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Introducing HIMSS MiddleEast09
Healthcare IT & Management Excellence

The Gulf Region’s Foremost Event for Advancing
Healthcare through IT and Management Systems

Join healthcare and IT professionals from the Middle East, Europe, Asia and North America
to explore the optimal use of IT and management systems to improve healthcare

HIMSS has become the recognized leader in bringing healthcare IT conferences to an expanding global audience. In recent years, HIMSS’ AsiaPac and its European counterpart The World of Health IT have brought healthcare communities together in these regions.

And now, HIMSS in collaboration with an international planning committee is proud to break ground and launch a HIT conference in the Gulf Region – with the launch of HIMSS MiddleEast09.

HIMSS Middle East Post Conference Information >>

Keynote Speakers

		His Excellency Dr Faisal Al Hamar Minister of Health Bahrain

		Dr Yasir Khan Clinical Advisor National Program for e-Health Qatar

		Dr Tawfik A M Khoja MBBS, DPHC, FRGP, FFPH, FRCP (UK) Director General, Executive Board, Health Ministers’ Council for Cooperation Council States

		Dr Saadi Taher Executive Director of Medical Services Saudi National Guard Health Affairs, Central Region Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

		Ms Jay Srini Chief Innovation Officer University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health Plan United States

		Mr Edgar L. Mounib, MBA, MPH Global Healthcare Executive IBM Institute for Business Value United States

		Dr Mukhtar S A Al-Hashimi Dean, School of Information Technology Presidential Advisor on Academic Affairs Associate Professor University College of Bahrain Bahrain

HIMSS MiddleEast09 highlights include:

5 May 2009
Health IT & Insurance Symposium:
Gulf Region Trends and Adoption

With health insurance programmes on the rise in the Gulf Region, this special one-day symposium focuses on how IT links insurance programs with healthcare organisations. Highlights include:

Achieving Integration Between Provider and Payer
Coding as a Platform for Auto Adjudication
Defining the Importance of DRGs for the Gulf Region
Towards Interoperability: Using SNOMED CT
Improving Claims Processing/Effects of Technology—Saudi Arabia Insurance Experience
Automating the Insurance Matrix—Bahrain Insurance Experience

6-7 May 2009
Healthcare IT & Management Excellence

Enhance your knowledge and help improve healthcare services in the region through world-class education. This comprehensive programme is designed for you to take home fact-based solutions and practical guidance to solve your biggest challenges.