TAG Healthcare

 

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2008 Meeting Schedule

January 24, 2008
March 27, 2008
May 22, 2008
July 24, 2008
September 25, 2008
November 27, 2008

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Mission:

The TAG Healthcare Society's mission is to be a catalyst for furthering Georgia as a leader in healthcare technology, through opportunities in education, networking and collaboration by working with society members, community leaders and industry stakeholders to create an environment that will facilitate the realization of this mission.

About:

TAG Healthcare focuses on Georgia’s rapidly expanding healthcare field. Healthcare IT and management professionals, physicians, allied health professionals and hospital administrative personnel are all members of the Society. We focus on the rapid advances in healthcare technology that are having an enormous impact on the field. Emerging biotech firms, new drugs and treatments, regulatory pressures, funding for promising start-ups and the management of a sea of healthcare information are all covered by the Society’s programs.

Purpose:

As a member of TAG Healthcare, there are many opportunities to participate and contribute to the active growth and development of the society and the network of healthcare information, technology and management systems professionals, physicians, allied health professionals and hospital administrators across the state of Georgia. The Program Committee assists the Board in TAG Healthcare operations and management – new committee members are always welcome!

Interested? Join our mailing list - make sure to check off the Healthcare affinity group.

Healthcare Society - Board of Directors

Chair - Pat Williams, McKenzie Daniels & Associates

Chair of HC Awards Program - Dan Rivera, Intel Corporation

Past Chair - Maurice Rosenbaum, HealthSystems

Geoffrey Balmes, Collaborative Consulting, LLC

Michael Heekin

David Henriksen, McKesson Corp.

Randall McCroskey, Pyramid Consulting

Steve Reeves, Red House Global Brand Architects

Mark Reiboldt, The Coker Group

Alan Urech, Stoney River Captital Partners LLC

Staff Liaison - Amanda Shook, TAG - Director of Professional Development (ashook@tagonline.org)

2008 Gold Sponsor

Health Information Exchanges Enterprise Portals Outsourcing

2008 Bronze Sponsors

 

 

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Last Meeting:

OCTOBER 11, 2007 -
Glenn Pearson's Presentation
Liesa Jenkins's Presentation

TAG Healthcare's October event included an update from Glenn Pearson (member of the HITT Advisory Board & EVP of the Georgia Hospital Association) on progress toward a Health Information Network in Georgia. Although we're still in the formative stages, much progress has been made
The TAG Healthcare SIG also heard from Liesa Jenkins, Executive Director of CareSpark. Lisa shared experience in establishing a "Regional Health Improvement Organization". CareSpark is a nonprofit regional health information organization that serves 750,000 individuals, 18 hospitals and 1,200 physicians in TN and VA, and recognizes that long term success will come from meeting the needs of all stakeholders across the region. - Steve Reeves, TAG Healthcare Board Member

Older Presentations:

Georgia Health Information: History, Initiatives and Future Presented by Glenn E. Pearson, FACHE, President, Georgia Health Information Exchange, Executive Vice President, Georgia Hospital Association and Tracy Field, Attorney at law, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Georgia Medical Care Foundation and the Georgia Quality Improvement Organization Presented by Dennis White, CEO, Georgia Medical Care Foundation

Georgia's RHIO update - The current state and future of Georgia's Health Information Exchange (GHIE) The Mission of the GHIE is to facilitate a health information exchange to improve public health and healthcare services through the more effective use of automated personal health information. Projects undertaken by the GHIE will be geared to fostering enhanced and mutually beneficial relationships between healthcare stakeholders. August 24, 2006 Event
Consumer Directed Healthcare - Connecting People and Digital Health Information Presentation by David L. Whitlinger President & Board Chairman, Continua Health Alliance. Please click here to view the presentation.