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As you get ready to pack for the trip to Orlando and annual HIMSS Global Conference & Expo, you hopefully have a schedule of events, education sessions and meetings you plan to attend to ensure you have a full week of buzzing around the Orange County Convention Center.
But if you’ve been hard pressed for time and find yourself looking to get your plans sorted at the last second, don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Check out these 7 informatics focused sessions to attend at the show.
HL7 FHIR: What’s Now and What’s Next?
Tuesday, March 10 from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. W311E
There’s a great deal of attention being paid to data standards right now, and none more so than HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been pushing the adoption of FHIR. In this session, speakers will focus on the latest features of FHIR and how it drives analytics and decision support as well as sharing how it’s currently being used.
Breaking Data Silos to Make Healthcare Work Better
Tuesday, March 10 from 3 – 4:00 p.m. W206A
Data silos are a hinderance to the development and effectiveness of tools that patients and providers use in the effort to improve the efficiency and quality of care. This session will feature leaders from Premera Blue Cross who developed a product to facilitate the exchange of clinical data from patients to providers and vice versa in real time. The focus will be on how they did it and how this interoperable approach enabled clinicians to focus on healing rather than administrative tasks. Attendees will also learn how next generation data science and virtual care options can empower patients.
Supporting the Data Needs of an Aging Population
Wednesday, March 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. W414D
It’s a vital moment in the history of healthcare delivery as the aging population booms. This means data, policy and technology have to come together to address the needs of this demographic and to do it, standardized data is essential. It can drive improvements in care coordination, quality measurement, emerging payment models and analytics. The problem a lack of standards creates is that it leaves information gaps in the data needed to care for a population with higher chronic disease, disability and mortality risks. CMS and ONC will look at policy changes they believe can close these gaps.
Curious what others are up to for HIMSS20? Check out this clip from a recent interview with USF graduate, Caroline Saavedra, on what she’s looking forward to about HIMSS20!
Making Prescriptive Analytics Work for Clinicians
Wednesday, March 11 from 1 – 2:00 p.m. W304A
Cutting edge analytics systems already exist, but more barriers exist to adoption by clinicians than in other industries, none bigger than a lack of enthusiasm for them. In this talk, speakers from the University of Virginia Health System will look at how they used data science to support clinicians in an effort to reduce the 30-day readmission rate. They will also share approaches to promote advanced analytics within a health system.
The Whole Enchilada: Arizona’s Journey to Care Integration
Wednesday, March 11 from 4 – 5:00 p.m. W304E
A small percentage of patients account for a large percentage of costs when it comes to Medicaid, 70% of which suffer from comorbidities and behavioral health issues. This presentation will look at Arizona’s Medicaid Program, known as AHCCCS, which has become the first state Medicaid program to completely integrate services for physical and behavioral health through a health information exchange (HIE). It has brought all providers serving these patients into the HIE, including substance abuse providers and correctional facilities.
Foundation of Health Informatics and Competencies
Thursday, March 12 9:45 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Hall D Booth 7143 Lightning Session Theater
Join USF Health as we deliver a Lightning Session for the third consecutive year. Christina Eldredge, an instructor in the school’s Master of Science in Health Informatics program, will discuss the 10 foundational domains of applied health informatics used in the accreditation process for masters level degree programs developed by a collaboration between the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). The session will also cover the health informatics application areas and the new focus on competency-driven curriculum.
Healthcare Lessons From Biometric Technology Use Worldwide
Thursday, March 12 from 1 – 2 p.m. W240C
A variety of industries are using biometrics. Whether it’s using your face to unlock your phone, your fingerprint as a key to public services or as a ticket in travel, biometrics are growing increasingly popular as a way to ensure that the right person receives the right services. In healthcare, however, biometrics are just getting started. Studies suggest that patients would like to use biometrics to link their health records together so that caregivers have a more complete picture of their health at the point of care. The session will look at lessons healthcare can take from other industries that employ biometrics to address issues such as patient matching.
