***MEDIA ALERT***
WHAT: 3rd Annual
Pennsylvania Healthcare Information Technology Awareness Day
WHO: Co-sponsored by the Delaware Valley and Western
PA Chapters of the
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society
(HIMSS)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
8:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: State Capitol
Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
DETAILS: At
its annual Health Information Technology Awareness Day, Pennsylvania HIMSS will present the results of a statewide survey of healthcare providers assessing their readiness to meet proposed federal regulations for electronic medical record systems.
Using electronic
medical records in meaningful ways is a key component of the Obama administration’s
effort to revamp healthcare.
The mission of
the Pennsylvania Healthcare Information Technology (IT) Awareness Day is to provide the members of
the Pennsylvania General Assembly with the knowledge and information
that demonstrates how the widespread use of health IT will help save
lives, prevent medical errors and lower costs for their constituents.
The event will bring senior-level
health IT stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to educate legislators
on how Health IT can advance better, more cost-effective care for all
Pennsylvanians.
The Pennsylvania
Health IT Awareness Day will include a breakfast with legislators in
the State Capitol, meetings with key leadership in the General Assembly
and a luncheon at the Country Club of Harrisburg for HIMSS members to
get the latest updates on health information exchange activity from
the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform, legislative activity
relative to health information technology as it relates to the HITECH
portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the
CIO survey results.
CONTACTS: Nancy Bucceri
610-918-1505
nancy.bucceri@chaddsfordplanning.com
ABOUT HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare
industry's membership organization exclusively
focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare
information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment
of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C.,
Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS
represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate
members that collectively represent organizations employing millions
of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry
practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development
initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’
contributions to ensuring quality patient care. Visit www.himss.org for more information.
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