Whether a first time attendee or a seasoned conference goer, having a conference plan is a MUST, especially for a show as big and potentially overwhelming as HIMSS 2011. IT folks are used to planning a project, but sometimes when we are out of our normal day to day environment we forget the basics that [...]
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Social Media is Coming to HIMSS 2011
Social meeting will be taking a place at the forefront of the HIMSS conference this year and on the exhibition show floor as well. The HIMSS Social Media Center will be located in Hall E, Booth 7981, the new and improved Social Media Center will host 12 educational sessions and networking meetups. Furthermore, the center [...]
PWC Forecasts Healthcare IT Trends for 2011
PWC in the US recently put out their “Top health industry issues of 2011” report. Although our systems are very different, Canadians will be impacted. The rush is on! Expected increased spending in the US on Health IT from 2011 to 2015 is $36 Billion, with at least $20B of that coming from the Gov’t [...]
Cloud and SaaS Among IDC’s Top 2011 Healthcare Industry Predictions
January is prediction season and IDC has released it’s own top ten list of tends that will shape and define the Healthcare landscape in 2011. Here’s their list: Health reform providers will explore new care and reimbursement models. EMRs will shift from purchase to adoption phase for hospitals in 2011. EMR-as-a-service options will take off [...]
30 Canadian Organizations and $15.5M Come Together to Prevent Chronic Diseases
Led by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and funded to the tune of $15.5M under the name Coalitions Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP), 30 Canadian organizations are partnering on a series of initiatives designed to help Canadians become healthier and prevent chronic diseases. CLASP will target health problems such as childhood obesity, screening [...]
Longwoods Transitions – February 16th, 2010
Longwoods February 16th, 2010 eLeter Transitions: Lynn Nagle to Strategic Advisor, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Kurtis Bishop to Director, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Saäd Rafi to Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario Caroline DeKeyster to Chief Nursing Officer, Misericordia Health Centre, MB Patti Smith to Executive Director of the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation, [...]
PWC Top Ten Health Industry Issues in 2010
PWC’s “Top ten health industry issues in 2010” is a great primer on the themes and trends that will drive our industry over the next year. While the focus is on the American healthcare system, there is a great deal of thoughtful and relevant content that make it universally worth a read. The subtitle “Squeezing [...]
MaRS Future of Medicine™ TV
MaRS has launched a series of online videos highlighting presentations from the MaRS Future of Medicine™ Conference held in Toronto on November 12, 2009. This is a great opportunity to check out some of the content presented if you were not able to attend and get a feel for the conference and it’s value if [...]
Longwoods Transitions – February 2nd, 2010
Longwoods February 2nd, 2010 eLeter Transitions: Dr. Brian Postl retiring as President and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, effective June 2010 Dr. Carrol Pitters to Chief of Staff, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Dr. Robert Peterson to CIHR’s Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network as Executive Director Dr. Tomas Paus to Joint [...]
Longwoods Transitions – January 12th, 2010
Longwoods January 12th, 2010 eLetter Transitions: Don Schurman to Sumeraconsulting George Pink to Humana Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health Dr. Lisa Rojkjaer (nee Payne) to Vice President, Clinical Development, MorphoSys. Gary Phillips to the Board of Directors, North West LHIN Dianne Miller to the Board of [...]
