SPONSORS


Society for Health Systems (SHS) The Society for Health Systems is a professional association that focuses on the needs and resources of health systems professionals and leaders who are charged with improving healthcare processes. SHS offers the latest in process analytics, tools, techniques and methodologies for performance improvement.


SHS exists to enhance the career development and continuing education of professionals who use industrial and management engineering expertise for productivity and quality improvement in the healthcare industry. Among the members of the society are management engineers, CEOs, directors of continuous improvement, administrators, clinicians, and department managers.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND


YOU should attend if you are part of the following groups:


• Physicians, Nurses, and Clinical Professionals


• Seasoned Management and Performance Engineers seeking new ideas and networking


• Industrial Engineers seeking a healthcare career


• Administrators, Managers, and C-Suite Executives seeking to optimize their systems’ performance


• Quality Improvement Professionals seeking to expand their breadth and depth of knowledge


HIMSS


The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Brussels, Singapore, and other locations across the United States, HIMSS represents more than 23,000 individual members and over 380 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care.


CONFERENCE TRACKS


This year’s event features 10 tracks addressing the latest issues in health system’s management:


• Advancing Career Development • Change Management • Human Factors • Information Technology • Leadership and Management • Lean


• Looking Forward (Global Issues, Industry Problems, etc.)


• Meaningful Use • Patient Flow • Quality


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• Vendors and Consultants seeking new contacts with the best and the brightest in the business


• Professors, Deans, Students, and Academic Researchers


• VHA Employees, Leaders, and Clinicians • Students


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