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Keynotes

The conference features two high-level keynote sessions, including an opening presentation from Harvard Medical's Dr. Robert Crone and Dr. John Helfrick on the explosive growth of medical tourism and what it means in terms of establishing global standards for patient care and health information exchange.

"Attendees will not only take away how medical tourism will impact their organizations, but that there's a real opportunity for improving healthcare quality internationally," said Dr. Helfrick.

C. Martin Harris, MD, FHIMSS, CIO and chairman, IT division, of Cleveland Clinic, will kick-off day two with a discussion on eEnabled medical practices. He will discuss the transformation process to the information age at Cleveland Clinic and its implications for medical practice in the short and long term.

Education for Key Stakeholders

CIOs can learn proactive approaches to streamline IT integration, enhance emergency response through healthcare IT and buy interoperable systems; while nurses can learn data mining techniques, patient identification strategies for EMR implementation and the latest on IT mobile devices. RHIO stakeholders can discover how to develop a sustainable business model, and learn valuable lessons from a study published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Public health officials and emergency responders can both learn about real-world solutions for using IT to optimize response and surveillance systems.

Following the conference, all education sessions and keynote addresses are available to paid registrants on demand for 90 days.

New Program

Attendees can take advantage of the new HIMSS Interoperability Showcase booth where they can observe demonstrations on in-use, standards-based interoperab
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