Annual Southern California HIMSS

Healthcare IT Conference

March 9, 2011 / California Endowment Center/ Downtown Los Angeles

The Southern California Chapter of HIMSS partnered with HRMS to present the 2011 Healthcare IT Conference, Healthcare Reform: Driving to 2015 and Beyond, held at the fabulous California Endowment complex in downtown Los Angeles on March 9, 2011. National and California leaders discussed the impact of accountable care, health information exchanges, EHR & meaningful use, and tele/wireless health on healthcare reform.  HRMS produced free afternoon workshops on healthcare workforce development issues.  The sessions for healthcare IT employers, educators and workforce/economic development professionals included:

Putting the Pieces of the EHR Workforce Puzzle Together

Healthcare IT Education: The Future of Curriculum Development, Healthcare Enrollment, Student Selection, Training Modalities and Job Placement Expectations

Job Search Strategies for Finding Employment in the Field of Electronic Health Records Implementation

Creating a Successful Healthcare IT Educational Program: How Orange Coast College Brought Together the Public Workforce Boards and Employers to Maximize Job Placement

Making Change Work: Leading Change and Transition During Health IT Implementation

The conference included a job fair with recruitment by educators and employers.

Please visit the conference website for more information.