HIMSS Summit07
HIMSS Summit unites universally-respected professionals sharing
insights on significant current issues.

Industry Solutions Track

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Keynote Speakers

 Douglas F. Busch
Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer, Digital Health Group,
Intel Corporation

John Combs John R. Combes, MD
President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance

Alan Aviles
President and CEO New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation

Michael Murphy President and CEO Sharp HealthCare

Monday, June 25

9:45-11:15am

Using Innovative Communications to Create More Time for Patient Care

Alcatel Lucent

Health care providers operate in a mobile, communications-intensive, function-oriented and information-rich environment, yet the methods for efficiently moving information and communicating haven’t adapted. With optimized, patient care focused workflows, clinicians have more time for patient care. This means better clinical outcomes, increased patient and family satisfaction, cost control and increased utilization of assets and resources, which in turn increased revenue. Making it easier to deliver care means improved physician relations and clinician retention and satisfaction.

Speakers:
Liz Hervatic
Senior Director of Healthcare Business Development
Alcatel-Lucent
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Rudy Mazza
Marketing Director
Alcatel-Lucent
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11:15-11:30am Break
11:30-12:30pm

Why Unified Diagnostic Imaging & IT Strategy Is Critical to EHR Development

McKesson

12:30-2:00pm Lunch
2:00-3:00pm

Continuous Availability for your Electronic Health Records and Practice Management Systems

Sage Software/Stratus Technologies

The greatest fear of every HIT manager: a server crash causing system downtime. To ensure continuous availability, The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis (TOC-STL) chose Intergy by Sage and Intergy EHR by Sage, running on a Stratus ftServer. Listen as TOC-STL’s IT Manager explains how this reliable, continuously available system actually prevents downtime and how this has benefited his practice.

Speakers:
Ryan Bonner
IT Manager
The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis (TOC-STL)
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Alan Gilbert, MPA
Healthcare Practice Leader
Stratus Technologies, Inc.
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3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:30pm

Medication Safety: Comprehensive, Connected, Simplified, Controlled

Cardinal Health

One of the key challenges we all face today is managing the medication process.   The environment is complex, fragmented, dangerous and expensive.  Why?  Fundamentally, no one has ever approached the process from a comprehensive systems perspective. 

We are.

Come see how you can capitalize on both your information and medication automation infrastructure to drive measurable value for your organization.

Speaker:
Jon Zimmerman
Vice President General Manager
Integrated Medication Solutions
Cardinal Health
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Tuesday, June 26

9:45-11:15am

Wireless Communication Technology Improves the Clinician and Patient Experience

Vocera

Adoption of technology in healthcare is often viewed as an impediment to spending time with patients. Wireless technology is changing that. This session will show how WiFi-enabled instant communication can improve workflow processes and put the human touch back into healthcare. And the session demonstrates how the unique needs and challenges presented by hospital environments drives innovation from technology providers.

Speakers:
Brent Lang
Executive Vice President
Vocera
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