 The Healthcare Hub blog focuses on how greater collaboration and visibility across the supply chain can improve both clinical and financial performance in healthcare. Working with hospitals, manufacturers, distributors and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in North America and Europe, GHX provides a global perspective on issues such as healthcare reform, standards adoption, automation, e-commerce and demand planning, among others.  Karen Conway works with industry associations, standards bodies, government agencies, analyst firms, academic institutions and the media to identify opportunities for hospitals and suppliers to optimize supply chain operations and improve business and clinical performance. Karen was recently elected to a three-year term on the AHRMM board of directors, She also serves on the leadership council of the Arizona State University Health Sector Supply Chain Research Consortium and as co-chair of the HIMSS Supply Chain Special Interest Group. In addition, she is active in the Strategic Marketplace Initiative or SMI and serves on the editorial board of Healthcare Purchasing News. Conway’s work has been published in numerous trade publications as well as Redbook and Parent magazines. She was also a contributing writer to the book "e-Business in Healthcare" published in 2007.
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By Karen Conway on
2/22/2011 9:37 PM
So, I did it. I tweeted. (My children will be so proud.) In addition to all the buzz about meaningful use, ICD-10, accountable care organizations, mHealth, and the like, Twitter took the stage at the 2011 HIMSS conference and exhibition. The conference organizers set up a Social Media Center where newbies like me could go online, set up a Twitter account, and send tweets to those following the show using the hashtag #HIMSS11. To be honest, I had actually set up an account several weeks ago but never used it. I felt better when I heard former HIMSS president John Glaser, Ph.D. tell an audience that he, too, had an account but had never actually “tweeted.” As he put it, he was waiting for the right thing to say. So, what is the right thing to say on Twitter? I’ve been following the #HIMSS11 tweets, trying to understand how people are using the tool and to what advantage. By far, the majority of the tweets are designed to lure some of the 30,000 plus attendees to attend this session or visit that booth. Other tweets,...
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