See where we've been: 2006

Forbes CIO Forum
New York
Nov. 14, 2006

Gregg Veltri, chief information officer, Denver Health & Hospital Authority, will participate on a panel discussion to discuss how the delivery of healthcare information technology (IT) can have a positive impact on the patient experience.”

Conference Web site:
http://www.forbesconferences.com/?page=event&eventID=82

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2006 Symposium
Washington, D. C.
Nov. 11–15, 2006

The following Siemens executives and customers will present:

Andrew Steele, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.c., Denver Health and Hospital System will present “Primary Care Informatics Working Group (PCI WG): Updates, Challenges, and Successes in Primary Care Informatics”

Brian Gugerty, D.N.S., M.S., R.N., Siemens Medical Solutions Update and D. J. Skiba, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center will present “Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) Initiative”

Brian Gugerty, D.N.S., M.S., R.N., Siemens Medical Solutions; John Poikonen, Partners Healthcare; Gail Keenan, University of Illinois; J. Michael Kramer, Trinity Health; and P. Park, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will present, “Interdisciplinary Plans of Care – JCAHO Regulations, Clinical Informatics Exemplars and Future Directions”

Scientific and poster sessions:

Grand Challenges in Biomedical Informatics Research by Justin Starren, Biomedical Informatics and Radiology, Columbia University; Milton Corn, N.L.M. Extramural Programs; Gilad Kuperman, Quality Informatics; and Don Rucker, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Siemens Medical Solutions

Rosemary Kennedy, M.B.A., R.N., Siemens Medical Solutions; Patricia S. Button, Ed.D, R.N., Zynx Health; Sheri Matter, M.S., R.N., B.S.N., and Cindy Brown, M.S., R.N., Pinnacle Health: A Study of Integration of Evidence Based Nursing Content

CPOE / EHR-Driven Healthcare Workflow Generation and Scheduling by Minmin Han, M.S., and Xiping Song, Ph.D., Siemens Corporate Research; Hui Coa, M.D., M.S., Columbia University; Rosemary Kennedy, M.B.A., R.N., Brian Gugerty, D.N.S., M.S., R.N., and Jan DeHann, M.S., Siemens Medical Solutions

Design and Use of a Joint Order Vocabulary Knowledge Representation Tier in a Multi-tier CPOE Architecture by Don Rucker, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Siemens Medical Solutions; Gary Hardel, Ph.D., Andrew Steele, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.c., and Ivor Douglas, M.D., Denver Health

Cleveland Clinic’s 2006 Medical Innovation Summit
Cleveland, Oh.
Nov. 7, 2006

Peter Kingma, vice president, Molecular Imaging Division, Siemens Medical Solutions, will participate on a panel discussion titled, “Neuro-Imaging: Shifting the Foundation of Disease Recognition and Management.”

Conference Web site:
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/innovations/home.asp

Medical Automation 2006 International Conference
Loudoun County, Va.
Nov. 3, 2006

Markus Lusser, vice president of global marketing and sales, Molecular Imaging Division, Siemens Medical Solutions, will present “Realizing the Dream of Personalized Medicine – The Impact of Molecular Imaging.”

Conference Web site:
http://medicalautomation.org/conferences/index.php?confid=1

CHIME Forum 2006
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Oct. 26, 2006

Gregg Veltri, chief information officer, Denver Health & Hospital Authority, will partner with Connie D’Argenio, vice president, business management, Siemens Medical Solutions, to present “The CIO Perspective: Constructing A Knowledgeable Healthcare IT Staff and Effective Facility.”

Conference Web site:
http://www.cio-chime.org/services/serv2.asp

Joint Siemens/IBM Web seminar
Oct. 11, 2006

Don Rucker, M. D., vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, will collaborate with Richard Bakalar, chief medical officer, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, to discuss EHR/Workflow/PACS and the changes in healthcare.

Webinar Web site:
http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/healthcare/doc/jsp/event/webcasts/index.jsp?P_EventType=91080805&desc=no

CHI's Inaugural Digital Health Summit
Baltimore
Oct. 10, 2006

Don Rucker, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, will present "Beyond the Electronic Medical Record."

Conference Web site:
http://www.healthtech.com/2006/dig/index.asp

Gilda’s Club Chicago
Chicago
Oct. 4, 2006

Michael Reitermann, president, Molecular Imaging Division, Siemens Medical Solutions, will present “Molecular Diagnostics - Transforming Diagnosis of Cancer.”

Conference Web site:
http://www.gildasclubchicago.org/home.jsp

The Conference Board’s 2006 Marketing Precision Conference
New York
Sept. 27, 2006

Bappa Choudhury, vice president, segment management, Global Solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions, delivered a keynote presentation on how to work within a corporation to create a consistent customer experience and drive customer-centric thinking throughout the organization.

Conference Web site: http://www.conference-board.org/conferences

The Third Health Information Technology (HIT) Summit in conjunction with the Thirteenth National HIPAA Summit
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 25, 2006

Gail Latimer, chief nursing officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, offered strategies to advance the goals of quality, efficiency, compliance, and usability of the clinical portion of the electronic health record, while ensuring appropriate productivity for the medical practice.

Conference Web site: http://www.hitsummit.com

eClinical Forum
Paris
Sept. 20, 2006

ExL Pharma’s 2nd Annual Merging Electronic Health Records & Electronic Data Capture Conference
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 19, 2006

At these two events, Hugh Donovan, general manager, Siemens clinical trial business, unveiled the preliminary results of a pilot study testing the scalable, automatic transfer of data between an electronic medical record (EMR) and an electronic data capture (EDC) system that Siemens is conducting in conjunction with the Technical University of Munich.

Conference Web site: http://www.exlpharma.com/events/ev_descrip.php?ev_id=40

Business Process Management Conference Europe 2006
London
Sept. 20, 2006

John Neider, market manager, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Ray Hess, vice president of information management, The Chester County Hospital, joined technology partner, Tibco, to deliver "BPM and Healthcare: The Next Frontier,” which addressed the implementation of workflow at The Chester County Hospital and how it can help solve specific healthcare challenges.

Conference Web site: http://www.process2006.com

5th RFID, Barcoding and Emerging Technologies for Hospitals & Health Systems
Philadelphia
Sept. 20, 2006

Patsy Sublett, MSN., RN-C product specialist and nurse consultant, Siemens Medical Solutions, discussed how to develop the most efficient and effective implementation processes for bar coding systems in a healthcare setting.

Conference Web site: www.iqpc.com

The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA) 12th Annual Conference & Exhibition
Greensboro, N.C.
Sept. 11, 2006

Terry Jacobs, director, electronic health records (EHR) and emerging initiatives, Siemens Medical Solutions, provided the necessary steps and criteria to implement EHRs.

Conference Web site: http://www.nchica.org/Activities/06/sessions.htm#T6

Health Forum and the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit
San Francisco
July 14, 2006

Siemens customer Donna Isgett, MSN,vice president of clinical effectiveness, McLeod Health, delivered a presentation titled, “In Pursuit of Perfection: IT’s Value in Clinical Process Improvement” to an audience of healthcare executives.

Conference Web site: http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/conferences/summit/06Track6.html

Frost & Sullivan Sales & Marketing 2006 MindXchange
Boston
July 11, 2006

Bappa Choudhury, vice president, segment management, Global Solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “Creating a Winning Customer Experience” to an audience of sales and marketing officials.

Healthcare Conventions & Exhibitors Association Annual Meeting
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
June 25, 2006

Riki Metzger, director, congress management, Siemens Medical Solutions, participated in a senior-level roundtable discussion, featuring leaders from the pharmaceutical, medical device and association management industries, addressing current and future topics facing the exhibit industry.

In addition, Riki also participated in the "Building a Traffic Builder in Real Time" panel session.

Conference Web site: http://guest.cvent.com

World Congress Leadership Summit for Senior Healthcare and Nurse Executives
Chicago
June 16, 2006

Laura Wood, director, professional services, northeastern/eastern zone, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “Leveraging a Technology Platform to Drive Results.”

Conference Web site: http://www.worldcongress.com/events/NW650/?confCode=NW650

Government Health IT Conference
Washington, D.C.
June 16, 2006

Sherry Shults, chief information officer, research department, South Carolina Heart Center (SCHC), participated in the “Leveraging Electronic Health Records” panel discussion focusing on SCHC’s accomplishments with disease management.

Conference Web site: http://www.e-gov.com/events/2005/ghit/

Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum 2006
Washington, D.C.
June 15, 2006

Roselle Anderson, vice president, corporate communications, Siemens Medical Solutions, played an integral role in the “Our Customers Speak” panel session discussing what companies expect from exhibitions and tradeshows.

Conference Web site: http://www.eceforum.com/program.shtml

The 9th Annual International Congress in Nursing Informatics
Seoul, South Korea
June 10, 2006

Rosemary Kennedy, chief nursing informatics officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, led the “Nursing Interventions” panel discussion.

Conference Web site: http://www.ni2006.org

2006 Sales and Marketing Strategy Conference
New York
June 8, 2006

Bappa Choudhury, vice president, segment management, Global Solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “The New Marketing Reality: Driving Marketing and Sales Collaboration,” to an audience of sales officials, chief marketing officers, chief information officers and chief executive officers.

Conference Web site: http://www.conferenceboard.org

5th Annual HIMSS Advocacy Day
Washington, D.C.
June 5, 2006

Charlene Underwood, director, industry and government affairs, Siemens Medical Solutions, discussed Value Based Purchasing and the Stark Reform/ Anti Kickback Act with an audience of government and healthcare industry leaders.

Conference Web site: http://www.himss.org/advocacy/advocacyday2006.asp

Towards the Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) Conference
Baltimore
May 20-24, 2006

Siemens Medical Solutions had a strong presence at the 2006 TEPR Conference. Presentations from Siemens’ customers included:

May 22 - Linda Reino, chief information officer, Universal Health Services, Inc., presented "Disaster Management and Recovery: Universal Health Services Katrina Experiences."

May 23 - Basil Holloway, R.N., nursing informatics specialist, East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, along with Pete Range, clinical applications manager and Robecca Quammen, president and chief executive officer, The Quammen Group, discussed the implementation of clinical documentation systems.

May 23 - Angela N. Haas, M.D., vice president, physician resources, and chief medical information officer, Susquehanna Health System, presented "How to Win Friends and Influence Physicians."

May 24 - Tracy Legenos, vice president, information services and chief information officer, Bethesda Healthcare System, discussed "Improving Patient Safety Through a Medication Management System."

May 24 - Mary Beth McCoy Haugen, director, health information and clinical information systems, Denver Health Medical Center, presented "CPOE Success Through HIM Leadership."

May 24 - Jane Ann Bridges, M.B.A., C.P.A., chief financial officer, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, discussed "EHR - A Phased Approach That’s an Exemplary Model for Community Hospitals."

May 24 - Sherry Shults, R.N., B.S.N., chief information officer, research director, South Carolina Heart Center, presented "It's a Success! Achieving Cost-Effective Disease Management."

Conference Web site:
http://www.tepr.com

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions
Chicago
May 12, 2006

  Donald Rucker, M.D.[63 KB], vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “Vendor Perspectives on Choosing and Implementing an Electronic Health Record System.”

Conference Web site:
http://www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx?PAGE_ID=84

National Patient Safety Foundation Annual Congress
Chicago
May 12, 2006

Dr. Joseph Mannion, director, medical informatics, Meridian Health, presented “Patient Safety: How CPOE Has Increased Patient Safety and Improved Physician Affinity” to an audience of leading industry and government healthcare officials.

Conference Web site:
http://www.npsf.org/congress/index.html

Disease Management Colloquium
Philadelphia
May 11, 2006

Alan Barbell, product manager, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Sandra Garrison, director, chronic heart failure initiative, The Chester County Hospital (CCH), discussed how CCH utilized new IT solutions to help chronically ill patients and their care providers better manage diseases such as congestive heart failure.

Conference Web site:
http://www.dmconferences.com

3rd Annual INVISION® User Symposium for Computerized Physician Order Entry
Providence, R.I.
May 8-9, 2006

Sponsored by Siemens Medical Solutions and hosted by Lifespan, this event allowed Siemens CPOE customers to share best practices in a peer-to-peer learning environment. Discussion facilitators included Dr. Neal Seidberg, SUNY Upstate Medical Center; Dr. Andy Steele, Denver Health; Dr. Josh Lee, University of California at San Diego; Dr. Reid Coleman, Lifespan; and Dr. Don Rucker, vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions.

Conference Web site:
https://smed.com/cpoe/

Health Care Industry Advisory Council (HCIAC)
St. Pete Beach, Fla.
May 3, 2006

Christopher Amies, M.D., oncology care systems group, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “The Future of Evolving Technological Advancements in Healthcare.”

AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Washington, D.C.
April 30, 2006

Siemens customer Laura Easton, president and chief executive officer, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, presented "Making the Case for Health IT in Small and Rural Hospitals" to an audience of healthcare officials, cardiologists, and industry leaders.

HealthCare IQ – Hospital Operational Excellence Summit
Chicago
April 27, 2006

Floyd Eisenberg, M.D., business manager, health surveillance, Siemens Medical Solutions, will deliver a presentation titled, “Patient Safety and Quality: Achieving Outcomes from the Ground Up” to an audience of physicians, healthcare and hospital officials, CEOs, CMOs, and directors of emergency departments.

Conference Web site:
http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=483&event=9417&

National Managed Health Care Conference
Washington, D.C.
April 25, 2006

Siemens Medical Solutions customers Sheryl Dodds, Nebraska Heart Institute; Reid Coleman, Lifespan Health System; and Sandra Elliott, Meridian Health will participate in a roundtable discussion titled “Making Computerized Solutions Work in Healthcare.” The panel will be moderated by Connie D’Argenio, vice president, business management, Siemens Health Services.

Conference Web site:
http://www.nmhcc.com/

Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Springfield, Ill.
April 14, 2006

Jon Trigg, Siemens Medical Solutions, discussed “The Private Sector’s Role in Transforming Healthcare,” with an audience of government and local healthcare officials.

Conference Web site:
http://www.ilchamber.org/

PRSA Health Academy 2006 Spring Conference
Washington, D.C.
April 6, 2006

LuJean Smith, senior director, public relations, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Elizabeth Cisco, vice president of marketing and development, The Heart Center of Indiana, presented “Leveraging Hospital/Vendor Partnerships to Enhance Overall Facility Reputation” to an audience of healthcare marketing officials.

Conference Web site:
http://www.healthacademy.prsa.org/index.asp?ident=apr1

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Annual Congress
Chicago
March 27, 2006

Tom McCausland, president, Siemens Medical Solutions, and John Stewart, CEO, The Heart Center of Indiana, presented “The Hospital of the Future” to an audience of healthcare executives.

Conference Web site: http://www.ache.org/

PACS 2006 Digital Healthcare Information & Management Systems
San Antonio, Texas
March 16 and 17, 2006

  Donald Rucker, M.D.[63 KB], vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “Understanding the Hospital Information System” and Rik Primo, director enterprise imaging solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions, discussed image compression with IT professionals and health industry leaders.

Conference Web site: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pacs2006/

Florida State Legislature
Tallahassee, Fla.
March 14, 2006

Siemens customer Joan Hovhanesian, chief information officer, Shands Healthcare System, discussed the transformation of healthcare with leading government officials from Florida.

Education and Training” during a concurrent peer council session on March 14.

On March 15, Ajit Singh, president, oncology care systems group, Siemens Medical Solutions, was the keynote speaker for the “Movers and Shakers” session.

Conference Web site: http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/summits-details.pag?eventid=7052874

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Continuing Education Cluster
Las Vegas
March 8, 2006

Gail Latimer, vice president, chief nursing officer, Siemens Medical Solutions and Susan Pickle, director of clinical outcomes and credentialing, McLeod Health, presented “In Pursuit of Perfection: IT’s Role in Clinical Process Improvement/Medication Safety” to an audience of healthcare executives and industry leaders.

Conference Web site: http://www.ache.org/seminars/clusters/lasvegas06.cfm/

Global Marketing Executive Summit 2006
Grand Dunes, S.C.
March 1, 2006

As a keynote speaker,   Joe Camaratta[71 KB], vice president Global Solutions, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “B-to-B CRM: Beyond Theory To Execution.”

Conference Web site: http://www.mena.worldtradeco.com/

American Health Quality Association (AHQA) Annual Meeting
Miami
Feb. 20-24, 2006

Siemens Medical Solutions presented two posters: “Knowledge Management and the EHR – Where Do I Begin?” and “Achieving New Levels of Collaborative Care” at the American Health Quality Association Annual Meeting.”

Conference Web site: www.ahqa2006.org

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
San Diego
Feb. 12-15, 2006

Siemens Medical Solutions had a strong presence at the 2006 HIMSS meeting, contributing in multiple sessions, educating the audience on important issues and case studies in the healthcare industry. Siemens executives and customers participated in the following sessions:

Feb. 12
Rosemary Kennedy, R.N., chief nursing informatics officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Susan Matney, R.N., M.S., Siemens Medical Solutions presented “Making the Most of Structured Terminology.”

Rosemary also led the “Leveraging Health IT to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Communication and Workflow” session.

Charlene Underwood, director of government and industry affairs, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented multiple sessions including, “RHIO Disaster Response” and “Building a Truly Valuable EHR: A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue.”

Feb. 13
Janet Dillione, chief operating officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, participated in the HIMSS “View From the Top” session and discussed the health IT industry.

Siemens customer Sherry Shults, research director, South Carolina Heart Center, presented “It’s a Success! Achieving Cost-Effective Disease Management.”

In addition, Siemens customers Kenneth Abendshien, Midwest Health Systems Data Center, and Brenda Olson, Great Plains Health Alliance, discussed “Affordable Healthcare Technology in Critical Access.”

Feb. 14
Lynn Witherspoon of the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, presented “Katrina and Rita Story: The IT Solution.”

Charlene Underwood presented a third time on the topic of “Interoperability: Progress Through Unprecedented Collaboration.”

Rosemary Kennedy and Ann Farrell, Farrell Associates, discussed leveraging health IT to facilitate interdisciplinary communication and workflow.

Joe Aureimma, senior director, integration engineering, IT Division, Siemens Medical Solutions discussed Siemens’ interoperability strategy.

Feb. 15
  Donald Rucker, M.D.[63 KB], vice president and chief medical officer of Siemens Medical Solutions, participated in the HIMSS “View From the Top” session presenting "Reducing Errors and Improving Care: The Outlook on Clinical Systems."

Conference Web site: http://www.himss06.org/ASP/index.asp

IABC/Triangle Introduction to Siemens Medical
Cary, N.C.
Feb. 13, 2006

Tony Abunassar and Jim Greany of Siemens Medical Solutions discussed how Siemens Medical Solutions repositioned its brand to generate awareness and attract customers. Participants were given a tour of Siemens' state-of-the-art facility and learned about the latest technology used to provide diagnostic imaging.

Conference Web site: http://www.iabctriangle.org/events.htm#next

15th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference
Boston
Jan. 28, 2006

Nancy Gillen, vice president, magnetic resonance imaging division, Siemens Medical Solutions presented “Issues in Magnetic Resonance Imaging” at the 15th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference organized by Harvard Business School.

Conference Web site:
http://www.studentclubs.hbs.edu/wsas/conference/

National Healthcare CNO Summit
Amelia Island, Fla.
Jan. 22-24, 2006

Gail Latimer, vice president, chief nursing officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, discussed “Securing the Issues Facing Leading CNOs” to an audience of healthcare officials.

Conference Web site:
http://www.marcusevans.com/subtype/health.asp

Penn State University
Abington, Pa.
Jan. 19, 2006

Brian Gugerty, Siemens Medical Solutions, presented “Nursing Workflow in Collecting and Documenting Vital Signs” to an audience of healthcare officials and students.