Texas Health IT Summit

You are invited to attend:

“Doctors EHR Knowledge Session”

Thursday, September 8, 2011 from 6pm—9pm

Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport, 4440 W. John Carpenter Frwy., Irving, TX 75063

A special offer for physicians only!  Registration is only $40 and includes a reception, dinner and educational sessions.  Special physician pricing is visible once you click “register now.” To register, visit www.texashealthitsummit.org.

 

Thursday Night “Doctors EHR Knowledge” Session
5 – 6 p.m.	Reception in Exhibit Hall
6 – 7:15 p.m.	Four-course dinner with presentation and panel on "EHR Adoption" Bob Ligon Lecturer, Health Information Technology Program, The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences, School of Biological Science This special dinner will show the importance of HIT adoption in Texas and the services that the Regional Extension Centers can provide to assist providers with selection, adoption and implementation of EHRs. The dinner will also provide an understanding of the questions, considerations and issues surrounding adoption of EHR technology. 1 CME and CNE credit hours
7:15 – 9 p.m.	EHR demos; visit with vendors; breakout sessions Breakout sessions: Successful Implementation (7:15 – 7:45 p.m.) John Arnott, II, Certified Healthcare CIO Senior Partner, Wave Two This session will show the variables and processes that influence a successful EHR implementation. 1/2 CME and CNE credit hour Value Proposition (7:15 – 7:45 p.m.) Chris Crow, MD Primary Care Doctor, Village Health Partners This session will provide an understanding of how implementation of EHR technology can improve cost, quality and access to health care delivery. 1/2 CME and CNE credit hour  ICD – 10 (7:45 – 8:15 p.m.) Rodney McDonald, RN, MSN Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dallas, Texas Regional Office This session will define details on what is involved in adopting the new coding standard. 1/2CME and CNE credit hour EHR Contracting (7:45 – 8:15 p.m.) Jonathan Ishee, JD General Counsel at NWDC and Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center This session will provide an overview of EHR contract considerations when negotiating with EHR vendors. 1/2 CME and CNE credit hour Dessert and coffee in Exhibit Hall (8:15 – 9:00 p.m.)

 

Be sure to stop by the Texas Regional Extension Center (REC) Hospitality Corner in the Exhibit Hall!  

Need on-site technical consulting help to get you to meaningful use? You don’t have to go on this journey alone.   If you are a primary care physician, federal subsidies are available through the Texas Regional Extension Centers (REC). The REC can offer assistance if you are looking to select and implement an EHR in your practice, or if you are an existing EHR user looking to optimize your workflow and reach meaningful use.

Visit the Health IT Summit website or e-mail aconway@texashealthinstitute.org for more information.

January 13, 2011

NTREC endorsed by Southwest Physician Associates

The Irving, TX-based North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) announced today it received the endorsement of the Southwest Physician Associates (SPA). SPA-endorsed companies undergo an extensive process to determine if the services provided are a benefit to Texas healthcare. NTREC’s mission is to provide education and technical assistance to physicians when selecting and implementing Electronic Health Records (EHR) technology.

“SPA was very thorough in performing due diligence about the NTREC services,” said Mike Alverson, executive director of NTREC. “We’re honored to receive this approval. Our mission at NTREC is to improve the quality of healthcare services in the region by supporting and accelerating the use of electronic health records. This endorsement supports us in continuing to move forward in support of that mission.”

Based in Dallas and with a membership of more than 1,500 physicians, SPA's focus is to offer “one-stop” credentialing services and fee-for-service master health plan agreements to its members. SPA is strictly a physician-run organization having at its helm an internal medicine physician appointed by a member-elected Board of Directors, all of whom are physicians in active practice.

“We are supportive of NTREC’s goals and our endorsement is intended to promote their services to physicians in the North Texas area,” said Bruce W. Landes, M.D., president of SPA. “We believe the transition to effective EHR technology is a crucial step towards improving healthcare services not only in the region, but in the United States.”

NTREC was funded by an April 2010 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. NTREC assists physicians in 42 counties in implementing EHR and is governed by a six-member board. Three additional extension centers were approved for Texas covering the coastal, central and western regions.

As an incentive, SPA has offered to cover one half of the NTREC enrollment fee to the first 100 SPA members who enroll in NTREC. In addition, NTREC and SPA will co-host two educational events on Feb. 24 and April 9 for physicians to better understand the steps necessary to implement an EHR. For additional information or to learn more about EHR technology, please contact NTREC at 469-648-5140, or see the NTREC website at www.NTREC.org.

Chris Wilson
Director of Communications and Events
The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
250 Decker Drive
Irving, Texas 75062