MSSNY and NYC DOH PCIP RHITEC Applications
MSSNY Collaborates with New York eHealth Collaborative to Apply as RHITEC for counties outside NYC.
NYC DOH PCIP applies to be a RHITEC for the counties within NYC.
Click on the link below to complete a non-binding agreement to assist MSSNY and NYC DOH PCIP in their efforts. This is open to specialists and primary care physicians. SV
Support Agreement
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
HIMSS EHR ARRA Webinar
Invitation for EHR Special Interest Group ARRA Webinar
Friday, October 23, 2009
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Eastern
This is an invitation on behalf of the HIMSS EHR SIG to invite you to an ARRA Webinar on Friday, October 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. eastern time. We will have a speaker from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services who will speak to the $30M that was just released for grants. In addition, we will have six vendors including Siemens, Eclipsys, Cerner, NextGen Healthcare, GE Healthcare, and eClinicalWorks who will discuss what they are doing within their respective organizations to respond to ARRA as well as how they are assisting their customers to do the same. All but one vendor, has confirmed as of today's date.
This will be an exciting webinar that will further the membership's ability to be responsive to this landmark legislation that was passed this year related to healthcare technology. Please mark your calendar's accordingly. Registration for this webinar is required. Please follow the directions below to register for this event.
Registration Information
1. Go to https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?ED=123021797&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiM3
2. Register for the meeting.
Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting.
Invitation for EHR Special Interest Group ARRA Webinar
Friday, October 23, 2009
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Eastern
This is an invitation on behalf of the HIMSS EHR SIG to invite you to an ARRA Webinar on Friday, October 23rd from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. eastern time. We will have a speaker from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services who will speak to the $30M that was just released for grants. In addition, we will have six vendors including Siemens, Eclipsys, Cerner, NextGen Healthcare, GE Healthcare, and eClinicalWorks who will discuss what they are doing within their respective organizations to respond to ARRA as well as how they are assisting their customers to do the same. All but one vendor, has confirmed as of today's date.
This will be an exciting webinar that will further the membership's ability to be responsive to this landmark legislation that was passed this year related to healthcare technology. Please mark your calendar's accordingly. Registration for this webinar is required. Please follow the directions below to register for this event.
Registration Information
1. Go to https://himss.webex.com/himss/j.php?ED=123021797&RG=1&UID=0&RT=MiM3
2. Register for the meeting.
Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting.
Monday, October 12, 2009
NaviNet offers State Governments free Health Information Exchange and has been chosen by Horizon BCBSNJ for its web portal
August 24 2009. NaviNet (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced the NaviNet Health Information Exchange (HIE), a solution that combines the NaviNet Provider Network of more than 770,000 providers nationwide, and NaviNet technology and services. The NaviNet HIE is now available to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost, enabling more efficient implementation and expansion of local health data exchange. Adoption of NaviNet HIE minimizes technology investment requirements, providing states and territories a rapid and cost-effective way to offer their own branded health information exchange to electronically connect physicians, hospitals, insurers and existing HIEs in their regions. NaviNet is already used by two out of every three U.S. healthcare providers, and leading national, commercial and Blues health plans, resulting in significant costs savings to the industry.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 12, 2009 – NaviNet, America’s largest real-time health care communications network, and New Jersey’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), announced today an agreement in which Horizon BCBSNJ will use NaviNet’s multi-payer, Web-based portal as its exclusive secure information exchange with providers. With NaviNet, providers will be able to reduce paperwork, simplify the administrative process and reduce expenses by electronically exchanging patient information, claims data and benefit information with Horizon BCBSNJ.
NaviNet
NaviNet BCBSNJ
August 24 2009. NaviNet (formerly NaviMedix), America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today announced the NaviNet Health Information Exchange (HIE), a solution that combines the NaviNet Provider Network of more than 770,000 providers nationwide, and NaviNet technology and services. The NaviNet HIE is now available to all state governments and U.S. territories at no cost, enabling more efficient implementation and expansion of local health data exchange. Adoption of NaviNet HIE minimizes technology investment requirements, providing states and territories a rapid and cost-effective way to offer their own branded health information exchange to electronically connect physicians, hospitals, insurers and existing HIEs in their regions. NaviNet is already used by two out of every three U.S. healthcare providers, and leading national, commercial and Blues health plans, resulting in significant costs savings to the industry.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 12, 2009 – NaviNet, America’s largest real-time health care communications network, and New Jersey’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), announced today an agreement in which Horizon BCBSNJ will use NaviNet’s multi-payer, Web-based portal as its exclusive secure information exchange with providers. With NaviNet, providers will be able to reduce paperwork, simplify the administrative process and reduce expenses by electronically exchanging patient information, claims data and benefit information with Horizon BCBSNJ.
NaviNet
NaviNet BCBSNJ
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Electronic Medical Record Survey Results: Medscape Exclusive Readers' Choice: Advice on Choosing an EMR
More than 3700 readers responded to the survey. The EMRs that readers evaluated included Allscripts, Epic, Misys (now Allscripts), Centricity, e-MDs, eClinicalWorks, Practice Partner, Sage, Greenway, Amazing Charts, and others.
Medscape
More than 3700 readers responded to the survey. The EMRs that readers evaluated included Allscripts, Epic, Misys (now Allscripts), Centricity, e-MDs, eClinicalWorks, Practice Partner, Sage, Greenway, Amazing Charts, and others.
Medscape
ACP COPD Portal
The ACP has just added the COPD Portal which joins the Diabetes Portal and Cardiology guidelines on the ACP Clinical Information site. It also includes information for patients to read. Check it out. SV
Because COPD is an often overlooked public health issue, ACP has created the COPD Portal to provide you with high quality, evidence-based clinical information and resources to help you care for your patients. This free Website provides concise answers to specific clinical and practice-management questions about COPD, and also features a patient education section to aid the patient in managing the disease and its complications. The ACP COPD Portal is updated weekly and includes searchable content from MKSAP, Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Internist, ACP Journal Club, and ACP’s Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER). The Clinician Resources area of the Portal is organized into three categories: quality, practice issues, and clinical topics. The quality and practice issues categories include information about:
Chronic Care Models
Patient Registry Tutorials
Electronic Medical Records
Patient Education
The clinical topics section includes:
Prevention and Screening
Diagnosis
Acute Exacerbations
Smoking Cessation
Complications
Stable and End-Stage COPD
The ACP has just added the COPD Portal which joins the Diabetes Portal and Cardiology guidelines on the ACP Clinical Information site. It also includes information for patients to read. Check it out. SV
Because COPD is an often overlooked public health issue, ACP has created the COPD Portal to provide you with high quality, evidence-based clinical information and resources to help you care for your patients. This free Website provides concise answers to specific clinical and practice-management questions about COPD, and also features a patient education section to aid the patient in managing the disease and its complications. The ACP COPD Portal is updated weekly and includes searchable content from MKSAP, Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Internist, ACP Journal Club, and ACP’s Physicians’ Information and Education Resource (PIER). The Clinician Resources area of the Portal is organized into three categories: quality, practice issues, and clinical topics. The quality and practice issues categories include information about:
Chronic Care Models
Patient Registry Tutorials
Electronic Medical Records
Patient Education
The clinical topics section includes:
Prevention and Screening
Diagnosis
Acute Exacerbations
Smoking Cessation
Complications
Stable and End-Stage COPD
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
USA e-Prescribing physician counts exceeded 100,000 in 2009 as per SureScripts
The number is sure to increase faster as Government and Private payers provide financial inducements to use the system. SV
SureScripts
The number is sure to increase faster as Government and Private payers provide financial inducements to use the system. SV
SureScripts
Submit PQRI Data Through NCQA Recognition Programs
NCQA Diabetes and Back Pain Recognition Programs Approved by Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative for 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accepted two popular NCQA Recognition Programs for measures group reporting for the purposes of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). Physicians, chiropractors and nurse practitioners who have earned Recognition from NCQA through the Diabetes (DRP) and Back Pain Recognition (BPRP) Programs now have the opportunity to enjoy an extra benefit: they may opt to have NCQA submit their clinical quality data to Medicare for use in the PQRI.
Providers participating in Medicare's PQRI program receive financial rewards for collecting and reporting practice data about the quality of their care. In 2008, that reward was equal to 1.5 percent of each Medicare FFS Part B claim; in 2009 it rose to 2 percent.
Data for the 2009 PQRI registry can be submitted to NCQA through January 31, 2010. All of the received data will be submitted to CMS by NCQA in March of 2010.
Participation through NCQA's PQRI registry is open to all interested providers. Ways to join:
1. For DRP & BPRP Recognized providers: Clinicians, who are already recognized by NCQA, would have to submit their qualifying data from the 2009 reporting period to receive PQRI incentive payments. In addition, each clinician must provide NCQA with a written authorization that his/her data can be shared with CMS. 30 patients rather than the 25 necessary for Recognition are required in the submittal, and data must be submitted on at least 2 Medicare Fee for Service patients. The submission fee is $150 (per clinician) for resubmitting data for PQRI.
2. For providers currently applying for or considering applying for NCQA's DRP or BPRP program: Eligible providers should submit to NCQA their Recognition Program application along with a written authorization from each clinician that his/her data can be shared with CMS. 30 patients rather than the 25 necessary for Recognition are required in the submittal, and data must be submitted on at least 2 Medicare Fee for Service patients. NCQA is providing clinicians with this opportunity to qualify for the 2009 PQRI registry as an added feature to the Recognition process.
"Physicians and others who participate in PQRI through NCQA Recognition enjoy the two-fold benefit of being recognized for superb care, as well as being rewarded by Medicare for reporting clinical data," said NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane.
For more information, including instructions and frequently asked questions, visit NCQA Web site at www.ncqa.org/Recognition.
About NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA's HEDIS is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices. For more information, visit http://www.ncqa.org.
1100 13th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202/955-3500 | Fax: 202/955-3599
Customer Support: 888/275-7585
http://www.ncqa.org
NCQA Diabetes and Back Pain Recognition Programs Approved by Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative for 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) accepted two popular NCQA Recognition Programs for measures group reporting for the purposes of the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). Physicians, chiropractors and nurse practitioners who have earned Recognition from NCQA through the Diabetes (DRP) and Back Pain Recognition (BPRP) Programs now have the opportunity to enjoy an extra benefit: they may opt to have NCQA submit their clinical quality data to Medicare for use in the PQRI.
Providers participating in Medicare's PQRI program receive financial rewards for collecting and reporting practice data about the quality of their care. In 2008, that reward was equal to 1.5 percent of each Medicare FFS Part B claim; in 2009 it rose to 2 percent.
Data for the 2009 PQRI registry can be submitted to NCQA through January 31, 2010. All of the received data will be submitted to CMS by NCQA in March of 2010.
Participation through NCQA's PQRI registry is open to all interested providers. Ways to join:
1. For DRP & BPRP Recognized providers: Clinicians, who are already recognized by NCQA, would have to submit their qualifying data from the 2009 reporting period to receive PQRI incentive payments. In addition, each clinician must provide NCQA with a written authorization that his/her data can be shared with CMS. 30 patients rather than the 25 necessary for Recognition are required in the submittal, and data must be submitted on at least 2 Medicare Fee for Service patients. The submission fee is $150 (per clinician) for resubmitting data for PQRI.
2. For providers currently applying for or considering applying for NCQA's DRP or BPRP program: Eligible providers should submit to NCQA their Recognition Program application along with a written authorization from each clinician that his/her data can be shared with CMS. 30 patients rather than the 25 necessary for Recognition are required in the submittal, and data must be submitted on at least 2 Medicare Fee for Service patients. NCQA is providing clinicians with this opportunity to qualify for the 2009 PQRI registry as an added feature to the Recognition process.
"Physicians and others who participate in PQRI through NCQA Recognition enjoy the two-fold benefit of being recognized for superb care, as well as being rewarded by Medicare for reporting clinical data," said NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane.
For more information, including instructions and frequently asked questions, visit NCQA Web site at www.ncqa.org/Recognition.
About NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes physicians in key clinical areas. NCQA's HEDIS is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices. For more information, visit http://www.ncqa.org.
1100 13th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: 202/955-3500 | Fax: 202/955-3599
Customer Support: 888/275-7585
http://www.ncqa.org
Thursday, October 01, 2009
NYSHealth Hosts "A Conversation With Rachel Block"
Building a robust Health Information Technology system can bring a great number of benefits, including lower costs, greater efficiency, and better health outcomes. However, the obstacles to creating such a system are also great: the technology is expensive; it comes with a number of privacy issues; and perhaps most daunting, a lack of standards for Health IT means that records from one provider may not synch with records from another.
With the national health reform debate generating momentum for expanding Health IT, on September 24, 2009, NYSHealth invited Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner for Health IT Transformation for New York State, to lead a discussion about the State's current efforts to encourage wide-scale adoption of these technologies. Please click here to read more about the event and to view Rachel Block's presentationNY.
Building a robust Health Information Technology system can bring a great number of benefits, including lower costs, greater efficiency, and better health outcomes. However, the obstacles to creating such a system are also great: the technology is expensive; it comes with a number of privacy issues; and perhaps most daunting, a lack of standards for Health IT means that records from one provider may not synch with records from another.
With the national health reform debate generating momentum for expanding Health IT, on September 24, 2009, NYSHealth invited Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner for Health IT Transformation for New York State, to lead a discussion about the State's current efforts to encourage wide-scale adoption of these technologies. Please click here to read more about the event and to view Rachel Block's presentationNY.
Patient Centered Medical Home Presentations now available
Based upon the feedback received on this past year's presentations, we are now accepting requests to schedule additional presentations in the NY-NJ-CT Tri-State area.
The current lecture team includes a NCQA PCMH Level 3 physician and an HIT consultant with NCQA experience.
Please send your requests to svolpe@svolpemd.com
Based upon the feedback received on this past year's presentations, we are now accepting requests to schedule additional presentations in the NY-NJ-CT Tri-State area.
The current lecture team includes a NCQA PCMH Level 3 physician and an HIT consultant with NCQA experience.
Please send your requests to svolpe@svolpemd.com
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
NYS HEAL 10 Awards
Nearly $60 million of the funding, through HEAL NY Phase 10, will go to community-based health information technology (IT) projects to build a more streamlined approach to sharing patient information. These projects will lead to significant savings in health care in the coming years. Unnecessary paperwork and redundancies throughout the system will be removed, and doctors and nurses will have better access to information of patients who transfers from one medical center to another.
These reforms are based on the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, which health care professionals believe to be the most effective in treating a patient – by establishing a partnership among doctors, nurses, patients and their families to ensure that patients have the support they need to participate in their own care.
Big local winners:
IPRO
Maimonides
North Shore/LIJ
NYC DOHMH PCIP
HEAL NY Phase 10, 11, 12 by Region
Nearly $60 million of the funding, through HEAL NY Phase 10, will go to community-based health information technology (IT) projects to build a more streamlined approach to sharing patient information. These projects will lead to significant savings in health care in the coming years. Unnecessary paperwork and redundancies throughout the system will be removed, and doctors and nurses will have better access to information of patients who transfers from one medical center to another.
These reforms are based on the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, which health care professionals believe to be the most effective in treating a patient – by establishing a partnership among doctors, nurses, patients and their families to ensure that patients have the support they need to participate in their own care.
Big local winners:
IPRO
Maimonides
North Shore/LIJ
NYC DOHMH PCIP
HEAL NY Phase 10, 11, 12 by Region
HHS Secretary Sebelius Releases $27.8 Million in HIT Recovery Act Funds
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to implement electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT) innovations. The funds are part of the $2 billion allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to expand health care services to low-income and uninsured individuals through its health center program.
HHS
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $27.8 million to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to implement electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT) innovations. The funds are part of the $2 billion allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to expand health care services to low-income and uninsured individuals through its health center program.
HHS
Monday, September 28, 2009
NYC DOHMH PCIP:Electronic Health Records: Free Open House
On Thursday, October 15, 2009 the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting the first PCIP Open House, where providers can meet the PCIP team and hear how to switch from paper records to secure Electronic Health Records. Presentations will cover how to use an EHR to improve patient care, meet federal incentive payment requirements, and protect sensitive patient data.
If you are already using eClinicalWorks, you can earn $500 in eCW credit by referring a colleague to the program. Feel free to pass along the flyer to any interested physicians.
161 William St. 6th Floor
Google Map
If you or any colleagues would like to attend, simply RSVP to pcip@health.nyc.gov.
For more info, see the full invitation.
On Thursday, October 15, 2009 the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is hosting the first PCIP Open House, where providers can meet the PCIP team and hear how to switch from paper records to secure Electronic Health Records. Presentations will cover how to use an EHR to improve patient care, meet federal incentive payment requirements, and protect sensitive patient data.
If you are already using eClinicalWorks, you can earn $500 in eCW credit by referring a colleague to the program. Feel free to pass along the flyer to any interested physicians.
161 William St. 6th Floor
Google Map
If you or any colleagues would like to attend, simply RSVP to pcip@health.nyc.gov.
For more info, see the full invitation.
North Shore-LI Investing $400M to Connect Physicians with HIT powered by Allscripts
GREAT NECK, NY -- The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today it is subsidizing up to 85 percent of the cost of implementing and operating an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Island – part of a $400 million investment to strengthen the quality of care throughout the region by automating inpatient and outpatient records in all medical settings, including 13 hospitals. In implementing the largest EHR program in the New York metropolitan area and one of the largest in the nation, North Shore-LIJ will provide physicians with individual subsidies of up to $40,000 over five years.
To market the service to North Shore-LIJ’s vast network of physicians, Allscripts is working with Henry Schein Inc., (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners. While all physicians are eligible to enroll in the EHR, initial priority will be given to primary care physicians and specialists treating chronic diseases affecting large segments of the population.
NSLIJ
Allscripts
NY TIMES
GREAT NECK, NY -- The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced today it is subsidizing up to 85 percent of the cost of implementing and operating an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system in the offices of its more than 7,000 affiliated physicians in New York City and Long Island – part of a $400 million investment to strengthen the quality of care throughout the region by automating inpatient and outpatient records in all medical settings, including 13 hospitals. In implementing the largest EHR program in the New York metropolitan area and one of the largest in the nation, North Shore-LIJ will provide physicians with individual subsidies of up to $40,000 over five years.
To market the service to North Shore-LIJ’s vast network of physicians, Allscripts is working with Henry Schein Inc., (NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners. While all physicians are eligible to enroll in the EHR, initial priority will be given to primary care physicians and specialists treating chronic diseases affecting large segments of the population.
NSLIJ
Allscripts
NY TIMES
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Biden announces $1.2 Billion Grants to assist hosptials and physicians implement EHRs in 2010
The regional health extension centers could help fast track practices that have not yet implemented EHRs so as to qualify for the 2011 ARRA grants. SV
The grants made available today include:
* Grants totaling $598 million to establish approximately 70 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, which will provide hospitals and clinicians with hands-on technical assistance in the selection, acquisition, implementation, and meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems.
* Grants totaling $564 million to States and Qualified State Designated Entities (SDEs) to support the development of mechanisms for information sharing within an emerging nationwide system of networks.
The Extension Center grants will be awarded on a rolling basis, with the first awards being issued in fiscal year 2010. Grants to States will be made in fiscal year 2010. Those interested in applying for these grants may visit http://HealthIT.HHS.gov for more information.
Health Information Technology Extension Program
State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Programb
The regional health extension centers could help fast track practices that have not yet implemented EHRs so as to qualify for the 2011 ARRA grants. SV
The grants made available today include:
* Grants totaling $598 million to establish approximately 70 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, which will provide hospitals and clinicians with hands-on technical assistance in the selection, acquisition, implementation, and meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems.
* Grants totaling $564 million to States and Qualified State Designated Entities (SDEs) to support the development of mechanisms for information sharing within an emerging nationwide system of networks.
The Extension Center grants will be awarded on a rolling basis, with the first awards being issued in fiscal year 2010. Grants to States will be made in fiscal year 2010. Those interested in applying for these grants may visit http://HealthIT.HHS.gov for more information.
Health Information Technology Extension Program
State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Programb
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Stethoscopes, Scalpels, and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) – Required Tools of the Trade
September 25, 2009
Conference Agenda
Registration Link
7:15 – 8:00 AM Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Opening Welcome
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
Julie Brucker, Director of HIM, Seton Health; President, NYHIMA
Sal Volpe, MD, Private Practice, Staten Island, NY; President, NY HIMSS
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Session 1: Life with an EHR – Physician Practice Perspective
Clinician Adoption Best Practice Uses and Lessons Learned
Fred Venditti, MD, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Albany Medical Center
Mary Ellen Ehlers, MD, Albany Medical Center
Introduction by Chris Harris, VP IS, Albany Medical Center; Past President, NY HIMSS
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Session 2: Life with an EHR – Hospital Perspective
Issues with Legal Health Record and Privacy Security
Nancy Binder, Director of HIM, Ellis Hospital
Donna Barnard, Director of HIM, Strong Memorial
Sharon Goettel, Director of HIM, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kris Kusche, ISSO, AVP of IS, Albany Medical Center
Introduction by Vera Rulon, President, AHIMA and member NYHIMA
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 – Noon
Session 3: EHR Implementation Lessons Learned
If I Had The Chance To Do It Over Again
Panel Presentation:
Michael Piplani, MD, Bethlehem Family Practice
John Collins, MD Chief Medical Officer, North East Health
Moderated by Eileen Clinton, Program Coordinator, MSSNY
Noon – 12:15 PM Working Lunch
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Session 4: Medical Home
Is It Impossible To Achieve?
Sal Volpe, MD; Private Practice, Staten Island, NY; President, NY HIMSS
Introduction by Ronald Pucherelli, CPHIT, HIT Project Administrator, MSSNY
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Session 5: The Influence of Environmental Factors
ARRA, Stark, Vendor Capabilities, NYDOH and New Technologies and Trends
Co-Presentation
John Blair, MD, Chairman & CEO, MedAllies; Board member, HIMSS National
Barry Chaiken, MD, Chief Medical Officer, DocsNetwork, Ltd.; Chair, HIMSS National
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
2:15 – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Session 6: SHIN-NY Buses, Connected Enterprises, Symantec Interoperability and Other Adventures for the Courageous
Co-Presentation
Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner for HIT, NYS DOH
Micky Tripathi, MD, President & CEO, MAeHC
Introduced by John Blair, MD Chairman & CEO, MedAllies; Board member, HIMSS National
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks and Thanks
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
4:30 – 5:30 PM Networking Hour – Recovery Room (Hilton Garden Inn Sports Bar)
September 25, 2009
Conference Agenda
Registration Link
7:15 – 8:00 AM Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Opening Welcome
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
Julie Brucker, Director of HIM, Seton Health; President, NYHIMA
Sal Volpe, MD, Private Practice, Staten Island, NY; President, NY HIMSS
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Session 1: Life with an EHR – Physician Practice Perspective
Clinician Adoption Best Practice Uses and Lessons Learned
Fred Venditti, MD, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Albany Medical Center
Mary Ellen Ehlers, MD, Albany Medical Center
Introduction by Chris Harris, VP IS, Albany Medical Center; Past President, NY HIMSS
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Session 2: Life with an EHR – Hospital Perspective
Issues with Legal Health Record and Privacy Security
Nancy Binder, Director of HIM, Ellis Hospital
Donna Barnard, Director of HIM, Strong Memorial
Sharon Goettel, Director of HIM, St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kris Kusche, ISSO, AVP of IS, Albany Medical Center
Introduction by Vera Rulon, President, AHIMA and member NYHIMA
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 – Noon
Session 3: EHR Implementation Lessons Learned
If I Had The Chance To Do It Over Again
Panel Presentation:
Michael Piplani, MD, Bethlehem Family Practice
John Collins, MD Chief Medical Officer, North East Health
Moderated by Eileen Clinton, Program Coordinator, MSSNY
Noon – 12:15 PM Working Lunch
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Session 4: Medical Home
Is It Impossible To Achieve?
Sal Volpe, MD; Private Practice, Staten Island, NY; President, NY HIMSS
Introduction by Ronald Pucherelli, CPHIT, HIT Project Administrator, MSSNY
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Session 5: The Influence of Environmental Factors
ARRA, Stark, Vendor Capabilities, NYDOH and New Technologies and Trends
Co-Presentation
John Blair, MD, Chairman & CEO, MedAllies; Board member, HIMSS National
Barry Chaiken, MD, Chief Medical Officer, DocsNetwork, Ltd.; Chair, HIMSS National
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
2:15 – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Session 6: SHIN-NY Buses, Connected Enterprises, Symantec Interoperability and Other Adventures for the Courageous
Co-Presentation
Rachel Block, Deputy Commissioner for HIT, NYS DOH
Micky Tripathi, MD, President & CEO, MAeHC
Introduced by John Blair, MD Chairman & CEO, MedAllies; Board member, HIMSS National
3:30 – 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks and Thanks
Introduction by George Hickman, FHIMSS, CPHIMS, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center
4:30 – 5:30 PM Networking Hour – Recovery Room (Hilton Garden Inn Sports Bar)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Kentucky eHealth Office:soon open for business
Kentucky joins many other states that have chosen to consolidate activities. SV
Office will serve as single point of contact on Kentucky’s health information technology efforts
FRANKFORT, Ky. – To coincide with the national priority of implementation of health information technology (HIT), Governor Steve Beshear announced today the creation of the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).
The Kentucky E-Health Network Board, which is administratively attached to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, will also serve as an integral resource to the Office as it moves forward.
Kentucky
Kentucky joins many other states that have chosen to consolidate activities. SV
Office will serve as single point of contact on Kentucky’s health information technology efforts
FRANKFORT, Ky. – To coincide with the national priority of implementation of health information technology (HIT), Governor Steve Beshear announced today the creation of the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).
The Kentucky E-Health Network Board, which is administratively attached to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, will also serve as an integral resource to the Office as it moves forward.
Kentucky
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Connected Care Telehealth network: UHC CISCO
One of the country's largest health insurance companies has joined with one of America's best known telecommunication manufacturers to improve access to care. SV
UnitedHealth Group [NYSE: UNH] and Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] announced they are partnering to build the first national telehealth network, which will give patients access to physicians and specialists when in-person visits are not possible. The new “Connected Care” program combines audio and video technology and health resources to greatly expand physicians‟ reach into rural, urban and other underserved areas. UnitedHealth Group has committed tens of millions of dollars toward the new initiative.
UnitedHealth Group‟s national care provider network, including 590,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,900 hospitals, combined with Cisco‟s industry-leading video conferencing and other collaborative network technologies, will help connect patients more easily with primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals. Connected Care will make clinics available in the workplace, as well as in rural and retail locations. In-home visits using similar technology will also be introduced to truly bring care to the patient.
Connected Care America
One of the country's largest health insurance companies has joined with one of America's best known telecommunication manufacturers to improve access to care. SV
UnitedHealth Group [NYSE: UNH] and Cisco [NASDAQ: CSCO] announced they are partnering to build the first national telehealth network, which will give patients access to physicians and specialists when in-person visits are not possible. The new “Connected Care” program combines audio and video technology and health resources to greatly expand physicians‟ reach into rural, urban and other underserved areas. UnitedHealth Group has committed tens of millions of dollars toward the new initiative.
UnitedHealth Group‟s national care provider network, including 590,000 physicians and care professionals and more than 4,900 hospitals, combined with Cisco‟s industry-leading video conferencing and other collaborative network technologies, will help connect patients more easily with primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals. Connected Care will make clinics available in the workplace, as well as in rural and retail locations. In-home visits using similar technology will also be introduced to truly bring care to the patient.
Connected Care America
HIMSS New York Chapter - NY Mini-HIMSS Event
Date: 10/2/2009
Location: The Digital Sandbox
55 Broad St
New York, NY 10004
Description:
We have invited nationally recognized speakers to discuss the following topics:
- Mobile Computing
- Implementation and Project Delivery
- Governance and Policy
- Service Bureaus and Support
In addition to providing an educational and networking event, we will be offering a night on the town: two tickets to a Broadway show and dinner. You need to register in advance to have qualify for the drawing!
Note: The CPHIMS exam will also be available to attendees of this event. Complete and return the registration form if you are interested in taking the exam.
This is merely a save-the-date reminder and more information will be available soon. Feel free to visit the New York Chapter Website.
HIMSS NYS event information
HIMSS NYS event registration
CPHIMS registration
Date: 10/2/2009
Location: The Digital Sandbox
55 Broad St
New York, NY 10004
Description:
We have invited nationally recognized speakers to discuss the following topics:
- Mobile Computing
- Implementation and Project Delivery
- Governance and Policy
- Service Bureaus and Support
In addition to providing an educational and networking event, we will be offering a night on the town: two tickets to a Broadway show and dinner. You need to register in advance to have qualify for the drawing!
Note: The CPHIMS exam will also be available to attendees of this event. Complete and return the registration form if you are interested in taking the exam.
This is merely a save-the-date reminder and more information will be available soon. Feel free to visit the New York Chapter Website.
HIMSS NYS event information
HIMSS NYS event registration
CPHIMS registration
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The best new software for your PDA/Smartphone
Here is a short review of software to help make practicing medicine a little easier.
Includes a review of device characteristics:
Android,Apple,BlackBerry,Palm,Symbian,Windows, memory issues, input methods, WiFi, 3G and EHR integration.
Includes products from:
AAP,AAFP,ACP,Epocrates,Johns Hopkins, Merck,Skyscape, UpToDate. SV
Medical Economics Article
Modern Medicine Podcast
Here is a short review of software to help make practicing medicine a little easier.
Includes a review of device characteristics:
Android,Apple,BlackBerry,Palm,Symbian,Windows, memory issues, input methods, WiFi, 3G and EHR integration.
Includes products from:
AAP,AAFP,ACP,Epocrates,Johns Hopkins, Merck,Skyscape, UpToDate. SV
Medical Economics Article
Modern Medicine Podcast
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Electronic laboratory reminder system assists with Lipid management
A recent study by Kaiser found that automated systems can be useful. SV
American Journal of Managed Care
A recent study by Kaiser found that automated systems can be useful. SV
American Journal of Managed Care
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