Speaking Event: Social Media in Health Care – HIMSS Southern California

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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

I am delighted to participate in the HIMSS Southern California Annual Health Care Conference.  I will be moderating a panel titled:  “Social Media in Healthcare: Promoting Patient Empowerment and Engagement, Healthcare Value, and Patient Centered Care.”  Panelists include:  Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, Christina Thielst, MHA, FACHE, FHIMSS, and Wandia Chiuri.

Healthcare is becoming increasingly oriented to consumers. Patients and their families are true partners with the other key stakeholders in healthcare delivery. They are proactively engaged, healthcare delivery is patient-centered and coordinated, and health information is readily and freely available to both healthcare consumers and healthcare providers. Informed decision-making both by patients and healthcare providers is a fundamental characteristic of a consumer oriented healthcare system.  Our speakers will explore how current and emerging health information technology applications will realize the goal of making healthcare more patient-centered, encourage patient engagement, and make all the key healthcare stakeholders accountable and informed decision makers. (Source: HIMSS Southern CA Chapter)

Keynote Speakers:

Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Population
Health Improvement
UC Davis School of Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

Pamela Lane, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS
Deputy Secretary
Health Information Exchange
California Health and Human Services

 

 

 

 

Our Panel Session

Session:   “Social Media in Healthcare: Promoting Patient Empowerment and Engagement, Healthcare Value, and Patient Centered Care”

Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA, Moderator

Founder, Healthin30.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, Panel

President, MCM Education
Founder, MedicineAndTechnology.com

 

 

 

 

 

Christina Thielst, MHA, FACHE, FHIMSS, Panel

Vice President
Tower Strategies

 

 

 

 

 

Wandia Chiuri
Senior Social Media Enterprise Architect
Reaction Power

 

 

 

 

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For more information, please visit the Southern California HIMSS website here.  Thank you.

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