President's Welcome
A Message From the GCC HIMSS President
Fall is here and your GCC HIMSS Board is working hard to provide more benefits than ever to our membership this year.
Register now for our next program on Friday, November 17th. Our fall program features a distinguished panel of five healthcare leaders from our Chicago Provider Organizations who will be discussing IT Governance. Dave Garets, CEO and President of HIMSS Analytics, will provide us with an overview of recent studies around IT Governance and then facilitate a C-Suite Panel to gain insight into IT Leadership and Governance in provider organizations here in Chicago. For a detailed agenda and registration, please visit our Website www.gcchimss.net .
Our first program of the year was the 2006 Fall Technology Conference October 2, 3, 4, which we co-sponsored with the Wisconsin Dairyland and Southeast Wisconsin Chapters. It was a successful conference with over 200 in attendance and positive evaluations from the attendees. For copies of the presentations given at the educational sessions, please go to www.2006falltechnology.com . We have already started planning the 2007 Fall Technology Conference and hope to involve more chapters next year!
Our winter program is targeted for Thursday, January 24, 2007. We hope to feature National HIMSS at this program and put together a panel of executives from the major EMR vendors to discuss their strategy and challenges in supporting the national agenda with their software. However, we are still open to program topics, so please send your ideas to our Education Program Director, Lydia Lindholm at llindhol@nmh.org
Last, but not least, our 2nd Annual Nursing Informatics Program will be held in the spring on Thursday, April 26, 2007. In April of this year, our Nursing Informatics subcommittee delivered an excellent program, “Nursing Informatics: Fostering Excellence in Care”, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Dairyland Chapter and the National Nursing Informatics Task Force. The program drew over 125 attendees, including HIMSS members from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and more!
Please be sure to check out our new Website at www.gcchimss.net. If you have any questions or ideas as to how to improve the GCC HIMSS Chapter, please feel free to contact me any time at dawn.mitchell@healthiaconsulting.com or (312) 925-9272.
We look forward to seeing all of you at our 2006-2007 programs!
Warm Regards,
Dawn Mitchell
President, GCC HIMSS
Welcome From the GCC HIMSS Board
Welcome to the Greater Chicago Chapter of HIMSS! With over 700 members, we are one of the largest chapters in the United States. Our goal is to provide current and future leaders with beneficial information. This includes educating our members on the latest health care trends and policies, providing information that will improve manangement skills, and fostering an environment of network resources as a forum for members to exchange ideas in dealing with emerging issues. We hope you enjoy the information and programs being offered by our Chicago Chapter, and please forward any question or thoughts to us through the Contact Us link from our web site. Enjoy!
http://www.gcchimss.net
C-Suite Perspectives on Healthcare IT Leadership and Governance
Upcoming Fall Program
Lydia Lindholm, Programs Chair
The Greater Chicago Chapter (GCC) of HIMSS is pleased to invite you to our Fall Program featuring Dave Garets, President and CEO of HIMSS Analytics and a distinguished panel of five healthcare leaders from our Chicago Provider Organizations!
In 2004 and 2005, HIMSS Analytics, The Scottsdale Institute and Lawson Software joined forces to conduct a definitive study on emerging healthcare IT leadership and governance practices. Their goal was to identify and share innovative and effective practices related to governance of IT in a healthcare organization, as well as to qualify and quantify leadership and management issues related to IT in provider organizations. A similar study is in process in Europe. Dave Garets will provide us with an overview of these studies and then facilitate a C-Suite Panel to gain insight into IT Leadership and Governance in provider organizations here in Chicago.
When: Friday November 17, 2006
8:00am – 12:00pm
Where: University Center
525 South State Street
Lake Room
Chicago, Illinois
Agenda:
8:00 – 9:00
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00 – 9:45
Presentation by Dave Garets
9:45 - 10:00
Break
10:00 – 11:15
Panel Discussion and Questions
11:15 – Noon
Wrap-up and Lunch
Panel participants include:
• Jim Doyle, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
• Jeffrey Hillebrand, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer, Evanston Northwestern University
• Mike Kelleher, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Children’s Memorial Hospital
• George Morris, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Northwest Community Hospital
• Tim Zoph, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Moderated by Dave Garets, FHIMSS, President and CEO, HIMSS Analytics
Please visit www.gcchimss.net to electronically register for this program. Major credit cards are accepted for those registering through the website. Checks may also be sent to the address below. Sorry, but only cash or check will be accepted at the door on the day of the event. Thank you.
Members: $50.00
Non-Members: $80.00 (includes membership to GCC HIMSS)
GCC HIMSS Scholarship Program
Update on Recent Activity
Susan Wozniak, MPH, CPHIMS, Scholarship Chair
Scolarship applications are in and the board is currently selecting the aware recipeints. Just as a reminder we've included the scholarship program information below. We want to thank everyone for their interest and hard work in the application process!
Purpose: To provide financial assistance and recognition to qualified students in accredited programs in health management, health information technology, management programs with a health focus, or technology programs with a health focus.
Objective: Establish the GCCHIMSS scholarship program in fiscal year 2006-2007. Present scholarship awards at the first GCCHIMSS program of the fiscal year.
Program Structure, Eligibility and Award Criteria:
A two thousand dollar scholarship will be offered to one student each in a graduate (to include masters or doctorate) and undergraduate program.
Scholarships will be offered to students in the following types of programs:
a. health information management/technology
b. health management, with a focus in information management/technology
c. clinical programs with a focus in information management/technology
d. health science programs with a focus in information management/technology
e. business management programs with a focus in health information management/technology
f. management science programs with a focus in health information management/technology
g. other types of degree programs which emphasize health information management/technology
h. Participation is open to students who are enrolled in a degree program in an accredited college or university.
Eligibility for scholarship award are based on the following criteria:
a. Individual submission of scholarship application
b. Two letters of professional recommendations accompany the application. These would include superiors for whom the applicant has worked and college professors with whom the applicant had studied under
c. Grade point average at or above 3.0. A most recent, official transcript must be included with the scholarship application
d. A short essay (one to two pages) that addresses:
i. why information management/technology is important in healthcare today,
ii. why the student has chosen the field, and
iii. Discussion of a major issue facing the health industry and how information technology can address the issue.
Criteria for Evaluation of application and award of scholarship will include, at a minimum:
• Meets or exceeds grade point criterion
• Quality of recommendations
• Quality of applicant essay
• Student is a member of HIMSS
Schedule
The schedule for development and advertisement of the scholarship program and award of the scholarships for 2006 is as follows:
Activity Date
• Promote scholarship program and distribute materials September 2006
• Scholarship applications due October 31, 2006
• Select award recipients November 10, 2006
• Present awards November 17, 2006
HIMSS Board Elections
Be Sure to Vote in the Elections
The Elections for the HIMSS Board of Directors and Nominating Committee have begun and will continue until November 15th. All eligible HIMSS voting members have been contacted through email or U.S. postal mail with voting instructions from SBS, a third party voting company. There is also a box on the home page of the HIMSS Web site that will take members to the SBS election web site. If you receive any questions or need any help please contact Maureen Gallagher at mgallagher@himss.org.
Here are the candidates for both the Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee.
Board Slate:
· John H. Daniels Maj USAF, MSC, CHE, CPHIMS, CHPS, FHIMSS
· Steven Edison, FHIMSS
· C. Martin Harris MD, MBA, FHIMSS
· Joy G. Keeler, MBA
· J. Paul Oates CPHIMS, FHIMSS
· Robert Seliger FHIMSS
· Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, FHIMSS
· Charlotte A. Weaver RN, PhD, FHIMSS
Nominating Committee
· Beverly L. Bell RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
· Marc Grossman FHIMSS
· Judy Murphy RN, BSN, FACMI, FHIMSS
· MAJ Erich P. Murrell CISSP,FACHE,FHIMSS
· John Templin , FHIMSS
· Vincent S. Vitali, FHIMSS
Member Get a Member Campaign
Recruit New HIMSS Members and Earn Prizes
There's never been a more opportune time to share the advantages of HIMSS membership. From now until Dec. 31, HIMSS will award prizes to members for new recruits. In fact, the more new members you recruit, the more you'll earn. Prizes include HIMSS bucks, which can be applied towards books, publications, Webinar fees and conference registration fees. The top recruiter will be awarded airfare, registration and hotel costs to the 2008 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition.
This is your chance to not only bring new voices and build an even stronger base to advocate healthcare IT, but also earn HIMSS bucks to apply to your professional growth. So, make a list, talk to your peers and industry friends, and help ensure your referrals become members before year's end.
Participate and your Chapter may win the More Member Award. For each member that recruits, credit will be given to the Chapter they belong to. The Chapter that recruits the most members will be awarded the More Member Award at the Chapter Leadership Workshop and receive a HIMSS08 registration they can raffle off at a future meeting.
For more information on the HIMSS Membership Drive and to access the Membership Drive Toolkit, visit http://www.himss.org/getamember/.
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