Medical Network One, Health System to Describe the Payoffs of Technology in the Medical Home

May 12, 2009 - PRLog -- MANASQUAN, NJ, USA --- Health IT --- from patient and disease registries and e-mail to EHRs and e-prescribing --- helps wire the patient-centered medical home for care coordination and can even improve patient compliance levels. Two industry experts will explain the approach to health IT adoption in the medical home during a May 28, 2009 webinar, "Wiring the Medical Home: Healthcare IT to Power a Patient-Centered Model."  The 60-minute webinar, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Eastern on May 28, 2009, is sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network.

The 60-minute webinar is also available in on-demand, DVD and CD-ROM formats for training.  Learn more about wiring the medical home with health technology by visiting: http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?itpcmh.

NEWS FACTS:


--- Scheduled Speakers: Ewa Matuszewski, CEO of Medical Network One; and Dr. James Crawford, senior vice president for laboratory services and chair of the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.


--- Conference Highlights: Taking the first step toward a "wired" medical home --- what's critical to introducing technology into a medical home; addressing the underlying physician practice processes in conjunction with technology adoption to achieve success; equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to integrate e-prescribing into their business model for use in the medical home; using e-prescribing and other e-health initiatives to increase patient compliance, foster communication and improve overall health outcomes; identifying and promoting opportunities to overcome barriers to adopting new technology; and addressing concerns about privacy, security and risk management in regard to the implementation of healthcare IT.


--- Target Audience: CEOs, medical directors, disease management directors, managers and coordinators, health plan executives, hospital leadership, chief information officers, information technology executives, care management nurses, business development and strategic planning directors and physician practice leaders.


--- Webinar Formats: 60-minute live webinar on May 28, 2009 includes a 15-minute Q&A; “On-Demand” rebroadcast available June 1, 2009; 60-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available June 16, 2009.  Get more information on installing health IT in the medical home at: http://www.hin.com/cgi-local/link/news/pl.cgi?itpcmh.


QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:

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"With the majority of adults online and using the Internet for health-related tasks, it's a great time for healthcare organizations to implement health IT to improve patient care. Taking the first steps toward registries, e-prescribing and other basic health technologies will improve processes in the physician practice and enhance care coordination."

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