Join me as we discuss the evolution of telemedicine on June 11th

The world of medicine is changing rapidly as technology enables "televisits" and virtual consultations with medical experts. I hope you will join me on June 11th as I speak about the evolution of telemedicine:

Evolution of Telemedicine
Tuesday June 11th, 2013
9 to 10 am Pacific Time (12 to 1 pm Eastern Time)


Today, the majority of patients still receive care in a medical setting, but the future of health care may involve more “televisits” and virtual consultations that rely on digital communication technologies. In this webinar, we will review how the landscape of telemedicine has been evolving. We will also explore some innovative telemedicine concepts that are emerging and revolutionizing the way patients are receiving their health care.


This webinar is being hosted by InDemand Interpreting.

ONC is hosting the Million Hearts Webinar on May 7

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting the Million Hearts® Webinar on May 7th in honor of National High Blood Pressure Education and Stroke Awareness months.  Leading experts will discuss how they are using the latest health IT tools to standardize and improve the delivery of care to reduce the number of people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, both leading causes of heart disease and stroke.


Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Register here.

NextGen webinar on Fragmented Care and Accelerating Change

NextGen is hosting a complimentary webinar this Wednesday titled, "Fragmented Care and Accelerating Change —Moving from Chaos to Coordination."

Change is happening but how far and fast will it go? Today's healthcare landscape is a patchwork of disjointed networks that have become inefficient and ineffective for modern medicine. What are what the real accelerators of change and who will be driving them?

You can learn more about it and register here.

State of the Union Review: Our Healthcare Ecosystem

What are you doing this afternoon? How about listening to a webinar on our heatlhcare ecosystem?

There is a complimentary webinar titled, "State of the Union Review: Our Healthcare Ecosystem"
Monday, February 18, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

Join Justin Barnes, chairman emeritus of the national EHR Association and co-chair of the Accountable Care Community of Practice (ACCoP), as he discusses:

- Current state of the healthcare industry and potential impact of the fiscal cliff decisions
- Affordable Care Act updates regarding health insurance marketplaces and Medicaid expansion
- The status of CMS-driven incentive programs and Medicare spending
- The progression of coordinated care and healthcare consumerism
- The effect on emerging care delivery opportunities within your community

Register for the webinar here.

ATA "This Month in Telemedicine" webinar

This Month in Telemedicine (January 2013) is a FREE Educational Videocast from ATA

TUEDSAY, JANUARY 15; 2-3pm ET
(An archived recording of the presentation will be available afterwards.)

Don't miss out on this opportunity to get a free update on telemedicine policy, at both the state and federal level. Topics will include the recently introduced Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 (H.R. 6719,) recent changes in the FCC Healthcare Program and major initiatives happening in state legislatures.

This videocast is free and open to both ATA members and non-members. Pre-registration is NOT required.

Presenters:

• Jonathan Linkous, Chief Executive Officer, American Telemedicine Association, Washington, DC
• Gary Capistrant, Sr. Director of Public Policy, American Telemedicine Association, Washington, DC

TO ACCESS THIS VIDEOCAST:

Shortly before the start time, open the following URL in your browser: http://services.choruscall.com/links/ata130115.html
When prompted, enter your contact information

#HIMSS webinar on how the election will impact health IT

Here's information on a free HIMSS webinar on how the recent election will impact health IT on the federal, state, and local levels. This webinar is on Nov 14 at 12 pm ET (11 am CT) and you can find more information about it here.

EVENT AGENDA

• An Analysis of State Legislative Election Results
• An Inside the Beltway Perspective on the Presidential and Congressional Election Results
• The Impact to Health IT: The Way Forward

Health IT Education and Career Opportunities #HITedu

NeHC will continue the very popular Careers in Health IT series with a spotlight on higher education paths and the careers that result from such programs. This webinar will feature health IT workforce development leaders to discuss emerging career opportunities in health IT and describe various health IT academic programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. Speakers will give an overview of the programs in their individual areas while discussing the impact of these programs on a national level. Panelists will highlight specific professional opportunities that these educational paths will prepare graduates for when they join the workforce.

Health IT Education and Career Opportunities
October 1, 2012 1:00-2:30 PM ET

FEATURING

• Dr. Charles Friedman - Director, Health Informatics Program, Schools of Information and Public Health, University of Michigan
• Dr. Leanne Field - Director, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science and Health Information Technology Programs, University of Texas at Austin
• Sid Voorakkara - Former Program Leader, The California Endowment

Website: http://www.nationalehealth.org/health-it-education-and-career-opportunities

Registration required

Fee: $15

NeHC is a non-profit organization. All revenues generated are directly reinvested into NeHC University programming. All speakers are volunteers.

Population Health Management Outlook & Strategies for the Future

Participate in this free upcoming iHT2 webinar titled, "Population Health Management Outlook & Strategies for the Future."

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Here's more information:

As a follow up to the recently released iHT2 Population Health Management Report, “A Roadmap for Provider-Based Automation in a New Era of Healthcare,” we invite you to attend this complimentary webinar focused on reviewing the reports findings as well as giving an outlook into the future of Population Health Management.

Join many of the reports contributors as they answer your questions, as well as expand on their thoughts related to exploring Population Health Management and the key role that finding automation plays in PHM.

Moving Toward Success and Sustainability in a Large and Diverse Multi-State HIE

You won't want to miss this upcoming webinar:

Moving Toward Success and Sustainability in a Large and Diverse Multi-State HIE
Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Early in 2011, Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) implemented a statewide health information exchange (HIE) to connect a broad geographic region that covers large urban and rural areas in Kansas. KHIN’s original goal was to connect 80% of all health care providers by 2016, and has far exceeded its 2011 goal of 400 providers by connecting over 1000 providers in 2011. KHIN covers a broad territory that includes all of Kansas encompassing 130 hospitals, 4500 physicians, 75 rural health and safety net clinics, 100 public health departments, 22 community mental health centers, 400 post acute care facilities, 600 pharmacies and 125 labs.

Don't miss this webinar on ACOs and the future of health care

You won't want to miss this upcoming webinar on HCPLive about Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the future of health care. Listen as David Harlow, author of the Health Blawg, speaks about ACOs and bundled payments.

The webinar will be held on:
Thursday, October 27, 1:00-2:00PM (ET).

For more details, you can go here.

In the future (starting tomorrow!) health care providers will have to do more with less. Total reimbursement by both public and private sector payors is dropping, and the metrics for success are changing. Instead of thinking about this as a zero-sum game, payors and providers are moving away from fee-for-service payment systems to bundled payment systems. The health reform law spells out one such program in detail -- the ACO, or shared savings, program -- and created the CMS Center for Innovation, and funded it with $25 billion. The Center for Innovation’s mandate is to run experiments on how to do more with less, and to scale up successful experiments quickly.

Register for the Intel Healthcare Innovation Summit Webcast Series

Intel Healthcare Innovation Summit Webcast Series
October 4–6, 2011
2:00 p.m. EDT

Intel is bringing its trademark innovation and game–changing technologies to the challenges facing healthcare in the 21st century. Independently and through strategic ecosystem partnerships, Intel is helping to enable trusted, community–based, personalized care to improve outcomes, lower costs, and promote global wellness.

Please join us for a series of leadership webcasts that address the future of care delivery worldwide. Explore how healthcare technology is being strategically employed to enable an infrastructure that facilitates team–based care and real–time coordination across specialties, locations, and skill sets.

Receive free Health IT education from the National eHealth Collaborative

National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information exchange to advance health and improve health care. NeHC was established through a grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to build on the accomplishments of the American Health Information Community (AHIC), a federal advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) until 2008, and is led by some of the nation’s most respected thought leaders in healthcare and health IT.

National eHealth Collaborative’s NeHC University is a web-based education program designed to provide stakeholders with timely and relevant information on health information technology and health information exchange in the United States. By offering introductory programs focused on providing an orientation to health IT, as well as deep dives into specific health IT topics, NeHC University provides unique opportunities for interested stakeholders to learn about multiple health IT initiatives, programs, and trends all in one place.

Learn more about free upcoming NeHC University classes here.

NeHC University is a program produced by National eHealth Collaborative and it is not affiliated with an accredited institution. NeHC University is a non-accredited program.

ePrescribing final rule, controlled substances update

Register for this complimentary AMA health IT webinar titled, "ePrescribing final rule, controlled substances update."

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on the 2012 Medicare ePrescribing Incentive Program, released Aug. 31, contains various changes of which physicians should be aware.

Register for the Sept. 14 complimentary webinar and learn about:

• exemption categories
• attestation
• incentives
• penalties
• electronically prescribing controlled substances

Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2011
Time: 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 hour
Host(s): American Medical Association

Register here.

GE Webinar: EMR and Quality Management 9/7/11

Don't miss this upcoming webinar titled: EMR and Quality Management
September 7, 2011 | 2-3 PM EST

No doubt there’s a learning curve when a practice firsts adopts and implements an EMR, just like any type of transformational technology. But once providers get over that initial implementation hump, they can start seeing value not only at the time of care, but on many harder-to-manage aspects of how they care for patients.

To explore these questions, join us for a free on-demand webinar and hear from speaker Don McDaniel discuss the following topics:

Physician adoption:
• Change management – The cultural shift
• Vendor partner support – training & consulting

Technology:
• Support the workflow of the organization
• Benefit of an integrated EMR & PM system

Register for this webinar here.

Webinar on EHR Implementation and Optimization

Arcadia Solutions is presenting a HIMSS co-sponsored Webinar on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 2:00PM, EST.

EHR Implementation and Optimization: A Consumer Software Approach

Implementing electronic health records (EHRs) to date has proved to be an arduous process for many healthcare organizations. Most adoption approaches have failed because they don't adequately take user behavior into consideration during or after an implementation. A new, innovative approach to implementation and optimization must be introduced in order to avoid the all-too-common adoption pitfalls.

Two health IT webinars today: telemedicine and IT leadership

Today, there are two complimentary health IT webinars:

1. Transcend Distance With Telemedicine Solutions
2. Better Outcomes in Healthcare IT | Key Lessons from an IT Leader

They're both at the same time:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
You can always register for both and attend on-demand after the event.

HITR.com - A Social Networking Tool for Benchmarking Hospital IT Satisfaction

Here's an upcoming webinar:

How Referenceable Are Your Customers?
Introducing HITR.com - A Social Networking Tool for Benchmarking Hospital IT Satisfaction

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 I Time: 2 p.m. Eastern / 11 a.m. Pacific I Duration: 1 Hour

Selling new business can cost five times as much as retaining old, and a 5-percent increase in customer retention can increase profitability more than five-fold. Nonetheless, efforts to measure and maintain customer retention are often an after-thought in a company's strategy. Customer experience research can be costly and time consuming. More importantly, without comparable competitive data, interpreting product performance based on metrics can often be more confusing than helpful.

Taking a Framework Approach to Securing Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Here's a complimentary health IT webinar:

Taking a Framework Approach to Securing Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 I Time: 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific I Duration: 1 Hour

As Healthcare organizations focus on making EHRs operational, effective security infrastructure strategies must also be developed to ensure appropriate confidentiality, integrity, and that controls are in place. Join Deloitte & Touche LLP and Oracle Corporation for a discussion on current EHR security and privacy challenges. Learn about strategies for creating an end-to-end security framework that integrates risk and compliance management.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Changes in regulatory landscape for security & privacy with a focus on the status of Meaningful Use compliance
• Effectiveness of enterprise information security and privacy programs to manage risk and access
• Alignment of enabling technology with business imperatives

Register here.

Join me in this webinar: "What Social Media Can Do for CME"

I hope you'll join me in this webinar:

What Social Media Can Do for CME
Thursday, July 21 | 2:00pm EST

The continuing medical education community is just beginning to experiment with how social media can enhance the educational experience it provides to healthcare professionals. We’ve tapped two experts to share the latest ways you can improve CME for healthcare practitioners with social media—from online “communities of interest” to Twitter, to LinkedIn, to YouTube, to blogs.

You’ll learn to:

• Match various adult-learning formats with the appropriate social media technology
• Use social media to improve learning and measure educational outcomes
• Mitigate the potential risks and reap the rewards of using social media to communicate with and educate HCPs
• Find social media resources geared to CME providers, and use them to deepen your own educational experiences

Panelists Include:

• Brian S. McGowan, PhD, CCMEP, Social Media Columnist, Medical Meetings and Director, Medical Education Group, Oncology, Pfizer, Inc.
• Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, President, Education Company and Publisher, Medical Communications Media
• Sue Pelletier, Editor, Medical Meetings

Register for this complimentary webinar here.

Accelerating EHR adoption using speech recognition

Here's a complimentary webinar:

How Advocate accelerated EHR adoption using speech recognition: case study

Thursday, June 30, 2011
2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Complimentary Webinar

Over the next five years, the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) will become standard practice for use by all physicians and other clinicians in the United States. According to Congressional Budget Office estimates, by 2019, 90% of all physicians will be using an EHR.