12 - 14 November 2013, Madrid, Spain.HIMSS Europe, a cause‐based, not‐for‐profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology, will gather more than 300 healthcare IT experts in Madrid until this Thursday. In its fourth edition, the HIMSS Europe CIO Summit has consolidated its position as the leading European event in the field.
The meeting includes a full program of sessions designed to promote the intensive knowledge exchange and networking opportunities at the highest level; as well as optional events such as a hospital tour, the eHealth Roadshow, HL7Spain interoperability session and HIMSS Europe Stage 6 & 7 dinner and awards ceremony.
"Aware of the complexity of healthcare centers and the multidisciplinary requirements that are involved in the momentum of the change in healthcare organizations, there is no issue that is outside the conference; from the most innovative, through to mobility, data exchange, patients security systems’ focus on clinical decision support or the medication security chain, without forgetting the organizational aspects related to the change management and the role of professionals," summarizes Manuel Vallina, HIMSS Europe senior advisor in Spain.
"The sessions about big data, healthcare outcomes and ROI and The Clinical Decision Support System will be especially interesting. Clinical data accumulation and the automation process follow an improvement of care, so that the experiences of the various speakers will be revealing of different strategies that a hospital or a healthcare organization can implement to really learn from their data and apply that knowledge to daily care," Vallina concludes.
Sessions oriented to treat topics related to the patients' security will also be important in the program of the Summit. However, two different sessions will be dedicated to key elements: the medication security chain and the clinical decision support systems. Both accompany healthcare professionals in their tasks, from the implementation of a process of secure medication administration - including prescription, validation and bedside administration - to the rules engines that use clinical knowledge to accompany, suggest and automate actions in daily practice.
"We want to express our gratitude to all the sponsors that with their support have made this Summit possible to hold. Their participation shows the importance of the collaboration among all parties involved," comments Rainer Herzog, Managing Director, HIMSS Europe. This year's event will be supported by the following companies: Diamond sponsor: IBM; Gold sponsor: HP, EMC2 and Intersystems; Silver sponsors: Accenture, Agfa HealthCare, Cerner, CSC, Dedalus, Dell, Intel and Wolker Kluwer Health; Bronze sponsors: Airwatch, Code, Everis Health, Orion, Siemens and T‐Systems.
The HIMSS Europe CIO Summit is attended by leading healthcare professionals, from senior executives, doctors, pharmacists and nurses, to the industry's top players. Setting benchmarks, adopting a classification system, visiting a hospital and establishing an extensive network of contacts make this forum an opportunity not to be missed by those who wish to turn medical service providers into proficient IT users. This is the forum where leaders take the decisions of the future.
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http://www.hitleadershipsummit.eu/2013/
About HIMSS
HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 52 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents nearly 50,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations.
HIMSS also includes over 570 corporate members and more than 225 not-for-profit partner organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care.