AHA

Intelligent Home Pavilion Booth #6656, Kiosk 36
See and learn about AMC Health’s Remote Patient Monitoring and Engagement Solutions in the Intelligent Medical Home installation. Take the tour and experience the different technologies available in a patient’s home. Different use cases will demonstrate how the home is now the third locus of care, after the hospital and outpatient settings such as a clinic or doctor’s office.

Qualcomm Pavilion Booth #6420
Learn about the new partnership between AMC Health and Qualcomm Life and how this partnership will increase connectivity and care coordination between patients and their care teams. The companies will integrate Qualcomm Life’s Connectivity Platform with AMC Health’s CareConsole™ care coordination platform.

i-Home/Intelligent Medical Home Workshop
Saturday, April 11, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Central Time, Roosevelt University Downtown Campus
Presentations and panels will focus on technologies and processes being used to care for patients safely in their homes, reducing the need for institutional or facility care. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Kaveh Safavi, global director for Accenture, will address how newer technologies can help slow or “bend” the curve on rising health care costs. Following his keynote, you will hear from other national thought leaders, innovators, and experts in the field of virtual care, remote monitoring and wearable technology and learn how these innovations are changing the landscape of health care delivery and patient engagement.

Exhibit Booth #7819
CareTech Solutions helps hospitals and health systems leverage technology in order to improve outcomes and lower costs. From implementing emerging technologies and developing customized solutions to supporting day-to-day operations, CareTech offers expert services across the patient data lifecycle.

Wireless Networking Products

Exhibit Booth #2002
Cisco knows that the workspace for today’s mobile caregivers can be anywhere. With a choice of mobile workstations, PDAs or tablet PCs (all with secure interoperability), Cisco wireless networking products help ensure the right device for point-of-care access to critical applications and databases.

Single Sign-On

Exhibit Booth #3848
Imprivata will showcase its leading products for authentication, access management, secure communications, and secure signing for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) in booth #3848 as well as in booth #8368 as part of the Mobile Health Knowledge Center. To schedule a meeting or product demonstration with Imprivata, please visit http://www.imprivata.com/himss15.

Conference Education Session
Improving Patient Safety and Provider Satisfaction with EPCS, Session ID: 159 - Wednesday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central Time
Imprivata customer NorthShore University HealthSystem will deliver a presentation focusing on the strategies and technologies — including Imprivata fingerprint biometric authentication — that NorthShore implemented to enable EPCS to streamline order workflow, reduce patient wait times for prescriptions, improve provider and patient satisfaction, reduce prescription errors and help meet Meaningful Use goals.

Enterprise Content Management Software

Exhibit Booth #3474
Enterprise Content Management Software from OnBase, a Hyland Software solution, is a single content management solution designed for the entire health care enterprise. With OnBase, hospitals can reduce costs, simplify processes and better manage compliance, increasing overall patient satisfaction while improving their competitive edge.

Patient Flow Management Solution

Exhibit Booth #1817
At HIMSS15, MEDHOST is proud to introduce YourCareUniverse, with the latest innovations for digital, consumer-centered health care and population health management. YourCareUniverse provides solutions that help health care facilities cultivate a loyal customer base, while substantially improving operational performance and efficiency. As health care transforms to a consumer-centric, value-based model, YourCareUniverse offers a full solutions suite that engages consumers to take action for their health and makes provider-related tasks automated and incredibly simple.

With the industry’s only end-to-end, consumer-centered approach to solving health care’s challenge, MEDHOST has the solutions to help your health care organization from the emergency department to the inpatient setting and to addressing Consumer Relationship Management and the health and wellness of a population.

Interoperability Showcase Booth #2084
The Nexus Effect: Managed Cloud Interfacing for Data Exchange, Session ID: IS3 - Monday, April 13, Noon – 12:30 p.m. Central Time
Integrating your data transmission systems can bring remarkable financial and operational value to your facility, but managing competing or redundant interfaces can significantly consume both internal resources and operating expenses. Having a strategic and innovative solution can immediately alleviate the pressure on a hospital’s internal team, allowing them to focus on more important clinical and financial initiatives. This highly educational 30-minute presentation will discuss:

• The challenges associated with direct interfacing and the current available solutions in the market
• Why the facility and IDN-based cannot address current and future needs
• How cloud-based engines facilitate seamless and secure communication
• How cloud-based interfaces can result in exceptional financial savings
• Identifying the best cloud-based interface engine for your specific needs that not only complements next-generation interface engine technology, but also supports multiple health care protocols

Incident Reporting & Management

Exhibit Booth #6648
The RL Solutions incident reporting and management system streamlines and improves the consistency of the data that is reported within a hospital. The flexible, Web-based RL6:Risk system makes it easy to submit, refine, analyze and communicate adverse events, reducing incident severity and overall risk.

RTLS Visibility Solutions and Analytics

Exhibit Booth #2844
STANLEY Healthcare’s Real-Time Location System (RTLS) solution provides visibility throughout all departments to help ensure safety and security, improve the patient experience, optimize clinical workflow and increase operational efficiency. Battery-powered RFID attached to people, beds and other assets provides the locations of patients and equipment in real time, anywhere within the Wi-Fi network.

Walgreens WellTransitions^® program for Medication Adherence

HIMSS Connected Patient Gallery powered by Walgreens: NORTH BUILDING, HALL B, BOOTH #8127
As U.S. market forces reshape Americans’ role in managing their health care, HIMSS is partnering with Walgreens to demonstrate consumer-centric, integrated, digital health solutions in this year’s Connected Patient Gallery. Walgreens brings an omni-channel ecosystem of over 15 leading-edge companies to the Connected Patient Gallery, creating a retail pharmacy-led innovation lab of consumer engagement technologies.

The HIMSS/Walgreens Connected Patient Gallery is a dynamic meeting place for education and collaboration on new and emerging consumer-centric digital health models. The hands-on, interactive venue includes a main stage for on-going educational presentations in addition to individual, partner-sponsored kiosks for in-depth conversation about specific health IT products and services.

Conference Opening Keynote Address
Monday, April 13, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Speaker: Alex Gourlay, President of Walgreens, Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance
Mr. Gourlay will discuss Walgreens’ strategic approach to adopting technology to drive the company's vision, purpose and growth.