In This Issue:
 HIT-ing the Radar Screen: You VS. The Hill, COMPLIMENTARY HIMSS WEBINAR FRIDAY APRIL 18th
SAVE THE DATE for the 2008 VA HIMSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE at The Kingsmill Resort
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2008 VA HIMSS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
David Merritt, CHT Project Director and Editor of "Paper Kills" will speak at VA HIMSS 2008 Annual Fall Conference
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING THE VA CHAPTER'S NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS
HIT-ing the Radar Screen: You VS. The Hill
COMPLIMENTARY HIMSS WEBINAR TODAY: APRIL 18th at 12pm
Please plan to participate in this webinar on Friday, April 18th, 2008. Learn first-hand about National Health IT Week and HIMSS Advocacy Day.
Click on the link below for Call-in Number and additional details about the Webinar:
NATIONAL HEALTH IT WEEK AND WEBINAR INFO
David Merritt, CHT Project Director and Editor of "Paper Kills" will speak at VA HIMSS 2008 Annual Fall Conference
The VA HIMSS Chapter is proud to announce that The Center for Health Transformation (CHT) Project Director, David Merritt, has confirmed to speak at the VA HIMSS 2008 Fall Conference in Williamsburg, VA. He is the editor of "Paper Kills: Transforming Health and Healthcare with Information Technology" which was recently named the HIMSS Book of the year.
David is a project director at the Center for Health Transformation and the Gingrich Group. The Center, headed by former Speaker Newt Gingrich, is a collaboration of leaders dedicated to transforming health and healthcare in America. David advises Speaker Gingrich and leads the Center’s projects on health information technology and expanding coverage to the uninsured, with additional work in Medicare, consumerism, and transparency.
Edited by David Merritt and featuring an introduction by former U.S. House Speaker and CHT Founder Newt Gingrich, "Paper Kills" addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve healthcare through health information technology. "Paper Kills" guides the reader on a tour of the health information technology landscape, covering topics from protecting privacy and advancing research to building health information exchanges and achieving interoperability. Other chapters explore the role of state governments, health plans, and hospitals in implementing health information technology, as well as the potential of health IT to promote the adoption of best practices in ambulatory care and focus on prevention, wellness, and early detection.
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PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING THE VA CHAPTER'S NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS
Edward M. Potter, Sr.
Edward Potter is a Client Systems Manager with IBM, Systems and Technology Group, working with Healthcare, Education and Local Government Clients in the Mid-Atlantic States. Ed has 23 years of IT industry experience, representing leading edge technology development companies world wide. His responsibilities have encompassed sales management, sales and development of complex solutions and professional consulting services, market and business development, strategic and tactical planning, and sales operations. For the last 5 years, Ed has worked on numerous IT optimization and business transformation projects with healthcare providers and healthcare payers, including: VCU Health System, University of Virginia Health System, Centra Health, Carilion Health System, Inova Health System, Johns Hopkins University Health System, University of Maryland Medical System, Coventry Healthcare and CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield. Ed is committed to making a difference in his community and contributing to the transformation of our healthcare system in particular. His commitment to Virginia HIMSS will contribute to achieving these objectives: developing effective communications, collaboration and team development across different organizations and amongst the participants in our Healthcare Industry.
Ashley G. Clary, MHA
Ms. Clary has been with Sentara Healthcare for the past 2 years. She began her career as an administrative fellow. During her fellowship she was been involved with several post-acute, health plan and system-wide projects including the development and delivery of home care services to new markets, business analysis of telehealth monitoring, HME bar-coding implementation, and research studies involving RHIO initiatives, board governance, and information system construction cost projections. Ms. Clary was also a member of the system-wide Case Management Steering committee. In May 2007, she accepted a position as eCare Business Development Analyst in which she works with several teams throughout the organization in the development of electronic medical record solutions for community providers throughout Hampton Roads. Ms. Clary serves as Vice President and founding sponsorship committee member of Healthcare Administrators of Tidewater (HCAT), a local chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Ashley Clary holds undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Finance from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and a Master's degree in Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Terri Ripley, BS, MIT, CPHIMS
Terri Ripley has over 20 years experience developing, implementing and integrating healthcare systems. She is the Director of Systems and Programming for Centra, a regional, non-profit comprehensive health care system in central VA. Terri is constantly enhancing her knowledge of information technology and exploring new ways to share data within the medical community. Terri received her Masters in Information Technology from Virginia Tech, has completed her Six Sigma Green Belt certification and is recognized by HIMSS as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems. Several of the many critical projects implemented under her direction include the integration of over 24 McKesson applications in a single go-live, the electronic sharing of data in our medical community such as: demographic data into physician billing systems, and the transmission of results and reports to physician EMRs. Terri is currently working to create a data retrieval system that will enhance Lynchburg-area physicians' electronic medical records systems to facilitate compliance with evidence-based practices recommended by the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) "Continuous Cardiac Care" program.
Travis Gathright, MHA
Travis Gathright is the Director of the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department at Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers in Richmond, VA. His responsibilities include information technology (IT) strategic planning, budget management, systems evaluation, project staging, and implementation oversight. Gathright also oversees IT operations, including network management, applications administration, break/fix support, customer service, and disaster planning. Sheltering Arms provides physical rehabilitation services at its two inpatient hospitals and various outpatient physical rehabilitation locations around the greater Richmond area. Gathright has a special interest in leadership in healthcare IT. He writes regularly about the subject in his blog on the Healthcare Informatics Magazine website. Gathright studied Health Services Administration as an undergraduate at James Madison University, and earned a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Management Information Systems from Virginia Commonwealth University. Travis obtained his Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration at the University of Minnesota.
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Please join us for our 2008 Fall Annual Conference at The Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA.
There will be a CPHIMS exam preparation course at the conference location on Tuesday, October 14th. The CPHIMS Exam will then be offered on Wednesday, October 15th. The Annual Golf Classic will also take place on Wednesday, October 15th with a reception and Awards Banquet in the evening. The meeting sessions will be held October 16th and 17th.
Additional information about the Conference and the Meeting Agenda will be sent to you soon.
The Virginia Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (VA HIMSS) is a volunteer organization whose primary goal is to develop educational and regional networking programs. We are seeking sponsorships for our educational events for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Your sponsorship helps VA HIMSS offer valuable educational programming at a very affordable price for attendees. Sponsorship will benefit your business through exposure to our session attendees.
There are various forms of sponsorship for our events with increased benefits as the value of sponsorship increases. Please contact our Sponsorship Co-Chairs, Ed Potter at ed.potter@vahimss.org or 703-283-8333 or Chris Reilly at chris.reilly@vahimss.org or 703-455-8567, if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or have questions about the process.
2008 SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
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