Eclipsys and Microsoft have signed an agreement to offer the market integrated health IT solutions designed for physicians, nurses and hospital administrators to gain insights from data aggregated from multiple clinical and financial systems across the hospital.

Monday, March 1, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Clinical decision support may be relevant to the demonstration of meaningful use for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The presenters will discuss the potential implications of this relationship.

Monday, March 1, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Along with the rapid growth of EHRs and Clinical Decision Support, there is another transformation of worldwide IT on the heels of wireless high speed internet and the truly "smart" smart phones enabling high definition data access. This discussion will review the "here and now" medical applications of new technologies and their impact on the growing field of telehealth.

Sunday, February 28, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM One of the great promises of health information technology (HIT) is improved quality, safety and efficiencies and as a by-product; improved population health. However, the federal government realizes that implementing technology will not alone improve patient outcomes, but 'meaningful use' of that technology is the lever needed to attain the hoped-for benefits. Clinical decision support (CDS) is a powerful tool that can be used to deliver evidence to decision makers at the point of care. This session will provide a brief overview of the literature supporting the use of CDS to improve outcomes and include examples of how facilities use evidence to improve decision-making. It will also focus on the medication use process and the high level steps for implementing CDS, from stakeholder engagement to implementation to results to ongoing knowledge management.

Sunday, February 28, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM While American medicine has been at the confluence of pressures to improve the quality and safety of care, the introduction of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) offered a renewed call for the integration of information technology in all aspects of health care delivery. Many clinicians are uncertain about the relationship of these two national program initiatives--to improve quality and promote the adoption, and meaningful use, of health information technology. We will examine current national health care policy in both quality/safety and information technology with the expectation of describing one improvement path for institutions and individuals with performance expectations in both domains.

Medtronic has reported positive financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended Jan. 29.

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Recent health IT initiatives require the use of clinical decision support. CDS implementations vary, but current liability language excludes all parties except the user. The expansion of CDS will expand user liability.

Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMCDS is an essential component of driving improved healthcare outcomes. ARRA, and its requirements for meaningful EHR use, further accentuates the importance of 'getting CDS right.' The session builds on HIMSS' rich history in providing its membership and the industry with valuable insights into critical factors for CDS success via books, collaboratives educational sessions and the like.