President's
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Dear InSight Members,
As we continue to work through our
challenges in the economy and healthcare in general, we still remain
focused on future business growth. As we stay hopeful that the
economy improves and is stimulated, please know that we value your
membership and are confident that enhancement in business activity
is not too far behind.
It’s
important we start preparing for the road ahead. Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer John H. Hammergren himself assures us, “McKesson
is committed to developing information technology that will serve as
the backbone of an interconnected, efficient system that provides
quality care to everyone. We are taking the steps needed to ensure
we remain a technology leader while realizing the tremendous
opportunity for growth that is before us."
As you can see,
our business relationship with McKesson has not changed and the
management team continues to lead and execute on InSight’s vision
and strategy for delivering IT products that provide the most value
to us. Our partnership with McKesson continues to evolve and
strengthen as we help make healthcare safer, more efficient and
higher quality for the communities we serve.
To read the President's Message in
its entirety, click here. |
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Renew Your InSight Membership
Today |
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This is the time to really think about how
you and your teams can maximize your use of McKesson products. You
want clear-cut ways to increase efficiencies, create cost savings
and improve productivity within your working environment. Your
dollars may be more restricted this year, but that does not mean
your standards should be. Renew your InSight membership and receive
several member benefits including access to Discussion Forums,
Enhancements, discounted conference rates and other valuable,
relevant member
benefits. |
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Justify Your Attendance for the
InSight 2009 Annual Conference |
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Are you prepared to attend the InSight 2009
Annual Conference, September 9-12, where you will learn how to
optimize your McKesson investments for the highest return to keep
your business competitive? Visit the Annual
Conference Web page and download the InSight 2009 Annual
Conference training proposal. Fill out the appropriate areas and
send to your
supervisor to show the value of your attendance. Conference
registration will open in the beginning of May. Watch your inbox for
further information to be released soon. |
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Help to Shape Your Future InSight
Leadership |
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You have the chance to be a direct-impact
member of InSight by applying now for open Nomination Committee
member positions. The 2010 Nominations Committee currently has four
open positions up for election. Fill out the nomination
form and return to insight@insight-net.org
by Friday, May 8. |
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InSight Webcast Series
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New to members this year, InSight is
hosting two complimentary webcasts each month on a wide variety of
topics to help you use McKesson products more efficiently. Mark your
calendar for Seven Steps
to Successful Pre-service Collections, Wednesday, May 13
from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT and It's About
Time- Appointment Census Portal Module, Wednesday, May 27
from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm CDT.
View a
current schedule of upcoming webcast dates and times. We
trust you will find value in these free webcasts, available only to
InSight members. |
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CareEnhance® Call Center, Version 5.5
is Available |
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Is your healthcare
organization seeking to take their call centers to the next
strategic level? CECC 5.5
integrates new workflow tools and care management functionality to
help manage patients with chronic conditions. Many new features and
enhancements are available in our latest release including alert
prioritization and notification, batch reassignment of interactions
or tasks, interaction management and permission enhancements as well
as encounter management and care management workflow. For more
information, contact your sales executive or account manager or call
1.800.981.8601. |
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RelayHealth’s Patient
Education/Clinical Reference Systems™ Online Service is Now
Available |
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RelayHealth provides convenient access to
an extensive array of medical procedures, conditions, and concepts.
You can locate the most appropriate topic by title/keyword search or
browsing our integrated indexing system. Our comprehensive library
of evidence-based, peer-reviewed content is updated every quarter,
so you have access to the most current information via a
cost-effective hosted solution. For more information and to learn
how to access a demo of this comprehensive content, call your sales
executive or call 1-866-RELAY-ME.
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Performance Strategies:
Achieve Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence |
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The topic of the latest issue
of Performance Strategies e-magazine is Achieve
Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence. The American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition® is the
highest and most prestigious international distinction a healthcare
organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient
care.
This issue highlights customers that have used
McKesson’s Horizon Clinicals® nursing solutions and workforce
management solutions to help achieve Magnet Recognition for nursing
excellence. Featured customers are Centra Health, Rush University
Medical Center and Inova Fairfax. The issue also features the
Director of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®, Karen Drenkard,
and Billie Whitehurst, McKesson Provider Technologies Chief Nursing
Officer.
Read this issue
or browse previous issues at www.StrategiestoPerform.com. |
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McKesson Honors Health Systems for CPOE
Success with Patient Outcomes and Medication Safety
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Decatur Memorial Hospital, a 356-bed
hospital in Decatur, Ill., earned first place in McKesson's 2009
Celebrating CPOE Success Award, the second annual computerized
physician order entry (CPOE) competition. Decatur Memorial took top
honors for using McKesson's Horizon
Expert Orders™ solution to help medical staff improve patient
outcomes and reduce variability in the blood transfusion process.
Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and WellStar Health System in Marietta, Ga., were recognized as
award finalists. An independent panel of judges selected the winners
based on their use of CPOE to solve specific business issues by
achieving clinical and financial results. Read the press
release. |
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