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www.HealthcareITNews.com August 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 25 The World of Health IT 2007 Conference & ExhibitionExploring HIT's role within healthcare delivery in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Dr. Hussein Abdel-Razzak Gezairy WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean WELCOME GOLD NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS eCast Corp. www.ecastcorp.com Bowe Bell & Howell www.bbhscanners.com W ith an interactive, multi-track educational platform and marketplace focused on deployed services and efficiency, The World of Health IT 2007 Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 22-25 in Vienna, Austria, will offer participants the opportunity to learn, grow, share knowledge and propose how to make their priorities a realistic goal. WHIT, in its second year, will connect leading health information and communication technology experts from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and beyond in educational sessions, vendor exhibitions, interoperability demonstrations, best-practice sharing and networking sessions, and other professional development opportunities. The education program will focus on the role and impact of health IT on EMEA's health sector. Prominent HIT experts will highlight current and future challenges facing EMEA in relation to efficiency and deployed services within five topic areas: integrating IT leadership to improve healthcare delivery and performance; e-Health implementation-from plans to action; patient safety; integrated care and emerging technologies and healthcare delivery. Speakers from more than 20 countries, representing government, hospitals and the marketplace, will provide insight into emerging trends, case studies, tips and solutions. Keynote speakers will include: Dr. Gezairy was elected as the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region in 1982. In this position, he has become the leading figure in the promotion of medical education with particular emphasis on community-oriented medical education and leadership development for health. Robert M. Kolodner, MD National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health & Human Services Washington, DC Healthtech Inc. www.healthtech.on.ca Catalyst Search LLC www.catalystsearch.com Indiana Health Information Exchange www.ihie.com Coradiant www.coradiant.com Medworxx www.medworxx.com Covisint www.covisint.com Sobha Renaissance www.renaissance-it.com To learn more about the benefits of corporate membership, please visit www.himss.org or contact HIMSS Director of Business Development Kelly Laidler at 312/915-9285. HIMSS CALR Program Finishes Strong after First Year To help HIMSS coordinate an effective, sophisticated grassroots advocacy effort across the country, the Chapter Advocacy Liaison Recognition (CALR) Program identifies, trains, mobilizes and recognizes Chapter Advocacy Liaison Representatives (CALRs) at participating Chapters. HIMSS congratulates all of the Chapters that participated in year one of the CALR Program, which proved to be a resounding success. Two Presidential Level Recognitions, 10 Ambassador Level Recognitions and 21 Advocate Level Recognitions were awarded. Other important achievements during the program's first year include: • Sixty-eight CALRs from 42 HIMSS Chapters are currently working together to advance federal, state and local HIT-related legislation through the CALR Program. • Thirty-seven of the 42 participating Chapters have engaged in some measurable advocacy activity during the first year of the CALR Program (88 percent). • To date, 33 individual CALRs have achieved some level of recognition on behalf of their Chapters through the CALR Program (49 percent). Presidential Level Presidential Level recognition demonstrates the highest tier of relationship-building legislative activity at a HIMSS Chapter. In the fourth quarter of the program, Connie Allen, a member of the Georgia Chapter, achieved Presidential Level recognition, joining Shawna Schueller, a member of the Minnesota Chapter, who was the first CALR to reach this level of recognition during the second quarter. Ambassador Level Ambassador Level designation demonstrates an active and ongoing commitment to advocacy activity at the Chapter level. HIMSS congratulates 10 CALRs who joined the Ambassador Level in the program's fourth quarter: George Sheth, Southern California Chapter Mary Lee Newman, Colorado Chapter David Raffel, Heart of America Chapter (Missouri) Lesley Boreham-King, Arizona Chapter James Harris, Maryland Chapter Martha Dameron, Northern California Chapter JoAnn Klinedinst, Western Pennsylvania Chapter Helen Hill, Michigan Chapter Chris Harris, New York State Chapter Carol Selvey, Central & North Florida Chapter Dr. Kolodner was appointed to the position of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in April. With his experience in patient care, health IT and government, Dr. Kolodner continues to make steady progress toward advancing President George W. Bush's health IT initiative. Richard Granger Director-General of IT NHS England As Director-General of IT, Mr. Granger has made an outstanding contribution to modernizing IT in the NHS, which now has one of the world's largest networked and HL7compliant infrastructures. Richard C. Alvarez President and CEO Canada Health Infoway Vienna, Austria Mr. Alvarez has articulated a broad national vision for reforming Canada's healthcare system through innovation and technology. With its full slate of speakers who will examine approaches to integrating IT leadership, the conference will provide an ideal platform for networking, exchanging ideas and making connections within the industry. For more information, visit www.worldofhealthit.org. ■ aging relevant health information, which is owned, managed and shared by the individual or their legal proxy(s). The ideal ePHR would receive data from all constituents that participate in the individual's healthcare; allow patients or proxies to enter their own data (such as journals and diaries); and designate read-only access to the ePHR (or designated portions thereof). Further, HIMSS supports ePHR applications with the following characteristics: provides for unique patient identification; allows secure access to the information contained in the ePHR; permits the receipt of e-mail alerts that do not reveal protected health information (PHI); allows patient proxy(s) to act on behalf of the patient; permits the designation of information to be shared electronically; and provides technical support to ePHR constituents at all times. Advocate Level Advocate Level recognition is awarded to Chapters that demonstrate an active, entry-level commitment to HIMSS-related advocacy efforts. HIMSS would like to recognize the 21 CALRs who joined the Advocate Level in the fourth quarter of the program: Cathryn Stam, Virginia Chapter Emma Cartmell, National Capitol Area Chapter (Washington, DC) Daniel Blum, National Capitol Area Chapter (Washington, DC) Donna Roach, Michigan Chapter Robert Dichter, New England Chapter (Massachusetts) Jay Srini, Western Pennsylvania Chapter Wanda Gamble, Virginia Chapter Randy McCleese, Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter Pawan Goyal, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter (Texas) Peter Rickman, Wisconsin Dairyland Chapter Marilyn Teplitz, Arizona Chapter Charlene Underwood, Delaware Chapter Lee Castonguay, Aloha Chapter (Hawaii) Steven Earle, New England Chapter (Rhode Island) Thelma Kay-Weiss, Northern California Chapter Trisha Crutchfield, North Carolina Chapter Peter Fauerbach, Wisconsin Dairyland Chapter Dina Ross, Greater Chicago Chapter (Illinois) Luzviminda Ross, North Carolina Chapter Stephen Wood, Central & Southern Ohio Chapter Sal Volpe, New York State Chapter PHRs [continued from page 23] Discussion Work Group. “HIMSS' definition is meant to address the immediate and future developmental direction of ePHRs, with the understanding that any ePHR definition is not static and will evolve with future technology advances and further adoption of EHRs/EMRs and ePHRs,” states Dr. Miller. “Such advances and adoption will create shifts in the culture surrounding the utilization and demand of ePHR constituents.” In its position statement, HIMSS supports the development of interoperable electronic PHRs that are interactive and use a common data set of electronic health information and ehealth tools. HIMSS envisions ePHRs that are universally accessible, layperson comprehensible and may be used as a lifelong tool for man- The CALR Program launched in July 2006. Year-end recognitions are based on activities through June 2007. CALRs are awarded recognition levels based on their program activities throughout the year. ■ For more information about CALR Program participation and activities, please contact Arnol Simmons at asimmons@himss.org. “HIMSS champions the development of national standards to ease burdens placed on constituents due to variances in state law,” notes JoAnn W. Klinedinst, CPHIMS, PMP, FHIMSS, senior director, healthcare information systems, HIMSS. “Development of national and uniform state standards would also address legal concerns raised by ePHRs such as reliability, reimbursement, ownership, access, transfer, and the limitations, rights and responsibilities of patient and provider for the use of e-health and ePHRs.” Similarly HIMSS encourages the adoption of incentives by payors, providers, pharmaceutical companies, device manufacturers, and the federal and state governments of the United States to reduce the financial barriers to motivate widespread ePHR adoption. ■ For more information on the HIMSS Personal Health Record Steering Committee and its related communities, please contact HIMSS Staff Liaison Mary Griskewicz, FHIMSS, at mgriskewicz@himss.org. The HIMSS PHR definition and position statement are available at www.himss.org/phr. http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.ecastcorp.com http://www.bbhscanners.com http://www.healthtech.on.ca http://www.catalystsearch.com http://www.ihie.com http://www.coradiant.com http://www.medworxx.com http://www.covisint.com http://www.renaissance-it.com http://www.himss.org http://www.worldofhealthit.org http://www.himss.org/phr

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