Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, Chair of the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, will discuss major updates to the Commission's programs including response to new HHS requirements. CCHIT is an […]

Michael Larson, Deloitte Consulting. As has always been the case, the medical record must substantiate the diagnosis, procedures and services that appear on the claim. With the recent Inpatient Prospective […]

Scott Altes, Esq., Fennemore Craig, LLC, Phoenix AZ. Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and S.C.H.I.P. Extension Act of 2007 establishes new reporting requirements which obligate payers (including insurers and […]

Don York, Director of IT, Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CRTC), The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC), San Antonio. Clinicians were previously faced with multiple user IDs and […]

Louise Kenney, RN, BSN, MSM, Senior Consultant, Computer Science Corporation, Barbara Ripollone, Partner, Health Delivery Supply Chain & Perioperative Practice Director, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Janie Bowman-Hayes, Informatics Nurse Specialists, […]

Fran Turisco, Research Principal, CSC. The U.S. is poised to make substantial progress in implementing EHRs and HIEs to support healthcare reform. Our experiences in helping Denmark, the Netherlands, and […]

Mitch Morris and Kent Wheeler, Deloitte Consulting. With increasing financial pressures on hospitals, coupled with increased needs for IT investment in clinical systems, the imperative for an effective and efficient […]

Judy Van Norman, Senior Director, Care Transformation, Banner Health, and Dr. Joel Shoolin, Vice President, Clinical Information, Advocate Healthcare, moderators. Questions for discussion include: Are you using Remote Hosting Operations […]

Jean Chenoweth, Senior Vice President, 100 Top Hospitals Programs, Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters "100 Top Hospitals" Health System Quality/Efficiency Benchmarks study sets a new standard for transparency using scalable […]

Graham Triggs, Senior Research Manager - Professional Services, KLAS Enterprises, Orem, UT. With slim margins in a slow economy, many healthcare providers are turning to revenue cycle services to tighten […]

Jordan Battani, Principle Researcher-Health Plans, and Erica Drazen, Managing Partner, Emerging Practices, CSC. The U.S. healthcare industry is at a crossroads in 2009, and the next five years promise to […]

Dr. John P. Glaser, PhD, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Partners Healthcare, and Senior Advisor to David Blumenthal, MD, HHS/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and […]

Ben Brown, General Manager, Medical Imaging/Medical Equipment, KLAS Enterprises, Orem, UT. Vendors have been busily releasing and acquiring new RIS products. Single-vendor RIS/PACS and CIS/RIS competitors offer systems that squeeze […]

Beverly Bell, Partner, Clinical Implementation Practice Director, Healthcare Group, Jane Metzger, Principal, Emerging Practices, and Donna Schmidt, CNO, CSC. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is clearly a core element of […]

Judy Van Norman, Senior Director, Care Transformation, Banner Health, and Dr. Joel Shoolin, Vice President, Clinical Information, Advocate Healthcare, moderators. The topic is UCern. Discussion questions include: Are you a […]