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www.HealthcareITNews.com July 2008 I Healthcare IT News 21 A P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E H E A LT H C A R E I N F O R M AT I O N A N D M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M S S O C I E T Y I VOLUME 7 I NUMBER 4 Christian, Johnson Assume Top Positions on Board T debuted its new look on July 1, as its new officers and elected members took office. Charles E. Christian, FCHIME, FHIMSS, and Liz Johnson, RN, MSN, FHIMSS, began their terms as chair and vice chair, respectively. They replace Chair John Wade, FCHIME, FHIMSS, and Vice Chair Victoria Bradley, DNP, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS. Mr. Christian is the director of information systems and CIO of Good Samaritan Hospital, a 100-year-old, free-standing acute care community hospital in southwest Indiana. He is serving his 19th year in this role and his 37th year in healthcare. Good Samaritan Hospital received the McKesson VIP Award in 2004; identified as a Solucient Top 100 Hospital - Quality Improvement Leader in 2005; listed as Most Wired (small and rural) in 2004 and 2005; a 2006 recipient of the VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence; and a 2008 recipient of the VHA Leadership Award in Supply Chain Management. “I have been a long-time advocate of utilizing healthcare IT to improve our healthcare system at the local, statewide and national level,” Mr. Christian explained. “And humbled by the fact that I have this privilege to serve as chair and participate in the advancement of healthcare IT.” Mr. Christian notes he is excited about exploring the idea of an online social networking-type forum in the coming year. “HIMSS is a large tent: We are a very diverse group and numerous communities have arisen over the past few years,” he said. “We need to give these professionals who have like interests the opportunity to collaborate, share their thoughts, learn HE HIMSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS New Board Members Begin Terms Sharing Knowledge, Building Synergy HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Program H ealthcare organizations are looking for new ways to bridge the knowledge gap and build consensus among all their disparate HIT stakeholders. HIMSS' has designed a new membership program specifically for healthcare providers called Organizational Affiliate. “OA” offers a comprehensive, enterprise-wide program where all employees can enjoy full HIMSS memberships. Besides the initial cost-savings advantage, every employee has access to HIMSS high-quality educational content, professional development resources, and networking for IT stakeholders at all levels of their organization-from senior management to entry level staff. authority for industry knowledge, McClaren is empowering its decision-makers with vital business intelligence while helping to foster a collaborative culture at the same time. And that same synergy is being felt throughout the organization. “OA gives our staff a context for what it is we're doing, why we're doing it and what the end goal is,” Mr. Kooy says. The Organizational Affiliate Program offers five membership levels: Associate Level; Pioneer Level; Principal Level, Executive Level and Premier Level. HIMSS works with organizations to identify the program level that best meets their needs. Charles E. Christian Liz Johnson Barry Chaiken from each other in an online forum, which could lead to common goals and content that would be beneficial to the industry at large.” Vice Chair Ms. Johnson is vice president of applied clinical informatics for Tenet HealthSystem. She is responsible for the strategic vision and the tactical plan for all clinical systems used throughout Tenet's 57 provider organizations. Under her leadership, Tenet has developed and is implementing a comprehensive clinical informatics vision and strategy. Ms. Johnson speaks nationally and internationally on clinical applications and their strategic use as a tool for enhanced patient safety. Prior to joining Tenet, Ms. Johnson was the executive vice president and national practice leader for Healthlink Inc. As a nationally recognized expert for HIPAA, clinical operations and informatics, she has shared her in-depth knowledge in over 150 presentations.. “It is an honor to have a leadership position on the board,” Ms. Johnson said. “I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and perspective as a clinical informaticist and executive of a large health system to help guide HIMSS' activities over the next year.” Ms. Johnson is enthusiastic about supporting opportunities for learning globally and across disciplines during her term as vice chair. OFFICERS [continued on page 22] Organizational Affiliate at McClaren Hospital Through its Organizational Affiliate Membership, McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Michigan, has about 12 staffers signed on as HIMSS' individual members. “It's mostly director and VP-level people who are not IT professionals but want access to reports and information about IT and to learn what's happening out there in the IT world,” reports CEO Don Kooy, FACHE. With HIMSS as a shared resource and “go-to” Educating Staffers and Improving IT Adoption Participants in the Organizational Affiliate Program receive complimentary registrations (the number depends on the level of membership) and discounts to various HIMSS events, including the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition additional registrations can be purchased at the individual member discount rate. AFFILIATE [continued on page 23] Hundreds Gather in Washington for National Health IT Week Recently, a former University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center employee was criminally indicted for allegedly accessing the medical records of celebrity patients and selling the information to media outlets. Nearly one-third of respondents believed the publicity surrounding breaches of patient data will have a negative impact on the adoption of electronic medical records, despite the fact respondents were most likely to identify paper medical records as most vulnerable to a security breach. Privacy and Security of Medical Records Summary: supported the third annual National Health IT Week. Cornerstone events included HIMSS Summit08, 7th Annual Advocacy Day, and a National Health IT Week Press Conference on Capitol Hill, where 11 members of Congress made remarks. Summit keynote speakers included Dr. John Agwunobi, Wal-Mart senior vice president and president of the company's health and business unit; Charlie Cook, a respected authority on U.S. elections and political trends and publisher of The Cook Political Report; and James Canton, PhD, CEO and chairman of the Institute for Global Futures. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Dr. Peter Orszag also addressed the Summit and presented a candid look into the budget debate over healthcare reform that is likely to occur with the new Congress and Administration. He also shared insight into Now accepting N UNPRECEDENTED 76 ORGANIZATIONS the recently published CBO report on potential savings and improved efficiencies associated with the adoption of healthcare IT. The 2008 Modern Healthcare and HIMSS CEO IT Achievement Awards were also presented to Diane Cecchettini, president and CEO of MultiCare Health System; Douglas D. Hawthorne, CEO of Texas Health Resources; and Dr. James Mongan, president and CEO of Partners HealthCare System. More than 300 advocates representing 46 WASHINGTON [continued on page 23] U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) addressed the need to pass health IT legislation during the National Health IT Week Capitol Hill Press Conference on June 10. H Impact of Recent Publicity About Privacy Breaches on Adoption of EMRs Increase Adoption Minimal Acceleration No Impact on Adoption Slow Adoption Don’t Know 12.5% 11.8% 38.4% 32.5% 4.8% Nominations are now beingand Nominating Committee positions for Board accepted for positions on the HIMSS Board of ominations Directors and the Nominating Committee. Nominees must be a Regular or Life Member or the senior executive representative of an Organizational Member who have achieved and maintained advanced* membership status. I Please send all nominations to: H. Stephen Lieber, President/CEO, HIMSS 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60611-3270 executive@himss.org Nominations must be received by Aug. 1. *To obtain further information on the advancement process and/or access the application, go to www.himss.org/advancement. N For more information, visit www.himss.org/vantagepoint. http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.himss.org/vantagepoint http://www.himss.org/advancement

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