1. Share Your Ideas/HIMSS Committee Applications Open
Share your expertise, ideas, and insights with other healthcare IT leaders…Join a HIMSS committee and make a difference in the future of healthcare IT. HIMSS is currently seeking volunteer members to serve on committees for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Interested members must submit electronically the application form through March 8 to serve on the following Steering Committees and Committees:
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Advocacy and Public Policy
- AFEHCT Financial Systems
- Ambulatory Information Systems
- CPHIMS Technical
- Enterprise Information Systems
- Membership
- Personal Health Record
- Privacy & Security
- Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes
- Nursing Informatics
Applicants must provide contact information for themselves and three professional references, details about prior HIMSS and other leadership experience and a brief essay stating why they would like to serve on a committee. Committee participation is open to all individual and corporate HIMSS members who are not serving in other leadership positions within the Society. The HIMSS Board of Directors Chair-Elect will appoint individuals to serve for two years, with the opportunity to serve an additional term on the recommendation of the committee chair, board liaison(s) and staff liaison. Contact Joan Flagg via email or call at 734.477.0862 with any questions.
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HIMSS07: Explore New Trends With the 2007 CIO Forum
The CIO Forum presented by CHIME and HIMSS brings together CIOs from across the country to
- examine the latest thinking
- explore new industry trends
- hear from some of the country’s more prominent and respected leaders and experts
Scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 25 from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., this day of exclusive networking opportunities is open to all CHIME members.
Speakers include:
Effective Leadership for IT
James E. Orlikoff
President
Orlikoff & Associates, Inc.
Take Command, What I Learned from the U.S. Military and Donald Trump
Kelly Perdew
Winner of ‘The Apprentice 2’
Thinking Outside the Box: Tips and Tricks from Michigan’s State CIO
Teresa M. Takai
Director of the Michigan Department of Information Technology (DIT)
Chief Information Officer, Michigan Department of Information Technology
Leadership Lessons from Jazz Masters
John Edward Hasse
Curator of American Music, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Don’t forget the CIO Forum Golf Outing, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 6 p.m., at the TPC of Louisiana followed by the CIO Forum Opening Reception at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
For more information, visit the HIMSS Web site.
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3. Join IHE On Jan. 16 For Connectathon Luncheon & Tour
 IHE Connectathon Luncheon & Tour
Tuesday, Jan. 16
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL
IHE: The connected health system is coming and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise is helping to bring it about. National initiatives in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world are striving to enable the exchange of electronic health records across networks of providers. Through IHE, the physician community and the healthcare IT industry are implementing standards-based solutions to make this possible.
The IHE Connectathon is the healthcare IT industry's only large-scale interoperability testing event. More than 75 healthcare IT vendors have registered to test more than 150 systems at this year's event.
Reservations: Attend a luncheon and tour of the event including presentations from leaders in deploying national health information networks and an introduction to the IHE Connectathon process. Attendees will have the opportunity to witness the Connectathon as it happens and learn about its significance in enabling the connected health system.
Register online through Jan. 8 to confirm attendance for the luncheon and tour.
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Be A Recognized HIT Leader/Apply To Davies Awards Program
Applications Now Open
View the Award Application Process guidelines.
- Public Health Davies Award initiated in 2004
7 public health entities recognized to date
Applications due March 16
Free Webinar - Davies Public Health Award Application: Attend a free webinar on how to submit a well-written application for the award in the public health category. This webinar is presented by Steve Steindel, Chair, Davies Public Health Committee, on Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. EST. Contact David Collins for dial-in and URL.
- Organizational Davies Award initiated in 1994
24 healthcare organizations recognized to date
Applications due March 30
- Ambulatory Care Davies Award initiated in 2003
13 practices recognized to date
Applications due April 30
Contact David Collins for more information.
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HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Task Force Develops Definition
Recognizing the rapidly increasing role of the pharmacist in the use of healthcare information and management systems, HIMSS recently established the Pharmacy Informatics Task Force for HIMSS members with a role in pharmacy informatics. The purpose of this emerging community is to provide a professional forum related to the advancement and adoption of information systems to reduce medication errors, improve patient safety and bring measurable improvements to the medication-use cycle. As one of its first goals, the task force developed an official definition of pharmacy informatics for HIMSS.
Pharmacy informatics is the scientific field that focuses on medication-related data and knowledge within the continuum of healthcare systems - including its acquisition, storage, analysis, use, and dissemination - in the delivery of optimal medication-related patient care and health outcomes.
To be a part of this exciting new community at HIMSS, please send an email to Christel Anderson, manager, informatics, with your contact information and related experience.
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Call For Abstracts For Summer 2007 JHIM
Theme of Issue: RHIOs and the NHIN
Regional health information organizations (RHIOs) have a business stake in improving the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery. As the building blocks of the proposed National Health Information Network (NHIN) initiative, RHIOs enable the safe exchange and use of health information across provider groups. To build a national network of interoperable health records, collaborative efforts must first develop at the local and state levels. RHIOs and the NHIN are the theme of the summer 2007 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Information Management. HIMSS is calling for abstracts, which are due Jan. 17.
HIMSS is looking for articles about RHIO models that have been developed across the United States, offering case studies on projects that have begun to successfully share data. HIMSS will also consider original contributions on other healthcare IT issues including computerized practitioner order entry (CPOE), patient safety, implementation of electronic health record systems, ambulatory care, privacy/security and healthcare IT leadership strategies.
Article proposals must include a 150-200 word abstract and complete contact information for all potential authors. Electronic submissions are preferred and should be sent to Cari McLean.
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Webinars- Education From HIMSS Designed For Convenience
Make learning easy and effective with this selection of HIMSS webinars. The learning options cover relevant topics that are so easy to attend…at your desk and at your convenience. Registration information appears with each webinar.
General Information For HIMSS Webinars & Audio Conferences: Each webinar lasts 60 minutes including a question-and-answer opportunity with the presenter(s). Registration includes one hook-up per organization. Participants receive an email confirmation once the payment has been processed with call-in instructions and handouts sent via email at least 24 hours before the session begins. Each webinar qualifies for 1.2 contact hours toward CPHIMS and CHS recertification. Pricing for HIMSS members and nonmembers, dates, and times appear for the specific webinar series in the articles below.
Not a HIMSS member?
National Health Network Delivering Real-time Medication History to Emergency Department Settings
Jan. 16, 2007 @ 1 p.m. CST
Register now.
Smart Cards: Connecting Patients, Physicians, Hospitals, Health Systems, and RHIOs
Jan. 17, 2007 @ 1 p.m. CST
Register now.
Automatic Patient Data Presentation in the OR: Does It Help?
Jan. 23, 2007 @ 1 p.m. CST
Register now.
Automated Quality Metric Abstraction from HIS Data
Feb. 6, 2007 @ 1 p.m. CST
Register now.
Playing Together, the Reality of Interoperability for Patient Care
Feb. 13, 2007 @ 1 p.m. CST
Register now.
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Member Benefit - Participate In A Free Webcast
HIMSS and the Delaware Valley chapter of HIMSS present a live webcast, sponsored by Siemens, the Center for Health Transformation (CHT), Intel and Microsoft.
Saving Lives and Saving Money: Transforming Health and Healthcare in the 21st Century
Tuesday, Jan. 9
1-2 p.m. EST
The featured speaker is Newt Gingrich, CHT founder and former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, recently ranked by Modern Healthcare as one of the top five "Most Powerful People in Healthcare."
FREE to all HIMSS members - register on the HIMSS Web site.
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9. Back To Work…Put A Chapter Meeting On The Calendar
Focus
On:
The National Capital Area Chapter of HIMSS
HIT for Disaster Preparedness and Response
Thursday, Jan. 11
5:30-8 p.m.
Key Bridge Marriott
Roslyn, Va.
Recent national and international events, including the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, have heightened concerns about bioterrorism, leading public health organizations to re-evaluate methods used to report diseases. Manual reporting of disease outbreaks or scares to health departments are often slow, incomplete and decentralized. Automatic, electronic transmission of healthcare data can provide real-time analysis and tracking for emergency response and population healthcare.
Biosurveillance is the automated monitoring of information sources of potential value in detecting an emerging epidemic, whether naturally occurring or the result of bioterrorism. Emerging health IT is currently receiving national and local attention in regards to policy, healthcare informatics, and medical surveillance systems.
What are the challenges and who is finding the solutions? If these questions are “bugging” you, then attend the January session to increase your understanding on this timely topic. The meeting will include a light dinner and networking, followed by the speaker sessions.
Click Here to Register.
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Chapter events are listed in alphabetical order by location:
1/19/2006
Arizona Chapter
The O Panel
www.azhimss.org
1/19/2007
Colorado Chapter
Winter Program
www.chimss.org
1/9/2007
Delaware Valley Chapter
National Initiatives Update
www.dvhimss.org
1/26/2007
Georgia Chapter
Chapter Meeting
www.gahimss.org
1/11/2007
Heart of America Chapter
Rise and Shine Meeting
www.hoahimss.org
1/24/2007
Greater Chicago Chapter
HIMSS Overview and Vendor Panel Tied to National Agenda – RHIOs, Standards
www.gcchimss.net
1/17/2006
Maryland Chapter
Patient Identification and Throughput
www.mdhimss.org
1/24/2007
Midwest Gateway Chapter
The EMR in the ED – Effects on Workflow and Clinical Data
www.himssmidwest.org
1/19/2007
New England Chapter
The Patient Experience
www.nehimss.org
1/19/2007
North and Central Florida Chapter
Chapter Meeting
www.cfhimss.org
1/30/2007
Ohio – Central and Southern Chapter
Spring Conference
www.csohimss.org
1/17/2007
Oregon Chapter
A Personal Exchange: Ensuring Portability and Privacy of Oregonian’s Health Information
www.himss-oregon.org
1/18/2007
Oregon Chapter
Advocacy Day
www.himss-oregon.org
1/11/2007
Southern California Chapter
Stark Exception and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor: What Providers Need to Know
www.himss-socal.org
1/26/2007
Texas – Dallas Ft.Worth Chapter
CIO Luncheon
www.dfwhimss.org
1/10/2007
Utah Chapter
Essentials of Healthcare Project Management
www.utah-himss.org
1/10/2007
Washington State Chapter
5th Annual CEO/CIO Executive Forum
www.himsswa.org
1/11/2007
Washington D.C. National Capital Area Chapter
HIT Disaster Preparedness and Response
www.himss-nca.org
1/18/2007
Virginia and Washington D.C. Chapters
Virginia Advocacy Day
www.vahimss.org
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