GA-HITREC Education Milestones

Dr. Denise W. Hines, PMP, FHIMSSGA-HITREC-Director, Outreach & Education

2011 Education Milestones

• 34 GA CAH/Rural hospitals eligible for education services at no charge

• 9 Webinars on Meaningful Use

• 7 Sessions on HIPAA

• 2 Webinars on available GA-HITREC education and technical assistance services

• 1 Webinar on GA Medicaid Incentive Program

• 28 Courses available free on the www.ga-hitrec.org Online Training Center for CAH/rural hospitals

• 365/24/7 Availability of courses on the Online Training Center

• 2 Workshops/Conferences

• Quarterly Newsletters and Informational Emails

• Started development of 4 Courses with curriculum created by the ONC

2012 to Date Education Milestones

• 47 Web Based Courses: Accessible 24/7 www.ga-hitrec.org online learning center

• Medicaid/Medicare/ HIT Monthly Webinars

• Conferences & Workshops• CNO/Case Management Workshop• Rural Health IT Conference

• Newsletters/Informational Emails

• 13 ONC HIT Certification Program Courses!!!• 4 Certifications Coming• Accessible 24/7• Valued at $900

Sessions & AttendeesSession Attendees

HIPAA-Privacy, Security, & 5010 636

HIPAA Training & Certification 36

MU Series (1-6) for Hospitals 404

MU Sessions for Hospital physicians 145

Computing 433

Medicare/Medicaid/HIT 1496

CNO Workshop (2) 95

Fall Conference 240

GA Rural HIT Forum (not including today) 73

MUVers Ceremony 82

ONC Workforce Development 42

Total Attendees 3682+

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Regulatory Updates

ARRA/HITECH Programs

CMS EHR Incentive ProgramAHRQ-Health IT Related Research

Broadband Studies & ExpansionHRSA-FQHC &CHC Infrastructure

HIT Regional Extension CentersHealth Information Exchange

Beacon CommunitiesWorkforce DevelopmentMeaningful Use Stages

EHR Vendor CertificationsTechnology Standards

Privacy & Security Standards

Program Results– % of U.S. Hospitals that adopted EHRs has doubled from 16

to 35% between 2009 and 2011– 55% of practices adopted an EHR last year– 3 of 4 patients with paper records want their doctor to

adopt an EHR– 80-97% of patients who have paper records believe that

EHRs can improve care by ensuring timely access, protect medical records, and expand communications

– Incentives are the #1 reason for EHR adoption growth– 90% of FQHCs adopted EHRs– Providers who partner with RECs are twice as likely to

receive Medicare EHR Incentive Payments as those who don’t

– 70-85% of eligible providers who received Georgia Medicaid EHR incentive payments are GA-HITREC providers

– HIT job market growing at over 31% year over year– 1000’s of ONC workforce dev. program graduates

Current Electoral Landscape

• Presidential Election

• Congressional Elections

• State Legislative Elections

• 11 State Gubernatorial Races

• 10 Attorneys General Races

Continued Strong bipartisan support for HIT

• National Health IT Week-Public Policy Summit (9/10-9-15)– Publically recognized by President Obama– 500 visits to over 300 congressional offices

– Georgia Visits• Senator Saxby Chambliss• Senator Johnny Isakson• Lynn Westmoreland-3rd District

• New Legislation– Introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) Medicaid Information

Technology to Enhance Community Health (MITECH) Act• Extend Medicaid incentives to providers who practice predominantly in

qualified safety net clinics

– Also planning to introduce legislation to address conflicts between varying state privacy laws to spur health information exchange

– HIMSS is asking Congress to support a study on patient identifiers

What YOU can do

Visit with your local leaders and remind them of the importance of health information technology.

We need their continued support!!!

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