2. What is Healthcare Informatics? Intersection of Business, Info. Systems, & Healthcare Support areas of Clinical Care Health Services Admin. Patient & Provider Care Research
9. Influential Groups and People Industry Leaders Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Healthcare Informatics Journal David Blumenthal, MD, MPP Regulatory Agencies Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Networking Resources American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
10. McKesson Technology Solutions Customer base includes 52% of all health systems 80% of health systems with more than 200 beds 20% of all physician practices 25% of home care agencies
13. Healthcare Informatics Solutions Enterprise-wide clinical, patient care, financial, supply chain, strategic management software solutions Pharmacy automation for hospitals Connectivity, outsourcing and other services, including remote hosting and managed services
14. Role of IS at MTS Core of each MTS business unit MTS develops products to support trends and focus of healthcare informatics industry Examples: Horizon Expert Orders = CPOE solution Horizon Business Insights = decision support solution Horizon MedComm-Rx = fax solution to digitize written medication orders Horizon Meds Manager = comprehensive electronic pharmacy information system
15. Recent Successes and Crises Success McKesson Automation becomes exclusive North American Distributer for Health Robotics CytoCare, I.V. Station, and I.V. Soft Crisis 10+ Law Suits