HIMSS Nursing Infomatics Symposium

February 19-20, 2012
Venetian Sannds Expo Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

AONE 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition
March 21-24, 2012, Boston Massachusetts
http://www.aone.org/conference2012/index.shtml
Siemens is a key sponsor

Clinical Gateway News

Siemens Appoints Overhage as New Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Siemens announces the appointment of J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, as Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO), of the Health Services (HS) Business Unit.

J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer of Siemens HS

  PinnacleHealth executive, Cindy Brown, honored as one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Clinical Informaticists[319 KB]

Congratulations to Johnson County Community Hospital, a critical access hospital in the Mountian States Health Alliance, winner of the nation's top leadership excellence award in the under 100-bed category.

Siemens Names 2011 'Most Inspired' Healthcare Providers
For more information about the Siemens Healthcare Most Inspired Outcome Challenge please visit
www.usa.siemens.com/inspiredoutcomeschallenge

Nursing in the New Era of Accountability 
Read the H&HN Daily article featuring John Glaser, CEO of Siemens Health Services and Gail Latimer, Chief Nursing Officer Siemens Health Services

Siemens Nursing Thought Leadership webcast series presents new topics for nursing leaders that address the impacts of healthcare reform on clinical practice, the changing role of leadership in meeting challenges of the new decade, and achieving successful results in addressing ever-changing industry and regulatory demands.

Earn Credit for Attending: Continuing Nursing Education Credits of 1.0 contact hour will be offered by Corexcel. Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Webcasts on Demand

Preparing Your Organization for the 2012 Joint Commission Standards

February 7, 2012: Roberta Fruth, PhD, RN, FAAN, JCR/JCI Senior Consultant, Joint Commission Resources
  Download presentation[486 KB]

Nursing for the Future: Are We There Yet?

January 23, 2012: Julie Fairman, RN, PhD, FAAN, Nightingale Professor and Nursing Director, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Investigator in Health Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
  Download presentation[1.81 MB]

Coordinating Care with MobileMD

Complexity Leadership: Guiding Healthcare through the Storm of Reform
January 10, 2011: Tim Porter O'Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h) GCNS-BC, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Partner, Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates, Associate Professor and Leadership Scholar.    
        Download slides[897 KB]

How Advances in Genomics Will Change Nursing Practice

November 1, 2010: Patricia J Friend, PhD, APRN, AOCN, Assistant Professor, Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
  Download the slides[2.69 MB]

Siemens Nursing Informatics webcast series features topics that are relevant for nursing informatics today and tomorrow. With many national initiatives underway, including ARRA and Health Reform, the role of nursing informatics will take on greater importance. These education sessions explore how the role of nursing informatics will continue to evolve and how you can best prepare, in addition to sharing ways organizations have captured the power of health IT to address clinical practice.

Earn Credit for Attending: Continuing Nursing Education Credits of 1.0 contact hour will be offered by Corexcel. Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Webcasts on Demand

Utilizing Technology as a Tool to Advance the Management and Care of the Diabetic Patient Population

December 14, 2011: Tammy Miles, Manager, Integration and Workflow; Sharon Easter, RNC, CDE, CPT, Office Manager; and Lisa Wood, Workflow Developer, Riverside Health System

Technology as a Tool to Support Complex Clinical Workflow Processes
June 13, 2011; featured speakers: Barbara B. Frink, PhD, RN, FAAN Vice President for Clinical Excellence and Informatics, Main Line Health and Deborah Evenson, MSIST, BSN, RN-BC Vice Project Manager, Workflow Engine, Information Services, Main Line Health.   Download slides[610 KB]; Replay

Don’t miss the new e-series: Nursing in the New Decade Series 2012, continuing the discussion on the use of technology to support clinical practice.
Access chapter 1: Nursing Plays and Integral Role in Achieving Meaningful Use – Riverside Health System and MedCentral Health System 


Access chapter 2: Technology Supports Nursing in Efforts to Achieve Magnet Recognition Status – University of North Carolina Hospital System and Kaweah Delta Health Care District

Access Chapter 3: Nurses Leverage Technology and Research as “Champions of Change” for Tomorrow’s Healthcare System — Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center

Transforming Health Care: The Role of Health IT 
Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force on Delivery System Reform and Health IT

Siemens Contributes to Denver Health's Improved Efficiency and Ability to Save Lives and Money

Webcast replay: Coordinating care with MobileMD
Learn how MobileMD™ is helping South Jersey Health System grow its physician network by helping practices participate in a seamless data-sharing network.

  'Essentials in Nursing Informatics 5th edition”[1.81 MB] – Free Chapter Available
Workflow and Healthcare Process Management 
Enter “Siemens2” for the access code. 
John Glaser, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, and Gail E. Latimer, MSN, RN, FACHE, FAAN, Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Siemens Health Services, have played integral roles as distinguished contributors to McGraw Hill’s newly-updated textbook, “Essentials in Nursing Informatics 5th edition.”
For a limited time, Siemens is pleased to offer our customers and prospects a free downloadable chapter, Workflow and Healthcare Process Management. This chapter examines the role of information technology in the continuum of care.

Hospitals Crossing the Digital Divide

  PinnacleHealth executive, Cindy Brown, honored as one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Clinical Informaticists[319 KB]

  For this CEO, IT helps drive performance - Gribbin says technology is a means to his greater goal: Seeing staff succeed.[213 KB]
Read the Modern Healthcare article featuring John Gribbin CEO CentraState Healthcare System 

Health Care Reform - Siemens Podcast Series 'Stepping Forward With Meaningful Use'
Gain insight on the value of becoming a Meaningful User of Electronic Health Records as a foundation for succes in health care reform through a discussion with two key executives from Main Line Health Systems
  Podcast - Part I[2.67 MB]
  Podcast - Part II[2.02 MB] 

ICD-10 Two Part Article Series:
Part 1 Download - Turning the corner on ICD-10-CM/PCS
Part 2 Download - Top 10 list of best practices for ICD-10 readiness

  Interoperability in Healthcare White Paper[528 KB]
A comprehensive review of past, present, and future interoperability standards, and how Siemens reinforces them. 

Push for Digital Medical Records at Key Stage
Read the CNBC news article featuring John Glaser, CEO Siemens Health Services

Upcoming Webcasts

New webcasts coming soon - Stay tuned!

Webcasts on Demand

Replays on Demand

Webcast replay: Coordinating care with MobileMD
Learn how MobileMD™ is helping South Jersey Health System grow its physician network by helping practices participate in a seamless data-sharing network.

HDX Educational Webcast: Reducing Bad Debt Through Patient Segmentation
October 27, 2011

Preventing Avoidable Readmissions - Coordinating Care for Complex Patients across the Continuum
Monday, October 17, 2011;      Download the slides[1.47 MB]

MedCentral and Riverside Health Systems - How They Attest and Achieved Stage 1 Meaningful Use
Wednesday, June 15, 2011;       Download the slides[2.88 MB]

Webcast Series Part II: Open Q&A Pertaining to the New Regulations on Medicare Shared Savings Program
Monday, June 20, 2011;      Download the slides[469 KB]

James Field, The Advisory Board - New Regulations on Medicare Shared Savings
Tuesday, April 26, 2011;     Download the slides[7.18 MB]

Siemens began the ARRA Webcast Series on January 2009. Access all upcoing webcasts and webcasts on demand here:
Siemens 2011 ARRA Webcast Series
Siemens 2010 ARRA Webcast Series - Replays
Siemens 2009 ARRA Webcast Series - Replays

NEW! On Demand Webcast: Ellis Medicine: A Journey to Next Generation Revenue Cycle Management
Ellis Medicine will provide background and insights gained from its experience of merging three hospitals into one health system. The focus will be on the efficiencies and benefits gained by transitioning to a 'Next Generation' Enterprise Revenue Cycle Solution. Speakers will share their insights and best practices as they provide a frontline view of their implementation and the long-term implications on their organization. 

Siemens HDX Podcast: 'Breaking Old Paradigms of Point-of-Service Collections'
Access the   Siemens HDX Podcast - Audio[3.09 MB]
Access the   Siemens HDX Podcast - Transcript[89 KB]

Siemens Names 2011 'Most Inspired' Healthcare Providers
For more information about the Siemens Healthcare Most Inspired Outcome Challenge please visitwww.usa.siemens.com/inspiredoutcomeschallenge

  Strengthening Revenue Cycle Capabilities in an Era of Reform[637 KB]
Read a hfm Magazine article on revenue cycle strategies that healthcare professionals should incorporate to help their organizations respond to healthcare reform by John Glaser,
John Glaser, PhD, CEO of Siemens Health Services

BI tools help providers improve financial, clinical outcomes
Read the Healthcare Finance News article about Soarian Financials and its role in making organizations more efficient and effective.

Taming the Revenue Cycle Beast

Read the latest Health Data Management article featuring Don Paulson, CFO at University Hospitals Health System.

Podcast! Access the HealthsystemCIO.com podcast
'John Gaede, CIO, El Centro Regional Medical Center', Chapters 1-3

Read a two-part hfm Magazine  article on Soarian Workflows by John Glaser, John Glaser, PhD, CEO of Siemens Health Services and Ray Hess, VP Information Management, The Chester County Hospital
hfm Magazine article on Soarian Workflows by John Glaser- Part 1
hfm Magazine article on Soarian Workflows by John Glaser- Part 2

Siemens, Cymetrix to help hospitals replace legacy RCM solutions 
Read the Healthcare Finance News article 

How Long Can you Put Off a Patient Accounting Facelift?
Read the healthsystemCIO.com article featuring Adam Gale, President, KLAS. 

Case Study: MedCentral - Prioritizing Project Management During System Conversions
  Click here[119 KB] to read about MedCentral's implementation of next-generation revenue cycle. In this case study by the Academy of Healthcare Revenue, MedCentral describes their recommendations for successful implementations, and the outcomes they have achieved. 

Payment Reform:
Hear From Industry Experts
View the Revenue Cycle Symposium replay, Building a Roadmap for Payment Reform, designed for healthcare financial and revenue cycle executives.

Case Study: Susquehanna redefines delivery of care and ROI with its enterprise Soarian solution
  Click here[223 KB] to read more.

Turning the Corner on ICD-10-CM/PCS. Four Tips from the Trenches.

Accountable Care Organizations and Payment Reform: Implications for Health Information Technology
Listen to this keynote presentation, delivered by John Glaser, CEO of Siemens Healthcare, Health Services from the the recent Siemens Virtual Conference, 'Navigating Healthcare in the 21st Centrury'

X12 5010 EDI Transactions: 
Implementation of the X12 5010 EDI transactions is required by January 1, 2012. Information, including an FAQ, can be found on CMS’ website.