TRAINING OFFERED TO HELP PHYSICIAN OFFICES RESELECT AN EHR THIS YEAR:
It is estimated that as many as 30 percent of physician offices will reselect an EHR this year. Many hospitals are looking to redesign workflows and optimize their health information technology now that they have the basic components in place and are planning for Stage 2 meaningful use. Important new functions include sharing information with patients, exchanging patient information electronically with other providers, and reporting data to CMS. Participating in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) brings the added dimension of better using data for quality improvement and cost analysis.
For help with these challenges, Health IT Certification offers continuously updated courses designed to provide practical, pragmatic guidance on vendor selection, workflow and process improvement, EHR optimization, health information exchange strategies, and administrative simplification through adoption of electronic transaction standards and operating rules.
The Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) is prepared to help an organization identify a satisfactory product, negotiate an effective contract, improve its chances for achieving a positive return on investment, and address the necessary steps to manage change taking into account productivity and the Stage 2 meaningful use requirements.
For those seeking to optimize an existing EHR implementation, the Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) track provides in depth discussion of data management for improved clinical documentation, patient safety, care coordination, clinical decision support, and the interoperability standards that support these functions as required for Stage 2 meaningful use and shared risk reimbursement strategies.
The Certified Professional in Health Information Exchange (CPHIE) is well-prepared to take an organization through the steps necessary to effectively and efficiently exchange health information among providers and with patients. HIE governance and architecture, data stewardship, personal health records, and telehealth/home monitoring are topics included.
For those seeking improved revenue cycle management, the Certified Professional in Operating Rules Administration (CPORA) has the tools to lead its organization in getting value out of the HIPAA transactions and code sets through newly mandated operating rules that overcome gaps and inconsistencies in existing standards.
CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE and CPORA CURRICULUM:
Health IT Certification updates its courses at least annually, and often semi-annually. The updated course content reflects new information based on provider experience earning the "meaningful use" incentives, new strategies for gaining faster adoption of technology, the latest regulations impacting HIT, EHR, HIE and ORA use, and lessons learned in addressing workflow, process, and data use challenges.
CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE and CPORA courses have been updated with the latest information on earning meaningful use incentives and engaging clinicians in making the clinical transformation that contributes to improving quality and patient safety, as well as improving efficiency and interoperability to be able to highly automate revenue cycle management utilizing the healthcare transactions enhanced by the operating rules.
HEALTH IT CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM
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HEALTH IT CERTIFICATION FACULTY:
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DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY BOARD:
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MARKETPLACE RECOGNITION:
Health It Certification has been serving the health care delivery system since January 1, 2005. Nearly 4,000 individuals have taken one or more individual courses or complete tracks. The CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE, and CPORA professional certification designations have been recognized by employers in job descriptions and career advertisements; designated as preferred credentials for employment in some quality improvement organizations, regional extension centers, and HIT vendors; and selected as the curriculum in support of delivering workforce training programs by certain community colleges and universities. Health IT Certification has agreements with several professional healthcare associations to offer the training to their members. Employees from more than 1,000 organizations have participated in one or more of these training and professional certification programs.
FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Call toll-free (888) 599-4583, send e-mail to registration@HealthITCertification.com, or visit the Health IT Certification website at www.healthitcertification.com/regonline.html.
