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Microsoft at HIMSS14

February 11, 2014 courtesy of microsoft.com

“Real Impact for Better Health” is Microsoft’s theme for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2014 Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS) held February 23 – 27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida. Our commitment to this theme will be explored and demonstrated via presentations, booth demonstrations, and special events. We invite you to meet with Microsoft and with our partners during your time at HIMSS; please see below for a list of available events and activities as well as registration links. You can learn more about the event itself by visiting the HIMSS website at: http://www.himssconference.org/.

Expo Hall

 

Microsoft will be at booth #4749, which is located just inside the main entrance of the exhibition hall. The Microsoft booth will showcase solutions and technologies which are specific to today’s healthcare challenges, including:

·         EMR Access and Integration

·         Governance and Compliance

·         Health Analytics

·         Mobility and Collaboration in Healthcare

·         Patient and Consumer Engagement

Introducing the Microsoft Experience Center (MEC) at the HIMSS14 Conference!

While you’re at HIMSS, please join us for a Microsoft Experience Center (MEC) session, a hands-on introduction to the Microsoft productivity platform. At this session, you’ll be immersed in a user experience that takes you through healthcare work scenarios, including communicating in real time with virtual care teams, using devices in a clinical environment to provide clinicians with easy access to patient data, and using analytics to make faster, better informed decisions about patient care.
Participating in a MEC session is the best way to learn about business productivity tools and technologies. Sessions are held in the Microsoft booth #4749 and will be led by a trained facilitator. These session are designed to be interactive, experiential, and fun.

Please register early by clicking here. Registration will also be available onsite.

Transform Datacenter Immersion (TDI)

The Transform Data Immersion (TDI) Center located in VHQ50 is an in-person facilitated engagement that takes participants on a journey in understanding the Cloud OS vision and how cloud computing can benefit them today. This session is targeted at IT managers and administrators, and will provide guidance on how to best design and deploy infrastructure for storage and disaster recovery needs, while aligning to current compliance and governance needs. We’re making it easy to Get Your Hands on IT!

Sessions will be held:

Monday: 12pm or 3pm

Tuesday: 10am or 2pm

Wednesday: 10am or 2pm
 

Register today and reserve your spot.

Microsoft Health Users Group (MSHUG) Reception & Award Presentation

 

 

Sunday, February 23 | Orange County Convention Center Rm: W414A-D | 11:30am – 4:45pm

This half-day forum features the latest innovations in health delivered jointly by Microsoft, provider organizations, and industry leaders. From delivering comprehensive data approaches for health to achieving outcome-based patient experiences across solutions and devices & apps, these sessions will give a kick-start to your HIMSS14 experience. Lunch will be provided.

The agenda includes sessions on:

·         Cloud in Healthcare

·         Health Mobility & Patient Engagement

·         BI & Big Data

·         Intelligent Data Center

·         And, of course, excellent networking opportunities!

Registration is open now, reserve your spot!

Customer Breakfast – sponsored by Microsoft

 

Tuesday, February 25 6:00am – 8:30am | Hyatt Regency – Orlando Ballroom M

On the morning of Tuesday, February 25th jump-start your day and fuel up before the conference begins. Stop in and meet the Microsoft team while learning about the latest in tablets and devices, specifically focused on healthcare.

We invite you to join us by registering here.

Lunch and Learn Sessions

 

Microsoft will be hosting three lunch and learn sessions during the week:

Medical Image Archiving: Reducing Complexity and Addressing Growth and Compliance

Presented by Mohamed Ayad, Solution Sales Specialist, Microsoft Corporation

Monday, February 24 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Orange County Convention Center Rm: W203A

Growth of clinical data storage requirements, capital budget constraints, and aging, inefficient servers/equipment are ranked as the top three challenges healthcare organizations face in datacenter management. Storage management, especially for large medical images, can result in requirements for significant additional storage and infrastructure to manage. At this session, we’ll discuss ways to reduce time, cost, and complexity in managing and maintaining medical imaging content, and ways to respond quickly to changing requirements and business needs. We’ll also cover compliance and governance, and address disaster recovery.

Register Online today!

Lessons in Clinical Mobility & Productivity

Hosted by Margaret Arakawa, General Manager, US Windows and Surface Marketing, Microsoft Corporation

Moderated by Dr. Bill Crounse, Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft Corporation

Panelists:

Bradley Dick, CIO, Resurgens Orthopedics

Oscar Marroquin M.D., Director of the Center for Interventional Cardiology Research

Nick Patel M.D., Medical Director, Palmetto Health

Wes Wright, CIO, Seattle Children's Hospital

Tuesday, February 25 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Orange County Convention Center Rm: W203A

Clinicians are finding new and surprising benefits to using mobile devices in their environments. Leaders in this area have moved away from multiple devices used daily to a single device for clinicians to manage their workload, collaborate with care teams and engage their patients, all while safeguarding patient data.

Come hear from industry experts and top physicians from large and mid-size providers who will discuss their experiences and best practices, showing how they are being more efficient while providing improved patient care.

Register Online today!

 

Best Practices in BI and Analytics in Healthcare

Presented by Microsoft

Wednesday, February 26 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Orange County Convention Center Rm: W203A

Epic’s embedded healthcare analytics platform – Cogito - provides clinical and business intelligence that supports roles across the Clinician, Manager, and Business Leadership functions. By partnering with Microsoft’s System Integrators, healthcare providers have incorporated Microsoft technology to leverage Epic investments and have implemented Microsoft BI technologies to assist in their analytics, reporting, and data reuse efforts. During this session, you learn how one of your Epic peers has extended the Cogito data schema to implement a series of new metrics and reports to facilitate “physician pay for performance”. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during and after the panel discussion. Lunch will be provided, so register early.

Register Online today!