Upcoming webcast: Understanding Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Mandates

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Complimentary Webcast by Healthcare Infotech Expert Pabrai on Aug 12

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA - August 6: The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) introduced rules to implement provisions of ARRA to provide incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology. Further, meaningfull use has an impact on HIPAA and HITECH mandates. There are two incentive programs introduced as a direct result of HITECH’s Meaningful Use program. All attendees receive complimentary Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program Quick Reference Card.

Join ecfirst - home of the HIPAA Academy - for a compelling Webcast on August 12 - Understanding Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Mandates.  

Testimonial: “I am the HIPAA Security Officer here and have also been following the EHR requirements in order to become familiar with the Certification documents and Rules.  I appreciate these ecfirst Webinars as the information is extremely helpful.  The EHR presentation was very thorough and helpful and contained some points I had not heard previously.  I rely on ecfirst’s leadership in these matters.”- Iris Anderson, HIPAA Security Officer, Prime Healthcare Systems

Register exclusively at www.ecfirst.com. Webcast is presented by Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) expert, Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP. Walk through both the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs and understand critical parameters associated with the meaningful use requirement.

Is your organization/practice prepared to address meaningful use requirements for EHR? Attend this 29-minute fast-paced, fact-based, Webcast to learn about core requirements for adopting and implementing capabilities required for EHR.

The Medicare EHR incentive program provides incentive payments to Eligible Professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) - meaningful users of certified EHR technology. The Medicaid EHR incentive program provides incentive payments to EPs and hospitals to adopt, implement, or upgrade certified EHR technology or for meaningful use in the first year of their participation in the program and for demonstrating meaningful use during each of the subsequent 5 years. Understand both meaningful use programs in this Webcast on August 12 at 8:30 am pacific, 10:30 central.

These EHR meaningful use initiatives are coupled with strong mandates for privacy and security compliance that must be addressed. Step through what organizations must do to comply with critical meaningful use mandates for compliance.

Private Webcast: To discuss a private Webcast tailored for your organization, please contact John Schelewitz at +1.480.663.3225 or at John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com.

About ecfirst: ecfirst delivers world-class Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) solutions with expertise in HITECH, HIPAA mandates and global standards such as ISO 27000 and PCI DSS.

With over 1,500+ clients, ecfirst was recognized as an Inc. 500 business - America’s Top 500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Business in 2004 - our first year of eligibility. ecfirst assists organizations with their compliance initiatives for a secure information infrastructure that is compliant with regulations such as HITECH, HIPAA, ISO 27000, or federal and state legislations (such as California or Massachusetts).

For more information, please contact Audra.Curtis@ecfirst.com or 1.877.899.9974 x16 and visit http://www.ecfirst.com/.