Register Now! October 24, 2024 5:30-7:30PM Registration is open. Join Maryland HIMSS members and sponsors for the Fall Networking Event. Registration Information to come. This year’s MDHIMSS “Kick off the Season Networking Event” will be held at Penn Oaks Winery with guest speaker, Tom Kleinhanzl, Frederick Health CEO and MHA Board Chair. Mr. Kleinhanzl will brief our membership on the highlights and challenges regarding the new National AHEAD model. After the briefing, we will have an indoor/outdoor gathering with wine tasting…sampling, and sipping, a food truck, lawn games and a great networking opportunity with your colleagues. Presentation Topic: On July 2, 2024 CMS announced that Connecticut, Hawai'i, Maryland, and Vermont will be the first state participants in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model. CMS’s goal in the AHEAD Model is to collaborate with states to curb health care cost growth; improve population health; and advance health equity by reducing disparities in health outcomes. CMS will support participating states through various AHEAD Model components that aim to increase investment in primary care, provide financial stability for hospitals, and support beneficiary connection to community resources. Please plan to join us for wine tasting, food truck delights and great networking with your colleagues. Registration opens soon so mark your calendars. Location: Penn-Oaks Winery 14607 Riggs Meadow Dr., Cooksville, MD 21723 (Just off 170, 2 exists past Turf Valley) |