Wednesday, March 3, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM; Room B313bThis session will explore the challenges, benefits and ramifications of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's incentives for electronic health record adoption by private practices and how starting early leads to financial gain.

Wednesday, March 3, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM; Room C208A panel of three highly acclaimed clinician/IT professionals, all Stage 6, Stage 7, or HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence award winners, will discuss what worked and what didn't in getting technology adoption in their organizations.

Wednesday, March 3, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AMThe presenters will discuss the power of setting clear, measurable goals and using analytics to evaluate and improve the quality of electronic medical record implementations in a multivendor environment.

Tuesday, March 2, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMThis session discusses lessons learned while implementing computerized practitioner order entry, EHR and physician documentation in the emergency department, and the resulting revenue increase of millions of dollars in a community teaching hospital.

Tuesday, March 2, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMHealthcare providers spend thousands annually interacting with insurers. Learn how one practice leveraged self-service check-in and real-time claims adjudication to optimize IT investments and cut billing costs by 50 percent.

Tuesday, March 2, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMThis session will describe a regional healthcare system's experience planning and successfully implementing a Web-based electronic medical record solution for computerized practitioner order entry, pharmacy and other clinical applications in a largely rural setting.

Tuesday, March 2, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) adds new wrinkles and dimensions to the already complex concept of the legal EHR. This session explores the latest issues relating to meaningful use, privacy and security and more.

Tuesday, March 2, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMThis session will examine seven dimensions of electronic medical record value to assess EMR deployment to date and readiness before moving to stages required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.