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Riding the Waves of Change: Oregon Organizations Collaborating to Improve Healthcare

April 26, 2017

Announcing topics and presenters at the HiMSS Oregon Annual Conference 2017

Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Embassy Suites –Downtown Portland

Attend the HIMSS Oregon Annual Conference on May 10, 2017 at the Embassy Suites in downtown Portland to hear how national and local organizations are collaborating to try to manage the surge of waves that may break in the next year. Featured presentations will include:

-The Changing Health Care Environment and State Health Information Technology Efforts.  Lynne Saxton, OHA Director; Greg Van Pelt, Executive Director, OHLC; Susan Otter, Director of Health IT, OHA

-Evidence Based Security.  Sumit Sehgal, Chief Healthcare Technical Strategist, McAfee

- Population Health Analytics:  Reliance eHealth Collaborative.  Gina Bianco, CEO, Reliance; Andrew Zechnich, MD, Reliance Board Member, Providence

-“Privacy within IT” …. The Consideration of Housing Privacy Within Security and IT.  Sandy Gilmore, Senior Compliance Consultant, Legacy Health; Monica Freedle, CHC, EHR Integrity Officer, Privacy and Security Team, OHSU; Rebecca Sherlock, HIPAA Security Analyst, Kaiser Permanente 

-Nursing Informatics: Capturing Data to Understand End User Efficacy.  Daniel Lima, RN, BSN, ONC, Clinical Informatics Specialist; Michelle Patterson, Clinical Informatics Specialist; Lori VanMetre, Senior Clinical Informaticist, Providence Health & Services

- Healthcare Leadership Panel.  Moderator:  Laureen O’Brien, Principal, LOB Consulting; Valerie Fong, Chief Nursing Information Officer, Providence Health & Services; Lee Milligan, MD, Vice-President Medical Informatics, Asante; David Strickland, Vice President, Care Delivery Technology Services, Kaiser Permanente

Bring your questions and join us for an interactive and informative conference. Registration includes lunch and a networking reception with appetizers served.  

The 2016 conference sold out weeks ahead of the event. Ensure your attendance by registering at http://tinyurl.com/lmhuhqa . Registration fees: HIMSS Member $110, Non HIMSS Member $159, Student Non HIMSS Member $60. You can become a member today and register for the conference at the member rate. If interested, sign up for your annual HiMSS membership at http://www.himss.org/membership.

This full-day conference will include an exhibitor hall where attendees can gain additional information on population health and technology solutions as well as two opportunities to network with colleagues, during lunch and an evening reception. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available. Please contact Rex Eads at 360-600-7193 or [email protected]

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