Come join the Heart of America HIMSS Chapter and the Missouri Health Information Management Association (MoHIMA) on September 14, 2016, at Johnson County Community College for a one day symposium focused on current topics impacting healthcare information technology. This conference will feature key notes from local healthcare leaders and two-tracks of breakout sessions featuring topics such as ‘The Benefits of Achieving HIMSS Stage 7’ and ‘Advancing Along the IG Maturity Curve.’

Our Feature Keynote Speakers include:

Mitzi Cardenas, Sr. Vice President — Strategy, Business Development & Technology, Truman Medical Center

Topic:  What it means to be a HIMSS stage 7 hospital

Dr. Moser, Physician, University of Kansas Medical Center, Chris Hansen, CIO, University of Kansas Medical Center, Martie Ross, Principal, PYA 

Topic:  Insights of advanced analytics and technology plays to transform and transition to new payment models, including reviews of actual use cases on Population Health, Analytics and Right sizing inpatient/outpatient care.

In addition, we will have breakout tracks for both HIMSS and MoHIMA, which include:

HOA HIMSS Track "Sharing Data"

Session 1:  Direct communication and FHIR protocol – Linda VanHorn, IShareMedical 

Session 2:  HIE – what innovations are they using, how is it changing – Mike Dittemore 

Session 3:  Roundtable Discussion on Hot Topics in Nursing Informatics -  Andrea Hall RN, MHA, Director - Clinical Informatics , Shawnee Mission Health

 MoHIMA Track

Session 1:  Advancing along the Information Governance Maturity Curve - Randy House, VP Health Informatics and Lynsey McNeal, Director of Data Governance

Session 2:  Data to Information Governance: A Vital Connection - Julie A. Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA

Session 3:  Facing Today’s Information Security Threats in Healthcare - Dave Wiseman, Chief Information Security Officer, Saint Luke’s Health System

Continental Breakfast and lunch will be served with a prize drawing at the end of the day!

Parking in the garage or lot is free next to the Regnier Center is free.