Wikipedia defines a health information exchange (HIE) as the mobilization of healthcare information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system.

The emergence of HIEs is widely expected to provide a range of important benefits for patients, physicians, and the healthcare industry as a whole.The HIE provides the capability to electronically move clinical information among disparate health care information systems while at the same time maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged. The goal of the HIE is to facilitate access to and retrieval of clinical data to provide safer and more timely, efficient, effective, and equitable patient-centered care.

Come and learn more about this important component to our healthcare future!

Announcing the second in  a series of three webinars hosted by NER’s Health-IT Community of Interest:  

Health-IT 

Community of Interest   

“Understanding the Role of HIEs”

with
Jeff Loughlin, Director of the NH-REC

 Wednesday, March 7th from 3:00-4:00 pm  

TO REGISTER:     http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HIT-COI

Login information will be provided at registration.  

 For additional questions, contact: Mark Goldstein (mark.goldstein@umassmed.edu; 508-856-5964).

Session I: “Understanding the role of RECs”, Wed, Jan 25, 2-3 pm

As key speaker for next Wednesday’s webinar we have Jeff Loughlin, who serves as the Director for the Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire. He also serves as a Project Director with the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative, working with providers, practice leaders, medical and administrative staffs to ensure successful adoption and “meaningful use” of EHR technology in the medical office environment.

RECs (Regional Extension Centers) are authorized by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology.

RECs were established to support and serve primary care clinicians and other health care providers, helping them to quickly become adept and meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs).

To register for this webinar: click here

To join the HIT-COI group and receive future mailings: click here
Also, please stay tuned for announcements on future sessions in this exciting series:

Session II: Understanding the Role of HIEs (Health Information Exchanges)
To be announced (early-to-mid Feb)

Session III: Understanding the Role of Community Colleges in HIT
To be announced (mid-to-late Feb)

Join us Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club’s Holeman Lounge for the launch of the NPA’s National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity and the HHS Action Plan for Reducing Health Disparities. This roadmap for reducing health and health care disparities is a comprehensive effort to address differences in health for racial, ethnic, and other underserved communities.
Washington, DC
National Press Club, Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
REGISTER HERE: https://www.team-psa.com/NPA/NSS/registration1.asp Registration is free.
For further information, email:
Caroline Shell
NSSLaunchinfo@psava.comA webcast of the Washington, DC, event will be available at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/NPALaunch

SAVE THE DATE – Friday, April 8
HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

On Friday, April 8, HHS will unveil its roadmap for reducing health and health care disparities, a comprehensive effort to address differences in health for racial, ethnic, and other underserved communities, and the National Partnership for Action’s National Stakeholder Strategy. Stay tuned! For information info@minorityhealth.hhs.gov or call 1-800-444-6472.

The New England Regional Minority Health Coalition invites you to a Regional Celebration on April 8th for the launch of the US Department of Health and Human Services National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Initiative. Our Region I Goal: 1,000 people participate in this event throughout all six New England states. You will be able to participate by attending a local event, or via the web broadcast on April 8th, 2011.

More information at: http://nermhc.com/