Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York

• Presentation on Health Information Technology to American College off Physicians
• Overview of the Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York
• Thomas Dennison, PhD. Professor of Practice & Advisor, Health Services Management & Policy Keynote Address
• Stephen McCormick, Senior Plant Manager, Anheuser-Busch, Business Perspective

March 27, 2008 Economics of Health Care Forum, Syracuse, NY. 

• James Tifft, MD, Associated Gastroenterologists of CNY, Physician Perspective
• Dan Sisto, President, Hospital Association of New York, Hospital Perspective
• Leslie Moran, Senior Vice President, NY Health Plan Association, Insurance Perspective 

May 1 2007. Pharmacy Costs in the Workplace: Management Trends and Tactics.  Forum sponsored by the Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York.              

• Employer Rx Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities, Joel Owerbach, Pharm. D.
• Managing Pharmacy Benefits: Treading the Needle between the Control of Costs and Unintended Consequences, David. F. Lehmann, MD, Pharm. D. 
• How Generics Can Save You Money.  Dan J. Villa, R.PH. 
•  Pharmacy Costs: Contributing Factors & Strategies, James Hopsicker, R.Ph., MBA
• A Pharmacist's View, Allen Krassenbaum, RPh
• Small Business Perspective, Michael Warner

September 2007.  Health Information Exchange (HIE) Privacy Summit:  Policy Options and Implications, Co-sponsored by RHIOs of Upstate New York Unite (R-UNYT) and The New York eHelath Collaborative (NYeC)

• New York Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (NY HISPC), Ellen Fink, Project Director, NYS Department of Health
• Privacy Issues in HIE – Legal Dimensions & Implications, Gerry Hickey, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
• Physician Perspective, Patricia Hale, MD, PhD, FACP, Vice Chair (then), NYeC
• Business Perspective, Stephen McCormick, Senior Plant Manager, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.