Attaining Meaningful Use: Preparing for Crossing the Finish Line

March 20, 2012

11:30 am–12:30 pm PT

Getting to meaningful use can be complex. Many pieces of information need to come together before you can successfully attest for the CMS Incentive Programs. Even among the most confident and well-prepared clinics, the necessary elements of attestation can be dropped, overlooked or—certainly—cause confusion.

But there is help! In this webinar, members of the WIREC team will discuss the MU attestation issues we have encountered, help you understand (and avoid) the pitfalls you might face, and share tools that make it easier for you to reach meaningful use without surprises or unnecessary complications.

Attendees will come away from the session with the following benefits:

An understanding of how to deal successfully with common situations that could go wrong with the attestation process
Gain real-life learning examples from providers who have gone through the process
Solid grasp of the tools that can help you reach meaningful use with confidence

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About the Speakers

John Hartgraves, WIREC Technical Operations Manager (Washington)

John oversees consultants who provide strategic consulting to primary care practices in the adoption and meaningful use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). John has over 20 years of cross-functional team management, healthcare system implementation and emerging technology development experience, including physician order entry and electronic medical record systems for large integrated networks.

Zach Hodges, CPHIT, WIREC Technical Operations Manager (Idaho)

Zach has extensive experience implementing electronic medical record systems in ambulatory healthcare systems. His background includes: leading the development of implementation strategies and curriculum design, as well as clinician and clinical information system support; managing data migrations from one EHR solution to another; focusing on the effective use of technology for physicians, hospitals and health systems during six years with Sage Software; implementing over 200 EHR systems nationwide across multiple specialties; providing oversight and guidance for EHR implementation and enterprise optimization for more than eight years; and providing workflow mapping and redesign training in both large multispecialty and single-specialty clinical settings.

In addition to his role overseeing WIREC consultants, Zach provides EHR consulting services ranging from product selection and evaluation to guidance on reaching meaningful use of a certified EHR. He also has experience as an independent health IT strategy consultant for a large regional hospital and ambulatory clinic system.

Corey Asbell, PA-C, MS

Corey has been a member of Jefferson Healthcare medical staff since 1999. He serves as the organization's Chief Medical Information Officer, where he functions as the bridge between medical staff and information services and helps with strategic planning for information technology. Jefferson Healthcare has been on an EHR since 2004 and achieved meaningful use in 2011. Corey has also served as an EHR implementation consultant. While trained as a Family Practice Physician Assistant, he has additional experience in sports medicine. Other areas of interest include pediatrics and office procedures. In addition to his clinic duties, Corey is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Washington Academy of Physician Assistants and the Washington State Medical Association. Jefferson Healthcare is a critical access hospital that owns and operates five rural health clinics and currently has four separate EHRs.

This is the 21st session of the Washington & Idaho Regional Extension Center's "Getting Paid to Use Your EHR" webinar series.

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