Free Health Information Technology Educational Session

June 14, 2011 – Got EHR? Up to speed on HIT? Curious about where all this technology is heading? If you have questions about the current state of Health IT (health information technology) in Oregon, are already using an EHR (Electronic Health Record) or want to transition your practice to an EHR, you’ll want to attend a free, 90-minute Health IT educational session hosted by the Oregon Medical Association (OMA) and created with numerous partner organizations.

 

The event begins at 10:30 am on June 30 at the OMA’s Portland-area offices and will also be available live on-line to participants. Several community colleges are hosting local live viewings of the seminar on their campus and have identified local Health IT experts who will moderate discussions about the seminar immediately afterwards.

Check the registration link below for available locations!

 

This session is the “series kickoff” for an on-going series of seminars that will help Oregon’s healthcare providers in their health IT Journey.

 

"Given the climate of health reform, for which expanding health information technology is a major part, we know Oregon’s healthcare providers have many questions. This event's approach is unique because it combines information with action,” according to Dr. Carla McKelvey, president of the Oregon Medical Association.

 

She continued to explain, “participants will get a great overview of the state of Health IT in Oregon, and they will come out of the session with their own action plan based on a checklist that the organizers have developed.”

 

Anyone curious about EHRs or health information exchange should take advantage of this chance to learn from the experts and also get insight and advice from healthcare providers who are already using Health IT. Physicians and other healthcare providers and their staff members can get essential information on the adoption and meaningful use of EHR technology, and learn how support from O-HITEC, Oregon’s regional extension center, can make the transition to EHRs easier.

 

Representatives from Oregon’s Medicaid EHR Incentive Program will provide information about how eligible providers can join others who are already receiving incentive payments, and the Oregon Health Network (OHN) will discuss efforts to bring broadband internet access to practices across the state.

 

A key part of the 90-minute session will be the introduction of Oregon’s passport to Health IT seminar series that will launch with a five-hour workshop on August 4. The series will feature Health IT curriculum developed by a consortium of universities including Oregon Health & Sciences University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and the University of Alabama-Birmingham and presented by Oregon’s Community College Consortia (CCC) to Educate Health IT Professionals; both programs are sponsored by the ONC (Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT).

 

This event, and the seminar series, are the result of a collaboration among the Oregon Medical Association, O-HITEC, the OHN, the Oregon Health Authority and the Community College Consortia for Health IT, each of which is working to support the larger transformation of the health care delivery system through Health IT.

 

The event is free to providers and practice staff, but you must register by June 24.

 

Please visit http://www.theoma.org/formpage.asp?formid=136 to register or for more information.