2008 Midwest HIMSS Fall Technology Conference

On October 23 and 24, 2008 the Greater Chicago, Iowa, Kentucky Bluegrass, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin Dairyland and Southeast Wisconsin Chapters of the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) will hold a two-day educational conference at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in the Chicago metropolitan area. The theme of this year’s conference is “Virtual IT: Keeping IT Real”.

This conference is your opportunity to learn the latest healthcare industry intelligence, find solutions to your most pressing professional challenges, and network with your peers. We anticipate over 300 professionals will attend education sessions and explore the latest technologies in the vendor exhibit areas and earn continuing education credit and certification.

Burwood Group's Jim Hart and Mike Sorensen from University of Chicago Medical Center will be presenting on "Improving Quality of Care, Patient Safety and Clinical Productivity Through Advanced Unified Communications and Mobility Solutions".

For more information or to register for the 2008 Midwest HIMSS Fall Technology Conference, visit http://www.2008falltechnologyconference.com.

About the Presenter

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).