When: Thursday, March 19,2009…
5:30 to 7:30 PM
5:30 to 6:00 PM Networking and munchies
6:00 to 7:30 PM Program

Where: Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, Mass. Living Room B, 1st floor, McAllum Building (the old brick building just left of the Main Entrance of the Hospital)

Cost: NO CHARGE, by special arrangement with Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Refreshments: Munchies provided

Information Systems at Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Hidden Tech will be presenting a primer on the emerging trends in healthcare technology including the most in demand skills and how to do business with hospitals and clinicians in the Pioneer Valley. Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Chief Information Officer, Wayne Freeberg, and his colleagues will lead an interactive discussion with the Hidden-Tech community on the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of doing business in the healthcare arena.

Learn who gets on preferred vendor lists and how, where to look for RFPs, what skills are most in demand and why. Understand how trends in electronic medical record-keeping and Web-based applications spell opportunity for technology professionals with the right skill sets.