Comments on: Monday Morning Update 9/17/07 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Skeptic http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Skeptic Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:11:33 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/#comment-217 Inga, Pretty ladies, selling software for big vendors is only one of many excesses at HIMSS. How much of our healthcare dollar is indirectly going to fund million dollar booths, expensive giveaways, and extravagant events? These costs ultimately pass on to the healthcare providers, continuing the squeeze on their bottom line, and therefore shrinking dollars available to provide uncompensated care. So ultimately, all this flash is at the expense of our mission. It’s never made sense to me. Inga,
Pretty ladies, selling software for big vendors is only one of many excesses at HIMSS. How much of our healthcare dollar is indirectly going to fund million dollar booths, expensive giveaways, and extravagant events? These costs ultimately pass on to the healthcare providers, continuing the squeeze on their bottom line, and therefore shrinking dollars available to provide uncompensated care. So ultimately, all this flash is at the expense of our mission.

It’s never made sense to me.

]]> By: Art_Vandelay http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Art_Vandelay Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:24:16 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/#comment-216 Anyone know where Kim Pederson of Allina landed? From the interview, she was going to move on to something new. Anyone know where Kim Pederson of Allina landed? From the interview, she was going to move on to something new.

]]> By: Art_Vandelay http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Art_Vandelay Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:20:33 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/09/15/monday-morning-update-91707/#comment-215 MedSeries 4 still runs on the old stalwart AS/400. A platform that was ahead of its time in the day. Sutter Health was the last organization I heard making a big MedSeries investment across 27 or more inpatient facilities. They are also Epic clients on the medical record side of the house. MedSeries 4 still runs on the old stalwart AS/400. A platform that was ahead of its time in the day. Sutter Health was the last organization I heard making a big MedSeries investment across 27 or more inpatient facilities. They are also Epic clients on the medical record side of the house.

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