09-06-2012
The Pennsylvania Regional Extension & Assistance Center for HIT (PA REACH) — as a partner in the advancement of health information technology to help improve healthcare — is joining approximately 200 public and private sector organizations to participate in the 7th Annual National Health IT Week (September 10-14, 2012). National Health IT Week (NHIT Week) 2012 is the premier event offering all health care stakeholders an opportunity to unite under one banner, expressing the benefits that health information technology (HIT) brings to U.S. health care. “One Voice, One Vision.”
Comprehensive health care reform is not possible without system-wide adoption of health information technology, which improves the quality of health care delivery, increases patient safety, decreases medical errors, and strengthens the interaction between patients and healthcare providers.
With Meaningful Use now providing the way forward, eligible providers across the country increasingly understand the benefits for themselves and their patients, and are adopting Meaningful Use compliant EHRs.
The Week consists of events in Washington DC and across the country, including NHIT Week 2012 participants —vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups— all working together to elevate national attention to the advantages of advancing health IT.
PA REACH will join the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in its support of NHIT Week by highlighting specific health IT topics each day of the week, which include:
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Monday: Consumer eHealth
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Tuesday: Meaningful Use and Improved Patient Care
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Wednesday: Privacy & Security
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Thursday: Standards, Interoperability, and Health Information Exchange
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Friday: Quality and Health IT