PharmEHR Summit 2013 #4

EHRs: A Tool for Patient Communications and  Education

Dr Brian McDonough CMO St Francis Hospital,  TV/Radio expert, #pharmehr

. Social media, to practice, to promote and to learn
. Inconsistent data on Docs using Social Media
, 25% of doctors use social media daily to scan for new medical information
. 61% of patients trust data posted by physicians posted on social media

Pharma Panel Discussion

Delivering Solutions and Services in the Exam Room

.Patient education material is highly desired (51%) according Manhattan Research: Taking the Pulse 2012
. Letting prescribers know that they can prescribe more than a pill, ie. education medication adherence, financial assistance, clinical trials
. Brand name versions of medications providing support for education, adherence, financial assistance and clinical trials are additional "value added" that one may want to consider when comparing brand versus generic medications
. You are more likely to survive a plane crash than click on a banner ad (Solve Media)
. One survey of patients showed that a majority wanted educational tips or information to help live a better life.

PharmEHR Summit April 2013 #3

EHRs Changing How Healthcare is Delivered- Implications for providers, patients and everyone else
#pharmehr

Andrew Gelman introduces the panel
Dr Steve Merahn, moderator
Charlie Jarvis
Kamal Hashmat
Chris Reilly
Paula Brucker

PharmEHR Summit April 2013, #2

Dr Ed Fotsch, Exeutive Chairman PDR and Dr Douglas Gentile, Allscripts CMO

EHR Adoption, Meaningful Use and Patient Engagement Requirements,
#PharmEHR

Douglas Gentile
. recommends Pharma focus on "selling" solutions to providers instead of drugs
. patient portals and information needs to be personalized
. mobile solutions are key
. Social networks will be important
.ROI: for providers reduced paperwork
.Chronic disease is biggest problem in the USA
. Mint.com

Ed Fotsch
. Meaningful Use: patient education needs to patient specific
. drugs change more often than diagnosis
. automate in workflow solutions for Infobutton
. providers want : free, trusted, info button enabled, integrated, regularly updated
. many providers are not aware of Meaningful Use 2 requirements
. patient information should be contextual vs referential
. key benefits of patient portals reviewed: medication adherence, feedback from enduser (the patient),  notification of medication and device recalls, address the last Mile Problem
.

PharmEHR Summit April 17 2013

Richard Altus, President, gave highlights of EHR adoption, usage, patient adoption of patient portals.#PharmEHR

NYS Patient Portal Design Voting begins Saturday

Here is a chance for New Yorkers to get more involved in their healthcare future. SV

New York eHealth Collaborative Asks New Yorkers to Help Shape State's Healthcare Future -- Vote on Patient Portal for New Yorkers PrototypesPublic Voting for Patient Portal Designs Begins Online April 13th

NEW YORK, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) announced today that starting April 13th, New Yorkers across the state are invited and encouraged to start voting for their favorite Patient Portal designs online at: www.patientportalfornewyorkers.org. Once built, the portal will be a website where New Yorkers can securely access their healthcare records from their healthcare providers. The portal will begin to be available to the public in 2014.

To build an innovative design that New Yorkers can easily use, NYeC ran a design challenge, asking designers and developers to submit portal prototypes. Now, the general public is being asked to vote on which designs they like best--helping to shape the future of healthcare in New York State.

"The Patient Portal was created with one goal in mind: to make it easier for any patient to access their medical records online," said David Whitlinger, Executive Director of the New York eHealth Collaborative. "The Patient Portal is being designed by New Yorkers, for New Yorkers, tapping into the innovative, creative, and community spirit of New Yorkers."

New Yorkers will have from April 13th until April 23rd to vote for their favorite portals based on user friendliness, format, and design. The prototypes with the strongest responses will be invited to present their project at two different public presentations--New York City, NY on April 30th, and Buffalo, NY on May 2nd.

After first, second, and third place winners are announced in early May, NYeC will begin building the portal and coordinate its function on top of the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), a secure network for sharing clinical patient data across New York State via Regional Health Information Organizations.

The Patient Portal for New Yorkers will allow New Yorkers full access to their health records online safely and securely. Once patients log into the portal, they will be able see a list of people who have viewed their medical records, as well as grant access to select providers to view their medical records online. The final Patient Portal will comply with all national and federal policies and standards to ensure that all personal health data and information remains private and secure.

"The Patient Portal, by enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of health records access, is a prime example of how health IT informs and empowers patients and improves healthcare delivery," said Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., New York State Commissioner of Health.

For more information, and to vote for your favorite portal, please visit www.patientportalfornewyorkers.org.

About The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC): NYeC is a not-for-profit organization, working in partnership with the New York State Department of Health to improve healthcare for all New Yorkers through health information technology (health IT). Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC receives funding from state and federal grants to serve as the focal point for health IT in the State of New York. NYeC works to develop policies and standards, to assist healthcare providers in making the shift to electronic health records, and to coordinate the creation of the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), a network to connect healthcare providers statewide. For more information about NYeC, visit www.nyehealth.org and @NYeHealth.

2013 Annual HIMSS NYS Conference: Health IT - When Disaster Strikes

I encourage you attend this timely event and learn more about the HIMSS NYS Chapter. SV

2013 Annual HIMSS NYS Conference
Health IT - When Disaster Strikes

Register Today!

Date: Friday, April 26, 2013
Location: Lighthouse International, 111 E 59th St (between Park & Lexington), New York, NY 10022

The annual HIMSS New York State conference is one of the premier gatherings for those interested in health information technology in our state. This year's focus will be the role of Health IT in disaster preparation. New for this year are separate afternoon tracks for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians.

Register today!

8–9 AM Continental Breakfast/Registration

9–9:15 AM Welcome/Intro: Joe Wagner, President, HIMSS New York State Chapter

9:15-10:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Dave Whitlinger, Executive Director, New York eHealth Collaborative

10:15-11:45 AM Panel Discussion: Moderator: Anthony Ferrante; Bert Robles, CIO, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; James Song, Vice President, IT Infrastructure Engineering & Operations for NYU Langone Medical Center; Kristen Myers, Mt. Sinai; Sam Benson, Assistant Operations Section Chief for DR-4085 New York (Hurricane Sandy)

11:45–1:30 PM Lunch/Vendor Fair

Breakout sessions:

Central Park Room: Physician Track

• 1:30-2:30 PM: Hurricane Sandy
Moderator: Wen Dombrowski, MD; Brooklyn - Lisa Eng, DO, President of the Medical Society of the County of Kings; Addabbo Family Health Center - Jinpin Ying, PhD, CIO of Addabbo Family Health Center; Langone NYU Medical Center - Sheryl Bushman, MD, CMIO, NYU Langone Medical Center; Perspective from a Small Practice - Sal Volpe, MD, Private practice, Staten Island


• 2:30-3:30 PM: Meaningful Use
Moderator: Sal Volpe, MD; Our Medicaid Audit - Jitendra Barmecha, MD, St. Barnabas Hospital; e-Measures - Alice Loveys, MD, IT Practice Consulting; Patient Engagement: Isn't There an App for That? - Ken Ong, MD, MPH, CMIO, New York Hospital Queens


• 3:30 - 4:30 PM: Controversies in Health I.T. - Open Discussion Moderator: Ken Ong, MD, MPH

Bryant Park Room: Pharmacy Track

• 1:30 - 2:30 PM: NYSDA response to physical loss - Deb Weisfuse


• 2:30 – 3:30 PM: Utilizing Normal Business Processes to Enhance Situational Awareness in Disaster - Erin Mullin


• 3:30 – 4:30 PM: Pharmacy Engagement: Lessons Learned from Sandy - Vibhuti Arya

Battery Park Room: Technology Track

• 1:30 – 2:30 PM HealthIx: After Disaster Strikes - Tom Check, CIO, HealthIX


• 2:30 – 3:30 PM HIE’S as a driver for growth: Dr. Dan Newman


• 3:30 - 4:30 PM: How a NY Firm Went to the Cloud to Recover from Hurricane Sandy - Shelagh Montgomery, EVP Strategic Client Management, QTS and Aditya Joglekar, Director of Cloud Services, QTS

Please join us for a day of education followed by a relaxing reception to end the day.

Registration fees:

• Student $25
• HIMSS-Member $175
• Co-Sponsor $175
• Non-HIMSS Member $200

Register today!

NYec Summits:Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice

I strongly encourage readers in the Tri-State area to attend. SV

Summits

Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice

The 2013 Summit Series will bring together some of the best resources in your region to help answer questions about how EHRs and your Regional Health Information Exchange (the RHIO) can benefit your organization.
Learn from those with first-hand experience about the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY), and what resources are available locally to help you and your patients benefit from it.
Summits will be held across the state at locations near you.
Ask questions. Get answers. Get connected.

• Wednesday, April 17, 2013

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Syracuse

  The Genesee Grande, Syracuse, NY
  
• Thursday, April 18, 2013

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Binghamton

  Traditions at the Glen, Johnson City, NY
  
• Monday, April 22, 2013

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Albany

  Hotel Albany, Albany, NY
  
• Thursday, May 2, 2013

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Buffalo

  Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  
• Friday, May 3, 2013

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Rochester

  Woodcliff Hotel and Spa, Fairport, NY
  
• Early June

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Long Island

  Garden City Hotel, Garden City, NY
  
• Wednesday, June 12

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – Hudson Valley

  Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie, NY
  
• Mid-June

  Beyond EHRs: Information Exchange and Your Practice – New York City

  New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
  

HIMSS 13 Turning Patient Portals into Major EHR Assets

I invite everyone at HIMSS13 to attend the presentation. SV

Education session 128

Objectives:

Identify federal and HIT industry initiatives driving uptake and use of EHR patient portals by consumers
Analyze the data and proven approaches to improving patient safety and health outcomes using online engagement via EHR patient portals
Examine the key EHR and patient portal elements and published guidelines for successful engagement among patients and providers
Describe national patient and provider survey results related to EHR patient portal use to learn practical suggestions for portal implementation that enhance EHR value
Recognize patient portal workflow concepts, including drug safety, medication-specific information, and feedback loops that will improve EHR functionality and user satisfaction

Location:

 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Room: Room 288

HIMSS13

2013 NYeC Digital Health Conference Call for Proposals

NYeC is seeking speakers for the 2013 Digital Health Conference. Proposals should showcase health IT innovations, use case studies, explore new information technology tools and perspectives, suggest practical applications of existing technologies, and/or highlight the effects of health IT in healthcare advances. We want to hear from thought provoking, engaging speakers who can inspire our audience.

This year we have two types of speaking opportunities: our standard 45-minute to one hour presentation, and a brand new 10-minute talk format. You may apply for one or both types of speaking slots. To submit an application, visit www.digitalhealthconference.com

The deadline for speaker submissions is March 31, 2013 at 11:59 pm ET.

NY RECS Expands Meaningful Use to Support NYS Medicaid Specialists

This is great new for the NYS specialist in need of the guidance these two RECs are equipped to provide. SV

A new REC (Regional Extension Center) program to service and support Medicaid Specialists in the adoption, implementation, and use of EHRs ac ross New York State is being introduced by the two NYS RECs: The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) which services the entire state, with the exception of New York City, and New York City Regional Electronic Adoption Center for Health (NYC REACH), which provides services to the five counties within the city. Providers previously ineligible to receive support from the RECs for earlier Meaningful Use initiatives (offered and funded via the Office of the National Coordinator) are encouraged to enroll in this MU extension program. Specialists who may have previously been referred to as being ‘out-of-scope’ in the original ONC RECs provision will be supported by this proposal. For more information, or to learn if you qualify for this program please contact:

Peggy Frizzell, HIT Implementation Project Manager, for NYeC at pfrizzell@nyehealth.org or by phone at (646) 619-6562.

Rebecca Stauffer at rstauffer@health.nyc.gov

NYCREACH

NYeHealthCollaborative

Dr Amanda Parsons NYC PCIP NYCREACH Recognizing Extraordinary Providers in HIT

Retrospective review NYC PCIP/NYCREACH 2007-2012

Recorded program available for viewing

NYCREACH

Dr Farzad Mostashari NYC PCIP NYCREACH Recognizing Extraordinary Providers in HIT

Retrospective review NYC PCIP/NYCREACH 2007-2012

Recorded program available for viewing

NYCREACH

Mayor Bloomberg NYC PCIP NYCREACH Recognizing Extraordinary Providers in HIT

Recorded program available for viewing

Mayor Bloomberg

NYCREACH

NYC PCIP NYCREACH Recognizing Extraordinary Providers in HIT

2005-2012

Mayor Blomberg reviews successes

Recorded program available for viewing

 Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs 

Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs: An Open, Collaborative Research and Innovation Facility Focused on Better Care for Patients

Other participants from health care, science and academia expected to share insights and pursue solutions that improve health outcomes for people
Optum and Mayo Clinic to combine extensive, de-identified clinical and claims data to help care providers create the most effective approaches to care
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 15, 2013 — Optum and Mayo Clinic today jointly launched Optum Labs, an open, collaborative research and development facility with a singular goal: improving patient care. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Optum Labs provides an environment where the health care industry can come together to combine information and ideas that benefit patients today while also driving long-term improvements in the delivery and quality of care.
Optum and Mayo Clinic will make their information assets, technologies, knowledge tools and scientific expertise available to organizations interested in pursuing practical new solutions to patient care challenges. As the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit medical group practice in the world, Mayo Clinic will also contribute valuable insights directly from patient experiences. Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical expertise will be instrumental in guiding Optum Labs’ research agenda and applying research results and insights directly to the patient care environment. Combining Mayo Clinic’s extensive clinical insights with Optum’s health care claims information will help doctors better understand all aspects of the patient care experience and refine approaches to care that consistently help patients achieve the best outcomes. Other Optum Labs participants will include academic institutions, life sciences companies, commercial and government payers, and other care providers.

OptumInsight

Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge

Let us know if you submitted a design.

Good Luck. SV

Calling all Developers and Designers:

NYeC and Health 2.0 Launch Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge Designs will be reviewed via public voting. Submissions due April 11, 2013. January 15, 2013 (New York, NY) - The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), in partnership with leading health technology catalyst Health 2.0, invites designers and developers to participate in the Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge with $25,000 in prizes. Starting today, designers and developers can submit prototypes for a statewide Patient Portal for New Yorkers—a website for patients to access their medical records online. The top portal interface designs will be chosen and voted upon by New Yorkers after the April 11th deadline.   Developers will have 11 weeks to work on and then submit a design for the Patient Portal Challenge. To guarantee patient privacy during the design challenge, developers and designers will be given a test patient data set to build their applications. They will not have access to actual health records. Once all of the submissions are received on April 11th, the New York public will be invited to vote on their favorite designs from April 11-21. The designs with the strongest responses will be invited to present their project at two different demo days—one in New York City in April and another at a location upstate in early May. A winner will be announced shortly thereafter.   After the Challenge, NYeC will work with a vendor to build the portal and run it on behalf of the state on its health information exchange network.   “This is a chance for developers and designers to advance healthcare for all 20 million New Yorkers. A portal of this size and scope has never before existed,” said David Whitlinger, Executive Director of NYeC. “Through our Design Challenge, we hope to inspire applicants to develop truly creative and user-friendly applications. We look forward to seeing all submissions, and eventually building this portal so patients throughout the state have full access to their health records.”   The patient portal prototypes are required to include features that will allow patients to log on with a username and password to see their health records online safely and securely. Once logged in, patients will see a full layout of their health records, and also have access to a list of medical professionals, such as their family doctor, who have accessed their health records. The Patient Portal for New Yorkers will also provide an extensive overview of patient privacy rights, and address privacy concerns a patient might have about Electronic Medical Records and Health IT in general.   “Health 2.0 is excited to be partnering with NYeC on this innovative challenge to design the first statewide patient portal for New York,” said Jean-Luc Neptune, Senior Vice President of Health 2.0. “The winners will not only make a tremendous contribution to the development of a patient portal that reaches nearly 20 million people, but also gain significant exposure and recognition for their achievement through participation in the challenge.”   NYeC has proudly taken the “Blue Button Pledge,” a pledge through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that “empowers individuals to be partners in their health through health IT” and builds off of the Blue Button program’s success in improving care coordination for veterans by giving them easy access to their health data. For more information on the Patient Portal for New Yorkers Design Challenge, and to submit a prototype by April 11th, visit health2con.com/devchallenge/new-york-state-patient-portal-challenge

Deadline to request exemption from ePrescribing penalty is Jan. 31 2013

Physicians who were unable to file for a Medicare ePrescribing hardship exemption by the original deadline have until Jan. 31, 2013 to avoid the 1.5 percent payment penalty in 2013.

 

Acting upon AMA requests, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has re-opened the Communications Support Web page to allow physicians who missed the June 30, 2012 deadline to file for an exemption.

 

Physicians may request a waiver of the 2013 penalty under any of the following categories:

 

• The physician is unable to ePrescribe as a result of local, state or federal law or regulation.
• The physician wrote fewer than 100 prescriptions during the period of Jan. 1–June 30, 2012.
• The physician practices in a rural area that doesn't have sufficient high-speed Internet access.
• The physician practices in an area that doesn't have enough pharmacies that can do ePrescribing.

 

CMS also added two hardship categories for those participating in Medicare’s electronic health record meaningful use program. Physicians do not need to apply for an exemption related to these meaningful use hardship categories; CMS will automatically determine whether physicians meet those requirements.

 

Visit the CMS ePrescribing Web page to learn more. Physicians can contact CMS’s QualityNet Help Desk at (866) 288-8912 or via email with questions or for assistance submitting their hardship exemption requests. Support is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday.

 

Physicians who use Apple computers may experience technical problems; CMS encourages them to contact the Help Desk for assistance.

 

Hardship exemption requests for the 2014 payment penalty will be accepted during a separate period this year.

 

For more information on the Medicare ePrescribing Program, please visit the AMA’s website (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/health-information-technology/incentive-programs/cms-eprescribing-incentive-program.page).

 

Save the Date: April 26, 2013 Annual HIMSS NYS Conference: Health IT - When Disaster Strikes

The annual HIMSS New York State conference is one of the premier gatherings for those interested in health information technology in our state.

This year's focus will be the role of Health IT in disaster preparation.

New for this year are separate afternoon tracks for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians.

Stay tuned for the official call for speakers and sponsors.

HIMSSNYS

CMS Created a New Tipsheet to Help Specialists Meet Meaningful Use

CMS recognizes that not every meaningful use measure applies to every provider participating in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. To help specialty providers successfully meet meaningful use measure requirements and navigate the EHR Incentive Programs, CMS created the Meaningful Use for Specialists Tipsheet.  

Tipsheet topics include:

• Reporting measure exclusions;
• Using other providers' data;
• Determining office visits for applicable measures; and
• Applying for a hardship exemption.

The tipsheet also includes links to resources that can help specialists successfully participate in the EHR Incentive Programs. For helpful materials you can also visit the Educational Resources page on the EHR Incentive Programs website.

Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.

Dual Identity (Not just for superheroes) Available for phones

One device that can be used at home and at work while keeping both sides secure.
Is there an advantage to having one less device hanging off your belt? Would it help your company's bottom line?
Please participate in our Reader Poll on the subject. SV

Bloomberg News

More doctors adopting EHRs to improve patient care and safety

Since 2009, the percentage of doctors using EHRs has increased by 50% and the number e-Prescribing has more than doubled!

Congratulations to the practices that have and are in the process of participating in the transformation of Healthcare Delivery in the US. 

For the remaining practices, we need to address the barriers to change whether financial, technical
or procedural. SV



Physician adoption of electronic health record (EHR) and other computerized tools to help improve care, safety and coordination of health care for patients across the county continue to rise, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) reports in a new data brief.

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported that the percentage of doctors adopting electronic health records has increased from 48 percent in 2009 to 72 percent in 2012. The ONC report shows that since 2009, the percent of physicians with computerized capabilities to e-prescribe has more than doubled, from 33 percent to 73 percent. Within the past year, more physicians (56 percent) have the computerized capabilities to engage with patients and their families by providing patients with summaries after visits, an increase of 46 percent.

The data brief, Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Technology to Meet Meaningful Use Objectives, found that since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was enacted in 2009, the percentage of doctors that are meeting five meaningful use core objectives has increased by at least 66 percent. The HITECH Act authorized incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to eligible professionals and hospitals for the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology. To participate in incentive programs, professionals are required to demonstrate computerized capabilities that meet defined meaningful use objectives. The data are reported from the 2012 mail survey of physicians in the National Electronic Health Record Survey conducted by NCHS.

“The increase in the number of physicians that are adopting EHRs and other computerized capabilities to meet meaningful use objectives related to quality, patient safety and efficiency is encouraging,” said Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator. “Patients are the primary beneficiaries as more and more doctors adopt the use of electronic tools like EHRs.”

The new data brief also shows:
In the past year, the percent of doctors using EHRs meeting nine meaningful use measures increased by at least 21 percent.
As of 2012, two thirds or more of physicians have computerized capability to improve patient safety through electronic tools such as drug interaction checks and electronic medication lists.
Half or more of physicians reported they have adopted computerized tools to meet twelve meaningful use core objectives, and at least two thirds have adopted computerized tools to meet nine measures out of 13. In 2012 there are 15 required measures; the data brief reports on 13 of those measures.

“The the number of doctors adopting EHRs increasing, and more of them are using the technology to meet the objectives that will help them improve care for their patients,” said Dr. Mostashari. “But there is still more work to do before the full promise of health information technology is met.”


HHS

Hurricane Sandy:Helplines Available to Provide Emotional Support to People

Helplines Available to Provide Emotional Support to People Affected by Hurricane Sandy:

NYC residents can access free, confidential crisis counseling through

LifeNet (800-543-3638 and TTY at 212-982-5284),
Spanish LifeNet (800-AYUDESE) and
Asian LifeNet (800-990-8585).

LifeNet, the city’s only accredited,multi-lingual,free and confidential crisis hotline,is run by the Mental Health Association of NYC and supported by the NYCDOHMH.

Residents of any state affected can access free counseling at 800-985-5990 or txt 'TalkWithUs' to 66746 (Spanish-speakers can text 'Hablanos' to 66746).

Special thanks to Mr Frank Winter for the lead.

Look at CMS' 2014 CQM Page and New CQM Resources

Last week, CMS announced the release of the 2014 clinical quality measures (CQMs) for providers in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.

Along with posting the specific measures on the 2014 CQMs page, CMS has created additional resources to help providers understand the 2014 CQMs, as well as the specifications for electronic reporting.

Resources include:

• Recommended Core Set webpage— provides recommended core sets of 2014 CQMs, including PDFs for adults and children with details on each core measure
• eSpecifications for 2014 eCQMs for Eligible Professionals— .zip file contains the electronic specifications in a machine readable (xml) and human readable (html) format for the 2014 eCQMs for eligible professionals
• eSpecifications Navigator 2014 eCQMs for Eligible Hospitals— provides access to the electronic specifications in a machine readable (xml) and human readable (html) format for the 2014 eCQMs for eligible hospitals
• Clinical Quality Measures through 2013 webpage— explains CQM reporting requirements before 2014

A full list of all of the available CQM webpages and resources is available in the2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMS) & eCQM Resources document.

Questions about CQMs?
CMS' FAQ system provides helpful questions and answers on many topics in the EHR Incentive Programs. There are several existing CQM FAQs that may help answer your questions.

Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.

Hurricane Sandy: SI Update 11/06/2012: Helpful links

More homes are coming back on line with power and phones, but many families are still in need.

Here is an updated list of helpful links.

FEMA Disaster Assistance Site

FEMA site mobile edition for smartphones etc

FEMA Disaster preparation site, helps you set up a plan in advance

NYS Governor Cuomo's site

NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management 

Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office

NJ Office of Emergency Managment

Crisis Commons techie volunteers

Twitter feeds

#sandy
#sandysafety

Hurricane Sandy: Staten Island:Marathon Runners Provide Help

Hundreds of Marathon Runners have come to Staten Island to lend a hand.

 https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkRunnersInSupportOfStatenIsland

Thank you Dr Maria Basile for the notice.

Hurricane Sandy: Staten Island Update November 4, 2012

Yesterday, my wife, volunteers and I delivered supplies collected at the Staten Island Heart Society.
We saw multiple congregations of people throughout the affected areas sharing food, supplies and moral support. There were many moving stories of people who did not previously know each other doing what we do best: help those in need. It was very touching to talk to those whose homes were filled with sea water and had most of their belongings destroyed express sympathy for even less fortunate than themselves.

The Staten Island Heart Society is a local drop off site for relief items for the Staten Island Victims of Hurricane Sandy.

We will be open to accept items daily from 10 AM - 2:00 PM.

 Please contact us via  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Staten-Island-Heart-Society/91570863813 or through our web site at www.siheart.org  or phone 718.351.3115
if you need to arrange a different time.

Items needed : Clothing, blankets, flashlights, batteries, water, prepared foods, baby foods and pet foods.
Our collection efforts are in conjunction with the SI Boro President's Office and the Stephen Siller Foundation.

Our hearts and prayers are with all of our families and friend's that have been effected by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath.

Salvatore Volpe MD
Member of the Board of Directors of the Staten Island Heart Society

Additional Links

Crisis Commons
Disaster Assistance
NYC OEM Office of Emergency Management

Staten Island Borough President Molinaro Office

CrisisCommons needs volunteers for Sandy and more

Here is a great organization that can focus your creativity and ingenuity to help respond to problems associated with Natural Disasters like Sandy. SV

CrisisCommons is a global community of volunteers from technology, crisis response organizations, government agencies, and citizens that are working together to build and use technology tools to help respond to disasters and improve resiliency and response before a crisis.

CrisisCommons.org

Thanks to Dr Wen Dombowski for this lead.

https://twitter.com/HealthcareWen/status/264775050945757184

Hurricane Sandy: FEMA link and phone number

My prayers go out to all that have been affected by this and other such cataclysmic events.

It is inspirational to see all the spontaneous volunteer efforts that have started in addition to the Government and established NGOs.

Here is the link and phone number to FEMA resources both local and national.

Share your stories of kindness and generosity with us. 
We could all use a little good news. SV

www.disasterassistance.gov or 1800-621-3362 to register with FEMA, for relief. Those with power outages can register to get a $300 food stamp card to replace lost food.

More helpful links


http://www.governor.ny.gov/storm-resources
www.mfema.gov

Twitter:

#sandy
#sandysafety

EclinicalTouch is available in AppStore !!!!

Health Data sharing across 15 states and multiple organizations coming soon

Health IT Testing Program will Enable Health Data Sharing for More than Half of U.S. Patients and their Providers

More than half the U.S. population and their healthcare providers could soon have access to health data shared across multiple states and systems. A public-private partnership of states, public agencies, federally-funded HIEs and health information technology companies has established a program to test and certify EHRs and other health IT to enable reliable transfer of data within and across organizational and state boundaries. The coalition selected the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) to carry out the testing.
High costs, technical differences and long wait times for interface development are barriers to sharing health data among health care providers and across state lines. The coalition of 15 states, 37 technology vendors and 34 HIEs, representing more than 50 percent of the U.S. population, has created a robust, highly automated testing program to verify that, once tested, a system is capable of exchanging health information with many other systems. With this testing, a single set of standardized, easy-to-implement connections can support communication among systems.
The effort is being jointly led by the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, a New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC)–led consortium of states and vendors; and Healtheway, the newly formed public-private partnership of the eHealth Exchange, a network of 34 public and private organizations representing hundreds of hospitals, thousands of providers and millions of patients across the country.

NYeC 

EHR | HIE Interoperability Workgroup 

Healtheway and the eHealth Exchange

CCHIT

Allscripts to discontinue MyWay, Aprima extends a helping hand

Allscripts is offering a free migration for MyWay customers to the Professional product.


Aprima is offering a free conversion to their product upon which MyWay was based.

Let us know what you think of the three products and the transition. SV

The Aprima MyWay Rescue Upgrade Program™ includes:

•  Free Aprima licenses – no need to repurchase software
•  Same look and feel with nearly 1,000 enhancements
•  Minimal learning curve of new features
•  Minimal to no downtime
•  Existing data remains intact; this is a proven product upgrade, not a conversion
•  U.S.-based support
•  CCHIT and ONC-certified EMR

Allscripts Blog

Allscripts Professional

Aprima

Deadline: Medicare EHR Incentive (Meaningful Use) Program: Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Medicare EHR Incentive (Meaningful Use) Program Deadline for 2012

Be sure to not to miss this final reporting period opportunity. 
Check out the link to the Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator. SV

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, is the last day for eligible professionals (EPs) to begin 90-day reporting period for this program, for calendar year 2012. EPs begin their consecutive 90-day reporting period by October 3rd in order to attest to meeting meaningful use and be eligible to receive an incentive payment for CY 2012. 

It's also the last day they can start participating and receive their maximum possible Medicare incentive payment: This is the last year that EPs can begin participation in the EHR Incentive Program and get the full Medicare incentives of $44,000 per EP. If first-year Medicare EPs have not started their 90-day reporting period by October 3, 2012, they will not be eligible for a calendar year 2012 payment; they can only receive $39,000 in Medicare incentives if they successfully participate in 2013. 


Attestation Calculator

Wellpoint/Empire Blue: PCMH improves quality,reduces costs

Here is a new study supporting the proposition that PCMH practices can improve the quality of healthcare and reduce costs: improved screening reduced use of antibiotics for non-bacterial infections reduced hospitalizations and ER visits $93 or 15% reduction in costs PMPM  SV

 Study:The American Journal of Managed Care

 Press Release 1

Press Release 2

MedAllies will manage the NYS DIRECT Solution

NY continues to be at forefront of Health Information Technology.
Congratulations to Dr John Blair and his team. SV


The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) has chosen MedAllies to operate the "Direct Solution" on the Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY). Similar to a highly secure email, Direct allows healthcare providers to seamlessly send data from one provider directly to another who is caring for the same patient.

The Direct Solution is one of three services that will be offered statewide via the SHIN-NY. The others are Patient Record Look-Up and Alerts. Direct operates like a highly secure email, whereas Patient Record Look-Up functions like
a highly secure search engine, allowing only those healthcare providers a patient has consented for to access their health information. Alerts allows providers to subscribe to a function that alerts them when data is posted about their patients. For example, it would let a primary care provider know his or her patient has just been admitted to an emergency department.


MEDALLIES


SHIN-NY Press Release

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

PSA:PCMH can lead to increased quality, decreased costs and increase staff satisfaction

Here is an excellent article featuring Group Health Cooperative.
Not only do they share information on their results, they offer "blueprints" on replicating their success. SV


Health Affairs

HIMSS13 registration is now open. Health IT - it's on!

2013 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition
March 3 - 7, 2013
New Orleans, LA

This promises to be another great conference. Hotel rooms go fast. Make your reservations soon. SV


Registration Link

New Meaningful Use Stage 2 Web Page on the EHR Incentive Programs Website

On August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule for Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The rule provides new criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) must meet in order to successfully participate in the EHR Incentive Programs.

CMS recently updated the EHR Incentive Programs website with a new Stage 2 section, which provides helpful information on the Stage 2 final rule and how it affects the EHR Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 page includes an overview of the final rule and links to Stage 2 resources:

Stage 2 Overview Tipsheet – Provides an overview of the rule, including important dates, basic requirements, new audiences, and additional Stage 2 resources
Stage 1 vs. Stage 2 Comparison Tables – Compares basic requirements of Stage 1 versus Stage 2 for both EPs and eligible hospitals
Stage 1 Changes Tipsheet – Outlines major changes to Stage 1 included in the rule
Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheets – Details the schedule and percentages of the payment adjustments, as well as information about hardship exemptions for both EPs and eligible hospitals
2014 Clinical Quality Measures Tipsheet – An overview of the 2014 CQM requirements that will apply to all providers, regardless of their stage of meaningful use
CMS will continue to provide resources for providers on Stage 2 rule and the EHR Incentive Programs. Visit the Stage 2 page to view upcoming webinars and sessions discussing Stage 2 and the different changes occurring.

Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?
Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.

CMS Webinar Providing a Detailed Look at Stage 1 of the EHR Incentive Programs on August 14

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) are holding a free and open webinar on the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs on August 14, 2012, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET.

Description:
The webinar, CMS Presents: Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs - Stage 1 Meaningful Use, Deep Dive, will provide an overview of how the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs are structured and administered, and will provide key insights for providers regarding Stage 1 of meaningful use.

Presenter:
Robert Anthony, a Health Specialist in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services at CMS, will present on details about Stage 1 requirements. He contributes to policy development and implementation of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs.

To Register:

Interested individuals can register online.

Want more information about the EHR Incentive Programs?

Make sure to visit the EHR Incentive Programs website for the latest news and updates on the EHR Incentive Programs.

Massachusetts first in nation Medicaid funded statewide health information exchange with $16.9M


Connections improve communications which improves efficiency and patient safety. SV


$16.9M approved by Obama Administration to support health care information highway, paving the way for integrated care and cost containment
BOSTON -- The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts is moving forward with its statewide Health Information Exchange, which will create a health care information highway, paving the way forward for integrated care and cost containment efforts. The Obama Administration approved $16.9 million for the project, which will allow providers, hospitals and others involved in patient care to exchange clinical data via a secure statewide network.

New ACOs Announced; Eight in New York

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 89 new accountable care organizations (ACO) to the Medicare Shared Saving Program. With these new ACOs, the number of providers participating in Medicare Shared Savings initiatives now totals 154.

The following nine ACOSs are New York based:

•Accountable Care Coalition of Syracuse, LLC, located in Syracuse, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 105 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•Asian American Accountable Care Organization, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 239 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•Balance Accountable Care Network, located in New York City, is comprised of hospitals and networks of individual ACO practices, with 1,069 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•Beacon Health Partners, LLP, located in Manhasset, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 261 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•Chautauqua Region Associated Medical Partners, LLC, located in Jamestown, New York, is comprised of partnerships between hospitals and ACO professionals, with 35 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York and Pennsylvania.

•Healthcare Provider ACO, Inc., located in Garden City, New York, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices, with 395 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•Mount Sinai Care, LLC, located in New York City, is comprised of networks of individual ACO practices and a hospital(s) employing ACO professionals, with 2,249 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•ProHEALTH Accountable Care Medical Group, PLLC, located in Lake Success, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 281 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in New York.

•WESTMED Medical Group, PC, located in Purchase, New York, is comprised of ACO group practices, with 250 physicians. It will serve Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut and New York.
Meanwhile, applications for the next round of ACOs will open Aug. 1 for organizations that want to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings program, starting Jan. 1, 2013.
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Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)Webinar, July 16th: Everything You Wanted to Know to Apply to the CPC Initiative

The Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative is a multi-payer program created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to foster collaboration with payers to strengthen primary care. Medicare has worked with several commercial and state health insurance plans to develop bonus payments to primary care doctors who better coordinate the care of their patients. The Capital District and Hudson Valley Regions of New York were selected as focus regions at this time. Primary care practices in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties are invited to apply to participate in this initiative. 75 practices will be selected.

Selected practices will receive a $20 (average) per-beneficiary per-month care management fee on behalf of aligned Medicare beneficiaries who receive care in selected practices, as well as an opportunity to earn shared savings; aligned private payers are each offering their own monthly support payments and an opportunity to earn shared savings to practices in their networks.

CMS is hosting a webinar that will provide information about the program:

July 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. ET– Everything You Wanted to Know to Apply to the CPC initiative. Click Here to register.

Additional information can be found on the CMS Innovation Center website.

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.

NYS MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Waiver/PCMH (Patient Centered Medical Home)Comment Request

I am posting an email request from Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO, Primary Care Development Corporation. She and her organization have many great accomplishments. Please consider contributing to the advancement to PCMH in NYS. SV

Dear Colleague,



I am writing to you because I know you have a strong belief in the power of primary care, particularly as it is organized in a "Patient Centered Medical Home" model, to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs.



We now have a singularly important opportunity to invest in primary care and the medical home model through a $10 billion “MRT (Medicaid Redesign Team) Waiver” that New York State is pursuing. We are very encouraged that the MRT Waiver framework includes initiatives to expand primary care, health homes, and the medical home model. But we need your help to ensure that sufficient funding in the final waiver is dedicated to these important priorities. We are now in a very short public comment period (ending around July 15).



If you want to make sure New York invests in an integrated care environment with a sufficient patient-centered primary care at its core, please let the Department of Health know. You can email the “Waiver Team” through this website (we can then track correspondence). Please tell DOH what you think is needed to expand the medical home model. We have some suggestions on the website www.nyprimarcarehome.org, but feel free to make your own recommendations too.



If you have any questions, please contact me or Dan Lowenstein, PCDC Director of Public Affairs, at dlowenstein@pcdc.org, 212-437-3942.



Sincerely,



Ronda



Ronda Kotelchuck, CEO

Primary Care Development Corporation





Ronda Kotelchuck

Chief Executive Officer

Primary Care Development Corporation

22 Cortlandt Street, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10007

P: (212) 437-3917

F: (212) 693-1860

E: rkotelchuck@pcdc.org

W: www.pcdc.org

JAMA: PCMH at federally funded health centers cost more


Unfortunately savings related to hospitalization, ER visits, medications and patient work productivity were not addressed. SV


http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197012

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1197016

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=779243&cid=PRAC

Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to affirm the Affordable Care Act with Individual Mandate


Individual Mandate treated as a tax.
Tell us what you think about the ruling. sv




Link to 193 page decision

GAO Report: Majority of Medicare Physicians are using EHRS

Cudos to the ONC! Since the inception of the incentive program, the number of physicians documenting E/M codes with an EHR has doubled. Now let's get Interoperablity and Lab data exchanged hammered down. SV

Use of Electronic Health Record Systems in 2011 Among Medicare Physicians Providing Evaluation and Management Services

They found that 57 percent of Medicare physicians used an EHR system at their primary practice location in 2011. Twenty-two percent of physicians first began using EHR systems to document E/M services in 2011, the year that CMS commenced its incentive program. Additionally, three of every four Medicare physicians with an EHR system used a certified system to document E/M services. Finally, although many EHR systems can assist physicians in assigning codes for E/M services, we found that most Medicare physicians manually assigned E/M codes.

GAO

Report

PSA:NCQA 2008 SURVEY TOOL DEADLINE

June 30 2012 will be the last day NCQA will be selling the 2008 PPC-PCMH survey tools.

Thereafter, only the 2011 survey tool will be available.

(HINT:2008 is easier) SV

NCQA

Linkedin Password Breach


Here's a link to the Linkedin Blog.
Consider changing your passwords. SV


Linkedin

Provider Education Video Presentations Now Available on the CMS YouTube Channel


Google plus Government: Free Educational Material. Check it out. SV

CMS

Team USA: Olympics EHRs for Athletes

Bravo. The US Olympics Committee is also on board with EHRs! SV

The United States Olympic Committee announced today that, for the http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffirst time, it will use electronic medical records (EMR) for managing athlete care. The USOC will use GE’s Centricity* Practice Solution, an integrated EMR and practice management product, to manage the care of more than 700 athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as for 3,000 additional records maintained by USOC staff. The technology will replace pallets of paper records historically shipped by the USOC to the Games and will provide doctors with faster access to athletes’ medical records– ultimately supporting the doctor’s ability to provide more targeted care.

http://www.teamusa.org/For-the-Media/News.aspx

AACP PCMH Diabetes Presentation at St. John's University (Queens) May 30 2012

This is a great program that highlights the benefits of cooperative activity between
pharmacists, physicians and other primary care providers.
Be sure to attend and share your impressions here. SV


AACP

Register here


Agenda

Research has identified that the gap that exists in providing the type of health services that can improve health outcomes is often ineffective systems of care and that 80 percent of medical errors are deemed to be system driven. To assist clinicians and health administrators identify and resolve systems-based barriers to optimal medication use, this educational program will introduce participants to a proven framework for managing performance improvement developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

Meeting Agenda

8:30 a.m. Welcome, Framing, Medication Use in the Medical Home - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr

9:15 a.m. The Breakthrough Model for Improvement - Mark Loafman

9:30 a.m. Case Study – Local Organization in Action - Local Presenter

9:45 a.m. Engaging Physicians - Mark Loafman

10:00 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions

10:15 a.m. Break

10:35 a.m. Leadership and the Performance Improvement Team - Todd Sorensen

11:00 a.m. Defining the Population of Focus – The Case for Diabetes - Zandra Glenn

11:25 a.m. Understanding the PDSA Cycle - Mark Loafman

11:50 a.m. Participant Roundtable Discussions

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Creating and Sharing a Vision for Improved Medication Use - Todd Sorensen

1:30 p.m. The Role of Measurement in Performance Improvement - Zandra Glenn / Local Team

2:00 p.m. Participant Roundtables

2:15 p.m. The Role of QIOs in the PSPC and Beyond - QIO Presenter

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout #1: Committing to Action and Developing a Performance Improvement Story - Mark Loafman/Zandra Glenn
Breakout #2: Performance Improvement and Interprofessional Education - Buzz Kerr

3:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks - Todd Sorensen / Buzz Kerr

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

GAO Report on CMS EHR Incentive Programs


Four major recommendations to verify providers have met program requirements.

Tell us what you think of the report and recommendations. SV

GAO

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

CMS Has Posted Information on Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments

In compliance with the HITECH Act's requirement, CMS has posted the names, business phone numbers, and business addresses of Medicare eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that have successfully demonstrated meaningful use and received a payment as of March 2012. Medicare EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAH's were able to verify and edit their business phone numbers and addresses during the registration process. CMS has not posted information on group practices, as incentive payments are not provided at the group practice level.

Beginning this month, CMS is posting two file formats of Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment recipients. One format is a searchable PDF, and the other is a tabular downloadable CSV file that can be opened in many common spreadsheet programs. This CSV file can also be used to sort information about recipients, for example, by medical specialty or the state in which they practice. Use the links below to access the PDF and CSV files.

CSV Files

EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments

Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments

PDF Files

EP Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments

Hospital Recipients of Medicare EHR Incentive Program Payments

New York Digital Health Accelerator Information & Networking Event

May 10, 2012 | 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm EST
The TimesCenter, New York, NY
The program will begin at 5:15 pm SHARP

Register Today!

There will be streaming this event LIVE – Click here to watch on May 10!

Western New York HIT Symposium Thriving In Constant Change

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Time: 8:30am to 4:00pm
Location: Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Life Center
2301 Westside Drive
Rochester, NY 14624

Program includes:

Surviving the ICD-10 Conversion
Meaningful Use Stage 2
Networking Opportunities
Vendors
Continental Breakfast & Lunch Buffet included

• Keynote “Meaningful Use Stage 2” – Ken Ong (CMIO, New York Hospital Queens)

Registration Information

HIMSS Members & Affiliates: $75
Student Members: $35
General Public: $100

Click Here to Register

Join us at the New York State HIMSS Advocacy Day May 14, 2012

Sign-up to participate in our 2012 New York HIMSS Advocacy event

Monday May 14, 2012 from 1 – 5pm
Legislative Office Building
198 State Street
Albany, NY 12210

Sign up here