HiMSS Oregon Announces June 20th Tech Talk

PORTLAND, Ore. - May 29, 2013 - PRLog -- (Portland, Oregon)- The Oregon Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS) today announced the date of their latest Tech Talk entitled “Infrastructure as a Service and Cloud Computing in Healthcare,” which will take place on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm at the Nines Hotel in Downtown Portland.

Presenters will include John McDaniel, National Practice Leader with NetApp’s Healthcare Provider Segment, and Sonney Sapra, CIO for Tuality Healthcare.

“Big data is a big thing in healthcare today, and the next critical success factor we need to be prepared for is analytics” stated Brian Ahier, Health IT Evangelist at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.  “Now that we have digitized much of our health data and begun exchanging and aggregating it, we need the business intelligence tools and analytics capabilities to make good use of this massive data set. This event will combine solutions with real world implementation, looking at the challenges and successes in moving towards the next frontier in health information technology."

WHEN: Thursday, June 20th, 2013 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm

5:30-6:30 – Registration Check-In and Food/Drink
6:30-7:45 – Presentation
7:45-8:30pm – Networking and Food/Drink

WHERE: The Nines Hotel in Downtown Portland, Oregon.  525 SW Morrison, Portland, Oregon 97204

Event Parking is available in nearby SmartPark lots; street parking; or valet parking available via The Nines at a special HIMSS only event rate of $15.00; $39.00 for overnight guests. www.thenines.com/directions

The Nines is located on the Max line and is near a street car stop and multiple bus lines.

Registration is now open for the conference.   bit.ly/ZetYAP

Cost: HIMSS Members: $40.00; Student Members: $25.00; Non- Members: $60.00

Hotel and parking information available through visiting www.himss-oregon.org/events/events2.html

For exhibitor or sponsorship information, please contact Greg Brown Gbrown@repeatedsignal.com

General Contact: Raina McSherry, 503-970-9105, raina.mcsherry@himss-oregon.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/