Healthcare IT News - November 2007 - (Page 27) www.HealthcareITNews.com November 2007 ■ Healthcare IT News 27 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 ■ VOLUME 4 ■ NUMBER 11 Keynote speakers added to HIMSS08 lineup Four outstanding keynote speakers have been added to the keynote lineup for the 2008 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 24-28, 2008, in Orlando. Monday, Feb. 25, 8 am to 9:30 am Bill Frist, MD HIMSS08 early-bird registration Dec. 17 is the last day to register at the discounted early-bird rates for the 2008 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 24-28 in Orlando. Registration is now open at www.himssconference.org/registration. From Dec. 18 through Jan. 28, 2008, pre-conference rates will apply. Attendees registering after Jan. 28 will pay the late registration/onsite rates. In addition, the HIMSS08 Web site features hotel information—hotel reservations can be made through Ambassadors, HIMSS’ official housing and travel bureau, at www.himssconference.org/travel or via phone at 877-517-3038. Details on booking flights with HIMSS’ airline partners, Delta and American Airlines, the official carriers of HIMSS08, are available online. Orlando/Orange County Convention Center PHOTO COURTESY OF ORLANDO/ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU available through Dec. 17 Bill Frist was the first practicing physician elected to the US Senate since 1928. As a resident at Stanford, he found his niche in heart transplantation and founded the Vanderbilt Transplant Center. As a senator, he emerged as one of the country’s leading voices on health issues, with healthcare IT one of his top five healthcare initiatives. Mr. Frist leads a Save the Children drive to make preventable deaths of millions of children in the developing world an issue for Americans and, in partnership with another former Senate majority leader, Tom Daschle, Democrat of South Dakota, leads "One Vote 08" focusing the attention of presidential candidates on a range of international development issues. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 8:30 am to 9:30 am Michael O. Leavitt (invited) government’s responsibilities to public health requirements. At HHS, Secretary Leavitt manages one of the largest civilian departments in the federal government with a budget that accounts for almost one out of every four federal dollars and more than 67,000 employees. Robert Kolodner Robert Kolodner, MD, was named the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US Department of Health and Human Services, in April 2007. As National Coordinator, Dr. Kolodner serves as the principal advisor to Secretary Leavitt on all health IT initiatives. He is responsible for developing and directing the implementation of the strategic plan to guide nationwide adoption of interoperable health IT to reduce medical errors, improve quality and produce greater value in healthcare. Thursday, Feb. 28, 8:30 am to 9:30 am Dr. Eric Schmidt HIT supports health system’s “One Patient, One Record” vision the 2007 A Nicholaselectronic health record and revenue E. Davies Organizational Award recipient, an T ALLINA HOSPITALS & CLINICS, As secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt leads the nation’s efforts to protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services to those in need. He is intensively focused on engaging Americans as healthcare consumers by making healthcare more transparent in quality and price, while fulfilling the federal Dr. Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google Inc., joined Google from Novell, where he led that company’s strategic planning, management and technology development. Since joining Google, he has focused on building the corporate infrastructure needed to mainHIMSS08 [continued on page 30] cycle system, Excellian, has ensured timely and secure sharing of patient records at the system’s nearly 80 clinics and hospitals. Allina Hospitals & Clinics, a not-for-profit integrated delivery system of hospitals, clinics and other healthcare services, serves patients throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Prior to implementing Excellian, Allina had many disparate legacy systems for tracking and managing revenue cycle and clinical operations. Allina’s objective was to establish one system that could integrate clinical processes, care experiences and business processes while improving patients’ experiences. Now, Allina has replaced all of its core clinical and revenue cycle systems—excluding lab—in both ambulatory and inpatient settings with an integrated EHR and revenue cycle system to support Allina’s vision of “One Patient, One Record.” Patients and their families and caregivers have access to timely, secure automated information on patients’ care and services offered through Allina, in addition to one-stop scheduling and registration and streamlined billing procedures. The system’s “MyChart” feature is an easy-touse Internet tool with many capabilities including scheduling clinic appointments, viewing patient information, paying bills online and refilling prescriptions. With “MyChart,” patients are empowered to become more involved in their own care. In addition, Excellian offers healthcare providers evidence-based clinical tools to DAVIES [continued on page 31] Technology and Patient Care The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) national voluntary system for reporting medical errors, created as a result of the July 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, should be established and running by mid-2008. While most respondents indicated this system will have a positive impact on patient safety, no single area outlined in this program was felt to play a dominant role. Ability to report errors in confidence and proven value of reports showing trends in patient safety were selected most frequently. Summary: Opt-In toJHIM Print Edition in Three Easy Steps Tlast print issue North American HIMSS members will receive, unless they opt-in to continVOLUME 21, NUMBER 4 / FALL 2007 HE SUMMER 2007 ISSUE of the Journal of Healthcare Information Management (JHIM) was the Impact of Voluntary Error Reporting None, 8% Ability for Clinicians to Report Errors in Confidence, 31% Proven Value of Reports in Showing Trends in Patient Safety, 24% Establishment of Neutral Patient Safety Organizations 16% For more information, visit www.himss.org/vantagepoint. Protecting Information Reported to Patient Safety Organizations From Legal Discovery 21% ue receiving it. Beginning with the Fall 2007 issue, HIMSS will mail the print version of JHIM only to North America-based HIMSS members who have opted-in for print. All HIMSS members will have access to the Web version of JHIM, which will launch this month with a new digital version, original content and author interviews, and easier navigation. The process for opting in to the print edition is easy: 1. Visit the HIMSS Member Center online (the link is at the top of www.himss.org) and log on using your user name and password. 2. Click on the JHIM ‘YES!’ button to your right. 3. Check your opt-in preference and click update. Then, sit back and enjoy JHIM’s new look, which includes easier-toread text and improved navigation to get to the articles you want to read. Focus: Economics of HIT With either the print or digital versions of JHIM, members will continue to receive the best in healthcare IT research, case studies and analysis. All members will have access to the online version of JHIM, which features every article and column published in its paper-based counterpart. For any questions about the opt-in, contact HIMSS Senior Editor Matt Schlossberg at 312915-9282 or mschlossberg@himss.org. 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