Register Now for Bellevue’s HIMSS NW Technology Conference

Nov. 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Bellevue, Washington --The HIMSS NW Conference is now in its second year,  allowing hospitals, physician practices, the vendor community along with government entities and individual HIMSS members to expand, explore and interact with each other and get introduced to the many technology enablers and IT solutions that will best position and equip all stakeholders in a positive meaningful way.

Keynote speakers at the conference will include

•   Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson-Pediatrician at The Everett Clinic and author, Seattle Mama Doc blog for Seattle’s Children “Doctors & Patients In The Blogosphere: Trusted Partnerships In The Time Of Twitter”
•   Rick Skinner-Vice-President, Chief Information Officer at Cancer Care Ontario “Analytics: It can change your world”
•   Dr. Meera Kanhouwa-MD, MHA, FACEP, Senior Executive at Accenture “Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Healthcare Delivery”

Panels and Breakout sessions will focus on topics ranging from Health Information Exchanges, Standards and Interoperability, Patient Portals, to Cloud Computing.  

Expert Panel Discussions Include

Patient Engagement with Electronic Portals
Moderated by Ernie Hood, the Advisory Board
•   Dave Chase-CEO Avado
•   Melani Vance-Epic/PMO Director, The Everett Clinic
•   Chris Wasden-Managing Director, PWC
•   Jeffrey S. Wolff-Gee-MC, Swedish Medical Center Seattle

Health Information Exchange Strategies
Moderated by Rick Rubin, One Health Port
•   Jody Albright - MBA, CHCIO, CIO, VP of Information Services, Overlake Hospital
•   Jac Davies - MS, MPH, Director, Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest Health
•   Harold Moscho - VP of Health IT, Multicare Health System
•   Carol Robinson - Administrator State Coordinator Health IT, Oregon Health Authority
•   Nathan Johnson - Assistant Director, Health Care Policy, Washington State


An overview of Washington and Oregon’s Health Benefit Exchange
Moderator by Brian Ahier, Health IT Evangelist, Mid-Columbia Medical Center
•   Curt Kwak - CIO, Washington Health Benefit Exchange

For times and full speaker line-up please visit:  www.nwhimssconference.com/speakers/speakers.html

“The conference is a great way for attendees to hear from business, clinical and technology experts about the current state and future road map of delivering health care in the Northwest,” said Chris Deiner-Karr, Programs chair, HIMSS Washington State Chapter.  “As HIMSS National puts it, Technology is only the enabler; individuals will be the “transformers” of health IT in the years to come!”

Registration for the conference is $125 for HIMSS members, $175 for non-members, and $50 for students.  For more information, visit www.nwhimssconference.com/index.html.

Sponsor and Exhibitor opportunities are still available.  Visit nwhimssconference.com/sponsorship/sponsorship.html

Hotel information available through visiting www.nwhimssconference.com/travel/travel.html

Contact:
Raina McSherry 503-970-9105
raina.mcsherry@himss-oregon.org    

About HIMSS Washington
The Washington Chapter of the Health Information and Management Systems Society is focused on providing leadership in healthcare for the management of systems, technology and information. The Chapter promotes an organized forum for continuing education and exchange of ideas amongst its members to improve healthcare information and management systems that support patient care and wellness.  For more information, visit: www.himsswa.org/

About HIMSS Oregon
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 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/

About HIMSS
HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 50 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents more than 38,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 540 corporate members and more than 120 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. To learn more about HIMSS and to find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause, please visit our website at www.himss.org