Tag Archive for 'Healthcare'

Launching New Technology Group for Healthcare Innovators: CCTWG

Published by lynda on June 17, 2010 in Other Organizations Meetings. 0 Comments

June 30, 2010 6:30 - 9:00 PM Waltham, MA (free but registration is required)

  • Celebrate the kick-off of a new healthcare technology group
  • Find out how this new workgroup can support your role in healthcare innovation
  • And a special update on leveraging two key aspects of healthcare reform and funding

Boston KM Forum is invited to attend the kick-off

Special discussion led by: Dr. Allan Goroll

  • professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and practicing primary care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • nationally respected leader in primary care, medical innovation, and healthcare reform
  • a passionate and dedicated force in healthcare advancements
  • a founder of forward-thinking initiatives such as the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative
  • recipient of numerous awards for his pioneering work

At this unique evening event, Dr. Goroll will provide a briefing on key trends and resources related to healthcare reform and stimulus legislation, and the organizing team will introduce a new initiative:  the Collaborative Care Technology Working Group, scheduled to commence activities in September 2010.

AGENDA, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Dr. Allan Goroll, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

* Health System Reform: the Big Picture
o Strengthening the Primary Care Base, Collaboration and Coordination

* Updates on Implementation of New Healthcare Legislation, including:
o the Medicare Innovation Center component of new healthcare reform and stimulus legislation
o current and upcoming activities of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

MORE about the CCTWG initiative here

CSHALS will take place February 24-26, 2010 in Cambridge/Boston, MA

Published by lynda on February 7, 2010 in Non-KM Forum Events Posting. 0 Comments

The Conference on Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) the official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) returns for its third year as the premier annual event focused on the use of semantic technologies in the pharmaceutical industry, including hospitals/healthcare institutions and academic research labs.

CSHALS is a conference focused on specific applications of semantic technologies, including Semantic Web, to show where advances have been made, determine what the current needs are, and anticipate where the field is headed in order to prepare and advance with the field. The conference is organized along specific topics and moderated to stimulate interactive discussions around sets of key questions determined in advance with input from registered attendees.

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Getting the Most KM Bang-for-your-(information technology) bucks

Published by lynda on October 6, 2009 in Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 0 Comments

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor, Waltham, MA 02451. Directions. 

SPEAKERS: Simon Trussler,  Senior VP, and Anna Gilpatric, Content Coordinator - Health Dialog

TOPIC: In the current economy it’s more important than ever to get the highest ROI possible on your knowledge management endeavors. This presentation will show how Health Dialog is using SharePoint for low-investment, high-impact knowledge management, as well as identifying out-of-the-box features and simple add-ons any company can use to get the highest return on its  KM investment.

BIOGRAPHY: Simon Trussler has led Health Dialog University, the firm’s training and knowledge management function, since early 2007, and also works in the international business development group.  Prior to joining Health Dialog, he led the global KM function for Boston Consulting Group for 12 years, and was a previously a partner in BCG’s consulting practice in Europe.  He has MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge University.

Anna Gilpatric is the Content Coordinator Health Dialog University. Anna graduated from the University of Maine in 2008 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Business Administration. In 2008 Anna started working for Health Dialog University, coordinating their knowledge management initiatives. Anna is also the company’s designated internal SharePoint trainer.

PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts.

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Selected Views into Clinical KM at Partners Healthcare

Published by lynda on January 7, 2009 in Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 0 Comments

Thursday, January 15, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m, Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Sixth Floor, Waltham, MA 02451 , Waltham. Directions. 

SPEAKER: Dan Bogaty, Project Specialist and Debora Goldman, Team Lead,  Clinical KM at Partners Healthcare

TOPIC: Dan Bogaty and Debora Goldman will give the Forum a view of their professional roles at Partners including where Clinical KM fits in the organization. Their presentation will share the history of how Clinical KM started at Partners Healthcare and where it is used. The orientation of the group with its focus on collaboration, content and services will be illustrated with a case study or two on how they apply their model. A word or two on tools being used will round out the afternoon topic.

Check out Sadie Van Buren’s summary of the meeting at her blog, A Matter of Degree.

BIOGRAPHIES: Dan Bogaty is a Project Specialist in the Knowledge Management Application Development group at Partners Healthcare. In this role, he supports the evolving needs of Partners’ Clinical KM group with current and potential tools, applications, and processes. Prior to joining Partners, Dan held a variety of information system roles within industry, academic and government settings, most often focused on healthcare-related systems, and often involving knowledge acquisition, representation and management.

Debora Goldman is the Team Lead for the Clinical Knowledge Management Team at Partners Healthcare, focusing on the delivery of enterprise clinical content. Team responsibilities include the design and enhancement of content editors and content management tools. Debora is a registered pharmacist, holds an MBA, and has completed a residency in Drug Information at Yale New Haven Hospital, CT. Debora has also filled coordinator and clinical roles within insurance, managed care, hospitals and retail pharmacies.

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PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts. Be sure to include contact information pertinent to the hours preceding the meeting in case a weather event causes a cancellation.

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Managing Evidence at the Speed of Change: The Partners Healthcare Knowledge Management Approach

Published by lynda on January 13, 2008 in KM Forum Events and Thursday Afternoon Meetings. 0 Comments

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m, Jarg, (MetraTech Building), 330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 230, Waltham. Directions.

Speaker: Cathyann Harris, Project Lead, Partners Heath Care
Program Description: This presentation will outline and focus on Partners Health Care (a) current knowledge management goals, especially reduction in the cost of acquisition of knowledge and speed of knowledge translation and learning in the organization, and (b) strategic, governance and infrastructure approaches to support the ongoing acquisition, design, validation, implementation and maintenance of clinical decision support knowledge.

Biography: Cathyann Harris, Project lead, at Partners Health Care, Clinical Informatics Research and Development leads projects and initiatives supporting a multitude of Knowledge Management efforts since 2003. Prior to joining Knowledge Management in 2003 she has lead projects and teams managing a variety of efforts focused on content management and portal solutions that support clinical quality and safety across multiple clinical disciplines since 2000. Her education and background is in both Health Sciences and IT at University of Southern Maine and Boston College respectively, and has a total of 11 years experience in direct clinical experience and health care IT.

You may also want to read this article about CIO, John Glaser at Partners Healthcare, as background on his philosophy about electronic health records.

PLEASE Register even if you are not certain you can attend so we have an accurate estimate of attendees for handouts. Registration Details Registration Form for Thursday