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.
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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