Robert Kolodner, M.D., and Mark Rothstein to Kick-Off the 2006 Institute for Behavioral Health Informatics

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 06, 2006 ) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Two industry notables, Robert M. Kolodner, M.D. and Mark Rothstein, will kick-off the 2006 Institute for Behavioral Health Informatics which will be held November 9 and 10 in Washington, D.C. The Institute is the premier industry meeting focused on the future of the application of information and information technology in the behavioral health field. Dr. Kolodner is the Interim National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Mark Rothstein is the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law & Medicine Director, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy & Law with the University of Louisville School of Medicine and serves on the Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. In addition to Dr. Kolodner and Mr. Rothstein, other notable 2006 faculty include: • Steven E. Locke, M.D., Senior Scientist, Center for Clinical Computing & the Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professional of Health Sciences & Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Claudia Roth, Ph.D., President, The Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, & Vice President, Behavioral Health, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center• Rhonda Robinson-Beale, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, United Behavioral Health• Michael Reibel, Senior Vice President of Support Services, ResCare• Jay Raimondi, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, eGetgoing• Alex R. Rodriguez, M.D., Chief Clinical Officer and Medical Director, Harmony Behavioral Health• E. Douglas Varney, MS, President, Frontier Health• Susan Bergesen, President, Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance• Dennis Morrison, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Behavioral Health• Jim Kretz, M.Ed., Senior Survey Statistician, Center for Mental Health Services• Linda Bevan, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Association of Central FloridaThe Institute is cosponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and OPEN MINDS.For a complete institute agenda, go to www.openminds.com/inst/bht2006.htm or call toll-free at 877-350-6463.

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Monica Oss

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