Healthcare IT News - November 2007 - (Page 30) 30 Healthcare IT News ■ November 2007 www.HealthcareITNews.com HIMSS08 career development programs transform industry, participants H IMSS members share a vision and a goal to transform the healthcare industry, and themselves professionally, for the better. The best place to start such transformation is at HIMSS08, where attendees have an opportunity to transform their careers through informative, educational and entertaining career development programs. CPHIMS As the popularity and importance of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) credential increases throughout the industry, the best way to learn about the credential and its benefits are from fellow members who have worked toward this accreditation. During the CPHIMS Benefits Roundtable: The Value of the CPHIMS Credential on Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 11 am-11:45 am Matthew Grob, a past conference speaker, reviewer and CPHIMS recipient, will answer questions about CPHIMS and its career benefits. And for those healthcare IT professionals ready to move forward in their careers by earning the CPHIMS credential, the Annual HIMSS Conference is the best place to take the CPHIMS exam. At HIMSS08, the CPHIMS exam will be offered twice on Wednesday, Feb. 27 and twice on Thursday, Feb. 28. The pre-registration deadline for the exam is Feb. 13, 2008. Annual Conference Speaker/Reviewer Forum Next Generation IT Provides Solutions not just Systems Monitors Patient Safety Tracks and Verifies Patients IT saves lives at John Muir Health IT Group At John Muir Health, people react very favorably to fresh challenges, intellectual stimulation and the fact that they can go to others for help – with no holds barred. Highly integrated, cutting edge information technology generates opportunities for career advancement, and the fulfillment of having a direct impact on quality patient care makes this an uplifting place to work. “John Muir Medical Center was ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of America’s Best Hospitals 2007 for orthopedics and digestive disorders.” We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. HIMSS08 attendees ready to teach others and lead the industry toward transformation should plan on attending the HIMSS Annual Conference Speaker/Reviewer Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 11:50 am-12:50 pm. Members of the HIMSS Annual Conference Education Committee will offer tips on how to best present proposals for consideration for HIMSS09. Attendees will find out how to help shape HIMSS09 as a reviewer by following a proposal from this year's conference as it makes its way through the proposal selection process, and meeting the proposal’s authors and the reviewers who recommended it for HIMSS08. In addition, Forum attendees will have an opportunity to meet the ACEC chair and chairelect who make the final decisions about Annual Conference educational programming and ask HIMSS staff questions about the process. These are just two of the exciting career development opportunities to be offered at HIMSS08. For more information on how attending a HIMSS Annual Conference can transform careers, visit www.himssconference.org. ■ HIMSS08 [continued from page 28] johnmuirhealth.com/it e ● Connect: JOHNMUIR 1107 tain Google’s rapid growth and on ensuring quality remains high while product development cycle times are kept to a minimum. His well-seasoned perspective perfectly complements Google’s needs as a young and rapidly growing search engine with a unique corporate culture. In 2006, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, which recognized his work on “the development of strategies for the world’s most successful Internet search engine company.” The October 07 issue of the HIMSS Insider announced the two previously confirmed HIMSS08 keynote speakers. On Wednesday, Feb. 27, Steve Case, the chairman and CEO of Revolution Health Group and the co-founder of America Online (AOL), will speak from 1pm to 2:30 pm. Closing out the weeklong slate of keynote speeches on Thursday, Feb. 28, will be Steven D. Levitt, author of the NY Times bestseller Freakonomics - A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, who will speak from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Visit www.himssconference.org for more information on HIMSS08 and to register. ■ USER GROUPS [continued from page 28] Health Summit, healthcare professionals, industry experts and leaders from Cisco Systems will join together for a day of learning, idea exchange, networking and more. Registered HIMSS08 attendees can attend the Community for Connected Health Summit for free—a savings of $110. Attendees must register for both events at the same time in order to receive the discount. For more information, visit www.communityforconnectedhealth.org. MS-HUG is a HIMSS-Microsoft users group committed to sharing strategic insights for leadership and healthcare IT solutions to improve the delivery of patient care. Tech Forum 2008, Sunday, Feb. 24, will include user-driven presentations focused on real ideas and real tactics that have worked in the field. Leading users of USER GROUPS [continued on page 31] e ● Connect: KEYBANK 1107 http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.himssconference.org http://www.johnmuirhealth.com/it http://www.johnmuirhealth.com/it http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=8096 http://www.himssconference.org http://www.communityforconnectedhealth.org http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=8097
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