Healthcare IT News - September 2008 - (Page 31) www.himss.org September 2008 s The HIMSS Insider 31 Executives Convene at 6th Annual HIMSS Public Policy Forum Next Month H ealth IT Priorities in the New Political Landscape will be the focus on Oct. 28, as key federal policy makers, pundits and industry leaders meet in the nation's capital for the 6th Annual HIMSS Public Policy Forum. This oneday public policy discussion, to be held at the National Press Club, is expected to bring together more than 200 executive-level decision makers in interactive dialogue on the policy role of healthcare IT in supporting healthcare reform initiatives. Topics include provider reimbursement reform and privacy and security of health information, under the auspices of a new president and Congress. Launched in 2003 to focus on industry-wide issues affecting senior-level corporate members of HIMSS, the Public Policy Forum is a complimentary member benefit reserved for HIMSS Diamond and Platinum corporate WELCOME PLATINUM NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS Suncoast Solutions Suncoast Solutions offers innovative hospice and home-care software. Capabilities include comprehensive interdisciplinary clinical point-ofcare, outcome measurement, client data management, scheduling, billing and receivables management. www.sncoast.com Bottomline Technologies Bottomline Technologies provides collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. www.bottomline.com GOLD Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker members and invited guests. Registration details are available at www.himss.org/advocacy. For more information, contact HIMSS Senior Director of Federal Affairs Tom Leary at tleary@himss.org or HIMSS Coordinator of Federal Affairs Jonathan French at jfrench@himss.org.s Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker is uniquely qualified to provide audit and accounting, tax, information technology, estate and financial planning and management consulting services to a wide range of industries, individuals, estates and trusts. www.bdmp.com To learn more about the benefits of corporate membership, visit www.himss.org or contact HIMSS Senior Director of Business Development Kelly Laidler at klaidler@himss.org or 312-915-9285. Upcoming HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo he Society's fourth HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo on Nov. 19-20 expands its offerings with a new two-theme educational format, added education sessions, exclusive concurrent sessions, as well as more opportunities to gain product knowledge and network. Created in partnership with Healthcare IT News, HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo is free to qualified registrants. Registration for the last HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo in April topped the previous two conferences with over 2,800 healthcare professionals and exhibitors registered. Overall, 94 percent of April attendees rated their satisfaction with the event as good to excellent. Like face-to-face conferences, HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo boasts high-quality education and live Q&A with speakers, interactive exhibits with demonstrations and live chat, and boundless live networking opportunities with industry colleagues. Yet, attendees access the event from the comfort and convenience of their desks, free of travel costs and time away from the office. Educational Program T Meets Growing Demand for Online Education November's educational program includes opening and closing keynote sessions, 20 education sessions that are divided into two educational themes, eHealth Leader and Clinical Informatics, and four concurrent sessions for ambulatorycare professionals titled Stepping Stones in HIT Adoption. Atlantic Media Company Political Director Ronald Brownstein, celebrated columnist and author, is set to kick-off HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo with an insightful keynote presentation on how the current divisions in American politics affect the debate over healthcare issues. He will preview both the substantive arguments and political calculations likely to shape decisions on issues from universal coverage to insurance reform in the months ahead. Networking Opportunities Throughout HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo attendees can interact and connect with their peers in the Virtual Lounge where users exchange expertise via threaded discussion boards. HIMSS added a new, exclusive lounge for management engineering and project improvement professionals to network and upporting the benefits of health inforFaculty will include leading governmental, mation technology and management health IT and healthcare leaders from both systems in healthcare delivery, HIMSS will the region and from around the world. convene its inaugural conference in the Selection of the faculty will be based upon Middle East on May 5-7, 2009 in Manama, responses to a Call for Papers. Papers may Bahrain. The three-day meetbe submitted through Oct. “Valuable knowledge 3; information is available at discuss approaches and programs that can sig- ing will focus on health IT exists worldwide and www.himssME.org/09. nificantly improve the performance of health- business practices in the Gulf the HIMSS mission is care organizations. A profile matching tool is Region and health IT and The first day of the conto find ways to bring that ference will focus on available so attendees can easily search and management excellence. information to connect with individuals who share profession“Governments throughout Healthcare IT Business audiences in all al interests and expertise. the Gulf Region are demonPractices in the Middle parts of the world.” strating clear commitments to East. This symposium will Expo –H. Stephen Lieber improving the healthcare delivbe designed to help healthThe virtual Exhibit Hall allows attendees to ery systems of their countries care leaders better undereasily explore cutting-edge product solutions through information technology,” said H. stand the Middle East business climate, through engaging video demonstrations, access Stephen Lieber, CAE, HIMSS business practices and business opportuniindustry white papers and content for future president/CEO. “We are working with the ties. The second and third days of the conreference, and chat live with company represen- Ministries of Health in the region to develop ference will focus on the theme of tatives. Attendees can also take advantage of HIMSS MiddleEast09, and therefore, bring Healthcare IT and Management Excellence. the Interoperability Showcase booth where they world-class education and professional develWith more than 30 educational sessions, can view video demonstrations on Integrating opment to the region's IT professionals and the program offers three education tracks: IT, the Healthcare Enterprise's (IHE's) in-use, stan- healthcare management executives.” Healthcare and IT Management, and Clinical dards-based interoperability frameworks for For HIMSS MiddleEast09, the Society, with IT. The educational sessions, presented in delivering secure, real-time information representatives from the Ministries, has case-study/best-practice format, will provide exchange. At the last Virtual Conference & appointed an educational advisory committee information on the practical use and applicaExpo, 21 companies exhibited and garnered an that is guiding program development. This tion of health IT. Topics of interest for the average of 358 leads per booth. group will also advise HIMSS on important region include interoperability, health IT If attendees miss a session, they can access regional health IT issues, selection of the final standards, health IT project management, all education sessions and keynote speeches on- education sessions and promotion of the con- electronic medical records, data repositories, demand for 30 days, free of charge. The virtual ference in the region. In addition to the pri- clinical information systems, business inforexhibit hall and networking lounge are also mary audience in the Gulf Region, the confer- mation systems and patient safety. available for free, for 30 days after conference. ence also expects to attract professionals from Addressing healthcare IT issues and iniVisit www.himssvirtual.org for more infor- a broader area including Turkey, Egypt, Syria, tiatives in the Middle East, the program will mation and to register.s Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and India. also include national visions of e-health. Attendees at previous HIMSS conferences have praised these presentations as both relevant and actionable. Corporate sponsors for the event include: Advanced Technology Company K.S.C., British Telecommunications, Lawson/E3 and Siemens. “HIMSS has become a recognized leader he new HIMSS e-newsletter, Financial Edge, explores the latest issues and emerging trends focused in bringing quality healthcare IT educational on financial systems and related technologies programs to audiences around the world,” within healthcare delivery. Past issues have covLieber said. “Valuable knowledge exists ered medical banking, clearinghouses, real-time claims adjudication, HIPAA 5010, clinical data worldwide and the HIMSS mission is to find exchange and HHS' recent announcement proways to bring that information to audiences posing adoption of ICD-10 code sets and updated in all parts of the world.” electronic transaction standards. Registration for HIMSS MiddleEast09 Financial Edge, which launched in June, is opens in January 2009 at www.himsspublished the third Tuesday of each month. This ME.org/09. The Web site now features the e-newsletter is free to HIMSS members, proposal guidelines; proposals may be subproviders, payors, clearinghouses, vendors, conmitted through Friday, Oct. 3. For questions sultants and anyone involved in connecting clinion submitting a proposal, contact HIMSS cal and financial systems. For more information or Manager of Global Education Joanne to subscribe or read past issues, visit www.himss.org/financialedge. s Bartley at papers@himssME.org or call 312915-9251. s HIMSS MiddleEast09 expands global ed http://www.himss.org http://www.bottomline.com http://www.sncoast.com http://www.himss.org http://www.himss.org/advocacy http://www.bdmp.com http://www.himssME.org/09 http://www.himssvirtual.org http://www.himssME.org/09 http://www.himssME.org/09 http://www.himss.org/financialedge
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