Electronic Health Records, Meaningful Use, Medical Home and Implications for Pharmacy Practice May 22, 2011


MAY 22, 2011
Two activities.
One registration for both activities.

Part I: Electronic Health Records, Meaningful Use and the Medical Home
Part II: Implications for Pharmacy Practice (includes 3 hours of medication safety)

A Knowledged Based Activities.

LAGUARDIA MARRIOTT HOTEL

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE REGISTRATION FORM


Target Audiences: All Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians especially those in practices considering the use of electronic health records.

PART 1 Electronic Health Records, Meaningful Use and the Medical Home

FOR PHARMACIST
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Recognize ARRA, CMS, NY incentives, meaningful use, stages of implementation
List clinical quality metrics for each stage of implementation
List meaningful use for hospitals vs. ambulatory care
Recognize how to apply meaningful use in your institution/practice

Continuing Education Credits: “The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.”The College has assigned 2 hours (0.2 ACUs) for attendance, active participation in embedded learning activities and assessments, and completion of the activity evaluation at this seminar. Statements of continuing pharmacy education credit will be mailed within six weeks of the activity.
For Pharmacists: UAN 0042-0000-11-006-L04-P

FOR TECHNICIANS
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Recognize ARRA, CMS, NY incentives, meaningful use, stages of implementation
List clinical quality metrics for each stage of implementation
List meaningful use for hospitals vs. ambulatory care
Recognize how to apply meaningful use in your institution/practice

Continuing Education Credits: “The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.” The College has assigned 2 hours (0.2 ACUs) for attendance, active participation in embedded learning activities and assessments, and completion of the activity evaluation at this seminar. Statements of continuing pharmacy education credit will be mailed within six weeks of the activity.
For Technicians: UAN 0042-0000-11-006-L04-T

PART 2 Implications for Pharmacy Practice (includes 3 hours of medication safety)

FOR PHARMACIST
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Recognize items in literature on clinical decision support systems regarding safe medication prescribing (CPOE (Computerized Prescription Order Entry) and e-Rx) with focus on warfarin, PIMs(potentially inappropriate for use in the elderly), and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) parameters
List potential roles of pharmacists in health information technology environment and potential impact on public health with regard to safe medication use
Identify how pharmacists can incorporate medication therapy management and collaborative drug therapy management into the medical home model using health information technology
Describe potential payment reform strategies for provision of pharmaceutical care in the medical home

Continuing Education Credits: “The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.”The College has assigned 3 hours (0.3 ACUs) for attendance, active participation in embedded learning activities and assessments, and completion of the activity evaluation at this seminar. Statements of continuing pharmacy education credit will be mailed within six weeks of the activity.
For Pharmacists: UAN 0042-0000-11-007-L05-P




FOR TECHNICIANS
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Recognize items in literature on clinical decision support systems regarding safe medication prescribing (CPOE (Computerized Prescription Order Entry) and e-Rx) with focus on warfarin, PIMs (potentially inappropriate for use in the elderly), and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) parameters
List potential roles of pharmacists in health information technology environment and potential impact on public health with regard to safe medication use
Describe potential payment reform strategies for provision of pharmaceutical care in the medical home

Continuing Education Credits: “The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.” The College has assigned 3 hours (0.3 ACUs) for attendance, active participation in embedded learning activities and assessments, and completion of the activity evaluation at this seminar. Statements of continuing pharmacy education credit will be mailed within six weeks of the activity.
For Technicians: UAN 0042-0000-11-007-L05-T

Mobile Health Forum March 28, Philadelphia

“How Mobile Devices and Services are Changing the Healthcare Landscape – A Guide for Entrepreneurs and Healthcare Providers”


Date: Monday, March 28th

Time: 5:00pm – 8:30pm

Location: College of Physicians of Philadelphia (22nd and Market Street)


Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic welcomes you to join two distinguished panels of world class entrepreneurs, clinicians, venture capitalists, privacy & security experts, and technologists for the 2nd annual Mobility in Healthcare event.


Healthcare in the United States has reached a critical juncture. A recent Wall Street Journal article details the Congressional limitations on Medicare trained practitioners and how this has resulted in a dramatic shortage of doctors. This, coupled with a proposed cut of nearly $60 billion in doctor training through 2020, calls for new solutions to provide care for the nearly 32 million additional Americans expected to be insured under healthcare reform and the 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 each day.



The Race is On, the Time is Now:

Advances in mobile technology are helping to fill this void, as evidenced by a recent story in the New York Times, creating tremendous opportunities for both medical service providers and mobile innovators to work together to streamline patient care. According to Parks Associates, mobile health industry revenues in 2010 hit $1.7 billion, and the projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five years will be 27%, reaching $4 billion by 2013.



Join us on March 28th to determine how this technological sea change will affect your profession and answer questions such as:

· Can mHealth actually improve care and reduce costs?

· What are the key drivers for the mHealth marketplace today and looking ahead?

· What are the main barriers facing mHealth?

· Will consumers pay for mHealth?

· What types of mobile solutions are changing the face of healthcare and what is on the horizon?

· What therapeutic areas offer the biggest business potential?

· How can mHealth be effectively integrated into the healthcare ecosystem?

· What are the attributes of the smartphone apps, cloud-based services, and mobile internet platforms that constitute the best services?



Panel Discussion #1: Mobile Communications in Healthcare – A Business Perspective



· Dr. Sal Volpe, MD, FAAP, FACP, CHCQM, President of the HIMSS New York State Chapter, who was recently featured on ABC News discussing the top health iPhone applications

· Brian Wells, Chief Technology Officer at University of Pennsylvania Health System, who leads Penn’s mobile communications initiatives

· Hans Boerma, Managing Partner at KBT Partners, industry expert, emerging mHealth and HIT technology

· David Baiada, Division Director and Practice Leader, Skilled Visit Services, including mobile technology integration & management at Bayada Nurses



Panel Discussion #2: Mobile Communications in Health care – A Clinical/Medical Perspective



* Moderator: Dr. Brian McDonough, M.D., FAAFP, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Temple School of Medicine; Chairman, the Family Medicine Department at St. Francis Hospital; Dr. McDonough's medical features are syndicated on over 500 U.S. radio stations, including 1010 WINS in NYC and KYW NewsRadio, Philadelphia

· Jason Goldberg, President, Ideal Life, Inc., who will be speaking about the Ideal Life remote health monitoring program in China, which will be the largest initiative of its type in the world with 100,000 patients in Shandong province

· Christopher Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Fiberlink

· Henry Fader, Pepper Hamilton corporate and health care partner




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Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer, Second Edition Now Available


New!
Now available: Second Edition to a HIMSS best seller!

Ken Ong, MD, MPH, Editor

Medical Informatics: An Executive Primer is the follow-up to the award-winning first edition. Published in 2007, the first edition examined how information technologies applied in hospitals settings, at the physician's office and in patients' homes were transforming healthcare delivery. This updated edition examines the advances that have taken place in the past four years, as healthcare providers increasingly utilize health IT, including ambulatory electronic health records, clinical decision support, personal health records, identity management, and health information exchange to care for patients and improve quality and patient safety.

New to this second edition are chapters focused on how federal legislation--namely, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act--is providing financial incentives for healthcare providers that demonstrate the meaningful use of health IT. The second edition also features a physician sharing how IT enables the patient-centered medical home in his practice and several case studies, including lessons learned on how health IT is transforming healthcare at a rural health network, a small primary care practice, a fully integrated healthcare system with 2,000-plus affiliated physicians, and two hospitals that have achieved Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model. 2011.

Order Code: 584 Softcover ISBN: 978-0-9844577-0-0

HIMSS Member Price: $75 Regular Price: $90

We've some good news to share with you. The book's publisher, HIMSS, has donated 20 copies of the book as a fund-raising opportunity for Japan tsunami relief.

For a donation of $100, each donor will get an autographed copy of the new book. These special volumes will be available at the book party. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross International Services's Response to Japan Tsunami.

Special thanks to Fran Perveilier and Nancy Vitucci at HIMSS who made both the book and this relief opportunity possible.


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GAO Report:Electronic Prescribing: CMS Should Address Inconsistencies in Its Two Incentive Programs That Encourage the Use of Health Information Technology

This is an excellent report and illustrates the potential to improve on the existing programs and make them more consistent. SV


Summary

Congress established two CMS-administered programs--the Electronic Prescribing Program and the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Program--that provide incentive payments to eligible Medicare providers who adopt and use health information technology, and penalties for those who do not. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 required GAO to report on the Electronic Prescribing Program. To do so, GAO examined how CMS determines which providers receive incentive payments and avoid penalties from that program and how many providers received incentive payments in 2009. Also, GAO was asked to examine how the requirements of the two programs compare. GAO reviewed relevant laws and regulations, interviewed CMS officials, and analyzed CMS data on incentive payments made for 2009, which were the most recent data available for a full year.

GAO is recommending that the CMS Administrator take four actions, including (1) encourage physicians and other providers in the Electronic Prescribing Program to adopt certified technology and (2) expedite efforts to remove the overlap in reporting requirements for physicians who may be eligible for incentive payments or subject to penalties under both programs. CMS generally agreed with three recommendations and disagreed with a fourth recommendation, which GAO clarified based on CMS's comments.

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