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Events

Upcoming Events:


NYS Mini-HIMSS Fall Event: Meaningful Use

Check back soon for more details.

Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Time: 9:00am - 7:00pm
Location: New York's Hotel Pennsylvania

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Past Events:


NYC DOH PCIP Meaningful Use Webinars

The PCIP Quality Improvement team is now hosting free webinars to help doctors understand the federal Meaningful Use incentives. You can join through any internet connection. RSVP to learn:

  • What Meaningful Use is
  • The incentives available for physicians who demonstrate Meaningful Use of an EHR
  • The Federal requirements for these incentives
  • The eligibility criteria for receiving these incentives
  • How NYC REACH will help providers meet the requirements



  • NEW YORK EHR MEANINGFUL USE SUMMIT

    Sponsored by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), NYC REACH, and the New York Chapter American College of Physicians (NYACP)


    Dates and locations:

  • Thursday, May 13, 2010 - Brooklyn
  • Friday, May 14, 2010 - Long Island
  • Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Buffalo
  • Friday, May 21, 2010 - Syracuse
  • Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Binghamton
  • Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - Albany
  • Friday, June 4, 2010 - Tarrytown


  • Click here for more information and to register for one of the events.


    NJHIMSS Spring Event - Healthcare Reform School

    The New Jersey HIMSS Chapter is presenting "Healthcare Reform School - Everything HIT and other healthcare leadership needs to know about Healthcare Reform"

    Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
    Location: East Windsor, NJ

    Click here for details.


    Healthcare 2010: Effectively Managing Projects in Turbulent Times

    The New England HIMSS Chapter is collaborating with the PMI Healthcare SIG for their 4th Annual Healthcare Project Management Conference.

    Date: Friday, May 17, 2010
    Location: Providence, RI


    Registration is available through the New England HIMSS website at www.nehimss.org


    ICD-10 is coming in 2013!! Will you be ready?

    Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 1:00p - 2:00p
    Location: Webinar (Details TBD)

    Hear two industry experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of the mandated ICD-10 implementation.

    Topics to be discussed:

  • Why it¡¯s important to begin your planning NOW
  • Lessons Learned from the Canadian experience
  • Implementation Strategies and Tactics
  • Initial Activities to get started
  • Click here for more information,
    click here to register
    or click one of the following to download the presentation: Powerpoint or PDF


    2010 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition

    Date: March 1-4, 2010
    Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA

    Be part of the largest healthcare information technology conference in the United States!

    Click here for details...or...click here to register for the event


    HIMSS NYS Reception

    Date: Sunday, Feb 28th
    Time: 8:00pm - 9:30pm
    Location: Omni Hotel, Magnolia Room, M2-North Tower, Atlanta, GA

    Meet the current leadership of the HIMSS NYS Chapter. We will review some chapter history and plans for the future.

    Light refreshments will be served.

    Please RSVP using one of the following links: LinkedIn, Facebook, or Email/ContactUs


    Electronic Health Records: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Date: February 5, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Location: The New York Academy of Sciences, New York City

    Discussion Topics to Include:

    • Meaningful Use of EHR in the US Healthcare System The Value of EHR in Clinical Research
    • Leveraging the Future Electronic Healthcare Record: Real-time Clinical Decision Making
    • EHR: Is There any Evidence they are Cost Effective?
    • Monitoring Disclosure of Patient Records in EHRs
    • Extending EHR Outside the Organization, Using Mobile Devices with EHR

    Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: December 11th
    Website: www.nyas.org/EHR


    Patient-Centered E-Health

    Date: February 3, 2010 | 12 noon - 6:00 PM
    Location: Babbio Center at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

    Enjoy a half©\day conference on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, in which thought leaders and innovators will share their insights and debate how

  • mobile clinics and telemedicine for rural and underserved populations,
  • remote health monitoring and IT©\enabled chronic disease management, and
  • social media as an enabler of patient engagement

  • will (or will not) help achieve the healthcare reform goals of lower costs, increased acc ess, and higher quality outcomes.

    Click Here for more information.


    October 2, 2009
    NY HIMSS MINI-HIMSS Conference: HIT: Its Here, Its Now!

    Location: NYC Digital Sandbox, 55 Broad Street, NY NY 10004
    Time: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

    Reference materials from the event:

    The NYC Primary Care Information Project - Successes, Challenges, Future Efforts

    ARRA Incentives and Meaningful Use

    IT Planning: How organizations have reacted to ARRA and strategies to succeed

    Monroe County Medical Society - Health Information Technology Service Bureau




    September 25, 2009
    Stethoscopes, Scalpels and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) ¨C Required Tools of the Trade

    An all day series of educational sessions and panels with Health Information Technology leaders from around the region.

    Location: Albany Medical College, ME-700
    Time: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

    Reference materials from the event:

    Stethoscopes, Scalpels and Electronic Health Records - Required Tools of the Trade

    Clinician Adoption: Physician Perspective - Best Practice & Lessons Learned

    PCMH and a solo practice

    ARRA and the Current Policy Environment for HIT Adoption and Use

    Influence of Environmental Factors: New Technologies and Trends

    NYS HEALTH IT STRATEGY: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE ISSUES

    The Electronic Health Record What AHIMA is doing at the National Level




    Jul. 27th, 2009
    Taking Advantage of ARRA Financing for Healthcare Techology

    Location: Online
    Time: 2:00 PM to 3:15pm

    Reference materials from the event:

    Presentation: American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) ¨C Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009

    Presentation: Intelligent Communications For Healthcare, Making the Most of the Economic Stimulus Package

    ARRA Healthcare Opportunity Resource Guide - a document filled with information on the organizations, web sites and programs that can help you locate funding to further your efforts.

    A Customers Point Of View - Case Study 1 and Case Study 2) - a look at how two healthcare organizations are utilizing technology to improve cost structure and patient interaction.



    Jun. 26th, 2009
    Telemedicine - Education, Networking and Fun

    Location: Battery Gardens, inside Battery Park opposite 17th Street.
    Time: 6:00PM , June 26th

    Reference materials from the event:

    Presentation: Visiting Nurse Service of New York



    Jun 10th, 2009
    Interoperability Convergence: Physician, Facility and Hospital Alignment

    Location: THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT NJHA, PRINCETON, NJ Time: 8 AM- 4 PM Cost: $75.00 for HIMSS, ACHENJ, MSNJ and ONENJ Members $30.00 for NJHIMSS membership $125.00 for non-members What¡¯s included: Breakfast, Lunch, Networking and Educational Sessions



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