Seminar Date: December 17, 2008
Title: The role of Master Patient Index (MPI) and Record Locator Services (RLS) on the Implementation of HIEs for Medicaid/SCHIP
Presenter(s): Art Davidson – MD, CoRHIO
Summary: Master Patient Indexes (MPIs) and Record Locator Services (RLSs) are key infrastructure components associated with the implementation of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) in a state. This webinar will review and discuss the purpose, goals and approaches of MPIs for the Medicaid/SCHIP program, and the role that a Record Locator Service (RLS) plays in establishing and operating a regional Health Information Exchange (HIE).
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Seminar Date: November 19, 2008
Title: Remote Disease Monitoring: Challenges and Opportunities for Medicaid & SCHIP Agencies
Presenter(s): Lee Goldberg – MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Summary: Remote disease monitoring can be defined as the use of automated tools to electronically collect and transmit health information about a patient’s condition in support of his/her care. Medicaid/SCHIP programs can benefit from utilizing such technologies with chronically ill beneficiaries or those who live in remote, hard-to-reach areas. This webinar will discuss the basics of Remote Disease Monitoring (RDM), the technologies available, the conditions and areas best suited for RDM use, and the experiences and lessons learned from selected Medicaid/SCHIP programs currently implementing RDM.
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Seminar Date: September 30, 2008
Title: Implementing e-Prescribing in the Medicaid/SCHIP Programs: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Presenter(s): Drew Morgan, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Summary: The purpose of this Webinar is to review the implementation experiences of early adopters of e-Prescribing in the Medicaid/SCHIP programs across states and discuss best practices and lesson learned.
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Seminar Date: October 23, 2008:
Title: Improving Quality through Health IT and HIE in Medicaid/SCHIP Programs:
Presenter(s): Theresa Cullen, MD, MS, Indian Health Service
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to review key areas where the use of Health IT and HIE can and has improved quality of care and services in Medicaid/SCHIP programs. Principles and key concepts on the use of health IT for quality improvement will be presented. Experiences and approaches from the field will also be discussed.
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Seminar Date: August 27, 2008
Title: Managing Consent Directives: Electronic Standards to Capture, Report and Implement Health Information Privacy Consent
Presenter(s): John Moehrke, Principal Engineer, Interoperability and Security, GE Healthcare; Co-Chair, HITSP Security, Privacy and Infrastructure Technical Committee
Summary: The purpose of this Webinar is to introduce and review the new national interoperability standards for collecting, documenting, reporting, and implementing consumer directives regarding the use and disclosure of their health information. The standards were prepared and recommended by the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) and accepted in 2008 by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services for implementation.
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Seminar Date: August 14, 2008
Title: Clinical Decision Support Systems - Critical Health IT Tools for Interoperable Health Information Exchange
Presenter(s): Eta S. Berner, EdD, Health Informatics Program, School of Health Related Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham;• Charles P. Friedman, PhD, Deputy National Director, Health Information Technology in the Office of the Secretary for HHS
Summary: The purpose of this Webinar is to provide an overview of Clinical Decision Support Systems, their uses and purpose, functional and operating components, conceptual framework, and their requirements for electronic health information exchanges.
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Seminar Date: July 10, 2008
Title: Evaluating Health IT Projects – A State Perspective
Presenter(s): Kim Davis-Allen -- Alabama; Gary Oderda, PharmD, MPH -- Utah; Theresa Shireman, PhD -- Kansas
Summary: The purpose of this Webinar is to present three state approaches to health IT project evaluation, how they planned and are implementing their evaluation programs, what evaluation goals, methods and metrics are they using, what best practices and lessons learned can they share.
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Seminar Date: June 19, 2008
Title: An Overview of Core Characteristics Components and Approaches for Health Information Exchange
Presenter(s): J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, Indiana Health Information Exchange; Anthony Rodgers, MD, Director, Arizona Medicaid
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) for Medicaid and SCHIP agencies, their different approaches, characteristics and components, including HIE organizational, operational and architectural options.
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Seminar Date: June 5, 2008:
Title: Understanding EHRs - Common Features and Strategic Approaches for Medicaid-SCHIP
Presenter(s): Karen M. Bell – MD, MMS, Director, HIT Adoption; W. David Patterson – Ph.D. Deputy Chief, Health and Demographics, South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of EHRs, their core components, most common features and functional characteristics. Strategic approaches and options for Medicaid/SCHIP are covered. A description of the various types of EHR products available in the marketplace is included. The webinar also includes a section on the concept of Continuity of Care Records (CCRs), current status and future opportunities.
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Seminar Date: May 1, 2008:
Title: Evaluating Health IT Projects - A Primer for Medicaid and SCHIP
Presenter(s): Caitlin M. Cusack, MD, MPH
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to introduce the core principles, general concepts, basic steps and available tools related to planning and implementing an evaluation program for health IT projects.
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Seminar Date: April 3, 2008:
Title: Overview of Technical and Data Standards for Health IT
Presenter(s): John D. Halamka MD, MS
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to introduce participants to the various existing and emerging technical and data standards for health IT and HIE. A review of the current standards development process, standards harmonization and product certification will be presented. Special attention will be paid to the evolving harmonized standards recommended by the Health Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP). Vocabulary standards such as LOINC and SNOMED will also be covered. Emphasize will be made on the applicability and value of these standards to Medicaid and SCHIP systems and processes.
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Seminar Date: March 26, 2008:
Title: Identity Management for Interoperable Health Information Exchanges
Presenter(s): John (Mike) Davis, Department of Veterans Affairs; John Moehrke, GE Healthcare; Glen Marshal, Siemens Healthcare; Walter Suarez, Institute for HIPAA/HIT Education and Research
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of Identity Management approaches for enterprise-wide implementation and applicability to Health Information Exchanges.
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Seminar Date: March 20, 2008:
Title: Unraveling privacy and security in HIEs: An overview of requirements and options for Medicaid/SCHIP programs
Presenter(s): Joy Pritts, JD and Walter Suarez, MD, MPH
Summary: The purpose of this webinar is to review Medicaid and SCHIP privacy and security requirements and policies affecting the exchange of health information. Various patient consent approaches, such as opt-in, opt-out and Notice-only, will be reviewed and discussed. Guiding principles for the development of a Privacy and Security framework for Medicaid/SCHIP agencies will also be discussed. Other legal restrictions (state-specific, data-specific, subject-specific) will also be covered.
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