• Webinar July 27 at noon: Using your HI-IQ for efficiency efficiently.
• Seen HI-IQ, love HI-IQ, need HI-IQ, can’t afford HI-IQ?

ef·fi·cien·cy n.: The production of the desired effects or results with minimum waste of time, effort, or skill. We've all been told that we need to be more efficient, get more done, spend less money and do it in less time. So, we work harder, cut corners and try our best to improve, without any real sense of the source of our inefficiencies or how to eliminate them. Sometimes this strategy works but more often, it does not. Enter HI-IQ. HI-IQ provides you with simple tools to help you identify areas of inefficiency, target them for improvement and, perhaps most importantly, track your success. During the Webinar on Wednesday, July 27th at noon Bill Burke, M.H.P., R.T.(R)(CV), Operations Manager of Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital, will identify the specific tools within HI-IQ that you can use to measure, track and improve efficiency in your IR department. Some of the topics he'll address are:   Just-In-Time inventory management using specific tracking tools and measures of success Solutions for common problems such as inventory adjustments and tracking of mis-used or malfunctioning supplies Implant tracking - quality & safety Patient throughput/service measurement & improvement Increasing communication within and between departments Specific service analysis tools (start times, turn over time, daily volumes, etc.)
When:	Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at Noon (EDT)
Where:	Your PC, all you need to attend are an Internet connection and telephone. Keep reading for more details.
Who:	Everyone is welcome to view the demo, pre-registration is not required. Sites that are considering purchasing or upgrading to HI-IQ 2004 version are strongly encouraged to attend.
Why:	There's no better way to get a look at the newest version of HI-IQ than to listen to, and ask questions of one of your peers, and an expert on HI-IQ, Bill Burke. As added incentive, Webinar participants will receive 5% off their purchase or upgrade by 8/31/05.

1.  To attend the Webinar click on the following link at the time of the meeting: https://www109.livemeeting.com/cc/pro10nu_202/join?id=962TGF&role=attend&pw=JVIR. Enter your name and click Submit to join the meeting. You will need to download meeting viewer software if this is your first time using Live Meeting so please try to login a few minutes before ten to allow sufficient time for the download.

Alternate Attend Instructions:
Go to: http://www.placeware.com/cc/pro10nu_202/join
Your Name: (enter your name)
Meeting ID: 962TGF
Meeting Password: JVIR

2.  Join the Conference Call by dialing 401-775-1310. The conference call Meeting ID is 440470 the Password is 06637.

The Webinar is limited to the first 14 participants. If you are unable to attend this session, or, if you are unable to login because the session is full, please contact Lisa at 401-765-7152, option 1 to schedule a demo at a time that's convenient for you.
 

Sure… you (or your IR colleague) were at the SIR meeting in New Orleans this year, you’ve still got the beads hanging on your wall to prove it.

You saw HI-IQ 2004 and the Clinical module; the rich Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement features, the new Conscious Sedation features, the streamlined Implantable product management, the incredible HI-IQ TouchSchedule whiteboard replacer, the rich and effortless reports.

You were a quick convert; eager to drink the kool-aid, ready to start improving your own case documentation tomorrow. And then… reality sets in. Your brain starts to wonder...

It’s not 1993 anymore, when HI-IQ fit on one Macintosh diskette and cost less than $500. Your system may cost $35k. Yes, it’s still only a fraction of the price of those less-capable systems that those other specialties seem to get funding for. Who’s going to pay for it? OK, yes, maybe we’ll get approval when they realize how much money the system can save the department, the practice; when they realize the JCAHO issues it addresses; when they see the resource efficiencies it encourages. BUT HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR ME TO GET FUNDING? A YEAR?

Well… (as you might imagine) we’ve heard this all before. To help those of you who are listening ‘facilitate’ the Purchase Order process at your institution, we're happy to announce that a HI-IQ leasing option is now available. No upfront costs, low monthly payments, and a timeline that we'll customize just for you. Call HI-IQ Sales for more information at 401-765-7152 option 1.