''Emerging Technologies in Healthcare: Northern California HIMSS Presents an Educational Session on Cutting Edge Healthcare Technology''.DUBLIN, Calif. -- The Northern California Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) announces today a special educational session to take place on October 20, 2004, in Dublin, CA. Three distinguished speakers will discuss new technology trends and detail case studies of innovative technologies that are making a difference in healthcare. "Healthcare is experiencing the convergence of clinical, biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. , and information technology," said Don Livsey, President of Northern California HIMSS and the Chief Information Officer at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland. "With new technologies coming out all the time, it's becoming increasingly difficult to cut through marketing hype and pick solutions that have a real chance of success. Our program speakers will talk about revolutionary technologies and illustrate examples of where they are being used to improve patient care and the performance of healthcare organizations." This educational session is one of a series presented by Northern California HIMSS that focuses on how technology can improve care delivery and management of healthcare. Sessions are attended by physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals, as well as technology developers and healthcare administrators. The educational session includes presentations from: Ravi Nemana, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , Senior Advisor, Information Technology Health Technology Center, San Francisco, CA "Top Ten Technology Trends" Ramin Ramin (Gonystylus) is a genus of about 30 species of hardwood trees native to southeast Asia, in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea, with the highest species diversity on Borneo. Khorasani, MD, Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology Director, Center for Evidence-Based Imaging Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a hospital in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Partners HealthCare. , Boston, MA "Impact of Evidence-Based Imaging" Bob Harding, Director of Surgical Services Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Concord, CA "Two Examples of the Convergence of Biomedicine and IT- The DaVinci Surgical System and the Stereotactic Radiosurgery Machine" Event Details: Event Registration and Full Program Information: http://www.nocalhimss.org
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2004, from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Sybase, United States Headquarters
One Sybase Drive
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone: 925-236-5000
The event is sponsored and hosted by Sybase (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SY). Program sponsors include EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. (NYSE:EMC), Siemens (NYSE:SI), and Xpediate Consulting LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . About the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of human health. Founded in 1961, HIMSS represents more than 14,000 individual members and 220 member corporations that employ more than 1 million people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems' contributions to ensuring quality patient care. Visit www.nocalhimss.org for the Northern California HIMSS chapter or www.himss.org. Event Registration Available Through the Northern California HIMSS Website: http://www.nocalhimss.org. |
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