Inova CIO Part of Hill Discussion on Health IT Implementation

Roundtable to Focus on Health IT Workforce, Training

Washington, DC – (September 27, 2009) – Inova Health System Chief Information Officer Geoff Brown will take part in a public roundtable discussion focused on the workforce and training issues critical to the successful implementation of Health IT on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 8-10 a.m., in room B-339 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

Sponsored by the Career College Association and the TechAmerica Association, the discussion will explore issues of how IT-enabled healthcare solutions will affect doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and the allied health workforce.

Each roundtable participant will take part in a question-and-answer discussion with other panel members and the audience. Claire Shipman of ABC News will moderate the discussion. Other participants will include:

• U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz
• Harris Miller, President, Career College Association
• Phil Bond, President, TechAmerica
• Aneesh Chopra, Asst. to the President and CTO, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• JoAnn Klinedinst, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
• Art Keiser, Keiser University
• Steve Love, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
• Duncan Anderson, President and CEO, Education Affiliates

For more information on the roundtable discussion, visit www.techamerica.org/health-it-roundtable.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.