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2001 InSight Conference - Preconference Workshops

2001 Conference
 
Detailed descriptions for the 2001 InSight Preconference Workshops are displayed below. You must be a registered conference attendee to participate in any of these workshops. The registration form for these workshops can be found at the end of the Conference Brochure.

When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Title Canceled: Leadership Development for Health Care Professionals
Description The required number of registrations have not been received to ensure that this is an effective course offering. As a result, the course has been canceled.

This course will teach you the key skills to help you become a successful leader in the changing environment of healthcare.

Topics will include:

  • Explore the challenges of becoming a catalyst who effectively leads in a changing and demanding work environment
  • Examine the importance of skillful communication in leading effectively
  • Develop interaction skills that help you achieve critical business objectives while satisfying people’s personal needs
  • Determine how feedback can be an effective leadership tool.
  • Practice interaction skills and receive feedback to enhance your use of them.
  • Identify situations in which you can apply your newly learned skills
Fee $300.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Title Canceled: STAR Multi-Facility Considerations
Description Due to low registration, this class has been canceled.

Discussion of STAR multi-facility considerations. This class will cover shared -vs- split tables as well as other multi-facility issues/concerns.

Topics wil include:

  • Tables
  • Issues/Concerns
  • “gotchas”
Fee $400.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Title Canceled: STAR Radiology: Building the Master Exam
Description Due to low registration, this class offering is canceled.

In this workshop, participants will step through the Master Exam build process. Participants will be able to identify and locate Master Exam supporting files, understand how the Master Exam is organized and appropriately map all result fields.

Topics will include:

  • Radiology Sections
  • Result Menus
  • Result Tables
  • Special Processing Keys
  • Master Exam Design
  • Master Exam Build
  • Appropriate Mapping after the Build
  • Testing the Master
Fee $400.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Title ALLSTAR System Management
Description This workshop will present an abbreviated version of the standard ALLSTAR System Management class taught onsite and at the Education Center. It is a workshop that covers the Hospital Employee File, CRT Table, and Spooler. Functionality will be shown online; however, the students will not have any hands on.

Topics to be included:

  • Hospital Employee File
  • CRT Table
  • Spooler
Fee $400.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
   & Sunday, 8/19/2001, 8:00 am - 11:30 am
Title Paragon Datamodel
Description Paragon data model overview with an emphasis on Infomaker, stored procedures, database documentation and report writing.

Topics will include:

  • Database Administration
  • Paragon data model
  • Infomaker overview
  • Stored procedures
  • Report writing demonstration
Fee $700.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Title Pathways Interface Manager - Advanced: Introduction to Tcl Programming & Other Assorted Cloverleaf Utilities
Description This workshop will explore an introduction to the Tcl programming language. Focus will be placed on learning syntax, commonly used commands, programming constructs, programming methodology, placement of procedures, usage of testing utilities, many examples of tcl procedures.

Topics will include:

  • Background of Tcl language
  • Syntax rules
  • Command usage
  • Construct usage
  • Procedures
  • Programming methodology
  • Placement of procedures
  • Custom scripts utility
  • Advanced testing tool functionality
  • Many examples of tcl procedures
Fee $450.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Title Pathways Laboratory: Using Crystal Reports
Description This workshop will explore the utilization of Crystal Reports within Pathways Laboratory application using a populated test database.

Topics will include:

  • Pathways Laboratory database structure overview
  • Database linking(including outer joins, when to use, etc.)
  • Views, cloning and editing
  • Cloning and editing standard or existing Crystal Reports
Fee $375.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Title Pathways Materials Management: Upgrading from V2.5.1 to V2.6.0 – New Functionality
Description Version 2.6.0 of Pathways Materials Management introduces Sales and Use tax functionality. This workshop will teach you how to build the background tax information so you can start having taxes applied to items as you order them. Also included in this workshop will be an overview of the functionality being added to Pathways Materials Management in Release 7.0.

Topics will include:

  • New Functionality
  • Tax Editor
  • Changes to Item, Location and Vendor Editors
  • Additions to the Corp and GL Editor
  • Tax information included on the PO and Invoice
  • New Reports available
Fee $675.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Title Series 2000 SAI/SRI Technical Overview for Planning and Implementing Interfaces
Description Attendees will gain in-depth functional and technical knowledge of the Series 2000 SAI/SRI applications. Focus will be on technical issues surrounding planning, implementing and successfully running Series 20000 Interface applications.

Topics will include:

  • Interface Planning
  • Available Applications
  • Communication Protocols
  • Transaction Flow
  • Data Formats
  • Implementing Interfaces
  • Technical Overview
  • Detailed Processing Breakdown
Fee $400.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Title STAR – Pathways Care Manager Integration Class
Description This course provides participants with a high level overview of:
  • Data sent from each of the STAR 2000 products to Pathways Care Manager
  • Data sent from Pathways Care Manager to STAR 2000
  • The build necessary to set up and maintain these interfaces
  • Interface impacts
  • The role of HL7 for the interface
  • Security necessary for STAR 2000 and Pathways Care Manager interface

    Topics will include:

    • Master File Updates
    • Orders Integration
    • Pathways Care Manager – Results Integration
    • Keeping Staff & Hospital Employee Files in sync
    • STAR Gateway
Fee $675.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Title Using Claims Administrator Tools to Manage Your Accounts Receivable
Description Advanced uses and methods to reduce your accounts receivable using EC2000 Claims Administrator.

Topics will include:

  • Claims Tracking
  • Revenue Reporting
  • Balancing Procedures
  • Split Bill Options
  • Edit Overriding
  • LaserArc Imaging
  • Intro to Release 7.0
  • Additional Topics
Fee $400.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title Canceled: Series 2000 AS/400 Performance Review (Saturday)
Description Due to low registration, this class is canceled.

Attendees will gain an in-depth knowledge of the Series 2000 product from a system perspective and how it affects the performance of the AS/400. Focus will be given to the technical set up of the AS/400 to run the Series 2000 application.

Topics will include:

  • Jobs in the system
  • Pool Sizing
  • Total Storage Usage
  • Performance Evaluation Day to Day
  • Review of IBM Utilities
  • Priority Processing
  • Nightly Schedules and Processing
  • Updater Review and Settings
  • File Sizing
  • Reorg Recommendations
  • Hospital Bed Size Review
  • Journal Review
  • Sizing Machine
  • SWA for Backups
Fee $250.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Title Canceled:Series Release Application Basics
Description Due to low registration, this class is canceled.

Take a technical tour through the Release Application (Upgrade) process.

Topics will include:

  • What’s All Those Documents?
  • Prep It !
  • Hop, Skip and a Jump
  • BLOAD Takes the Load Off
  • Sequence 3
  • Compare our BCOMPARE
  • Test it!
  • The Low-Down on Go-Live
Fee $250.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Title Pathways Laboratory: System Administration
Description This workshop will explore the ‘nuts and bolts’ troubleshooting skills concerning Oracle, networking, Pathways Services, UNIX and SERVER file. An in-depth discussion of the Client Server technology will be presented, as well as tips and tricks for making your system operate more efficiently.

Topics will include:

  • Oracle network setup
  • SERVER file explanation
  • TCP/IP explanation
  • UNIX tips and tricks
  • Networking troubleshooting
  • CDS
Fee $375.00
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When Saturday, 8/18/2001, 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Title Introduction to HL7 (Saturday)
Description This course provides participants with an introductory-level knowledge of the Health Level 7 messaging standard. Topics include: HL7 and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, HL7 message components, HL7 delimiters, HL7 acknowledgements, and Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP).

Topics to be included:

  • Explain how HL7 relates to the OSI model
  • Identify the components of an HL7 message
  • List and describe the components of the MSH (Message Header) segment of an HL7 message
  • List and describe fundamental HL7 data types
  • Explain the anatomy of HL7 acknowledgments
  • Explain why and when HL7 acknowledgements are used
Fee $250.00
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When Sunday, 8/19/2001, 8:00 am - 11:30 am
Title Canceled:Series 2000 AS/400 Performance Review (Sunday)
Description Due to low registration, this class is canceled.

Attendees will gain an in-depth knowledge of the Series 2000 product from a system perspective and how it affects the performance of the AS/400. Focus will be given to the technical set up of the AS/400 to run the Series 2000 application.

Topics will include:

  • Jobs in the system
  • Pool Sizing
  • Total Storage Usage
  • Performance Evaluation Day to Day
  • Review of IBM Utilities
  • Priority Processing
  • Nightly Schedules and Processing
  • Updater Review and Settings
  • File Sizing
  • Reorg Recommendations
  • Hospital Bed Size Review
  • Journal Review
  • Sizing Machine
  • SWA for Backups
Fee $250.00
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When Sunday, 8/19/2001, 8:00 am - 11:30 am
Title Canceled:Tech Topics – Top Topics
Description Due to low registration, this class is canceled.

Review a collection of the favorite topics from our Technical Topics course.

Topics will include:

  • Your Favorite Series Commands
  • Naming Standard Standards
  • What’s Up with the Updater
  • Series Help – Make it Work for You!
  • Run Your Report in the Nightly – Without Changing the Nightly
  • Seven Reasons NOT to Use ‘14’ to Compile
  • What is “Base” Anyway?
Fee $250.00
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When Sunday, 8/19/2001, 8:00 am - 11:30 am
Title MSE Tips and Techniques for the STAR System Administrator
Description This ½ day workshop will focus on STAR MSE (Multi STAR Environment) with information and discussion centering around the parameters and files that control MSE. Also, demonstrations using UNIX commands to check various MSE logs and how these logs are used in STAR operations for troubleshooting and verifying the completion of such activities as backups.

This class will also offer an overview of the STAR System Administration Class SSA100 offered by Customer Education Solutions.

Topics will include:

  • MSE Overview
  • Checking MSE/Backup Logs
  • Tips and Techniques
Fee $300.00
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When Sunday, 8/19/2001, 8:15 am - 11:30 am
Title Introduction to HL7 (Sunday)
Description This course provides participants with an introductory-level knowledge of the Health Level 7 messaging standard. Topics include: HL7 and the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, HL7 message components, HL7 delimiters, HL7 acknowledgements, and Minimal Lower Layer Protocol (MLLP).

Topics will include:

  • Explain how HL7 relates to the OSI model
  • Identify the components of an HL7 message
  • List and describe the components of the MSH (Message Header) segment of an HL7 message
  • List and describe fundamental HL7 data types
  • Explain the anatomy of HL7 acknowledgments
  • Explain why and when HL7 acknowledgements are used
Fee $250.00
  More Information on this Workshop


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