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Patient-centered e-health is topic for half-day conference

February 2nd, 2010

A half-day conference, co-sponsored by Stevens Institute of Technology and the N.J. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (NJHIMSS), will be held on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, N.J, Wednesday, February 3, in which thought leaders and innovators will share their insights and debate how

mobile clinics and telemedicine for rural and underserved populations,
remote health monitoring and IT-enabled chronic disease management, and
personalized Internet communications & social networks
will (or will not) help achieve the dual healthcare reform goals of lower costs and higher quality outcomes.

When: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. (6:00-7:00 p.m. Reception)

Where: The Babbio Center at Stevens Institute of Technology campus in Hoboken, N.J. (on the Hudson River directly opposite mid-town Manhattan, accessible by PATH train or ferry, car, Newark Airport taxi/rail; complete directions will be posted on NJ-HIMSS website as well as parking/shuttle arrangements)

Schedule Highlights

12:00 noon Buffet lunch & check-in (pre-registration required: click here to register)

1:00 p.m. Theme: Access to Experts Anywhere

2:15 p.m. Keynote by Paul H. Keckley, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions,

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Theme: Disease Management with Patient Involvement

5:00 p.m. Theme: IT-Enabled Patient Engagement

6:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Click here to download the full program: http://www.njhimss.org/documents/Feb_3_E-Health_Conference_at_Stevens.pdf

Admission: $135 (includes parking and shuttle service)

Shuttle service will run 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon and 5:30-7:30 p.m. to the Hoboken train station and parking area. Parking voucher will be supplied.

For complete agenda and registration, go the NJHIMSS Events Web page today: http://www.njhimss.org/

To register directly on the secure site, click here: http://www.njhimss.org/

Provided by Stevens Institute of Technology

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