President's Message - July 2009

Dear InSight Members,

The InSight 2009 Annual Conference is fast approaching being only five weeks away.   I am looking forward to interacting and participating with all of you at our annual event where networking and sharing of educational knowledge is our key focus. 

Our organization is built on volunteerism, which allows us to be the leading independent user group of McKesson Provider Technology solutions.   As such, it’s important we recognize those outstanding volunteers who through time, commitment and notable contributions continue to shape and grow our organization, and inevitably improve the quality of patient care.

Every year at the InSight Annual Conference, InSight bestows two awards to deserving volunteers: The Tom Utley and Member Achievement Awards.  Both awards, with slightly scaled criteria, are given in recognition of members who have demonstrated outstanding service to both sustain and improve the member experience at InSight.

The Tom Utley Award recognizes the best of our many volunteers who contribute their time and talents to make InSight the premier user group for McKesson customers.

The Member Achievement Award recognizes the noteworthy accomplishments of a member on behalf of the user community, including participation in InSight SIGs, Discussion Forums, the Enhancement Process and a host of other member offerings. 

We all know outstanding members who support, motivate and inspire each and every one of us.  As a volunteer-run organization, it’s our duty and privilege to recognize our peers who continue to positively impact InSight.  This is where we, as community members, can make a difference.  If you know someone who has gone above and beyond in their volunteer role I encourage you to nominate them for an award.  You still have time to submit; volunteer nominations are accepted through August 7.

Although we are very focused on making the Annual Conference a successful and worthwhile event, please remember that we continue to conduct forums that connect our membership.  Please visit the InSight Web site for information regarding monthly SIG-specific conference calls, discussion forums and strategic enhancements. In addition, look for the vastly improved Knowledge Repository due out in the latter part of September. 

Sincerely,

Eileen Donnelly, RN
2009 InSight President