October 15-16 2012 Digital Health Conference program & speakers announced.

Join health IT thought leaders and innovators who are helping to shape the future of healthcare.

The NY eHealth Collaborative Digital Health Conference is an exclusive gathering of health IT leaders to network, innovate and discuss new technologies.

Agenda and Registration

NYC REACH hosting a FREE EHR Vendor Fair July 18th

Attend on July 18th to find the perfect EHR for your practice.

NYC REACH, the federally designated regional extension center for New York City, is hosting a free electronic health record (EHR) vendor fair on July 18th from 4:30-8:00 p.m. in downtown Manhattan. All providers, nurses, physician and medical assistants, as well as office managers and their support staff, are encouraged to attend to learn how EHRs can prepare medical practices for the future. Don’t miss this opportunity to view an array of products, attend vendor demonstrations, consult with NYC REACH representatives, learn about incentives, and network with other practices over complimentary refreshments.

To register and for more information, visit www.nycreach-vendorfair.eventbrite.com.

MADE IN NY DIGITAL MAP

For my fellow New Yorkers and fans of the Empire State, here is great view what's going on here. SV


The Made in NY Digital Map is a visual testament to the vibrant state of New York's digital industry - showing a powerful constellation of over 500 homegrown startups, investors and coworking spaces across the five boroughs. Browse by neighborhood, review job postings, or add your own startup to the digital landscape - the Made in NY Map is a living resource that reflects New York City's dynamic innovation ecosystem.

Led by Mayor Bloomberg's commitment to realize New York City's digital potential, the Made in NY Digital Map was created by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment in partnership with Internet Week NY and the New York Tech Meetup. Distribution of the map was also made possible thanks to the Association for a Better New York.

Made In NY

EHR Meaningful Use event! Queens County Medical Society


This one will be hosted by Queens County Medical Society with the NYC REACH extension center, at the Queens County Medical Society, 112-25 Queens Blvd, 4th Fl, Forest Hills, NY 11375.

It's for practices seeking to transition from paper to electronic medical records or to move to a web-based EMR. You'll hear an Introduction to Meaningful Use payments and find out about free support and training to help NYC physicians meet Meaningful Use requirements.

You'll also get an overview and demo of GE Centricity Advance, a web-based, Meaningful Use-certified EMR, practice management system and patient portal designed specifically for small practices.

General admission: $10 pre-paid, $20 at door. MSSNY member $10 pre-paid, $15 at door (registration fee is waived for NYC REACH members). To register, call 718-268-7300

EHR Meaningful Use Event hosted by Queens County Medical Society and New York City's REACH extension center.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at 6:30 p.m.

This educational event is for practices seeking to transition from paper to electronic medical records or to move to a web-based EMR. You'll hear about Introduction to Meaningful Use payments, and about free support and training to help NYC physicians meet Meaningful Use requirements. You'll also get an overview and demo of GE Centricity Advance, a web-based, Meaningful Use-certified EMR, practice management system and patient portal designed specifically for small practices. General admission: $10 pre-paid, $20 at door. MSSNY member $10 pre-paid, $15 at door (registration fee is waived for NYC REACH members). To register, call 718-268-7300

Meaningful Use in NYC, August 10th EHR Open House

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting a free Open House to educate physicians about electronic health records. Learn how NYC REACH can help doctors adopt electronic health records, receive discounted EHR programs, and meet the requirements for Meaningful Use incentives. As the second NYC REACH doctor to successfully attest for Medicare Meaningful Use, Dr. Sal Volpe will share his experience on EHR adoption and implementation. He will be receiving his first payment of $18,000.

You will hear about Meaningful Use and the EHR adoption process, ask Dr. Volpe questions on his experience, and view demos from our three preferred EHR vendors- eClinicalWorks, MDLand, and Greenway.

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 42-09 28th Street, 12th Floor, Room 12-22, Long Island City (Queens), New York

To attend, please register:

NYC REACH is a part of the Primary Care Information Project at the New York City Department of Health. To learn more, please go to www.nycreach.org.




Primary Care Information Project
42-09 28th Street, 12th Floor, CN-52
Long Island City (Queens), New York 11101
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NYCREACH August 10th EHR Open House – Meaningful Use in NYC

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting a free Open House to educate physicians about electronic health records. Learn how NYC REACH can help doctors adopt electronic health records, receive discounted EHR programs, and meet the requirements for Meaningful Use incentives. As the second NYC REACH doctor to successfully attest for Medicare Meaningful Use, Dr. Sal Volpe will share his experience on EHR adoption and implementation. He will be receiving his first payment of $18,000.

You will hear about Meaningful Use and the EHR adoption process, ask Dr. Volpe questions on his experience, and view demos from our three preferred EHR vendors- eClinicalWorks, MDLand, and Greenway.

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: 42-09 28th Street, 12th Floor, Room 12-22, Long Island City (Queens), New York

To attend, please register: http://www.nycreachopenhouse.eventbrite.com

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NYC REACH, Regional Extension Center, invitation to ONC-ATCB EHR systems

NYC REACH, the Regional Extension Center for New York City, would like to invite EHR vendors with certified ONC-ATCB complete EHR systems to attend one of three meetings we are hosting to understand how we could work together. We are interested in learning how our federally subsidized program could augment the services you provide to your customers, what co-development you would like to do with us, and how we could partner with you. We've heard from many of you that you would like us to find a way to collaborate with a wider pool of EHR vendors, particularly those vendors who were not selected during our preferred vendor process last year, and we are excited to hear from you how we could do that.



To that end, we invite you to register for & attend one of the following
3 sessions:

Feb 23, 2011 from 10 AM to 12 PM

Feb 25, 2011 from 11 AM to 1 PM

Mar 4, 2011 from 11 AM to 1 PM

Please register online at http://www.RECvendor.eventbrite.com

All meetings will be held at the PCIP/NYC REACH offices at 161 William Street, 6th floor conference room, in New York City. No more than 2 representatives from any EMR vendor organization may attend as space is limited. You must register in order to attend as you will need to be cleared by building security. Again, only vendors with complete ONC-ATCB certified are invited at this time.

NYC REACH Meaningful Use Seminar on February 17 in Manhattan

Members of NYC REACH are invited to attend the Meaningful Use Overview Seminar on Thursday, February 17 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at 161 William Street in Manhattan. For more information and to register, please visit: http://museminar.eventbrite.com/.


Physicians in New York City now have two options to become members:


Full membership: For $600 per year, primary care providers will receive discounts on preferred EHRs and on-site training at their practice to learn how to use the system.

Limited membership: Any NYC physician can join as a limited member for no fee and pay $50 per person to attend a Meaningful Use Seminar to learn about the incentive program for EHR users.

NYC DOH PCIP/NYC REACH PCMH/Meaningful Use Webinars

Weekly in October 2010, 10 AM-11 AM, EST


Together we will explore:
Healthcare challenges facing physicians
Benefits of EHR
The path to EHR EHR/EMR
Implementation Thoughts & Considerations.
Patient Centered Medical Home
Federal Incentives under ARRA
Meaningful use

This is now a weekly series of events.

Registration is required. Upon registration, you will receive an email with code need to join.

Dial In Code: 888-622-5357
Participant Code: 586020


October 1 2010 Dr. Sal Volpe Link

October 8, 2010 Dr. Sal Volpe Link

October 15, 2010, Dr. Sal Volpe Link

October 22, 2010, Dr. Sal Volpe Link

October 29, 2010, Dr. Sal Volpe Link

NYC DOH PCIP August 2010 Bulletin



NYC DOH PCIP August 2010 Bulletin is now available for reading.
Excellent types on Meaningful Use, PCMH and more. SV

NYC DOH PCIP NYC REACH Public Events Calendar

Here is the link for the calendar of events.

Current topics include:

Case for conversion to EHRs and PCMH

How NYC REACH can assist practices achieve Meaningful Use

Calendar

NYC REACH Meaningful Use Seminars

Meaningful Use is Here!The federal government announced the final rule for Meaningful Use of an EHR.
What does this mean for providers in New York City?If you accept Medicare or Medicaid, you can earn up to $63,750 from Medicaid or $44,000 from Medicare for meeting the requirements. The guidelines will serve as a roadmap of national expectations for using health IT in your care. Check our Meaningful Use page for updates, or http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms for full details. The full text is available online here.

Meaningful Use Seminars:

Free for NYC REACH MembersNYC REACH will hold seminars to give providers full information about the requirements for Meaningful Use (providers should choose one date to attend)
Option 1: July 21 (5PM-8PM)
Option 2: July 26 (5PM-8PM)
Option 3: August 5 (5PM-8PM)
Option 4: August 10 (5PM-8PM)

The sessions are free, but only open to NYC REACH members. Members can register here:

http://nycreach.eventbrite.com/ If you are not yet a member, join now!

NYC DOH PCIP/NYC REACH Meaningful Use Webinars

The PCIP Quality Improvement team is now hosting free webinars to help doctors understand the federal Meaningful Use incentives. You can join through any internet connection. RSVP to learn:

• What Meaningful Use is
• The incentives available for physicians who demonstrate Meaningful Use of an EHR
• The Federal requirements for these incentives
• The eligibility criteria for receiving these incentives
• How NYC REACH will help providers meet the requirements

The first webinar will be this Wednesday, May 26th, 8:30 am - 9:30 am. If you cannot make this one, we will be holding sessions throughout June:

• Thursday, June 3rd, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 9th, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 16th, 8:30 am - 9:30 am
• Thursday, June 24th, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

To RSVP, contact Nadine Nikas at nnikas@health.nyc.gov.

NYC REACH

NEW YORK EHR MEANINGFUL USE SUMMITS

Sponsored by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), NYC REACH, and the New York Chapter American College of Physicians (NYACP), this free full-day program addresses Meaningful Use incentives for physicians:

Thursday, May 13, 2010 - Brooklyn
Friday, May 14, 2010 - Long Island
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Buffalo
Friday, May 21, 2010 - Syracuse
Saturday, May 22, 2010 - Binghamton
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - Albany
Friday, June 4, 2010 - Tarrytown

Registration

NYC REACH for Free Meaningful Use Summit

Sponsored by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), NYC REACH, and the New York Chapter American College of Physicians (NYACP), this free full-day program addresses Meaningful Use incentives for physicians:


How the Meaningful Use criteria for EHRs translate to better quality
care for patients and improved public health
Who qualifies for up to $44,000 in Medicare incentives and up to $63,750 in Medicaid incentives and how to meet the federal criteria
Where to get assistance selecting, implementing, and using EHRs

Day at a Glance:
8:30 – 11: 00 am Education Sessions
11:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Sessions

For providers not yet using an EHR: Vendor Demonstrations
For providers currently using an EHR: Break out sessions on Patient Centered Medical Home, Privacy & Security, Patient Engagement, Health Information Exchange, Maximizing Revenue, EHRs for Public Health, Pay for Performance, and more
Who should attend: Providers and practice staff interested in how Electronic Health Records can help their practice

May 13, 2010
8:00am Registration & Breakfast
Brooklyn Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
333 Adams Street • Brooklyn, New York
Questions: Call NYACP at 518-427-0366

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius REC (Regional Extension Center) HIT (RHITEC) Awards

Congratulations to Fund for Public Health NY (thanks to the hard work of NYC DOHMH PCIP) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC). SV

NYS HIE Award

New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) $22,364,782.00

NYS Regional Extension Center Awards:

Fund for Public Health New York $21,754,010.00
New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) $26,534,999.00

Sebelius, Solis Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing Use of Health IT, Training Workers for Health Jobs of the Future
Grant Awards to Help Make Health IT Available to Over 100,000 Health Providers by 2014, Support Tens of Thousands of Jobs Nationwide

WASHINGTON, DC - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today announced a total of nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers advance the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (IT) and train workers for the health care jobs of the future. The awards will help make health IT available to over 100,000 hospitals and primary care physicians by 2014 and train thousands of people for careers in health care and information technology. This Recovery Act investment will help grow the emerging health IT industry which is expected to support tens of thousands of jobs ranging from nurses and pharmacy techs to IT technicians and trainers.

The over $750 million in HHS grant awards Secretary Sebelius announced today are part of a federal initiative to build capacity to enable widespread meaningful use of health IT. This assistance at the state and regional level will facilitate health care providers' efforts to adopt and use electronic health records (EHRs) in a meaningful manner that has the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of health care for all Americans. Of the over $750 million investment, $386 million will go to 40 states and qualified State Designated Entities (SDEs) to facilitate health information exchange (HIE) at the state level, while $375 million will go to an initial 32 non-profit organizations to support the development of regional extension centers (RECs) that will aid health professionals as they work to implement and use health information technology - with additional HIE and REC awards to be announced in the near future. RECs are expected to provide outreach and support services to at least 100,000 primary care providers and hospitals within two years.

"Health information technology can make our health care system more efficient and improve the quality of care we all receive," said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. "These grant awards, the first of their kind, will help develop our electronic infrastructure and give doctors and other health care providers the support they need as they adopt this powerful technology."

The more than $225 million in DOL grant awards Secretary Solis announced will be used to train 15,000 people in job skills needed to access careers in health care, IT and other high growth fields. Through existing partnerships with local employers, the recipients of these grants have already identified roughly 10,000 job openings for skilled workers that likely will become available in the next two years in areas like nursing, pharmacy technology and information technology. The grants will fund 55 separate training programs in 30 states to help train people for secure, well-paid health jobs and meet the growing employment demand for health workers. Employment services will be available via the Department of Labor's local One Stop Career Centers, and training will be offered at community colleges and other local education providers.


Additional information about the state HIE and RECs may be found at

http://www.dhhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/02/20100212a.html
http://HealthIT.HHS.gov/statehie and http://healthit.hhs.gov/extensionprogram

Information about other health IT programs funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 can be found here: http://HealthIT.HHS.gov

Information about Healthcare/High Growth Grants, and other DOL training programs is available at http://www.doleta.gov/.

For more information about the Recovery Act, please visit: www.hhs.gov/recovery , www.dol.gov/recovery and www.recovery.gov.

NYC Health Department Panel Management Helps Physicians Fill the Prevention Gap

Under “panel management” program, outreach specialists will review health records and work to engage high-risk patients before they suffer needless disability, hospitalization or death


February 1, 2010 – The Health Department’s Primary Care Information Project (PCIP) today announced the launch of a new program to help primary-care physicians combat preventable health problems. Under the so-called Panel Management program, outreach specialists will work with physicians to identify patients in need of preventive health services such as cholesterol management or blood pressure control, and encourage them to make appointments for care and treatment. PCIP has equipped more than 1,700 New York City medical practices with electronic health records that highlight patients’ health risks before they cause acute conditions such as heart attack or stroke. The new program, which is largely funded by Pfizer Inc., will help ensure that patients do not miss opportunities to act on this information and receive follow-up care.


“Instead of waiting for high-risk patients to seek treatment, the Panel Management program connects primary care doctors with New Yorkers who need ongoing care,” said Dr. Thomas Farley, New York City Health Commissioner. “For example, of the 25% of New Yorkers who suffer from hypertension, less than half have their blood pressure controlled. Panel Management will help to address this gap.”

“Panel Management moves health care from ‘you get it only if you come’ to a patient-centered approach that reminds people to get screenings or treatment,” said Dr. Amanda Parsons, the assistant health commissioner who leads PCIP. “Small medical practices often don’t have the resources to provide this kind of outreach. This initiative uses existing technology to cross that barrier.”

“This program reflects Pfizer’s long-term commitment to New York City and even larger commitment to advancing patient care,” said Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Pfizer’s Chief Medical Officer. “By working collaboratively with our partners in the New York City Department of Health, we hope to develop more active approaches to primary care that help patients better manage their health and avoid costly illnesses.”

Physicians who want to adopt the Health Department’s electronic health record, or join the Panel Management program, can find more information at www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/pcip/pcip.shtml.

PCIP NYC eCW User Conference

Here is an invitation from the NYC PCIP Team.
The target audience consists of PCIP docs and other NYC eCW docs, office staff, and other PCIP partners. SV

Dear Primary Care Information Project Partner,


Mark your calendars! The Primary Care Information Project and eClinicalWorks are very excited to announce that the first NYC eCW User Conference will be held on Friday, March 20th, 2009 at the New York Academy of Medicine.



We are planning an exciting agenda filled with presentations, trainings, and interactive discussions on a variety of topics, including: Best Practices in Coding & Documentation, Advance Your Usage of the EMR Training, Keys to a Successful eCW Implementation, specialty focus groups, and much more. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about new PCIP programs, meet industry thought leaders, participate in free eClinicalWorks trouble-shooting, and network with hundreds of eClinicalWorks users in New York City.



Please stay tuned for registration information, and make sure to reserve your spot as soon as possible for early bird pricing ($50/participant, $250 for up to 10 participants, $450 for up to 20 participants).

We look forward to seeing you next spring!


Happy holidays,


The PCIP Team

NYC Health eHearts Rewards P4P

This is Pay For Performance program worth reviewing.
Unlike many other P4P programs, this will derive information from the electronic health record! Its a good start and one of many programs to become available. SV

Rewarding & Recognizing Providers for Healthy Hearts

eHearts is designed for adult primary care practices using an EHR that can transmit automated quality reports of core measures from the EHR to the QRS (examples of EHRs that are developing this functionality include NextGen and Epic). Practices interested in applying for the program must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a non hospital-based practice;
2. Verify completion of at least 1 in-person meeting with a PCIP Quality Improvement Specialist (for PCIP practices only);
3. Be able to transmit an automated report* from the EHR to the QRS;
4. Have a minimum number of patients specified by DOHMH across all core measure risk factors documented in the EHR (e.g., patients ages 18-75 AND with ischemic vascular disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, OR hypertension).

NYC DOH PCIP