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44 The HIMSS Insider s October 2008 www.himss.org PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU HIMSS09 registration now open at www.himssconference.org R egistration is now open at www.himssconference.org for HIMSS09, the industry's premier knowledge sharing forum. HIMSS09 will be held April 4-8 in Chicago. Join 25,000-plus colleagues at the biggest healthcare IT event–to be held in the “City of Big Shoulders.” Also featured on the HIMSS09 Web site is air travel and hotel information. Hotels are expected to fill up quickly, so attendees are encouraged to make hotel reservations early through Ambassadors, HIMSS' official housing and travel bureau. In addition to making reservations online, attendees can contact Ambassadors at 877-517-3038. Important Schedule Change As you begin planning your attendance at HIMSS09, please keep in mind the schedule change. Besides the switch to April, HIMSS09 kicks off on Saturday, April 4 with the preconference symposia and workshops. Keynotes, education sessions, the exhibition and the opening reception begin on Sunday, April 5. HIMSS09 wraps up on Wednesday, April 8. s Chicago’s Soldier Field and skyline KEYNOTE [continued from page 39] Kaiser's multi-billion dollar information technology initiative, KP HealthConnect. The EHR system rolled out last year in nine states and the District of Columbia, providing 13,000 physicians with electronic access to their patients' medical records in each of the system's more than 400 medical offices, clinics and hospitals. Mr. Halvorson is the 2005 recipient of the Modern Healthcare and HIMSS CEO IT Achievement Award. He has written numerous articles on subjects ranging from healthcare IT to the changing marketplace in respected publications. HIMSS09 welcomes Alan Greenspan, PhD, one of the world's most distinguished economic analysts as a keynote speaker on Wednesday, April 8. For 18 1/2 years and four presidential administrations, Dr. Greenspan served as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He advised leaders across the political spectrum as he called for a smaller federal budget deficit, freer trade and less government involvement in the economy. His analysis of economic trends for the long and short term has influenced and often shaped the course of policy, international relations and financial markets. Currently, Dr. Greenspan heads a consulting firm in Washington, DC, and is the author of The Age of Turbulence. Don't miss Dr. Greenspan, as he reflects on his remarkable career and discusses how the economic climate could impact healthcare in the near future. Closing out HIMSS09 will be Jerry Linenger, MD, retired U.S. Navy flight surgeon and NASA astronaut. Capt. Linenger's career with NASA includes one of the most dangerous and dramatic missions in space history. He spent nearly five months aboard the Russian space station Mir, where he faced numerous life-threatening events, including repeated failure of critical life-support systems, near-collision between Mir and a re-supply spacecraft, and multiple computer failures that sent Mir tumbling uncontrollably through space. In spite of these challenges, Capt. Linenger and his two Russian crewmates accomplished all mission goals. In 2008, he received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, its highest honor. Presently, Capt. Linenger is a founding member of the advisory council for Circle of Blue, a global freshwater initiative, as well as a space analyst for NBC News. Visit www.himssconference.org for the latest information on HIMSS09, including announcements about additional keynote speakers and registration. s George C. Halvorson Alan Greenspan Jerry Linenger http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10105

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