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THANK YOU MDHIMSS VENDOR SPONSORS!


Maryland HIMSS presents

The Electronic Health Record: We Have the Data, Now What?

MDHIMSS is pleased to provide its membership a year of educational value on one of the HOTTEST topics today in Healthcare IT scheduled on April 25, 2008.

April 25, 2008
Sheppard Pratt Conference Center
Baltimore (Towson), Maryland

On line Registration is now CLOSED - BUT ALL WALKINS WELCOME!

Generously Sponsored by:

Cerner
Cisco
Dell

EMC
IBM
Meditech

QuadraMed
Siemens

Time

Topic

Speakers

8:50–9:00

Maryland HIMSS Update

Tressa Springmann
President, Maryland HIMSS
Chief Information Officer
Greater Baltimore Medical Center

9:00–10:00

Creating a Successful Clinical Reporting Tool

 

Bob Aarhus
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army
Program Manager
Resources Information Technology Program Office

10:00–10:15

BREAK

Exhibits by Program Sponsors

10:15–11:15

After the EHR: Improving Quality and Safety

Buddy Gillespie
CIO, WellSpan York, PA

11:15–12:15

The Use of Clinical Data for Risk Management Purposes

Larry Smith
MedStar Health

12:15-1:00

LUNCH

Exhibits by Program Sponsors

 
1:00–1:10

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Introduction to Two Program Sponsors

1:10–2:10

Pay for Performance: A Payer's Perspective

John Shematek, MD
Sr VP & CMO
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

2:10–3:10

Pay for Performance: A Provider's Perspective

Barbara Epke
Senior Vice President
LifeBridge Health




Although our annual vendor sponsorship program won't be taking new sponsors until June, if you're interested in supporting our April session, we thank you in advance and encourage you to do so here: Single Meeting Sponsorship

 



Congratulations to Jim Harris – Maryland's Chapter Advocacy Liaison!

HIMSS congratulates all of the chapters that are participating in the Chapter Advocacy Liaison Recognition (CALR) Program. The program helps HIMSS coordinate an effective, sophisticated grassroots advocacy effort across the country.

Congratulations to Jim Harris for achieving Presidential level recognition for advocacy efforts. Click here to view all the recognitions.

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