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    2015 Northwest Paragon User Group Meeting

    Meeting Agenda - Register Now!

    Red Lion Hotel Pasco - Pasco, Washington
    Monday, May 11 - Tuesday, May 12

    Monday, May 11

    Facilitator Prep Meeting - Executive Room
    2:30pm - 3:00pm

    Pre-Conference Session
     led by McKesson
    (pre-registration required)
    3:00pm - 6:00pm - Silver Room
    Topic 1: OneContent Roadmap & Tips-n-Tricks Training - Michael Macaluso, Product Manager - McKesson
    Topic 2: Physician Documentation Template Build Training David Taylor, Business Systems Analyst - McKesson 

    Welcome Networking Reception sponsored by McKesson - Gold Room
    Light food and drinks will be provided.  
    Event Registration/Check-In -
    Outside of Gold Room
    6:00pm - 7:30pm

    Tuesday, May 12

    Networking Breakfast & Exhibits Opening - Gold/Silver Room
    Event Registration/Check-In -
    Outside of Gold/Silver Room
    7:00am - 8:00am            

    General Session - Gold/Silver Room                 
    8:00am – 8:15am – InSight Welcome - Northwest Paragon Education Committee
    8:15am – 9:05am – How McKesson Users Influence Design - Melissa Roberts, Manager of Human Factors Team 
    9:05am - 9:45am -  Elevate the Role of IT with McKesson Managed Services - Steve Kopech, VP Managed Services and Professional Services Sales - McKesson 

    Networking & Exhibits Break - Gold/Silver Room
    Coffee & tea will be provided.                  
    9:45am – 10:15am         

    Morning Roundtable Discussions          
    Physician Applications Track
    10:15am – 10:50am – Clinician Mobile App: Pros and Cons (Design Room)
    11:00am – 12:00pm – CPOE/Medication Reconciliation (Design Room)     

    Ancillaries/Financial Track
    10:15am - 10:50am - Laboratory/Micro/Blood Bank (Oak Room)          
    11:00am – 12:00pm – Using Paragon in the Rehab Services Area - Clinician & RCM perspective: Wins and Gaps (Oak Room)

    Nursing Track
    10:15am – 10:50am – Medical-Legal Implications of Accurate Documentation (Pine Room)
    11:00am – 12:00pm – Roadmap for Nursing & How are the Current Gaps being Handled (Project Room)

    IT/Technical Track
    10:15am – 10:50am – v13.0 Uplift - Hardware and Set-Up (Spruce Room)
    11:00am – 12:00pm – DISASTER – What is the Plan? (Spruce Room)

    Financial/Resource Management/Patient Engagement Track
    10:15am – 10:50am – Meaningful Use, the Patient Portal Challenge (Project Room)
    11:00am - 12:00am - Registration: A Deep Dive (Pine Room)

    Networking Lunch - Gold/Silver Room            
    12:00pm – 1:00pm  

    Afternoon Roundtable Discussions           
    Physician Applications Track
    1:00pm – 1:35pm – Physician Engagement - Successes & Lessons Learned (Design Room)
    1:45pm – 3:00pm – Physician Documentation (Spruce Room)
                          
    Financial/Resource Management Track
    1:00pm – 1:35pm –Telemedicine - Tips & Tricks (Oak Room)
    1:45pm – 2:20pm – Efficient Processes in the Utilization Review Module (Oak Room)
    2:30pm – 3:00pm - Referrals and Authorizations (Oak Room)
                            
    Nursing/IT/Pharmacy Track
    1:00pm – 1:35pm – Streamlining the New Employee Experience - Security/Training/Orientation/ SSO Tips & Tricks (Project Room)
    1:45pm – 3:00pm – Optimize Medication Administration/Med Admin - Keeping the Bar High in Bedside Barcode Scanning (Project Room)
     
    IT/Revenue Cycle Track
    1:45pm – 3:00pm – REPORTS – Exploring the Table Maze - Infomaker for Revenue Cycle/Custom Reports/Tables Most Often Used for SQL/Best Reports for Meeting KPI's and Running Operations in Revenue Cycle (Design Room)
     
    Ancillary Track
    1:45pm – 3:00pm – ORM/RS/Materials Management/Reports - Optimizing for High Return on Investment (Pine Room)

    Networking & Exhibits Break - 
    Gold/Silver Room       
    Beverages will be provided.                 
    3:00pm - 3:30pm

    Late Afternoon Roundtable Discussions 
    Physician Applications/Pharmacy Track
    3:30pm – 5:00pm – ED Roundtable (Project Room)
              
    Financial/Resource/Pharmacy Management Track
    3:30pm – 5:00pm – Mining for the Data Nuggets – Share Custom Reports  - Sharing What Reports you have which have Assisted to Improve Compliance, Revenue, etc. (Design Room)

    IT/Informatics/Ancillary Track
    3:30pm – 5:00pm – Upgrade Survival Skills: Tips, Trick, and Tools - Upgrade Process/New Implementation Survival Techniques with Limited Resources (Oak Room)

    Patient Engagement/Ancillaries Track
    3:30pm - 5:00pm - Meaningful Use Stage 3 Discussion/Update (Gold/Silver Room)



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