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Health Information Technology
November 12, 2009 ♦ 11:30 AM Eastern
Newt Gingrich, CHT Founder to Participate in a Webinar Sponsored by Zix Corp

November 10, 2009 ♦ 8:30 AM Eastern
Wayne Oliver speaks at Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Conference on "Economic Growth Through Innovation in Health Technology"

November 10, 2009 ♦ 4:15 PM Eastern
Newt Gingrich Provides Closing Remarks at the 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress

September 23, 2009 ♦ 6 p.m. EST
Newt Gingrich Speaks at the 27th Annual Lab Institute Meeting

September 22, 2009 ♦ 3:05 p.m. CST
Wayne Oliver Speaks at World Research Group's e-Prescribing Forum

September 14, 2009 ♦ Rochester, MN
CHT VP David Merritt Speaks at Mayo Clinic Health Symposium

July 26, 2009 ♦ 8:30 AM
Gingrich Discusses Six Straightforward Steps to Better Healthcare on Fox & Friends

June 10, 2009 ♦ 2:20 PM Central / 3:20 PM Eastern
David Merritt discusses Health Reform on KMOX Radio

June 8, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Newt Gingrich & Tom Daschle Speak on Healthcare at the National Press Club

May 21, 2009 ♦ Mt. Pleasant, MI
David Merritt Speaks to the Michigan HFMA Spring Conference

May 15, 2009 ♦ Live via Satellite
CHT Founder Newt Gingrich Gives the keynote address via live satellite to the NextGen Healthcare Leadership Series

May 11, 2009 ♦ Webinar @ 12:30 PM Eastern
Newt Gingrich to participate on AHIP webinar discussing Well-Being Index

May 7, 2009 ♦ Miami Beach, FL
Newt Gingrich provides keynote address at 32nd NRHA Annual Rural Health Conference

May 4, 2009 ♦ Bonita Springs, FL
CHT Founder Newt Gingrich Speaks at Siemens Healthcare Leadership Forum.

April 27, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt speaks to the Sacramento Metro Chamber's Cap to Cap 2009

April 23, 2009 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver Speaks to the 18th Annual WEDI (Workgroup for the Electronic Data Interchange) National Conference

April 23, 2009 ♦ Webcast
Project Director David Merritt and Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman Host Industry-Wide Webcast on Stimulus

April 16, 2009 ♦ St. Louis, MO
Wayne Oliver Speaks to St. Louis College of Pharmacy, "Federal Policy Consideration for Enhancing Medication Safety?

April 14, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Newt Gingrich discusses the role and importance of consumer technology at the 6th Annual World Healthcare Congress

April 6, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director Wayne Oliver Participates in the April Healthcare X PRIZE Summit sponsored by WellPoint

April 1, 2009 ♦ Lincoln, NE
David Merritt Speaks at the Premiere of the Nebraska State-wide Health Information Exchange

March 26, 2009 ♦ Toronto, ON
Newt Gingrich Speaks at ICW's Canadian Healthcare Forum

March 13, 2009 ♦ San Diego, CA
Newt Gingrich keynote speaker at GE Healthcare's Centricity Health User Group

March 12, 2009 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Project Director Wayne Oliver Speaks at the Technology Association of Georgia Meeting on the HIT provisions in the Stimulus Package

March 11, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director David Merritt Speaks at the American Medical Association's National Advocacy Conference

March 3, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director Wayne Oliver Participates in the Healthcare X PRIZE Summit sponsored by WellPoint

February 25, 2009 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Center Founder Newt Gingrich to Speak at the US-Israel Telehealth Business Exchange

February 20, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director David Merritt Speaks to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

February 18, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director David Merritt Presents "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - What It Means to You." For Allscripts Webcast

January 27, 2009 ♦ Washington, DC
Project Director David Merritt Testifies on "Health IT: Protecting Americans' Privacy in the Digital Age"

January 22, 2009 ♦ St. Charles, MO
Julie Eckstein Speaks to the St. Charles Rotary Club about Creating a 21st Century Health System in Missouri

January 15, 2009 ♦ St. Charles, MO
Project Director Julie Eckstein Presents "Creating a 21st Century Health System in MO - What will it take?" to the Vision St Charles Leadership Program

January 14, 2009 ♦ Webcast
CHT Founder Newt Gingrich and CHT Project Director David Merritt Present on the Landscape for Healthcare Reform in 2009

December 9, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
Center Founder Newt Gingrich Speaks by Skype to 150 Allscripts Employees at Executive Summit

December 8, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
Center Founder Newt Gingrich Speaks at the 4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress

December 5, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
Newt Gingrich Serves as Keynote Speaker at ALEC's annual State and Nation Policy Summit

November 17, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
CHT Project Director David Merritt Speaks at World Congress Leadership Summit on ePrescribing and Medication Management

October 29, 2008 ♦ Salt Lake City, UT
Project Director David Merritt and Center Founder Newt Gingrich Speak at Intermountain Health

October 14, 2008 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Laura Linn Speaks at the Health IT Paneled Discussion at the Technology Association of Georgia

October 6, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Speaks at the GE Customer Champion Conference

September 23, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Delivers "Is Health Information Technology the Silver Bullet?" Speech to the National Congress

September 5, 2008 ♦ St. Paul, Minnesota
Newt Gingrich Speaks on Medicare, HIT at the Republican National Convention

September 3, 2008 ♦ St. Paul, Minnesota
Center Project Director Jim Frogue Speaks as a panelist in the Together RX Access bruncheon in St.Paul, Minnesota

August 22, 2008 ♦ Joliet, IL
Center Founder Newt Gingrich Visits Misys, Silver Cross

July 29, 2008 ♦ Las Vegas, NV
Newt Gingrich Speaks at Siemens

July 18, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt participates in Allscripts Webinar, "The Medicare Bill Now Becomes Law - Next Steps and Roadmap."

June 11, 2008 ♦ Omaha, NE
Newt Gingrich Speaks about 21st Century Healthcare at Alegent Health

June 9, 2008 ♦ Baltimore, MD
David Merritt Serves as Panelist for the "Consumer Caregiver Personal Health Technologies Panel," at the Long Term Care (LTC) Health Information Technology Summit.

June 5, 2008 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver to Present Proposal to Composite State Board of Medical Examiners

June 4, 2008 ♦ St. Louis, MO
CEO Nancy Desmond and Missouri Project Director Julie Eckstein discuss the Center for Health Transformation's goal of creating a 21st Century Healthcare System covering the uninsured, benefits of health savings accounts, changes in Medicaid and more...

May 22 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Hosts an Allscripts' Webinar on Legislative and Political Developments

May 21, 2008 ♦ Cambridge, MA
Jim Frogue Speaks at the D2Hawkeye 6th Annual Client Conference

May 21, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
Newt Gingrich Serves as Keynote Speaker at the PCMA/RxHub e-Prescribing Symposium: Blue Print for Implementation

May 13, 2008 ♦ Orlando, FL
Center Project Director David Merritt a panelist at the Ingenix Health Care Technology Leadership Forum

April 10, 2008 ♦ Macon, GA
Newt Gingrich Speaks at Mercer University

April 8, 2008 ♦ Oklahoma City, OK
Newt Gingrich Speaks about Health Transformation at the Health Care Summit

April 7, 2008 ♦ Key West, FL
David Merritt Speaks at 4 Cornerstones

April 2, 2008 ♦ Princeton, NJ
Health Information Technology: Newt Gingrich Speaks on Health Care Policy at Princeton University

April 2, 2008 ♦ Princeton, NJ
Newt Gingrich Speaks on Health Care Policy at Princeton University

April 2, 2008 ♦ Princeton, NJ
Center Project Director David Merritt Speaks at Princeton on the Growing Need for Health IT

March 28, 2008 ♦ Chicago, IL
David Merritt Gives Keynote Address on "Disruptive Technology" at the Joint Commission conference: "Overuse, Underuse, Misuse: Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Healthcare"

March 25, 2008 ♦ Malvern, PA
David Merritt Gives Speech on "Paper Kills" at the Pennsylvania's Healthcare System and IT-Based Transformational Health Solutions Webcast

March 13, 2008 ♦ San Diego, CA
Center Founder Newt Gingrich Speaks to CHUG

March 3, 2008 ♦ Radio Interview
Center CEO Nancy Desmond speaks about the health chapter she co-authored in Newt Gingrich's newest book Real Change on the "Gill Report"

February 26, 2008 ♦ Orlando, FL
David Merritt Receives the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) "Book of the Year Award" for Paper Kills: Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology, published by CHT Press

February 19, 2008 ♦ Atlanta, GA
The Center's CEO, Nancy Desmond participates in a round table discussion concerning the Medicare Electronic Health Records Demonstration Project

February 1, 2008 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Talks with SAGE Crossroads

November 26, 2007 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver Speaks on "Accelerating E-Prescribing in Georgia" before the Georgia Transformation Study Committee

November 14, 2007 ♦ New York, NY
David Merritt Participates in "Life After SiCKO: Implications of Michael Moore's Film for the Pharmaceutical Industry and the US Healthcare System,"

November 12, 2007 ♦ Carrollton, GA
Project Director Laura Linn Speaks to Nursing Students at the University of West Georgia

October 30, 2007 ♦ Webcast
David Merritt Moderates Siemens Medical Solutions' Webcast, "What's Next for Healthcare IT"

October 26, 2007 ♦ Baltimore, MD
David Merritt Participates in the Maryland Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development Event, "Real Change Requires Real Change: Transforming Health and Healthcare in America"

October 23, 2007 ♦ Raleigh, SC
David Merritt Participates in the Center for Community Health Leadership Symposium, "The Role of the Patient in HIT Adoption and HIE"

October 11, 2007 ♦ San Antonio, TX
David Merritt Participates in the CHIME 2007 CIO Forum, "Personal Health Records: A Real Revolution or a Flash in the Pan?"

September 19, 2007 ♦ Webcast
David Merritt Moderates Siemens' webcast: "Community Connectivity as a Strategy to Improve the Quality and Safety of Medical Care"

September 17, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
Paper Kills: Transforming Health & Healthcare with Information Technology (Video)

August 23, 2007 ♦ Atlanta, GA
David Merritt Serves as Keynote Speaker at the 2nd Annual Georgia Healthcare Trade Fair & Regional Conference

July 26, 2007 ♦
David Merritt Participates in "Personal Health Records: A Real Revolution or a Flash in the Pan?," a College Live Webinar, at the College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME)

July 18, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Gives Class Presentation to George Washington University, Department of Health Policy, Graduate Course Entitled "Bridging Health Care Technology and Health Care Policy"

July 18, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Moderator for the Siemens Medical Solutions' Webcast, "An EHR Strategy for the Ambulatory Setting: Success at Mercy Health Partners"

July 18, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Participates in "Electronic Health Records: Can Policymakers Promote Progress and Protect Privacy?" sponsored by Dittus Communications

June 7, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Participates in the "Heart and Health Care Forum with Larry King"

June 6, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Moderator for the Siemens Medical Solutions' Webcast, "An Electronic Health Record Strategy for the Acute Setting: Success at Alegent Health"

June 28, 2007 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver Serves as Panel Moderator at the Technology Association of Georgia's (TAG) HealthCare Conference

June 12, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
Wayne Oliver Serves as Keynote speaker at the American Pharmacists Association Foundation's Pinnacle Awards

May 30, 2007 ♦ Alexandria, VA
Nancy Desmond Gives Presentation on The Future of Home Health at the Gentiva Home Health Conference

May 18, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Participates in the Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care Through Health Information Technology, "The HIT Landscape: Who Are the Major Players and How Can Your Organization Work With Them?"

May 15, 2007 ♦ San Francisco, CA
David Merritt Participates in the Ingenix 2007 Health Care Leadership Forum, "Price and Quality Transparency"

April 24, 2007 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver Serves as the Keynote Speaker at the University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy on the Role of Transformation in the Changing Landscape of Healthcare

April 24, 2007 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Wayne Oliver Gives "Future Trends in Health Information Technology" Address to Optimus Solutions Hospital CIO Forum

April 18, 2007 ♦ Rosslyn, VA
David Merritt Gives Panel Presentation "The Future of Healthcare: Challenges and Catalysts" to the HIMSS National Capital Area Chapter

April 17, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Moderator for the Siemens Medical Solutions' Webcast, "A Vision and Strategy for Implementing the Electronic Health Record: Denver Health"

January 19, 2007 ♦ Louisville, KY
David Merritt Gives Plenary Luncheon Address at the Kentucky eHealth Summit, "Transforming Health through Technology"

January 18, 2007 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Gives Speech at the World Congress, Health & Human Capital Conference, "Best Practices in Developing Health Information Access Programs for Employees"

December 5, 2006 ♦ Boston, MA
David Merritt Serves as a Panelist at the Massachusetts eHealth Summit, Hosted by Governor Mitt Romney

December 5, 2006 ♦ Troy, MI
David Merritt Speaks at the 41st Annual Broad Executive Forum, The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University, "Attacking the Healthcare Crisis"

November 17, 2006 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Nancy Desmond Gives Presentation Before GA HIT & Transparency Advisory Board

October 19, 2006 ♦ Atlanta, GA
Jim Frogue Gives Testimony to the Georgia State Senate Healthcare Transformation Study Committee

October 5- October 12, 2006 ♦ Atlanta, GA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
David Merritt Serves as Opening Keynote Speaker at the McKesson Corporation's Learning with the Leaders Series on Health IT

September 26, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Speaks at the Third Annual HIT Summit, " Show Me the Money: How Will We fund Health Improvement Through HIT"

September 22, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Gives Testimony to the Department of Labor ERISA Advisory Council, Working Group on Health Information Technology

September 14, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as a Keynote Panelist at the Washington DC Technology Council

August 10, 2006 ♦ Boston, MA
David Merritt Speaks at the World Congress Leadership Summit on RHIOs, EMRs and Patient Portals

June 5, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Moderator at the Electronic Health Record Vendors Association, Interoperability Roadmap Advisory Council Meeting

May 24, 2006 ♦ Philadelphia, PA
David Merritt Gives the Keynote Presentation at the Quest Diagnostics National Health IT Conference

May 4, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Speaks at the Hewitt Associates Health Information Technology Executive Roundtable

April 11, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Participates in the Connecting Communities Learning Forum, eHealth Initiative

March 7, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
Jim Frogue Serves as Host at "Making Provider Healthcare Prices Transparent: The Key to Success of Consumer-Directed Healthcare"

February 28, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Lead Panelist on Health Information Technology, Citigroup Global Healthcare Conference

February 9, 2006 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as a Panelist at the Progressive Policy Institute's Digitizing Medical Records Conference

August 30, 2005 ♦ Greensboro, GA
David Merritt Serves as Panelist at the Southern Governors Association, Hosted by Governor Sonny Perdue

June 15, 2005 ♦ Atlanta, GA
David Merritt Serves as the Opening Keynote Speaker at Georgia eHealth Summit

June 9, 2005 ♦ Washington, DC
David Merritt Serves as Luncheon Keynote Speaker at VitalSpring Client Conference

May 20, 2005 ♦ Portland, OR
David Merritt Serves as a Keynote speaker at the Kryptiq Connectivity Conference