home brewing, traveling, and spending time with his family.

Full Program Agenda:
4:30-5:30pm Cocktail Networking Hour sponsored by 

 5:30-5:45pm Opening Remarks
 Jerry Jenkins, healtheConnect Board President 

 5:45-6:15pm Keynote Speaker: The Value of Interoperability
 James Gallagher, Jr.
Manager, EHR Integration, Corporate Data & Analytics
Premera BC/BS

 6:15-6:45 State of the HIE
 Laura Young, Executive Director
healtheConnect Alaska

 6:45-7:15 Strategic Plan Updates
 Briljent 

 7:15-7:30pm State Updates
 Beth Davidson, Alaska State HIT Coordinator
 DHSS

 7:30-7:40pm Closing Remarks
 Jerry Jenkins/Laura Young

 

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