“Stimulating Change in Healthcare IT” to be topic of 8th annual Health Information Technology Institute, May 20 at the Carlson School of Management
 

MINNEAPOLIS (May 6, 2009)—The Carlson School of Management’s Medical Industry Leadership Institute and the Minnesota Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) will host the 8th Annual Health Information Technology Institute, “Stimulating Change in Healthcare IT” conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20th. The conference will be held at the Carlson School of Management, 321 19th Avenue South in Minneapolis. The event brings together IT professionals, hospital and health plan executives, nurses, physicians and academia for a wide range of topics relevant to today’s healthcare industry.
 

This year’s conference will explore how the economic stimulus for healthcare IT will impact the industry. Learn about changes and innovations that are already happening today. In a February news conference President Obama said that the transformation of the nation's healthcare system from paper to electronic health records is as important as creating energy jobs. The economic stimulus package includes $18 billion for healthcare IT.


The first keynote speaker will be Howard Burde, Partner and Chair Health Law at Blank Rome. Howard will be presenting the Obama administration's Stimulus Package from a national perspective. Following Howard will be Brian Osberg, the Deputy Commissioner of Human Services for the State of Minnesota. Brian will be speaking on how the stimulus package will affect Minnesota.


The cost for the event is $100 for HIMSS members; $130 for non-members; $25 full-time students. Registration fee includes parking, continental breakfast, and lunch. To register for the event, or for additional information, please visit http://www.himss-mn.org