Baltimore, MD – The 7^th Annual State Healthcare IT Connect Summit presented by Healthcare IT Connect in partnership with NASCIO, APHSA, eHI and Health Affairs concluded early last week. The two-day program brought together public- and private-sector thought leaders to share ideas and benchmark implementation strategies of state health IT systems as they move forward with diverse health reform and transformational agendas. 

CNSI was a proud sponsor of the event, which took place in Baltimore on March 21-22. On Monday, conference attendees were invited to the “Meet the Innovators” round table, in which Karen Parker, Michigan Deputy Director of DHHS and John Harding, CNSI’s Senior Director of Operations & Infrastructure, shared the background, benefits, and lessons learned behind the Michigan-Illinois Cloud Solution.

CNSI carried its thought leadership into Tuesday morning when Arvinder Singh, CNSI’s Chief Health Innovation Officer, sat with other distinguished panelists from the government, private and nonprofit sectors to discuss State Innovation, Data Analytics and Population Health Management. The group discussed the challenges and innovations around gathering quality data in order to improve quality of care.

Videos and resource materials for conference sessions are available via the Healthcare IT Connect Conference Archives.

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CNSI delivers a broad portfolio of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to a diverse base of federal, state and local government agencies, and commercial enterprises. The firm helps clients improve business performance and align IT with their mission and business objectives. CNSI has established strong domain expertise in prominent industries, including Health, Defense and National Security, Government IT and Enterprise Mobility. CNSI employs a world-class team of technologists, program managers, and subject matter experts, all of whom have experience with large scale mission-critical IT implementations. Formed in 1994, CNSI is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with locations throughout the U.S. and India. CNSI’s website is: http://www.cns-inc.com

Conference Focused on the Challenge of Diabetes in LouisianaEnvironment & Health Council of Louisiana and Pennington Biomedical Research Center brought in expert speakers, most recent data, for educational eventBaton Rouge, LA – In partnership with the Pennington Biomedical research Center, the Environment & Health Council of Louisiana (EHCL) hosted a conference focusing on the most pressing challenges and concerns related to diabetes in Louisiana, as well as the most promising solutions and innovations available.

Conference Focused on the Challenge of Diabetes in LouisianaEnvironment & Health Council of Louisiana and Pennington Biomedical Research Center brought in expert speakers, most recent data, for educational eventBaton Rouge, LA – In partnership with the Pennington Biomedical research Center, the Environment & Health Council of Louisiana (EHCL) hosted a conference focusing on the most pressing challenges and concerns related to diabetes in Louisiana, as well as the most promising solutions and innovations available. The “Louisiana Diabetes Summit: Meeting our challenge” was held on April 24 in Baton Rouge at the C.B. Pennington Conference Center. Dr. Stephen Walker, CNSI Chief Medical Officer (CMO), moderated the event.The EHCL chose this topic because of its immediate concern to the health of Louisiana residents. Raising awareness, promoting prevention, and ensuring that diabetes patients get the best possible care are crucial to the health and wellbeing of Louisiana.

“Meeting Our Challenge brought great awareness to an audience that included community leaders, providers, payers and purchasers of healthcare, ” said Stephen Walker, MD, CNSI CMO. “Speakers included experts that are making a difference through prevention and early detection to reduce risk of complications.” Walker said that Lou Brock, a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, came to the Summit to speak on behalf of others, like himself, who have Type 2 diabetes. Of diabetes, Brock said, “I’m in it, and I didn’t want to be in it. I still don’t want to be in it.”  But, said Brock, who works now to spread awareness of the disease, he doesn’t let it dominate his life. “Stay inside the bounds, inside the numbers, ” he said.  The Summit reached out to a lot of people who will be able to make a difference. The Diabetes Summit agenda included:Stephen B. Walker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CNSI: Opening RemarksWilliam T. Cefalu, MD, Chief, Joint Program on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pennington Biomedical Research Center & LSUHSC School of Medicine: topic TBDTyler N. Carruth, Health Information Technology Coordinator, Louisiana Department Health & Hospitals: “The State of Diabetes in Our State”Anjum Khurshid, PhD, MD , Louisiana Public Health Institute and Kristin Lyman, JD, Crescent City Beacon Community Initiative: “Initiative Transforming Healthcare Delivery Through Care Coordination and Innovation in the Crescent City”David G. Carmouche, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana: “Redesigning Care Management in Support Of Better Chronic Disease Care”Lunch with speaker: Lou Brock, National Baseball Hall of FamePaul W. Grandon, MD, Medical Director, Delhi Critical Access Hospital: “Pre-diabetes Intervention Program of Northeast Louisiana”Matt M. Longjohn, MD, Senior Director, Chronic Disease Prevention Programs, Health Innovation, YMCA USA: “Development and Dissemination of Diabetes Prevention – Innovative Programs”Janet Mentesane and Katheryn Arterberry, FNP, DNP, Martin Luther King Health Center: “Implementing CDC Diabetes Prevention Program in Shreveport”Stephen B. Walker, MD, Chief Medical Officer, CNSI: Concluding RemarksThe Environment and Health Council of Louisiana is a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to facilitate independent, balanced and factual assessment of health issues related to the environmental and economic wellbeing of Louisiana. A volunteer Board of Directors manages the EHCL.

About CNSI

CNSI delivers a broad portfolio of information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to a diverse base of federal, state and local government agencies, and commercial enterprises. The firm helps clients improve business performance and align IT with their mission and business objectives. CNSI has established strong domain expertise in prominent industries, including Health, Defense and National Security, Government IT and Enterprise Mobility. CNSI employs a world-class team of technologists, program managers, and subject matter experts, all of whom have experience with large scale mission-critical IT implementations. Formed in 1994, CNSI is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with locations throughout the U.S. and India. Learn more about CNSI solutions at: http://www.cns-inc.com

Source: CNSI 01/20/2010ROCKVILLE, MD – CNSI, a provider of innovative IT business solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced that Arvinder Singh, Senior Vice President of CNSI’s Health and Human Services division will address attendees at Sun Microsystem’s Horizons 2010 Health Information Exchange Summit in Washington, D.C. January 21st, 2010.

Source: CNSI 01/20/2010ROCKVILLE, MD – CNSI, a provider of innovative IT business solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced that Arvinder Singh, Senior Vice President of CNSI’s Health and Human Services division will address attendees at Sun Microsystem’s Horizons 2010 Health Information Exchange Summit in Washington, D.C. January 21st, 2010. Singh’s presentation will focus on “Readying State Medicaid Programs for Interoperability: Using Technologies and Processes for Meaningful Use.” Singh was invited to speak at the conference based on CNSI’s leadership in the healthcare industry, as well as the company’s success at providing leading-edge solutions based on Sun technologies.Arvinder Singh has more than 11 years of experience architecting open, Java-based enterprise applications, including several large-scale government healthcare information systems. As senior vice president of CNSI’s Health and Human Services division, he is responsible for the ongoing operation and continuing growth of the company’s healthcare business unit and oversees research of new technologies and the integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) products to deliver value-added features to the company’s eCAMS® solution line. Singh actively participates in health IT special interest groups (SIGs).

A member of the MITA Technical Committee, he is leading a subcommittee on Business Process & Work Flow Standards. In 2006, Federal Computer Week magazine named Singh a “Rising Star” for his efforts in pioneering the industry’s first J2EE compliant, Web-centric Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).WHAT: “Readying State Medicaid Programs for Interoperability: Using Technologies and Processes for Meaningful Use.” With the evolution of the regional HIEs nationwide, states are seeing a convergence trend towards a connected HHS; bringing together silos of information for “meaningful use”. This presentation will address success factors and technology trends to facilitate this interoperability – within the state HHS ecosystem – by leveraging the Medicaid regulatory scheme to lead the initiative of funding the HIE.WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 4:15 p.m.WHERE: The Westin Grande Washington, D.C., 2350 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20037For more information or to set up an interview with Arvinder Singh, please contact Kaksha Merchant at (301) 634-4570 or kaksha.merchant@cns-inc.com, or Mark Smith at (301) 634-4570 or mark.smith@cns-inc.com.

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CNSI is a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions that accelerate business transformation. CNSI partners with its clients to align, build and manage a continuum of technology solutions that improve process efficiencies and streamline operations. Our professionals have built a reputation for understanding what it takes to help clients align IT with their mission and business objectives. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland with offices throughout the U.S., the company has established presence and strong domain expertise in prominent industries, including Defense, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Homeland Security/Law Enforcement and Transportation. For more information, please visit www.cns-inc.com.Sun – Sun Partner Advantage Program CNSI is a member of the Sun Partner Advantage Program. As a Sun partner, CNSI and Sun work together to provide complete offerings in outsourcing, systems integration and technology services to commercial and government customers. CNSI brings valuable insight into the application of emerging technologies while Sun offers expertise and innovation in Java software and platforms.