A Day in the Life of a Patient

The dynamics of today’s healthcare market require innovative technology solutions at the point of care that drive efficiency, improve patient safety and enhance quality of care. This seminar follows a patient through a day within a healthcare setting to examine how to best deliver point of care information technology solutions that fundamentally improve their experience.

When and Where (updated!)

Friday, March 21, 2008 7:30 am - 12:00 pm
ESPN Zone
43 E. Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Who should attend?

• Senior clinical and IT leaders considering bedside applications like CPOE, bedside charting or med dispensing and e-prescribing.
• Those interested in adding connective medical devices to hospital infrastructure to facilitate patient monitoring and integrating with EMR.
• Those considering enhancing nurse call and emergency communications to improve efficiencies and quality of care.

Agenda (updated!)

About the Presenters

Dr. Dennis Weaver serves as the acting Chief Medical Officer for the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT) where he is responsible for clinical programs and supports a number of the NAHIT’s strategic initiatives. Dr. Weaver is also the CEO and President of Transformation Healthcare, an organization focused on corporate healthcare strategy with a particular interest in care management and disintermediation solutions. Prior to starting Transformation Healthcare, Dr. Weaver was the Chief Medical Officer for BearingPoint. He has over 20 years of senior executive experience in a broad range of healthcare leadership positions, maintains board certification in multiple specialties, and is regularly asked to present to healthcare and business leaders on the future direction of the industry.

Jim Hart is Senior Vice President of Burwood Group. He has over sixteen years of consulting, advanced technology and organizational re-engineering experience in the healthcare market. He focuses on linking strategy to front-line execution by creating sustainable programs that allow clients to benchmark their organizational effectiveness, drive measurable results and elevate their people, process and technology maturity. Mr. Hart is the creator and moderator of Burwood’s Healthcare IT Forum as well as an active member of the National Alliance for Healthcare Internet Technology (NAHIT).

About Burwood

Burwood Group was incorporated in September 1997 and is headquartered in downtown Chicago with locations in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Georgia, Texas, and California. The company specializes in converged multi-media communications, security, wireless and route/switch. Burwood Group delivers business-aligned, end-to-end solutions to organizations whose success depends on information technology.

About AHA Solutions, Inc.

AHA Solutions, Inc. is a resource to hospitals pursuing operational excellence. As an American Hospital Association (AHA) member service, AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to conduct product due diligence and identify solutions to hospital challenges in the areas of finance, human resources, patient flow and technology. AHA Solutions provides related marketplace analytics and education to support product decision-making. As a subsidiary of the AHA, the organization convenes people with like interests for knowledge sharing centered on timely information and research. AHA Solutions is proud to reinvest its profits in the AHA mission: creating healthier communities. For more information, contact AHA Solutions at (800) 242-4677 or visit www.aha-solutions.org.

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