New federal law requires that all medical records be converted to electronic files by 2015.
As a result, the need is growing for trained individuals to create electronic health records and to organize workflow in hospitals and physicians’ office to handle the shift from handwritten and paper records to electronic records.
Jefferson Community & Technical College’s intensive, non-degree Health Information Technology program is designed to provide a pool of qualified individuals who have both healthcare and information technology knowledge. Individuals who complete on-line program in six months or less will have their tuition paid by a federal grant.
People with healthcare or computer backgrounds may qualify for the program, which offers three specialty tracts that prepare graduates to create the record, practice workflow management and to train others.
Students may begin the program at any time, at their convenience. Students pay a $50 registration fee; the $490 tuition is waived for students who finish the six-month program on time.
Job placement assistance is provided to graduates.
For information on the electronic health record training program, visit www.Jefferson.KCTCS.edu/Workforce_Solutions or contact: Angela Cox, 502-213-2605 or angela.cox@kctcs.edu
Bluegrass ICD10 Summit
Participating Organizations:
- Bluegrass Kentucky HIMSS
- Health Enterprises Network
- Kentucky HIMA
- HFMA Kentucky Chapter
Please join us for a networking reception and panel discussion on the impact of ICD-10 conversion as it relates to technology, revenue cycle management and reimbursement. Panel members include Kenn Beckwith, Director, Strategic Accounts, COMSYS; Andrew Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive Officer, WPC; Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA; and Florence Riley, RN, BSN, CPC, ICD 10 Coding Lead, ICD 10 Project, UnitedHealthcare Operations, with moderator Paige Franklin, Vice President, Information Services, Kentucky Hospital Association.
Location
Crowne Plaza Louisville
830 Phillips Lane
Louisville KY 40209
For More Information go to: http://www.bluegrasshimss.org/calendar/calendar.html
Kentucky Health IT Advocacy Day
February 2,2011
Please join Bluegrass Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for Kentucky Health IT and Meaningful Use Advocacy Day. This event will offer attendees the opportunity meet key legislators, develop advocacy skills, advocate for the importance of health IT and meaningful use in Kentucky, learn about recent state and federal developments and network with advocates from across Kentucky.
The event will be held on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm ET in Frankfort, KY starting at the Capitol Annex Building at 8:30 am ET.
Register Now!
Contact Information:
Trudi Matthews
(513) 247-5266
The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHIE) is making progress! At this time three pilot organizations are ‘LIVE’ (Pikeville Medical Center, Baptist Healthcare, University of KY), pulling patient information from the exchange to format a continuity of care document that physicians can access in their electronic medical record systems in ER/ICU. The University of Louisville and Murray-Calloway Hospital are contributing data to the exchange in TEST, and in the process of data validation testing. A number of other organizations are in the process of connecting and the projection is that KHIE will have 30+ organizations (hospitals and physician practices) connected to the exchange by the end of January, 2011.
Staff from the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information (GOEHI) have been providing information about KHIE by speaking at different engagements, including KHA district meetings as well as CME programs provided by the KY Regional Extension Center. If your organization is interested in hearing more about KHIE, the GOEHI staff are available to visit your facility and speak with Leadership Staff, Medical Staff and/or any groups as needed.
If your organization is interested in an overview/more information on KHIE please contact Polly Mullins Bentley, Deputy Executive Director of GOEHI at (502) 564-7992 or Polly.Mullins-Bentley@ky.gov for more details!!
Click here for more information regarding the KHIE or GOEHI
On November 9, 2010, in partnership with the Health Enterprises Network, Medical News and the Bluegrass Chapter of HIMSS hosted a group of CIOs interested in starting a quarterly forum. The event was held at the restaurant Blu at the Louisville downtown Marriott.
The attendees of the first meeting were; Brook Jenkins, Trilogy Health Solutions, Tom Wittman, Catholic Health Initiatives, Mark Bates, Healthcare Recoveries, Jean Cherry, Commonwealth Health Corporation and Paige Franklin, Kentucky Hospital Association. The initial meeting was a brain storming session to plan for future meetings. Topics will cover varying technology-related issues effecting healthcare, the groups next meeting is tentatively planned for the first quarter of 2011.
For more information please contact Gerald Joiner at 502.379.1134 or gjoiner@ebitinfosys.com
