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Your Update to All Things Beacon and Meaningful Use |
Greetings!
Welcome to the IC3 Beacon Community and Meaningful Use bi-weekly newsletter. You are a valued participant in the HealthInsight Regional Extension Center (REC) and Beacon programs. We hope you find this series of emails educational and informative as we keep you up-to-date on recent program activities. We look forward to working together helping you achieve your Beacon Aims and Meaningful Use goals.
BEACON COMMUNITY UPDATE |
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Only One Week Left to Register for the Beacon Learning Session
The third IC3 Utah Beacon Community Learning Session will be held on November 10th at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.
Click here to view the Beacon Learning Session #3 provider flyer. Please click here to view the patient-focused version of the Beacon Learning Session #3 flyer.
Presenters
- Dave deBronkhart, Co-Chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine and chief blogger at e-patients.net
- John Berneike, M.D., Utah Health Information Exchange (UHIN)
- Barry Stults, M.D., University of Utah, Department of Internal Medicine
- Nathan Peterson, Director, Utah Diabetes Control and Prevention Program
Topics
- Helping patients become more engaged in improving their own health outcomes
- Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) update on the Virtual Health Record
- Social Media: How can patient communities complement medical care?
- Mobile Health: Levaraging cell phones to support health behavior
- Using the "Living Well" model for diabetes support - Helping patients gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and understanding how their health problems affect their lives
- Multi-Media Health Tracking Tools for Patients
*Please plan on registering before the November 1st deadline* |
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How the Switch to Electronic Medical Records Will Help You
"Having direct access to complete medical records will help patients better understand their own medical needs, as well as the needs of those they care for. As patients become stewards of their own medical information, they'll become more engaged in their own healthcare."
(Doug Hasbrouck, MD, Executive Director of HealthInsight)
FULL ARTICLE>>>
*Article can be found on pages 24 & 25* |
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BEACON FACILITATOR'S CORNER
Learn more about the education and healthcare experience that each Beacon Facilitator brings to the IC3 Beacon Community. |
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 Heidi Smith
Heidi serves as a Beacon Clinic Facilitator and Project Manager for the Beacon IC3 initiative. She has over ten years in Health IT software development, and implementation. READ FULL BIO>>> | |
 Janet Tennison
Janet jokes that she has worked in almost every type of health care environment. She began as an Air Force medic during Operation Desert Storm.
READ FULL BIO>>> | |
 David Smith
David has 15 years of experience in health information technology focused on the clinic setting. He has held operational, marketing, technical and sales positions focused on clinics.
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 Cheryl Simpkiss
Cheryl hails from Pennsylvania and moved to Utah after completing a Master of Science in Exercise Science/Cardiac Disease and Rehabilitation. After moving to Utah, Cheryl worked for the University of Utah as a study coordinator for a nationwide cardiovascular defibrillation study.
READ FULL BIO>>> |
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The Road to Meaningful Use
As a HealthInsight partner you have taken the first steps along the path to Meaningful Use. Ever wonder how many of your colleagues have joined you on this journey? Curious to know what phase they are in or how close they are to attestation? HealthInsight has compiled information in regards to our partners to share with you.
| By provider | Nevada | Utah | | By provider | Nevada | Utah | | With EHR | 486 | 710 | | Northern | 153 | 735 | | Without EHR | 239 | 75 | | Southern | 547 | 30 | | Total | 725 | 785 | | Rural | 25 | 20 | | | | | Total | 725 | 785 |
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ePrescribing Hardship Exemption Deadline Reminder
The deadline to file for your eRx Hardship Exemption is November 1st. The portal is now available. Please access it by clicking here.
Beginning Sunday, January 1, 2012, eligible professionals who have not successfully met the requirements of the eRx incentive program (or, alternately, qualify for a significant hardship exemption) will be subject to the 2012 eRx payment adjustment. The adjustment will reduce Medicare payment rates by 1% of the provider's allowable Medicare Part B charges. |
We Want Your Feedback!
You are a valued participant in the HealthInsight Regional Extension Center (REC) program. We would like your input on how we are doing so that we can enhance our processes and improve your experience with HealthInsight. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey so that we can learn how we can better meet your needs.
We appreciate your help and look forward to continuing to work together toward helping you achieve Meaningful Use. If you have any questions, please contact us at 800-483-0932 or rec@healthinsight.org. |
Provider Spotlight
The Coalville Health Center is a very proactive user of Electronic Health Records. This was evident from the very first day that HealthInsight met with them in April of 2010. Dr. Wain Allen is well versed and knowledgeable of the objectives of the ONC. His practice is unique in that they are running their EHR on a MAC system. They also participate in the Beacon project with HealthInsight in Summit County.
Dr. Allen is very savvy in the value of Health Information Technology. His hands-on approach to the process and management of the practice are very helpful in obtaining their goals. They are currently in their 90 day attestation period for Meaningful Use and will be attesting online soon. HealthInsight appreciates the efforts that Dr. Allen and his staff have taken to stay current with the HIT/EHR market. |
