Name
CMS Breakout Session: CMS Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future
Date & Time
Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Description

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its 16 strategic initiatives to guide the agency’s priorities. A small sampling includes transforming core programs; improving the transparency, portability and security of data; and giving better healthcare access to those in rural areas. In this session, our expert panelists will discuss how CMS is transforming health IT today to meet the needs of tomorrow.

Potential topics include:

  • Improvements in electronic health records
  • Meeting beneficiaries’ online expectations
  • Developments in telehealth
  • Using data analysis to battle opioid overuse and abuse

Panelists

  • Jeffrey D. Grant, Deputy Director for Operations, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, CMS

  • Julie Boughn, Director of Data and Systems Group, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, CMS

  • Zabeen Chong, Director for the Provider Enrollment and Oversight Group in the Center for Program Integrity, CMS

  • Charles Schalm, Deputy Director for the Provider Enrollment and Oversight Group in the Center for Program Integrity, CMS

  • Moderator: COL Bobby Saxon, USA, Retired, Acting Director for Emergency Preparedness & Response Operations, CMS