Robert Majors, director of materials management at Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System, speaks about the importance of adopting Web-based supply chain management solutions as part of an overall strategy to […]
Kathleen A. Harder, Ph.D. and John R. Bloomfield, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, describe important elements that should be considered when developing and implementing a system-wide automated medical record (AMR) system. […]
Kathy Brodbeck, VP Operations, St. Peter’s, Albany, New York, reviews the ROI on their implementation of a web based self staffing system and how they achieved the results. Registrants will […]
David Classen, MD, VP, FCG, and advisor to Leapfrog Group, JCAHO, and the IOM, presents the results from his analysis of over 50 CPOE Readiness Assessments conducted over the last […]
Shannon Sock, Vice President, Healthcare Solutions, and Rick Cowan, MS, MBA, RPH, Executive Director, Clinical Departments Genesis Initiative, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Chesterfield, MO, review a broad based initiative […]
Skip Lemon, VP, and Jim Kuhn and Dan Coate, Directors, FCG, review evidence suggesting that certain applications and functions may well be done offshore, when blended with internal resources and […]
Two physician IT leaders present and discuss the evolving role of executive level physicians involved with clinical information system projects, whether that role is defined as Medical Director of Information […]
Tom Williams, Vice President, Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), presents an update on the statewide California pay for performance initiative. This program includes participation of six major health plans, 200 physician […]
Many hospitals consider operational restructuring with the hope of ultimately creating a stronger company with enhanced potential for long-term growth. As hospitals struggle with economic and market pressures, they must […]
J. Jeffrey Burnich, M.D., Chief Quality Officer and Six Sigma Executive Leader at Mt. Carmel Health System, Columbus OH, reviews one of the most advanced Six Sigma programs in healthcare: […]
Mark R. Anderson, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, and CEO, AC Group, describes downtime and it’s cost and impact as an important factor for every healthcare organization. Healthcare CIO's must ensure that downtime […]
Robert Mandel, MD, CMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, reviews two large collaborative efforts to promote the adoption of technology by providers to improve the quality and efficiency of […]
Jon Burns, Regional CIO, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
CO-HOSTED WITH HIMSS: Mike Davis, Executive Vice President, HIMSS Analytics, reviews the current status of the clinical systems application environment of US hospitals, and initiatives that hospitals have undertaken to […]
Scott Weingarten, CEO, Zynx Health, Los Angeles. Engaging physicians and assuring their support might be the most critical issue related to the success of CPOE, EMR, quality improvement, and patient […]
