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Post-Conference Workshops
, Saturday, April 27, 2002

Workshop 1: Care Management System - Advanced Query*

Speakers:
Helene Verner, R.N.
Account Manager, Provider Solutions, CareScience

Anya Mordinson, B.A.
Product Specialist, CareScience

The Advanced Query Training Workshop is designed to teach Care Management System users how to get the most out of the newest release of Care Management System - Query. During the course, each participant will create a Physician Profile, using data from their own facility. After the course, users will be able to:

  • Combine data from multiple queries into one report
  • Create complex queries using sub-queries
  • Create variables from existing variables and use them in reports
  • Merge data from the Care Management System and other applications
  • Customize report formats using advanced features.
Pre-requisites: Care Management System licensed user; Completion of Basic Query Training; working knowledge of SQL; extensive experience with ad-hoc report creation.

Class Size: 20

*NOTE: This workshop has reached its registration capacity.

Workshop 2: Care Management System - Methods & Applications

Speakers:
Meg Horgan, R.N., M.S.N.

Director of Consulting Services, CareScience

Eugene Kroch, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research, CareScience

This workshop is designed to provide a deeper understanding of the Care Management System and the methods it uses. Concrete applications and case studies will be discussed to demonstrate the attributes of the system and reveal its underlying model structures and statistical features. The goal is to make the "black box" more transparent and thereby to demonstrate creative ways to get more value from the Care Management System. Although the workshop is structured, the setting is informal and active participation from attendees is encouraged.

 

Workshop 3: Starting or Improving a Hospitalist Practice

Speakers:
Robert Wachter, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California San Francisco

John Nelson, M.D.
Consultant and Co-Founder, National Association of Inpatient Physicians

The session is designed as an opportunity to learn from a national leader in the hospitalist movement through didactic and interactive elements. The goal of the session will be to discuss:

  • The chief benefits of hospitalist practice and their role in optimizing healthcare value
  • Current statistics including physician workloads and salaries
  • Operational details including communication protocols, physician scheduling, methods to maintain high patient satisfaction
  • Pitfalls to avoid in hospitalist practice





 

 

 
 
     

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