Registration is now closed. Onsite registration will begin on Monday, August 21 at 3:00 pm at the Hilton Atlanta.

Welcome

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Office of Resource Access and Partnerships (ORAP) invite you to attend the 2023 IHS OIT/ORAP Partnership Conference on August 22-24, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Conference Objective

This in-person conference will advance attendees’ understanding of their role in the provision of healthcare, and how they support today’s Indian Health system and the role of Information Technology (IT) and Health IT in delivering quality healthcare and managing resources efficiently.

This three day event provides valuable information for Federal, Tribal and Urban healthcare administrators, managers and front-line staff who work in the areas of IT, Health IT, Business Office, Financial Management, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Programs and Health Information Management Departments.

You will learn valuable information from expert speakers in sessions related to Health Information Management, Meaningful Use, IT, Health IT, EHR Modernization, Cybersecurity, Capital Planning and Investment Control, Privacy, Records Management, Third Party Billing, Collections, Revenue Management, Purchased/Referred Care, the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund and much more.

There is no registration fee for the conference and limited AAPC continuing education credits will be offered. 

Be sure to visit the Agenda, Lodging and Registration pages for important information and updates.

For questions regarding the IHS 2023 Partnership Conference, please send an email to: PartnershipConference@mn-e.com

Agenda

Draft agenda, all times and topics subject to change

Monday, October 25

All times listed are EST

 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Opening Plenary Session
 2:00 pm

Recess for the day


Tuesday, October 26

All times listed are EST

 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions A
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
  • Tribal / Urban
 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Break
 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions B
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
  • Tribal / Urban
 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Break
 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions C
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
  • Tribal / Urban
 4:30 pm

Recess for the day


Wednesday, October 27

All times listed are EST

 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions D
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
  • Tribal / Urban
 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Break
 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions E
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Break
 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions F
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
 4:30 pm

Recess for the day


Thursday, October 28

All times listed are EST

 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions G
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Break
 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions H
  • Business Office / Finance
  • Health Information Management
  • Information Technology
  • Purchased/Referred Care
 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Break
 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Closing Plenary
 4:30 pm

Conference adjourns