January 2016 Austin HIMSS Newsletter
2016 Education and Networking Events > >
Austin HIMSS February Lunch and Learn - February 9th
Click Here to register for this event.
PLEASE RSVP by clicking on the button above by MIDNIGHT on
February 4th to reserve your meal and seating. If you do not RSVP by the deadline, you may not receive lunch.
To reserve your lunch meal ($15.00 for non-members)
and to ensure we have an accurate head count for
meeting room setup needs, it is important to RSVP.
There is an onsite registration fee of $15.00 for all
late registrants - including members.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!
2016 National HIMSS Conference & Exhibition - February 29th - March 4th
Some of the industry's brightest minds in health IT have addressed monumental issues in health transformation and will be ready to share them with you at the Views from the Top series at HIMSS16. Listen to top thought leaders as they provide perspectives on key health IT topics:
Care Transformation
- CMIO and CIO: Partners in Optimization and Transformation
- How Future-Proof HIT Infrastructure Supports Data Sharing
Leadership
- Clinical Informatics Leadership: A Profound Discussion
- Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Lessons Learned for Aspiring Female Executives
Privacy & Security
- Moving Targets: Assessing the Security of Mobile Devices in Healthcare
Innovation
- Applying Cognitive Computing to Population Health
- The Promise and the Possibilities of Personalized Medicine
HIMSS16 Texas Chapters Networking Reception -March 2nd
The 2016 Texas Regional HIMSS Conference will be held May 12-13, 2016 in Houston, Texas. This is our 8th year for this exciting conference that brings together over 700 health IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the state of Texas that focus on new innovations, opportunities and progressive solutions to improve healthcare technology. Exceptional education, world-class speakers, cutting-edge health IT products and powerful networking opportunities are hallmarks of this Texas flavored conference.
Please use the on-line registration tool to reserve your spot today! You can pay online using all major debit/credit cards. All sponsorship options are first come first serve and are going fast! You can also review all the conference details at the event website (http://himssregional.com). Be sure to check out our FAQ section for answers to commonly asked questions.
Upcoming Austin HIMSS Chapter Lunch and Learn Events
2016
February
Session: Bridging the Data Gap: Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Integration
Presenter: Allen Johnson, Vice President of Health Data Exchange & Analytics, ESO Solutions
When: Tuesday, February 9th
March
Session: Enterprise Architecture as a Strategy
Presenter: Dave Baker, Chief Architect, Ascension Health
When: Tuesday, March 8th
April
Session: TBD
Presenter: Sririam Vishwanath, Ph.D., Professor at UT School of Elec. Engineering
When: April 12th
May
Session: TBD
Presenter: David Smith, President, SocialCare
When: May 10th
June
Session: Informed Choices: Taking the Guesswork out of Technology Procurement
Presenter: Julie Rennecker, PhD, BSN
When: June 14th
July
Session: An Inside Look at Modern Telemedicine
Presenter: Andy O'Hara, Founder and CEO, Chiron Health
When: July 12th
September
Session: Mobile and IoT Technology in Healthcare and the Risks to ePHI
Presenter: Chad Kissinger, Founder, OnRamp
When: September 13th
December
Session: Annual CIO/CEO panel
When: December 13th
Ongoing Webinar Series - Texas Health and Human Services
News and Announcements > >
Student Liaison Position on the Austin HIMSS Chapter Board of Directors Being Added
The Austin HIMSS Chapter understands that the students involved in HIT today are critical for the HIT of tomorrow! To show our support for students aspiring to develop careers in the Health Information Technology field, we have added a special Student Liaison position to the Austin HIMSS Chapter Board of Directors. Like the rest of the Austin HIMSS Board, this is a volunteer position. Benefits for the selected student include:
- Introductions to and networking with potential employers, corporate executives, academics, government personnel, and others working in the HIT field.
- Attending Austin HIMSS Chapter events for free.
- Attending and participating in monthly Austin HIMSS Chapter Board Meetings as a non-voting member.
- Working directly with the Board on projects to assist the Austin HIMSS Chapter.
- A certificate for volunteer service if wanted, as well as letters of reference.
This position is currently open and we are offering this opportunity to an undergraduate or graduate student in the Austin region who meets the following requirements:
- A current member of the Austin HIMSS Chapter
- Willing to commit to a 1-year term that will run in conjunction with the Board
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
- Willing to commit to the following responsibilities:
- Connect with other healthcare IT student groups in Austin.
- Actively market the Austin HIMSS Chapter and events.
- Regularly attend Chapter events and monthly board meetings.
- Assist membership chair with syncing up LinkedIn group and Membership roster.
- Work at the registration table at during Chapter events.
- Perform other duties as assigned (including but not limited to promoting scholarship opportunities within the education community, researching presentation topics, assisting with new member on-boarding, etc).
Please send your CV to austin.communications@himsschapter.org. The deadline to apply for this position is: February 24th.
Austin HIMSS Chapter Sponsor Spotlight
Austin HIMSS Sponsor since 2009
Greenway Health shares your mission to transform health in an increasingly value-based, shared-risk world. We’re delivering easy access to actionable data, from multiple sources, so you can make the best decisions for each patient, your practice, and whole populations. That’s why our ambulatory IT platform uses an open architecture, we partner with other IT companies to successfully integrate solutions, and are a leader in virtually every industry initiative to unlock the transformative power of health information. Follow @greenway on Twitter so see how we deliver on our commitment to serve, connect and care.
Austin HIMSS Chapter Selected as the "HIMSS Chapter of the Year"!
HIMSS National announced the 2015 Award and Scholarship Recipients and we are thrilled to report that the Austin HIMSS Chapter has been named the "Chapter of the Year" in the small chapter category. This prestigious award is designed to recognize chapters who have connected in a meaningful way with health IT entities and initiatives in their geographic region. “HIMSS is proud to honor individuals that have done an excellent job of contributing to our mission of improving health through the use of information technology,” said JoAnn W. Klinedinst, MEd, CPHIMS, PMP, DES, FHIMSS, vice president, professional development, HIMSS North America. “Congratulations to all of the award and scholarship recipients for their achievement and for the use of skills to improve health and healthcare through the use of IT.”
All award and scholarship recipients will be honored at the HIMSS Awards Gala on Thursday, March 3, from 6:30-9:00p.m., during the 2016 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition on Feb 29-March 4 in Las Vegas at the Venetian – Palazzo – Sands Expo Center. We would like to thank the Austin HIMSS Chapter Board Members and other volunteers who served over the last year for their hard work, participation, support and dedication to our chapter. Congratulations to all who made this possible!
Nominate your Healthcare Communication Innovation for Seton's The Future of Care: Healthcare Innovation Awards - Deadline is January 25th
Presented at The Future of Care: Innovation Luncheon
April 27, 2016 at The Four Seasons Austin
hosted by the President’s Council for Dell Seton Medical Center at UT
Challenge:
Communication across healthcare teams and with patients and families is a central challenge to delivering high quality healthcare that puts patients at the center of their own care. How can we connect doctors, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, caregivers, and patients? How can we ensure access to up-to-date patient data? How do we change existing workflows to ensure that potential solutions are adopted in the healthcare system?
Recognition will be for the best innovations that address the communication challenge to improve the patient’s experience with healthcare. Nominations can be for solutions in hardware, software, services, digital health, health policy and law, care delivery, payment…or other areas we’ve not yet imagined! Seton is calling on entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators, investors, and system disrupters to join in. Share your work, or nominate someone you know.
Prizes: Prizes include a one-year mentorship and an invitation to collaborate with clinical teams and leaders at the forefront of redesigning healthcare in the accelerated practice lab that is Dell Seton Medical Center at UT.
Selection Panel: Emma Cartmell • Coleman Fung • Kristi Henderson • Tom Meredith • Mike Millard • Mellie Price
Ruben Rathnasingham • Michelle Skelding • Ingrid Vanderveldt • Steve Warach • Peter Zandan
Nominations can be submitted beginning January 25th. Learn more at seton.net/innovation-awards
Austin HIMSS Membership > >
Renew today! For as little as $30, you support a year's worth of educational programming and networking opportunities with our monthly Lunch an Learns, quarterly Happy Hours, and other special events like our annual CIO Forum with a local chapter membership. We also provide scholarships for Health IT education with your membership dollars. These are a few of the benefits of membership. Please join or renew today!
Sponsorship Opportunities > >
The Austin HIMSS Chapter has revamped its sponsorship program to give even more opportunities and visibility to our chapter sponsors. If you are not a sponsor, but are interested, please reach out to Shannon Vogel, our sponsor chair, to receive information or visit our website. Shannon can be reached at austin.sponsorship@himsschapter.org.
Austin HIMSS Chapter Website > >
For more information about the Austin Chapter of HIMSS and how to join, please visit: http://austin.himsschapter.org. We will continue to expand our online content to bring you the most up-to-date and relevant information. Don't forget to bookmark our site and visit our LinkedIn and Facebook sites! Also, look for communications and information on chapter activities from austin.communications@himsschapter.org.
For questions about Membership contact: austin.membership@himsschapter.org
For questions about Sponsorship opportunities contact: austin.sponsorship@himsschapter.org
We welcome feedback and suggestions!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR CHAPTER!