Agenda

We’re designing the afternoon to be interactive, collaborative, and action-oriented.

There’s no cost to attend; just your commitment to healthcare. We’re covering lunch + the reception, so please let us know if you can come by registering. Space is limited!

11:45am | Doors open
Grab a badge, grab a seat.

12:15pm | Welcome
Rep. Anita Somani, MD opens the day.

12:20pm | Jeffersonian Lunch
Lunch is included, and we built this into the agenda for real, intentional conversation. Talk to your table before you talk business.

1:00pm | The patient, first
Erica Olenski, BCPA, CPXP, eFACHDM brings the room from the personal to the professional to put the patient at the center of everything that follows.

1:20pm | Who's at your table
Sixty seconds each, timer on. Who you are, what you bring, why you're here.

1:30pm | Break

1:40pm | A doctor, a policymaker, and a technologist walk into the Statehouse
Rep. Anita Somani, MD, Dr. Kaitlan Baston, Sen. Beth Liston, MD, PhD bring the policy, clinical, and technology lens to the issues shaping rural Ohio right now.

2:05pm | Meet Carahsoft and their partners
We’re grateful for Carahsoft believing in our mission. Hear from them and their partners, and more importantly, the problems they solve.

2:20pm | Navigating the RHTP Grant Menagerie in Ohio
The view from the ground. Linda Stevenson, CHCIO, CDH-E, PMP, MBA from Fisher Titus, Rob Courtney from Carahsoft, and LiveOak walk through how to identify the right grants, find solutions that solve real problems, and turn an application into an award.

2:45pm | Break

3:00pm | The working session
Mixed tables tackle real rural healthcare challenges with standing whiteboards and a mandate to produce something concrete.

4:00pm | What the room built
Every table shares what they came up with. The room of experts reacts in real time.

4:30pm | Closing remarks + action items

4:40-6:00pm | Reception

4:40-6:00pm | Reception
We’ll close the day with refreshments and bites, while building on the conversations throughout the day.