12th Healthcare Internet Conference
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SLIS Alumnus Michael Fisher (MIS '02) will speak at the 12th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference. The conference will be held at the Omni Orlando Resort - ChampionsGate hotel from November 10-12, 2008. Greystone.net is hosting the event.
The Annual Healthcare Internet Overview conference is held to discuss how healthcare is marketed on the internet. Michael Fisher (Senior Web Developer) and colleague Scott Smiley (Web Developer), both of the Community Health Network (Indianapolis, IN) will present on Wednesday, November 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Their talk is titled "The Ideal Personal Health Record."
Abstract: "Discuss how a Personal Health Record (PHR) should interact with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) kept by a caregiver. The ideal PHR should be linked to an EMR and facilitate patient education, communication with the caregiver and transparency of care according to the research. Explore [Community Health Network's] CHN's PHR as the first step in the evolution toward the ideal PHR and discuss the statistics collected during the past two years of usage."
"By attending this meeting you will…
- Identify Internet healthcare market forces and trends,
- Evaluate the impact of the Internet on relationships between consumers, physicians, hospitals, and healthcare systems,
- Define how the Internet can enhance the market presence of your organization,
- Examine innovative strategies for redesigning business processes to facilitate communications and patient interactions, and
- Identify proven approaches for gaining organization-wide support for your Internet efforts." [conference website]
Posted September 30, 2008
