Steve Meurer, MBA/MHS, PhD, Executive Director, DeKalb Quality Institute, and Cynthia Adgate Davis, CIO, DeKalb Regional Healthcare System, Decatur, GA. This presentation will argue that improvements driven by many quality departments are rare and the structure of our quality departments in healthcare is directly responsible. Structuring a hospital or health system for improvements using a […]

Dave Garets, CEO, and Mike Davis, EVP, HIMSS Analytics. In July of 2004, HIMSS Analytics acquired the Dorenfest IHDS+ Database(tm) and created the HIMSS AnalyticsSM Database. After making substantial improvements in data quality and comparability, it’s been mined for trends, directions, and guidance for healthcare organizations and IT companies. Dave Garets will discuss the reality […]

Many CIOs are charged with reviewing and negotiating IT contracts. Our speaker, Diana J.P. McKenzie, Chair of the Information Technology Group at Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Chicago, will share insightful guidance on common issues and solutions that work in healthcare IT contract. Diana’s presentation will focus on practical tips to aid CIOs in creating contacts […]

Julie Creamer, VP, Operations and Quality, Sally Szumlas, RN, MS, Quality Program Director, and Nicole Paulk, Director of Corporate Strategies Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, present an overview of the quality improvement tools in place at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Critical success factors for achieving measurable care and safety improvements are discussed, along with highlights and strategies […]

Dr. Dan Bellisimo, Director of Molecular Diagnostics, Blood Center of SE Wisconsin, and Mark Hoffman, PhD, Director, Genomics/Infectious Disease Solution Management, Cerner Corporation. Advances in genomics have created exciting opportunities in healthcare. The Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin performs advanced molecular diagnostic tests capable of generating high precision results to support the delivery of patient […]

Phase I Review, session one

Skip Lemon, VP, FCG, reviews various approaches, benefits, risks and results.

David Kibbe, MD, Director, Center for Health Information Technology, American Academy of Family Physicians, Shawnee Mission, KS, and Co-chair, Physicians’ EHR Coalition.

Susan Lorkovic, Alegent Health, Omaha, NE

Mary Reich Cooper, M.D., J.D., Vice President & Chief Quality Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Providing the highest quality of patient care and service is a key strategic initiative at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Six Sigma tools have been applied throughout the hospital to enhance this initiative. Case studies of Six Sigma projects associated with information technology challenges, including […]

Phase I Review, session two

Bill Spooner, SVP & CIO, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego. This regional integrated delivery system is implementing a full EMR in its 270-physician, multi-site Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group.  Bill discusses the extensive two-year evaluation and the decision which balanced potential physician adoption, care management, clinical integration, return on investment, and other issues.  Bill explains the decision, […]

David Classen, MD, VP, FCG. This presentation is an update on the rapidly growing pay for performance movement in healthcare, outlining the ever expanding number of initiatives on both the inpatient and outpatient basis. Dr. Classen describes several of the leading pay for performance initiatives on both the inpatient and outpatient settings, including the IT […]

Co-Hosted with AMDIS: Erica Drazen, VP, FCG. A CIO's reporting relationship must allow him/her to take an aggressive role in the design and implementation of operational initiatives that improve organizational performance. However, a recent survey by CHIME and FCG shows that the link between the IT function and quality management appears to be lacking in […]