Media Alert: HIMSS Oregon Annual Spring Conference

April 5, 2012 - PRLog -- ***MEDIA ALERT***

WHAT: HIMSS Oregon Annual Spring Conference

WHO: Sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)  

WHEN: Monday, April 30, 2012 10am – 5pm

WHERE:
Salem Conference Center
200 Commercial Street SE
Salem, Oregon 97301

DETAILS: Join HIMSS Oregon for the chapter's annual spring conference to be held at the Salem Conference Center in Salem, Oregon. This year's spring conference focuses upon challenges associated with the continued delivery of quality health care in the face of increasing demands placed upon providers.

Speakers and panelists will include:
•   Eric Dishman - Intel Fellow and Chief Healthcare Strategist
•   Alan Yordy - President and Chief Mission Officer, PeaceHealth
•   Norman Gruber - President and Chief Executive Officer, Salem Health
•   Fritz Rankin - Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer, CareOregon
•   David Labby, MD, PhD - Director of Clinical Learning & Support, CareOregon
•   Sean Kolmer, MPH - Assistant Health Policy Advisor for Governor Kitzhaber
•   Dick Gibson, MD, PhD – Chief Health Care Intelligence and Informatics Officer, Providence Health and Services
•   Paul Matthews - Chief Technology Officer, OCHIN

A separate session will discuss the current status and new developments in the implementation of Health Information Exchanges across the state.

COST:    
HIMSS Members: $75
Non-Members: $100
Students: $35

Registration is now open for the conference.   https://secure100.telusys.net/tcsc-bin/sregdisplay?&ctid=...

Sponsor and Exhibitor opportunities are available.  Visit https://secure100.telusys.net/tcsc-bin/sregdisplay?&ctid=1696121847441156&rtid=6159737245532321

Hotel Accommodations:  A group rate for the conference has been secured at the Grand Hotel in Salem.  Visit https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?... or call (877) 540-7800 and ask for the HIMSS Oregon April Conference rate.

CONTACTS:
Conference Information:  Raina McSherry
503-970-9105
raina.mcsherry@himss-oregon.org

             Salem Conference Center
             200 Commercial Street SE
             Salem, Oregon 97301
             (866) 614-1900
             http://salemconferencecenter.org/
           

Corporate Sponsorship:  
Tyler Brown
tbrown@kforce.com

Hotel Information:     
Theresa Greco
200 Commercial Street SE
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 779-1402
theresa@salemconferencecenter.org


ABOUT HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of 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.himss.org for more information.

The Oregon Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is a professional organization dedicated to the development of healthcare information technology professionals throughout the state of Oregon and southwest Washington. Our mission is to bring healthcare professionals together with their clinical and business partners in educational settings to explore issues of common concern, network with peers and grow professionally by sharing knowledge and experience and by learning about new tools, methods and technologies. For more information, visit www.himss-oregon.org.