Greetings,

As we reflect on 2007, we should all in different ways see success in our own professional growth, amongst our teams, and ultimately within our facilities and hospitals. Looking to 2008, it’s important we take key learnings and apply them to future strategies. Equally as important, it’s critical we have the tools, resources and knowledge base in place to position us for growth and success in the coming year.

It’s clear there’s a lot happening with InSight, and for those who already see first-hand where we as a community provide value to one another, it’s time we secure our memberships for 2008.

As you consider membership renewal, I’d like to highlight just a couple of the new programs and exciting developments in store for InSight members in 2008.

In addition to our flagship annual conference, InSight will be putting focus on creating year-round membership value that facilitates access to our greatest asset – one another.

The programs we’re building and enhancing will afford us more online collaboration, additional business-relevant online resources, and virtual learning opportunities.

What’s the engine that will drive these improvements?

In January 2008, InSight will launch its new and improved Web site. Members of the community will enjoy a restructured Strategic Enhancement Process, updated discussion forums and improvements to functionality, navigation and usability. Great efforts are being made so we all can make optimal use of the InSight Web site. I thank the InSight Web site Committee for all of their efforts in making this happen.

To read the President’s Message in its entirety, click here.

Vivien J. Lunsford
Materials Manager - Southeastern Regional Medical Center

InSight Volunteering History
PMM SIG Chair – Education (interim) 2007
PMM SIG Chair - Education 2008
Presenter of numerous InSight Annual Conference sessions beginning in 2002

InSight Membership:
7 years

1. Can you explain what volunteering with (or being a member of) InSight has done for you personally?
If you think about volunteers in general, they are people who give and share. I remember what it was like to be a new customer of McKesson and come to my first InSight Annual Conference. The experience can be intimidating. If you never share your knowledge, you cannot be a leader. At my hospital, I have the responsibility of leading others so I am always teaching and sharing experiences with them. It gives me great pleasure to see others who are able to tackle a problem with success or to be able to explore other avenues that bring value to their organization and know that I may have provided a light in that path.

2. Can you explain how volunteering with (or being a member of) InSight has helped your organization?
When I first joined InSight I was the only one in my organization that attended. I believe that my participation as a volunteer and member allows me to stay knowledgeable about the McKesson products that my department uses, and promotes the use of, inside our organization. Our hospital now sends multiple staff members who are involved with McKesson products. Hospitals spend a great deal of money on these systems… it is an investment that requires continuous education in order to extract the most benefit. The products are evolving and if you aren’t staying on top of this information, you and your organization lose a great deal of opportunities to deliver improved efficiencies and better customer service. By being involved with InSight, you are committed to being better-than-average user of McKesson products.

3. Can you provide an example of how InSight has brought you and/or your company measurable value?
McKesson knows that I am not afraid of speaking up but I have always attempted to think about how the products can bring better value to all hospitals not just to my own. If I asked for an enhancement I offered detailed business reasons why it should be done. By being involved in InSight you cannot be focused on your own hospital, it is a user group. You are interacting with your peers and therefore you are learning from others to help you understand the needs of other organizations and not just your own. This enables you to provide McKesson suggestions and information that they are able to put on the table and come to the conclusion that if they proceed with the enhancement or change that they are offering a solution to all their customers and not a select few. Some of my own enhancement requests have come to be realized in the products that we use and InSight's involvement is one avenue to ensure your voice is heard and that what you’re asking for is ag! reed upon by other users.

4. What excites you most about the future of InSight?
InSight has many opportunities to bring more value to its customers and as a volunteer this year, I hope we are able to exceed the expectations of the organizations. Our SIG is excited about sharing information with other SIGs. The integration between products is becoming common in the hospitals, therefore we must stretch our own knowledge into other products and with users from other departments. It will help develop better communication and relationships inside of our own hospitals.

Within the next few weeks, InSight will welcome SUMMIT as a new SIG to the InSight community. This addition of SUMMIT will strengthen the InSight community.

A larger community creates a larger network to communicate and share knowledge which will benefit our individual organizations as well as the industry. Watch for more details regarding this new SIG moving forward.

Take advantage of lower rates by renewing your InSight membership before February 1, 2025. In addition to the value InSight already provides members, InSight has many exciting changes coming in 2008 including online learning opportunities, Web site updates that include new collaboration tools and greater functionality and usability.

For more information on membership renewal, click here.

The 2008 CIO Forum Webcast series, jointly presented by InSight and McKesson, with support from InSight’s V3 Partners, will present eight Webcasts starting in February and extending through September.

Webinars will be based on relevant CIO-related issues covering a wide breadth of topics from customers and best-business practices to new industry technologies and improving work environments. Exact dates will be released when available.

The Webcast series will once again lead up to the CIO Forum at the InSight 2008 Annual Conference, which will take place September 24-27 in Grapevine, Texas.

This is a reminder that although there is no formal December discussion period for CSEs, they are still being accepted for submission during the reconstruction of the Web site and will be included for discussion in the first round of the new 2008 Enhancement Process.

Stay tuned for an improved Enhancements section in 2008 based on membership feedback and suggestions!

If you would like to volunteer with InSight in 2008, there are still open positions for SIG Leadership! To see a list of open positions, please click here.

The InSight 2007 Annual Conference proceedings are now available online for you to view in the Document Repository.

Please note the following:

1. The Document Repository can only be accessed by InSight Members. You will need to use the member log-in and password that has been given to you.

2. Only presentations provided by the speakers are available. InSight has posted all those presentations made available.

 

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