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Rural HIT Challenges and Strategies

February 24, 2010

Duration: 60 Minutes

Cost: $99.00

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Overview

Louis Wenzlow will be discussing the recently released CMS proposed requirements for the meaningful use of electronic health records, with a focus on what applications will likely need to be implemented for providers to meet the requirements.

Sue Severson will discuss the importance of taking a standardized and structured approach to assess a hospital's readiness for HIT adoption. Sue will focus on how HIT Readiness Assessments can provide a launching pad for hospitals to gain clarity about their unique HIT challenges and build upon their strengths.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn:

  1. About the CMS proposed requirements for meaningful use of EHR’s and how they will impact rural providers;
  2. Some of the general challenges and benefits of HIT, especially as they relate to rural hospitals;
  3. How rural collaboration around HIT has worked at RWHC ITN, including key collaboration success factors;
  4. What every rural hospital should be doing right now to prepare for HIT implementation and meet ARRA and CMS requirements; and
  5. How HIT Readiness Assessments can prepare and provide value to hospitals at any point as they move toward EMR adoption.

Speaker Information

Louis Wenzlow

As the Director of Health Information Technology at the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Louis Wenzlow organizes and spearheads collaborative health information technology initiatives for member hospitals. Before taking his position at RWHC, Mr. Wenzlow was the Director of Information Technology at Reedsburg Area Medical Center, where he led a variety of EMR system implementations, including CPOE and bedside medication verification, and chaired the HIPAA Security Taskforce. Mr. Wenzlow has served on the Wisconsin Doctors Office Quality-Information Technology (DOQ-IT) Advisory Board, the Wisconsin e-Health Initiative Information Exchange Workgroup, is co-chair of the Rural Health Resource Center's Rural Underserved HIT Coalition, and is a member of the Flex Monitoring Team Expert Workgroup. He also serves as the Chief Information Officer of the RWHC Information Technology Network.

Sue Severson

Sue Seaverson is the Director of Health Information Technology Services, at Stratis Health. Stratis Health is ideally and uniquely positioned to assist Minnesota health care providers with electronic health record (EHR) adoption and ultimately optimization. They have been working in the HIT field for more than five years, both providing technical assistance and support to clinics, and in statewide leadership roles to inform policy and programs. They are closely involved with the state e-Health Initiative. Stratis Health is well integrated into the Minnesota health care community, and is highly valued and respected for the expertise and value we bring in improving quality and patient safety. In combination with their strong record of performance, those qualities uniquely position Stratis to effectively and efficiently support safety net providers as they transition to the use and optimization of electronic health record systems.

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Contact Us

For questions about this Rural Health Innovations WebEXpert call contact:
Sally Trnka
Rural Health Resource Center
600 E. Superior St. Ste. 404 - Duluth, MN 55802
218-727-9390 ext. 233 - strnka@ruralcenter.org

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