Health Care Leaders to Discuss Recent Interoperability Successes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A panel of executives representing public-sector health, health care providers, health care information technology, and health plans will address the value of collaboration and the challenges inherent to interoperability, especially as both topics pertain to health information networks.

With so much happening in health information technology today – especially at the federal level – this executive panel is uniquely qualified to discuss timely, in-progress examples of work being done to reduce the cost of health care administration and improve delivery for patients through collaborative solutions.

	When:		Monday, November 9, 2009 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
	What:		The true road to interoperability: Competitor collaboration to accelerate HIT adoption, reduce cost and improve quality
	Who:		Panel moderator Julie Klapstein, CEO, Availity LLC
			Holly Benson, former Secretary State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
			John Jesser, Vice President of Provider Engagement and Contracting, WellPoint, Inc.
			Brian LeClaire, Chief Technology Officer, Humana Inc.
			Judi Lento, Practice Administrator, Sekine, Rasner, & Brock, M.D., P.A. / Immediate Past President, Florida Medical Group Management Association
			Bevey Miner, Vice President, Government Affairs, Allscripts
	Where:		The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0), Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel, Alexandria, VA.

About Availity, LLC – Patients. Not Paperwork.^®

Availity optimizes information exchange between multiple health care stakeholders through a single, secure network. The Availity Health Information Network encompasses administrative, financial, and clinical services, supporting both real-time and batch exchange via the web, business-to-business (B2B) integration, and electronic data interchange (EDI). For more information, including an online demonstration, please visit www.availity.com.