The C/NF HIMSS wants to help you understand how IT can contribute to healthcare's success and prosperity, especially in today's economic times! 

First 75 registrants get a Complimentary copy of Newt Gingrich's book Paper Kills FREE courtesy of sponsor ParkerHealthcareIT!

For more information about Paper Kill, please see below. 

Agenda

The conference will kick-off with a casual breakfast from 8:00am-9:00am.   

Below is the Agenda for the conference including the speakers and their topics:

• 9:00am-10:00am- Elizabeth Johnson, Vice Chair and Vice Chair Elect HIMSS- Impacts of the Economic Stimulus Bill
• 10:00am-11:00am- Rick Schooler, VP and CIO of Orlando Health- IT Governance: Your Pathway to Success
• 11:00am-11:10am- Break
• 11:10am-12:10pm- David Milov, Chief of Clinical Information Systems, Nemours- The Pediatric Hospital of the Future: A Case Study from Florida
• 12:10-1:10- Networking Lunch
• 1:10pm-2:40pm- David Merritt, Project Director, Center for Health Transformation- Legislative Developments in Health Care in Washington DC
• 2:40pm-3:40pm- Barry Silbaugh, CEO of the American College of Physician Executives- 21st Century Leaders: What Leaders in Healthcare Need to Know About the New Leadership 

Paper Kills (books will be available for purchase at the conference)

Paper Kills addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve healthcare through health information technology. This unique book guides the reader on a tour of the evolving health information technology and health policy landscape, covering topics from protecting privacy and advancing research to building health information exchanges and achieving interoperability. Other chapters explore the role of state governments, health plans, and hospitals in implementing health information technology, as well as the potential of health IT to promote the adoption of best practices in ambulatory care and focus on prevention, wellness, and early detection.

Paper Kills was edited by David Merritt who is a key-note speaker on July 17th at the CFHIMSS meeting, includes an introduction by former Speaker Newt Gingrich, and features contributions from the leading minds in healthcare, such as Brandon Savage of GE Healthcare; Scott Serota of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Richard Umbdenstock of the American Hospital Association; Glen Tullman of Allscripts; Ed Hammond of Duke University; Tom Fritz and Jac Davies of Inland Northwest Health Services; Ed Fotsch of Medem; Mark Frisse of Vanderbilt University; Richard Bankowitz, Eugene Kroch, and Meg Horgan of CareScience; Beryl Vallejo of BJV Consulting; Mark Rothstein of the University of Louisville; and Michael Heekin, chair of the Governor’s Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board for the state of Florida.

About Florida Hospital

Florida Hospital, part of the Adventist Health System, is Central Florida's largest health-care employer and its second largest employer overall. Its main campus is in Orlando, with six other hospital campuses in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties. It also operates 16 Central Care medical clinics in the region. Founded in 1907, Florida Hospital is in the midst of a $600 million fund-raising campaign. Its main Orlando campus will include a cardiovascular institute in the new, 15-story Ginsburg Tower, as well as a revamped Florida Children's Hospital.

Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Nortel

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GTSI

Parker Healthcare IT

Silver Sponsors

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Event Sponsors

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