The IT @ Networking Awards 2009
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The AWARD
The European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM), as the worlds' largest interest representation of CEOs and Hospital Directors and the European Association of Healthcare IT Managers (HITM), as the pan-European interest representation of CIOs and Healthcare IT Managers, organised the
IT @ NETWORKING AWARDS 2009 (IT @ 2009), held in Brussels from 29 - 30 October 2009.

The GOAL
Believing in the fundamental importance of the pan-European potential of IT pioneers, HITM and EAHM are committed to increasing their professional authority.

Through IT @ 2009 these pioneers received the recognition they deserve! Their stories will inspire others. The lessons they have learned and shared with the audience will help both avoid mistakes and transform healthcare IT challenges into opportunities, into "Made-in-Europe" success stories. This goal was achieved at IT @ 2009.

The WINNING PROJECTS
- The winning project is Health Information System (SISRA) and Shared and Distributed Patient Record (DPPR), which have been implemented in the Rhône-Alpes region of France presented by Dr Pierre Biron and his team.

- The second prize was awared to Digitisation of the Nationwide Breast Cancer Screening Programme in The Netherlands presented by Bert Verdonck and Emile Knops.

- The third prize went to From Free Text to Standardised Language – The National Development Project of Nursing Documentation in Finland, presented by Kaarina Tanttu.

(Kaarina Tanttu, Emile Knops, Pierre Biron, Bert Verdonck)

The REWARD
The winning project:
- received the IT @ Networking Awards 2009 trophy;
- will get extensive press coverage, and
- was awarded a cash prize of Euro 5,000, this is the world's highest remunerated healthcare IT award.

The IT @ 2009 trophies

The INDEPENDENT ELECTRONIC VOTING
IT @ 2009 was based on the understanding that peers will make the wisest decisions in respect to their own needs. As far as healthcare IT is concerned, the Associations consider it to be self-evident that key healthcare professionals and top managers in healthcare facilities will know what is the best solution for them. This was proven during the IT @ 2009.

To use familiar terminology for IT professionals, IT @ 2009 was built on the principles of best-of-breed and peer-to-peer networking.

An on-the-spot, one-person = one-vote electronic system was used to enable attending CEOs, CIOs, healthcare IT managers and other disciplines in connection to IT to make their choices.

IT @ Networking Awards 2010
As IT @ 2009 was such a resounding success, the organisers are pleased to announce the date for next year's event: 7 - 8 October 2010 in Brussels. Please save the date!

If you have questions or for more information go to the AWARDS page or contact us at:

European Association of Healthcare IT Managers and European Association of Hospital Managers
General and Editorial Secretariat
28, rue de la Loi
B-1040 Brussels
Telephone: +32/ 2/ 286 8501
Facsimile : +32/ 2/ 286 8508
Email: awards@hitm.eu