Happy New Year. I hope that you found the holiday season a time filled with warmth, happiness and health. My best wishes to you for an enriching 2006! We definitely hope to play a role in that enrichment. As promised several months ago, we intend to offer an array of face-to-face and online educational and networking activities that will assist with your personal and professional growth. We already have six regional events planned and are currently securing speakers to provide several live webinars and ondemand education offerings. In addition to education, we're implementing strategies around global outreach -- connecting with the members in our 33 countries to meet their needs -- as well as planning a member/project awards program and helping several LIGs become established...to name a few areas of concentration. We hope you like what you'll see and provide us with input to improve our offerings. This is your SIG and we want to ensure your needs are met. So, drop me a line with feedback or your thoughts. I can be reached at president@pmihealthcare.org. Thanks!

Save These 2006 Training Dates

The Healthcare SIG education team is currently planning several
face-to-face training workshops for its members:


San Francisco Bay Area Healthcare Symposium
Join us for a series of half-day project management workshops focused on healthcare project management. The first workshop will be held on March 31, 2006 at the Marriott Hotel in
Walnut Creek, CA. Learn more>

Project Management in the Global Economy 2006 Regional Symposium
Hosted by the New Jersey Chapter PMI, this informative event will be held on May 1, 2006 at the
Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, NJ. Check the chapter web site for updates on the symposium.

HIT Week
Join us in Washington, DC the week of June 4, 2006 as the industry celebrates HIT Week. Being organized by HIMSS, the Healthcare SIG will lead a one-day project management seminar focused on managing healthcare projects. This will also be a networking and member feedback providing opportunity. More details to follow in early 2006.

Baltimore Lunch-n-Learn
Plan to attend an education luncheon that coincides with the annual Healthcare SIG's Board Strategy Retreat. Come have lunch with the SIG's board of directors, provide feedback into the SIG education
and program development strategy, and attend an education session. The event is scheduled for
July 29, 2006 at the BWI Marriott Hotel in Linthicum, MD. More details will be released in
February, 2006.

Healthcare Project Management
Job Opportunities

AMERIGROUP Corporation Seeks Director, HIPAA Program Management
This position is responsible for the management, design and implementation of programs and projects that support business operations and organizational compliance with electronic transactions i.e., Transactions and Code Sets (T&CS) and the National Provider Identifier (NPI). The Director serves as an electronic transactions subject matter expert for compliance with state and federal regulations. Ideal candidate possesses extensive health care operations experience.
Learn more>.

Clarian Revenue Cycle at Clarian Health Partners Seeks Project Manager
For more details contact David Burton, Director of Clarian Revenue Cycle, at Clarian Health Partners in Indianapolis. You can reach Mr. Burton at 317-962-2548.