Clinical Transformation: Northern California HIMSS Presents an Educational Session on How to Leverage Technology to Transform Healthcare.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- 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 November 10, 2004, in San Francisco, CA. Three distinguished speakers will present case studies showcasing how organizations went beyond just installing healthcare information technology to using technology to transform their organizations. "Healthcare organizations are now making a strong commitment to implementing information technology to improve service and care," said Don Livsey, President of Northern California HIMSS and the Chief Information Officer at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland. "The challenge has been on how to maximize the impact and value from these systems. Our speakers will highlight successful methodologies, real world results, and lessons learned that program attendees can apply in their own 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:
Tomas A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, Vice President of Quality Initiatives
Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Valley Baptist Health System, Harlingen, Texas
"Transforming Emergency Department using SIX SIGMA"
Joan P. Smith, RN, BSN, MPA, Director
Patient Care Services (CNO)
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California
"Clinical Transformation at a Public Hospital - Progress &
Pitfalls"
Ann Marie Herrera, ASD, BS, Assistant Vice President
Information Technology Solutions Delivery
St. Joseph Health System, Orange County, California
"Clinical Transformation Regulate, Mandate or Innovate"
Event Details:
Event Registration and Full Program Information:
http://www.nocalhimss.org
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2004, from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Northern California District Office
The Landmark at One Market, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 972-6400
Driving Directions:
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/info/usaoffices/sanfrancisco.asp
The event is hosted by Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ). Program sponsors include Capgemini, Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN CERN or European Organization for Nuclear Research, nuclear and particle physics research center straddling the French-Swiss border W of Geneva, Switzerland. ), Dearborn Advisors, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , 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 NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC), GE Health Systems (NYSE: GE), IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. (NASDAQ: IDXC), and Meditech. 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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