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2006 Delegate Testimonials
"The topics are superb and very relevant to what is happening now."
Dr. Herbert Pardes, Vice Chairman, President & CEO, New York Presbyterian Hospital

"A unique ensemble of leaders sharing the most visionary information in a truly collaborative environment."
Maggie Gunter, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lovelace Clinic Foundation, Project Director and Principal Investigator, New Mexico Health Information Collaborative

"This meeting in general is packed, it is a very good meeting. Very good work - excellent!"
David Chellapa, Medical Director, GlaxoSmithKline

"I am impressed. This is very much an ideas conference."
Debbie Theobald, Founder and CEO, Vecna Technologies

"There is a high level of thought leadership present. Something not commonly found in events of this type."
Eric Yablonka, Vice President and CIO, University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System

"I am impressed with the level of attendees present. Some promising connections have been made."
Tobias Knoch, Head Erasmus Computing Grid, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

"As an entrepreneurial MD, I found this truly excellent. Great applications and end-user focus that goes way beyond theory."
Jeffrey Segal, MD, FACS, CEO and Founder, Medical Justice Services

"Very useful. I was looking for interoperability insights and the conference delivered!"
Aca Gacic, Project Manager, Assisted Living, Robert Bosch GMBH

" This event has been gathering some of the brightest people and was well worth my time."
Mickey McManus, President and CEO, MAYA Design

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The 2007 WHIT Congress featured cutting-edge conferencing technology, allowing attendees to connect with presenters and panelists during general sessions by using VisionTree Software. Wireless handheld devices or laptop computers provided by the Congress were used to respond to survey questions as well as to ask questions of moderators, speakers and expert panelists. Survey results collected at the 2007 event are reported below:
  1. What region of the country are you from?
  2. What is your role in healthcare?
  3. In your organization, which functional area do you represent?
  4. What is the value of interoperability?
  5. When do you expect to see 80% of American's healthcare records in interoperable EHRs?
  6. What is the most effective strategy to promote interoperability?
  7. What are the impediments?
  8. Do you believe universal healthcare will foster innovation?
  9. Do you believe universal healthcare will become a reality?
  10. How would you describe your attitude toward new technology?
  11. How will the next President approach health information technology
  12. Will the U.S. be the world's leader in healthcare innovation in 2015?
  13. Who will be the principal custodian of healthcare information for American causes?
  14. Do you believe that large organizations can innovate?
  15. Do you have to leave a company to innovate?
  16. Is it worth taking a career risk to innovate?
  17. Which two innovations will provide the most value in the next five years?
  18. Which two innovations will provide the most value in the next ten years?
  19. Prior to today on a scale of 1-5, how much attention do you believe EHR Safety received?
  20. On a scale from 1-5, how much attention do you believe it should receive?
  21. Please selet what you believe the biggest barrier is to safe and effective EHR will be in five years
  22. Have you personally see, or discussed with a colleage, any EHR-related saftey event within your organization?
  23. Do you believe that EHR-safety should receive more or less attention with your organization?
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