NEW ORLEANS—The key capabilities for electronic patient engagement are connect, learn and act, said Kate Christensen, MD, medical director internet services group at Kaiser Permanente. She spoke during the Physicians’ IT Symposium on March 3 at the Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) annual convention about how the organization is achieving those capabilities for its patients.

NEW ORLEANS—Even though healthcare CIOs are facing an era of great technological changes and changes in healthcare, it is essential for them to build trust within their respective organizations to guide their teams to success, according to Stephen M.R. Covey, MBA, during the Q&A portion of his March 3 lecture at the 2013 CIO Forum. The good news, he said, is that trust can be learned.

NEW ORLEANS—Meaningful use (MU) Stage 2 is in the headlights, cautioned Robin Raiford, RN, research director at The Advisory Board Company in Washington, D.C., March 3 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference. Raiford opened the session by chastising those griping about MU: "This is about patients. Practicing medicine without an EHR is like functioning without a brain."

March 4, 2013,  3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | The ICD-10 clock is ticking! Join us to learn how we can help your entire organization streamline your transition efforts. From readiness assessments and project roadmap development to strategies for provider adoption, we have tools and services to help get your organization ready in time. Stop by to hear more.

March 4, 2013, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | This session examines the explosion of mHealth with product innovation, takes a "deep dive" into forces shaping the mHealth ecosystem, and illustrates the range of mHealth solutions displacing traditional healthcare delivery.

March 5, 2013, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Engaging physicians and stakeholders in change management and process improvement is challenging in a large, geographically disperesed organization. This session provides innovative tools and strategies for overcoming this challenge.

Claron Technology will debut its new BlackBerry 10 app for the Nil family of medical imaging viewers at the 2013 Healthcare Information and ManagementSystems Society conference in New Orleans.

When Robert London, MD, received a phone call from an executive recruiter who suggested that he interview for a position at Walgreens, he was flabbergasted. “I wondered what I was going to do,” he recalls. “Would I stand at the door and greet people? Let them know about a new shade of nail polish?”