World of Health IT 2011

Does IT Lead Towards Fully Automatic Hospitals?
The use of information technology has made it possible to automate more and more functions in health care. IT helps governing archives and paperwork, helps in logistics and monitors patients. IT guides also many mechanical activities, like selecting, preparing end delivering drugs, performing laboratory analyses, opening doors etc. Surgical operations can be performed with the help of remotely guided machines, and in some hospitals robots are used to transport items from one place to another. Patients can get personal contact with robots f. ex. in physiotherapy. What will be the next steps and how far can we go replacing human activities with IT-guided machines? In the session we will study some so far accumulated experiences. View the presentation >>

Equipping Health IT Infrastructure to Deal with Legal Demands Portals, Privacy, Security
Hospital CIOs have duties for managing privacy and security according to the legal, regulatory and ethical requirements for managing personal health data. Internet portals have become one standard interface for accessing healthcare services on the hospital or healthcare organisation level. Obviously, highly secure access to those portals is needed to protect personal health data against unwanted disclosure. Cryptography enables security of intra- and extranets for this purpose. Authentication for health professionals via an eID for healthcare (smart cards) is becoming a standard method; authentication means for patients are less uniform.This session will highlight the concrete managerial, organisational and technical duties for hospitals and health care organisation for coping with legal demands and highlight the state of the art of cryptographic and other IT standards that apply. View the presentation >>

CDSS 2.0: Integrating EPR/EHR System Data for Hospital Performance Management
Clinical Decision Support Systems are currently at a relatively early stage in evolution. They can add significant value to the quality of patient care whilst also improving productivity and preventing wasteful use of clinician time. Future iterations of CDSS are likely to add functionality that support clinical care, service planning and management in parallel. This session will briefly review current state of the art in CDSS and look towards a new generation (CDSS 2.0) which will leverage the ability to link the EPR/EHR to CDSS and facilitate the provision of quality and performance management dashboards. View the presentation >>

HIMSS11

Partnering Systems Engineering with HIT to Improve Healthcare Delivery for Hospitalized Patients
Hospitalized patients present some of the most complex challenges in the healthcare delivery system. Multiple care providers, HIT systems, departments and processes are involved. Physicians and the rest of the care team increasingly rely on information from HIT systems to piece together the care puzzle in order to make process improvements. To date, many HIT systems are inept in their ability to assist in this need. This session explores case studies highlighting the need for more synergistic partnerships between systems engineering and HIT. Developing stronger partnerships between systems engineering and HIT systems enables improvements in how care is managed and delivered - which is what matters most. View the presentation >>

The e-Boardroom: Digital Decision Making
An online "e-boardroom" can provide the essential Web-based tools that board members need to make informed, timely decisions, and to interact productively with each other. View the presentation >>

Uncommon Knowledge: The Secrets Behind Effective IT Governance
To realize the support IT can provide in achieving clinical improvement, healthcare leaders must focus on developing an effective governance structure and aligning physician leadership in the effort.
View the presentation >>