IHE's Free Educational Webinar Series & N.A. Connectathon 2012 Announced!

IHE Community,

IHE Launches their Annual Free Educational Webinar Series on June 28,
2011

IHE is announcing its annual Free Educational Webinar Series
 this year to provide
education about IHE and to learn how your organization can participate
in IHE's year-round development and deployment activities. "The IHE
Webinar Series provides insights from thought leaders who can explain
the value of standards-based interoperability as well as the clinical
and administrative benefits for end-users who implement IHE-based
solutions and for vendors who develop and offer IHE-based products,"
stated Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN, President, IHE
USA.

IHE's Webinar series begins with an Introduction to IHE session on
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 9:00am CT and continues weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays until
September 1, 2011. Webinar sessions will present new profiles in each of
the IHE clinical and operational domains and highlight how to
participate in IHE's Domain Committees, National Deployment Committees,
Connectathons and demonstrations. Register online today to participate
on IHE's free webinar series! 
The full schedule of
presentations and speakers is available on IHE International's website or interested parties can 
sign up for the listserv to receive updated information.

IHE N.A. Connectathon 2012 Dates, Policy and Guidelines Published for
Review on IHE USA website- January 9-14, 2012

IHE USA is sponsoring the IHE N.A. Connectathon 2012 this year on
January 9-14, 2012. The 2012 Participant Resources and  Policy and
Guidelines have been posted on IHE USA's website to prepare vendors for the
opening of registration on August 22 through September 30, 2011.
Participants can also attend the IHE N.A. Connectathon 2012 Registration
Kick-Off Webinar on August 18, 2011 or attend any of the IHE's Free Educational
Webinar Series  hosted 
June-September 2011 to learn more!

Please note there is an important change in the N.A. Connectathon
schedule this year. The N.A. Connectathon 2012 will begin Monday
afternoon at 2:00pm, January 9, 2012 with badge registration and system
set-up. Connectathon test participants must be in attendance through
5:00pm CT on Friday, January 13, 2012. HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase
connected demonstration testing will take place on Saturday, January 14,
2012 until 12:00pm CT. Please review the list of important dates on IHE
USA's website or access the detailed Connectathon and Showcase time
lines online here.

New to IHE- Learn more about the role of IHE Connectathons in advancing
healthcare IT online or
attend an educational presentation during the IHE Webinar Series on July 14, 2011 at
10:30am CT. Click here to register in advance.