NEWS
STHL April 29 EHR/Meaningful Use Summit a Success
4/29/2011
Regional healthcare leaders share experiences finding the right EHR for their practices
Sponsored by Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) and the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), the Spring Healthcare Summit targeted to the needs of physicians as well as practice administrators, office managers and supervisors at provider practices seeking education about Electronic Health Records (EHR), Meaningful Use, and the Health Information Exchange (HIE). It was held at Traditions at the Glen in Johnson City on April 29 with over 110 attendees.
Participants learned how to transform their practice records from paper documents to electronic systems, and how the NYeC Regional Extension Center (REC) can facilitate this process. A separate track helped those with EHRs learn how to get to Meaningful Use and the substantial government funding (up to $63,750 per provider). Meaningful Use certified EHR and IT vendors were available throughout the day to discuss the benefits of their products and services.
The Summit featured a keynote address by Martin Lustick, M.D. - Senior Vice President, Corporate Medical Director, Excellus entitled, The Impact of eHealth on the Quality and Cost of Patient Care, and a NYS Department of Health State of the State update by Paul Wilder, Director, Healthcare IT Adoption, New York eHealth Collaborative.
Local healthcare professionals who presented included Dr. Afzal ur Rehman of Cardiology Associates, Dr. Duncan Sze-Tu of Endwell Family Physicians, and Dr. Richard Terry of UHS Primary Care (pictured above). The day also featured presentations from Peter Cucchiara of HIT Primary Care Development Corporation and Christina Galanis of Southern Tier HealthLink.
A copy of all of the presentations from Spring 2011 (and Fall 2010) EHR/Meaningful Use Summits can be found at Summit Presentations. If you have questions, contact STHL at or .
