Investment in healthcare information technology is critical to improving the quality of care, practice efficiency and participating in many many current Pay-for-Performance programs. Adoption of HIT, such as e-prescribing and electronic medical records, is essential for practices to meet the demand for quality care in the 21st century.
The current healthcare environment is demanding that physicians adopt new technology.
Nearly 100,000 patients die annually – 274 people a day – because of preventable medical errors, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. And studies indicate that medication errors alone account for 7,000 deaths and harm 1.5 million patients per year.
As a result, Medicare, the managed care payors, and consumers are all lining up demanding that physicians step up. Physicians will need to invest in HIT to comply with new federal P4P efforts such as the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Medicare Care Management Program (MCMP).
We know committing to HIT can be daunting to practices venturing into this territory for the first time. Some practices are reluctant to take on the financial and technological risks without completely understanding the benefits, financial requirements, time commitment and return-on-investment.
There are answers. There are ways for you to adopt emerging technology, and secure your bottom line. We have gathered concrete case studies to help you see how physicians are doing it today!
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Agenda
- The Immediate Benefits of Adopting Healthcare Information Technology
- The Trends and Issues Driving Medical Practice Acceptance of Technology
- How HIT Can Help Physicians Prepare for Federal Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Efforts -- the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Medicare Care Management Program (MCMP)
- Using E-Prescribing To Improve Efficiency and Patient Safety
- Case Study 1 -- How the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange is connecting physician practices and pharmacies electronically
- Case Study 2 -- How EHR is Benefiting Aquidneck Medical Associates
- Best Practices and Lessons Learned with HIT Adoption
- Question and Answer Session
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