File Type and Name	Posting Date
Vendor Setup & Tear Down Memo	Aug 16/08
Workshop/Conference Schedule	Nov 07/08
Attendee List Memo	Oct 03/08
Exhibitor Announcement	Sep 25/08
GES Exhibitor Kit	Sep 25/08

Ways to Participate

• Be an instructor at one of our half day workshops
• Facilitate a Show & Tell session (Facility members only)
• Offer an educational session presentation
• Be a Regional Peer Group Leader (RPGL) (Facility members only)

Benefits of Participation

• Registration fee is waived for a presenter if the educational session presentation is submitted before Tuesday September 23, 2008 (Facility members only and only for one presenter per session)
• Complimentary registration for Regional Peer Group Leaders (RPGLs)
• This is an excellent opportunity for professional and personal growth
• Enhance your presentation skills before a friendly audience of your peers
• Teaching is rewarding and beneficial to all involved
• Chance to share information and receive feedback
• Make contact with industry counterparts

Show & Tell
Representatives from different hospitals can give brief presentations that demonstrate their achievements and innovative solutions. Show & Tell sessions are designed to be short, informative sessions in the peer group meetings where “users teach users.” (Note that Commercial members may not offer Show & Tell presentations.)

Each Show & Tell session is specific to a particular module and should be about 15 to 20 minutes in duration. It can be as simple as a quick online demonstration, a handout of a unique report, a straightforward PowerPoint show, or just a speech that explains a helpful tip or trick. A Show & Tell presentation can be interactive with the audience and it should generate good discussion.


Site Visits

Hardin Memorial Hospital - Nov 12

Hardin Memorial Hospital

The site visit focuses on electronic documentation with the Surgical Services department at Hardin Memorial Hospital (HMH). It includes presentations, demonstration, tours (pre and post surgical areas) and discussions on the following subjects:

   • Implementation and Super Users
   • Hardware Decisions
   • Medications and the Use of Pyxis
   • Scheduling in Meditech SCH

Agenda
Welcome

A Day in the Life of a Surgical Patient – Watch the process from the point the patient is scheduled in a physician’s office until the patient is discharged.

Presentations:
   • Why HMH chose to document Pre and Post areas in PCS and not in       ORM.
   • Implementation at HMH
   • How were the issues with medications handled
   • What were/are the issues with SCH
   • Medication Reconciliation
   • Training and Education

Hardin Memorial Hospital is a regional healthcare center located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Since opening in 1954, Hardin Memorial Hospital has grown to 300 beds and provides care to citizens in Hardin and 10 surrounding counties.

Hardin Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care hospital owned by the citizens of Hardin County, governed by the Board of Trustees of the Fiscal Court of Hardin County and managed by Baptist Healthcare Systems. At present, Hardin Memorial Hospital has a medical staff of over 140 active physicians, including 32 specialties and subspecialties as well as primary care. Hardin Memorial Hospital is the third largest employer in Hardin County.

Hardin Memorial Hospital is dedicated to offering quality care to the citizens of Hardin and surrounding counties. With a commitment to exploring new programs and offering new services, Hardin Memorial strives to meet the healthcare needs of families in the Heartland both now and into the future.

Hardin Memorial Hospital implemented MEDITECH C/S in September 2000. Today the hospital utilizes the following MEDITECH modules: