MedTech I.Q.2024-03-28T14:23:33ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2524271128?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://medtechiq.ning.com/group/medicalinformatics/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=CCatMedTechIQ&feed=yes&xn_auth=noONC (Office of the National Coordinator) Names First 2 EHR Certification Bodies ... Let the Race Begin!tag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-08-31:2140535:Topic:357022010-08-31T03:40:12.203ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>In perhaps the last piece puzzle ... the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (U.S.) announced today the first two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) for Electronic Health Records (EHRs):
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<li><a href="http://www.cchit.org/">Certification Commission for Health Information Technology…</a></li>
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Colleagues,<br/><br/>In perhaps the last piece puzzle ... the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (U.S.) announced today the first two Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) for Electronic Health Records (EHRs):
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cchit.org/">Certification Commission for Health Information Technology</a> <a href="http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1870&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=86&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=true"><img alt="Exit Disclaimer" src="http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=911201&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=7&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=true" border="0"/></a> (CCHIT) - Chicago, Ill.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.drummondgroup.com/">Drummond Group Inc.</a> <a href="http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1870&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=86&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=true"><img alt="Exit Disclaimer" src="http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=18&objID=911201&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=7&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=true" border="0"/></a> (DGI) - Austin, Texas</li>
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Certification by an ATCB will signify to eligible professionals, hospitals, and critical access hospitals that an EHR technology has the capabilities necessary to support their efforts to meet the goals and objectives of meaningful use ... and coincidentally, open the door to possibly garnering federal incentive payments totaling $44,000 for Medicare eligible providers and $63,750 for Medicaid eligible providers...<br/><br/>... As you might imagine, this is a big deal for both providers and EHR vendors ... Applications for additional ONC-ATCBs are also under review...<p><br/></p>
<p>... With the initial two ONC-ATCBs now named, EHR vendors can apply to them for certification of their products. In theory, by
purchasing certified EHRs, providers will have assurance that the<br />
products will support achievement of the meaningful use objectives... </p>
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<p>.... CMS is also working to create an online system for providers to register and attest for the EHR incentive
programs. The first incentive payments are targeted to be made in May<br />
2011...</p>
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<p>... To learn more about the ONC-ATCBs named today visit <a href="http://www.cchit.org/">www.cchit.org</a> and <a href="http://www.drummondgroup.com/">www.drummondgroup.com</a>. For more information about the ONC certification programs visit <a href="http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification">http://healthit.hhs.gov/certification</a>.... </p>
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<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC <br/> "Medical Home" Concept to be Adopted by 80% of VA Clinics by 2012 ... 100% by 2015tag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-08-17:2140535:Topic:351632010-08-17T12:54:49.064ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>The "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Medical Home</span>" coordinated care model is rapidly gaining traction, especially in light of the overarching federal healthcare reform efforts. The U.S. VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) and DOD (Department of Defense) are particularly interested in the framework as a means to improve primary care for their approximately 16 million beneficiaries. See link below to excerpts from a recent article published in…
Colleagues,<br/><br/>The "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Medical Home</span>" coordinated care model is rapidly gaining traction, especially in light of the overarching federal healthcare reform efforts. The U.S. VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) and DOD (Department of Defense) are particularly interested in the framework as a means to improve primary care for their approximately 16 million beneficiaries. See link below to excerpts from a recent article published in <i><a href="http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/research_currents.cfm">VA Research Currents</a> ...<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/>-----------------------------</i><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/>Next-generation primary care, coming to a VA clinic near you</span>
<br/><br/><div style="float: left; padding: 6px; width: 250px; margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border: 1px solid rgb(0, 102, 153);"><h3 style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Hallmarks of the medical home</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 11px;">Gordon Schectman, MD, acting chief consultant for VA's Office of Patient Care Services, provides the following definition of PCMH on an Intranet forum for VA staff involved<br/> in implementing the model: "A patient-centered medical home is a<br/> team-based model of care led by a personal provider who enables<br/>
continuous and coordinated care through a patient's lifetime to maximize<br/>
health outcomes. The PCMH practice is responsible for providing for all<br/>
of a patient's health care needs or appropriately coordinating care<br/>
with other qualified professionals."</p>
<p style="font-size: 11px;">Other sources describe the ideal PCMH as one in which clinicians:</p>
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<li>take personal responsibility for patients' care</li>
<li>offer expanded hours, and availability on short notice</li>
<li>have email and phone contact with patients to augment visits</li>
<li>use the latest technology, including electronic health records</li>
<li>provide regular check-ups and offer preventive care based on patients' individual risk factors</li>
<li>help patients make healthy lifestyle decisions</li>
<li>offer patients the latest evidence-based treatments</li>
<li>coordinate care with other providers when needed and ensure that all procedures are relevant and necessaryTransformation already under way</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Transformation already under way<br/><br/></span><p>A handful of VA clinics began moving to the new model a year or two ago. VA policymakers say at least 80 percent of VA clinics will follow suit by 2012. The rollout is a huge effort—even by VA standards—that is costing some $250 million. It's expected to pay long-term dividends, though, both for patients and the system. Among the core features: team-based care that emphasizes continuity; a bigger role for nurses in coordinating care; email, secure messaging and other alternative forms of contact with patients; and more attention on behavioral health issues. The makeover across all VA sites should be complete by about 2015 ...</p>
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<p>.. Medical homes, ideally, feature excellent communication between primary care providers and other pieces of the health care system, such as specialty clinics or home-health services...</p>
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<p>... Teamwork is another cornerstone of the medical home. In VA's model, this typically means a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant; registered nurse; clinical associate such as a licensed practice nurse or medical assistant; and clerical support person. Such a<br/> team will typically care for up to 1,200 Veterans. Support is provided by a pharmacist, social worker, mental health therapist and dietician, all of whom work closely with the primary team members...</p>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Major study will probe medical home model<br/><br/></span>
<p>Five teams of top VA health-services researchers in five different regions have begun a wide-reaching study of the medical home model. The effort will take three to five years. The teams will address a complex array of issues, drilling down to the details of day-to-day care...</p>
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... The medical home concept has been studied outside VA, mainly in small pilot projects, by systems such as Kaiser Permanente and Group Health Cooperative. But no prior research has been on the scale of VA's new initiative...<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Demo labs span the nation</span><br/><br/>... a team in a Midwest VA region that spans parts of Iowa,
Minnesota, the Dakotas and Nebraska will explore how the medical home serves rural patients. Four in ten patients in that region live in rural or "highly rural" areas...<br/><br/>...Another demo lab, based in southern California, will home in on
care-team structure and processes. The group will also test a telemedicine program for formerly homeless Veterans with chronic physical or mental illness who found housing through VA....<br/><br/>...A third demo lab is based in a mid-Atlantic VA region that spans
parts of Pennsylvania and five other states. The network serves a racially and economically diverse mix of Veterans, from inner-city Philadelphia to the farmland of West Virginia....<br/><br style="font-weight: bold;"/><span style="font-weight: bold;">Move to medical home on par with VA shift to Health IT in 1990s</span><br/><br/><p>Parallel to the sweeping changes that transformed VA in the 1990s into a first-rate medical system, the move to the medical home is being seen as the next critical transformation for the nation's largest health care system...</p>
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Read entire article at: <a href="http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/docs/va_research_currents_july-aug_10.pdf">http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/docs/va_research_currents_july-aug_10.pdf</a><br/><br/> U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Publishes Draft Strategic Plan for Next 5 Yearstag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-08-16:2140535:Topic:351242010-08-16T13:22:03.809ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>HHS updates its
Strategic Plan every three years, and sets out its goals for the next five years. The document serves as its primary statement of policy and budget priorities ... In this historic period of transformation, it is worth a quick read by all those interested in Health IT and the American healthcare delivery system ... <br></br><br></br>... The draft emphasizes adoption of
health information technology and the fostering of innovation ... Click the following hyperlink…
Colleagues,<br/><br/>HHS updates its
Strategic Plan every three years, and sets out its goals for the next five years. The document serves as its primary statement of policy and budget priorities ... In this historic period of transformation, it is worth a quick read by all those interested in Health IT and the American healthcare delivery system ... <br/><br/>... The draft emphasizes adoption of
health information technology and the fostering of innovation ... Click the following hyperlink to see the 114-page <strong><a href="http://www.hhs.gov/open/pubcomm_draft.pdf" target="_blank">Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2010-2015...</a><br/></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/>...</span> The new sets forth the following overarching goals for the next five years:<br/><br/><div style="margin-left: 40px;">• Transform Health Care<br/>• Advance Scientific Knowledge and Innovation<br/>• Advance the Health, Safety, and Well-Being<br/>• Increase Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability<br/>• Strengthen the Nation’s Health and Human Services Infrastructure and Workforce<br/></div>
<br/>...The plan describes Health IT (HIT) adoption as being at the heart of efforts to transform health care. Adding functionality to Electronic Health Records (EHR)s and Personal Health Records(PHR)s, HIT will be used to improve the
quality of care, reduce costs and paperwork, expand access to care, improve public health, and support reformed payment structures... <br/><br/>... Specifically, HHS seeks to establish new payment and delivery systems that value primary care, promote prevention & wellness; develop programs that expand the primary care workforce and encourage health care providers to practice in health professional shortage areas...<br/><br/>... HHS will also support patient-centered research; institute reforms that encourage care coordination; and reduce disparities associated with patients’ gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status... <br/><br/>... To help foster innovation, the department intends to
develop and deliver “computerized geography-based inventories of patient care services” to help patients determine what services are available at each site and how far they need to travel to nearby sites...<br/><br/>... HHS also plans to draw on innovative
technologies such as Web 2.0 to collaborate and develop solutions ... This includes blogging to rate and rank ideas and priorities, crowdsourcing to identify public opinion and preferences, group collaboration tools such as file-sharing services, idea-generation tools, mobile technologies such as text messaging, and online competitions ...<br/><br/>See Public Comments submitted for the Plan at: <a href="http://www.hhs.gov/open/discussion/strategicplan.html">http://www.hhs.gov/open/discussion/strategicplan.html</a><br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/>
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<p>.</p> Adoption and Meaningful Use of EHRs – The Journey Begins ... Health Affairs Blog by David Blumenthal and Donald Berwicktag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-08-05:2140535:Topic:347212010-08-05T17:41:43.606ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>The two individuals most responsible for EHR (Electronic Health Record) adoption in the United States , <em style="font-weight: bold;">Dr David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology,</em> <em>and</em> <em style="font-weight: bold;">Dr Donald Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</em>, have decided to express their opinions on the subject in the form of a blog post in today's…
Colleagues,<br/><br/>The two individuals most responsible for EHR (Electronic Health Record) adoption in the United States , <em style="font-weight: bold;">Dr David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology,</em> <em>and</em> <em style="font-weight: bold;">Dr Donald Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services</em>, have decided to express their opinions on the subject in the form of a blog post in today's <a href="http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2010/08/05/adoption-and-meaningful-use-of-ehrs-%E2%80%93-the-journey-begins/">Health Affairs</a>...<br/><br/>... Please see excepts blow ...<br/><br/>Remember <span style="font-style: italic;">....“The secret of life…is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist</span><br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"/><table style="width: 298px; height: 155px;">
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On July 13, with the issuance of two regulations defining and supporting “meaningful use” of electronic health records (EHRs), our<br/>
nation began in earnest its journey toward ubiquitous and effective useof health information technology....<br/><div class="entrytext"><br/>... The proximate event leading us to the July 13 announcement was the enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, in February 2009. This act makes available unprecedented resources to support the nation’s transition to EHRs...<br/><br/>... These constitute the operational supports for a multiyear, multiphase campaign of EHR adoption and use. But behind these preparations lies a longer and deeper history that has prepared us to seize this moment...<br/><br/>... it was a decade ago that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published findings regarding safety and quality of health care in America in a pair of groundbreaking studies: <em><a href="http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309068371" target="_self">To Err Is Human</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309072808" target="_self">The Quality Chasm</a></em>... The IOM reports played an important part in illustrating both the need for improved information systems in health care and the potential for electronic data to help fill that<br/> need...<br/><br/>... <span id="more-6434"></span>A review of the pages of <em><a href="http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/vol29/issue4/" target="_self">Health Affairs</a></em> itself would reveal a layered progression of discovery and understanding. For some years, we have reviewed the evidence and considered the questions: “Is the technology ready for significant national investment?” and “How is such investment to be made?”...<br/><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/>...</span> Congress answered those questions in HITECH, not only by providing significant new resources, but equally importantly by creating a multifaceted structure of standards, supports, and protections that reflect the learning of many years...<br/> <br/><p>... First, Congress found that universal adoption and meaningful use of EHRs can indeed yield unique and substantial benefits that are urgently needed in our health care system—to improve individual and public health, support providers in the delivery of care, empower patients, and improve cost-effectiveness... <br/></p>
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... To help achieve those benefits, HITECH authorized significant federal expenditure over a ten-year period: up to an estimated $27 billion in incentive payments through Medicare and Medicaid to support clinicians and hospitals in the adoption and use of EHRs...<br/><br/>... Second, Congress made clear that HITECH’s incentive payments are not
intended merely to support acquisition of EHR technology for its own sake ... Instead, as outlined by the law, it is the “meaningful use” of EHR systems that creates new value—including the capacity to make a patient’s information available when and where it is needed, and the capacity to improve patient safety and quality of care. To achieve those goals for the meaningful use of EHRs, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed three companion regulations: <br/>
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<li>A <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-17207.pdf" target="_self">CMS regulation</a> defining the <a href="http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/35_Meaningful_Use.asp#TopOfPage" target="_self">meaningful use objectives</a> that providers must meet in the initial years to qualify for incentive payments (announced July 13);</li>
<li>An <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-17210.pdf" target="_self">ONC regulation</a> specifying the <a href="http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&objID=3002" target="_self">standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria</a> that EHR systems must meet in order to be certified as capable of supporting the meaningful use requirements (announced July 13); and</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nachc.org/client/Establishment%20of%20the%20Temporary%20Certification%20Program%20for%20Health%20Information%20Technology%20FINAL%20RULE%202010-14999_PI_6_18_10.pdf" target="_self">An additional ONC regulation initiating a rapid certification process</a>, so that qualified EHR systems can be made available quickly, and providers can have confidence that the systems they acquire will successfully perform the functions required to obtain incentive payments (announced June 18.) A permanent certification process will be put in place shortly.</li>
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<p>... Third, HHS continues to build the protections necessary for an EHR-based health care system. Privacy and security are the bedrock of building trust, a “must-have” component for the success of health IT. On July 8, <a href="http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/07/20100708c.html" target="_self">the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced a proposed rule</a> strengthening protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)...</p>
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... Finally, Congress provided a variety of supports to assist providers in adopting and using EHRs, and to help enable EHR technology to keep moving forward: <br/>
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<li><strong><em>The Health Information Technology Extension Program (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">$643 million</span>).</em></strong> A nationwide network of Regional Extension Centers (RECs) will provide technical assistance to clinicians, especially those who provide primary care services in smaller practices. Clinicians in such practices deliver the majority of primary care services but have the lowest rates of EHR adoption and the least access to resources to help them implement<br/> and use EHRs. The RECs’ goal is to provide outreach and support services to at least 100,000 high-priority primary care providers within two years. A Health IT Research Center will also provide support materials, especially to clinicians serving patient populations with special needs. </li>
<li><strong><em>The State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">$564</span> million).</em></strong> This grant program is helping states to rapidly build capacity for exchanging health information. The ability to exchange information is vital to realizing the benefits of EHRs, and state leadership is essential to achieving this. </li>
<li><strong><em>The Health IT Workforce Training Program (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">$118 million</span>).</em></strong> There is a national shortage of health IT professionals who can help clinicians and hospitals achieve meaningful use. The workforce training program will support education of health IT personnel, including<br/> curriculum development, funds for community college programs, and competency examinations. </li>
<li><strong><em>The Beacon Community Program (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">$235 million)</span>.</em></strong> This grant program has identified leading communities where health and IT goals are being combined to demonstrate improved health and care results. They will focus on achieving measurable health and efficiency improvements over a compressed time frame, and they will provide lessons<br/> that can be transferred to other communities in the United States. </li>
<li><strong><em>The Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program (<span style="text-decoration: underline;">$60 million</span>).</em></strong> This grant program will fund research to address key issues for health IT use that could impede progress in adoption and meaningful use. </li>
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<p>In addition, the ONC continues to develop a National Health Information Network, a secure means for exchanging health information to ensure that the information follows the patient...</p>
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<strong>... July 13: Beginning The Journey In Earnest <br/><br/></strong><p>... July 13 marked the beginning of a national EHR initiative...</p>
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<p>... It is our privilege to be able to help our health care colleagues bring about these improvements...</p>
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<p>... It is our pledge to work closely and productively with them to achieve these goals...</p>
</div> MEDRED LLC ... POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTtag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-29:2140535:Topic:343662010-07-29T20:04:19.537ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>One of our esteemed members, Dr. William K. Smith, M.D., CEO, MedRed, LLC is looking to fill a key position in his firm. Please carefully review the job description below, and share with highly qualified candidates at your earliest convenience ...<br></br><br></br>ENJOY!<br></br><br></br>CC<br></br><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"></hr><br></br><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310105468?profile=original"></img></p>
<p class="MsoTitle" style="text-align: center;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MEDRED…</span></b></p>
Colleagues,<br/><br/>One of our esteemed members, Dr. William K. Smith, M.D., CEO, MedRed, LLC is looking to fill a key position in his firm. Please carefully review the job description below, and share with highly qualified candidates at your earliest convenience ...<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"/><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310105468?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoTitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MEDRED LLC</span></b></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b> <br/></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: rgb(20, 20, 19);">Application/Software Support Engineer (Client-Facing)</span></b> <br/>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Washington, DC</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;"> </span> <br/>MedRed, LLC. (MedRed) is a privately held small business, established in 2004 and formally incorporated in the state of Delaware, that develops and sells electronic medical record and clinical decision support systems to both government and commercial customers.
<br/><br/>The Application/Software Support Engineer is a client-facing role responsible for providing customer-focused leadership in the deployment and support of MedRed clinical informatics systems at customer sites. Applicant must be able to install, configure, troubleshoot and
support server and client software. The position will interact with customer management, technical and non-technical end-users, system users and developers to facilitate system integration and resolve problems in a timely manner. The scope of work will involve interaction with engineers, site personnel, and developers to isolate and diagnose bugs, identify fixes, document user issues and report on status and resolution. The successful applicant will be able to present to technical and non-technical audiences, have strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, and have the ability to communicate effectively over the phone. Out-of-state travel for installation and support may be required. Essential duties and responsibilities include:<br/>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Act as the customer advocate to document requirements and create specification documents.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Collaborate with the software development team to prioritize requirements and aid in the development of new features.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Perform server and client software installations and upgrades in a complex network environment.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Be the point of contact for customer technical support.</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Document troubleshooting and problem resolution steps.</span></li>
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<b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">QUALIFICATIONS:</span></b> The successful candidate will be organized, outgoing and energetic, with a solid technical foundation, flexible approach to job responsibilities, hands-on approach and good interpersonal and presentation skills. A college degree and minimum of four years related work experience is required. Experience with handheld computers and servers in the following environments a plus:<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;"><br/> </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">OS: Microsoft XP/2000/Server 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2005, IIS6, Visual Studio</span> <br/>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Languages: C#, C++, ColdFusion, HTML</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; color: black;">Technologies: .NET Framework, Web Services, U3, XML, Location Based Services, Handheld Devices, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS</span> <br/>
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The successful candidate will have the ability to: read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and regulatory requirements; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; effectively present information and interface with customer management and product users; solve practical problems especially in situations where limited information is available and; interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Certificates and licenses are not required, though industry certifications provide an advantage.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold;">SALARY AND BENEFITS:</span> The starting
salary range is $80,000-$95,000, dependent upon background and experience. Our benefits package includes paid vacation, personal days, and sick leave plus employer-contributed medical insurance.<br/>
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Please send cover letter, resume and references to the attention of the HR Manager, MedRed LLC, 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 709, Washington DC 20037, hr@medred.com fax: 202-342-0455. MedRed, LLC assures equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons without discrimination 10 iPads Apps Changing Healthcaretag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-29:2140535:Topic:343432010-07-29T13:54:18.531ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br/><br/>As reported in Business Insider SAI ... <br/><br/>See: <br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-the-ipad-is-changing-healthcare-2010-7#apps-for-surgery-1">http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-the-ipad-is-changing-healthcare-2010-7#apps-for-surgery-1</a><br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/>
Colleagues,<br/><br/>As reported in Business Insider SAI ... <br/><br/>See: <br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-the-ipad-is-changing-healthcare-2010-7#apps-for-surgery-1">http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-the-ipad-is-changing-healthcare-2010-7#apps-for-surgery-1</a><br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/> MedTech-IQ member, Dr. Samir Chatterjee, Director, Claremont Graduate University - Network Convergence Lab ... Awarded NSF EAGER Granttag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-23:2140535:Topic:340982010-07-23T21:14:58.452ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>Our hearty <span style="font-weight: bold;">MedTech-IQ</span> congratulations are offered to our friend <a href="http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/SamirChatterjee?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Dr. Samir Chatterjee</a>, Professor, <em style="font-style: italic;">School</em> <span style="font-style: italic;">of Information Systems and Technology,</span> Claremont
Graduate University for earning an EAGER grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...…<br></br><br></br>
Colleagues,<br/><br/>Our hearty <span style="font-weight: bold;">MedTech-IQ</span> congratulations are offered to our friend <a href="http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/SamirChatterjee?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Dr. Samir Chatterjee</a>, Professor, <em style="font-style: italic;">School</em> <span style="font-style: italic;">of Information Systems and Technology,</span> Claremont
Graduate University for earning an EAGER grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...<br/><br/><p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310103370?profile=original" alt=""/></p>
<br/><br/>... EAGER grants are only awarded to projects considered high-risk/high-reward, and that have the potential to be transformative. The NSF grant recognizes Dr. Chatterjee's pioneering efforts in the emerging field of "Persuasive Technology"....<br/><br/>... <span>"</span>Persuasive Technologies" are combinations of hardware, software and
applications that can alter human behavior and attitudes without deception or coercion. This exploratory research will design and engineer a prototype system to capture circadian activity rhythms by fusing environmental and body-wearable sensors to generate meaningful feedback to persuade end-users to change health related behavior...<br/><br/>... Dr. Chatterjee will be assisted in this research by two collaborators: Dr. Kaushik Dutta (FIU,
evolutionary data mining) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">MedTech-IQ member, Mr. <a href="http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/MilesNMoore?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Miles Moore</a> (CEO, AWS Inc)</span>. Graduate student Alan Price along with a number of new students will also support the new research...<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/><br/> Job opportunity at the U.S. ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator, Health Information Technology)tag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-19:2140535:Topic:338442010-07-19T13:16:38.525ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>Just In ...<br></br><br></br>ENJOY!<br></br><br></br>CC<br></br><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"></hr><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has posted a Consumer e-Health position announcement (Policy Analyst) on USAJobs.gov. The<br></br> incumbent reports to the Director, Division of Stakeholder Engagement and State<br></br>
Policy within the…</span></p>
Colleagues,<br/><br/>Just In ...<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"/><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has posted a Consumer e-Health position announcement (Policy Analyst) on USAJobs.gov. The<br/>
incumbent reports to the Director, Division of Stakeholder Engagement and State<br/>
Policy within the Office of Policy and Planning, with responsibility for<br/>
developing and managing ONC’s national consumer e- program. Links to the<br/>
postings are:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><a title="http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=89373369&JobTitle=Policy+Analyst&tm=3&lid=17514&sort=rv%2c-dtex&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=50&jbf574=HE10&vw=d&re=10&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&pg=1&AVSDM=2010-07-15+08%3a11%3a00" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTkwODE3MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC05MDgxNzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjc2NTc4NTg2JmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2NAbWVkdGVjaGlxLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Y2NAbWVkdGVjaGlxLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=89373369&JobTitle=Policy+Analyst&tm=3&lid=17514&sort=rv%2c-dtex&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=50&jbf574=HE10&vw=d&re=10&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&pg=1&AVSDM=2010-07-15+08%3a11%3a00">http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=89373369&JobTitle=Policy+Analyst&tm=3&lid=17514&sort=rv%2c-dtex&rad_units=miles&brd=3876&pp=50&jbf574=HE10&vw=d&re=10&FedEmp=Y&FedPub=Y&caller=advanced.aspx&pg=1&AVSDM=2010-07-15+08%3a11%3a00</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">For other ONC job openings, please visit the “Contact Us” page at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=bWFpbGluZ2lkPTkwODE3MSZtZXNzYWdlaWQ9UFJELUJVTC05MDgxNzEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xMjc2NTc4NTg2JmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2NAbWVkdGVjaGlxLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Y2NAbWVkdGVjaGlxLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://healthit.hhs.gov/">http://healthit.hhs.gov</a>.</span></p> Final "Meaningful Use" Regulations Embrace Greater Flexibility ... Let the Transformation Begin ...tag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-14:2140535:Topic:335622010-07-14T00:27:46.290ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>In some respects the transformation of American healthcare began in earnest today. Starting in September for hospitals, and January 2011 for eligible providers, the federal government begins paying incentive payments for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Meaningful Use"</span> of Electronic Health Records (<span style="font-weight: bold;">EHR</span>)s. That is $44,000 for Medicare eligible providers, close to $64,000 for Medicaid providers, and at least $2 Million for…
Colleagues,<br/><br/>In some respects the transformation of American healthcare began in earnest today. Starting in September for hospitals, and January 2011 for eligible providers, the federal government begins paying incentive payments for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Meaningful Use"</span> of Electronic Health Records (<span style="font-weight: bold;">EHR</span>)s. That is $44,000 for Medicare eligible providers, close to $64,000 for Medicaid providers, and at least $2 Million for hospitals ...<br/><br/>... What has been a slowly evolving mystery, is what will the final rules governing "Meaningful Use" look like? Well, in a well written article, <a href="http://healthsystemcio.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">healthsystemCIO.com</span></a> editor <a href="mailto:%20%20aguerra@healthsystemcio.com" target="_blank">Anthony
Guerra</a> <span class="undertitle">reveals the mystery in easy to understand, cogent terms ...<br/><br/>.. As Anthony notes, the powers that be have decided to embrace flexibility ... it may be a little more complicated than the proposed rules, but they are more flexible... See excerpts below ..<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/></span><p style="text-align: left;"><img style="width: 121px; height: 121px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310108862?profile=original" alt=""/><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Signed, Sealed, Delivered!</span><br/></p>
<br/><p>The <a href="http://healthsystemcio.com/documents/CMS-EHR-Incentive-Program.pdf" target="_blank">final Meaningful Use regulations</a> issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services jettison a proposed all-or-nothing program in favor of a more flexible approach.</p>
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<p>... Today’s final regulations — announced at a press conference hosted by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius — make clear those agencies adjusted the proposed regulations according to issues raised in more than 2,000 comment letters received from the public, many of which eschewed the original prescriptive approach...</p>
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<p>... Specifically, while the proposed rule called on eligible professionals to meet 25 requirements (23 for hospitals) in their use of EHRs, the final rule divides the requirements into a “core” group of requirements that must be met, plus an additional “menu” of procedures from which providers may choose...</p>
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<p>... "we want well-intended providers to become Meaningful Users. So we want the objectives to be ambitious, but achievable,” said David Blumenthal, M.D., National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, during the press conference...</p>
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... The final rule has 15 core measures for eligible providers and 14 for hospitals, with an additional 10 measures available in a menu from which providers must select half. Those five measures would become part of that provider’s Stage One requirements, while the rest would be deferred to Stage Two...<br/> <br/><p>... Blumenthal added that he hoped the government would one day be able to step back in the promotion of EHRs, allowing the profession to take over...</p>
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<p>... “I believe it is only a matter of time before doctors and hospitals are leaders of this effort. The reason is that using information is a core clinical competency for professionals in healthcare. We are only as good at treating patients as the information we have. I know that doctors will soon be unwilling to record information in any other format than the most modern and efficient one because that will be consistent with what they view as their professional responsibility,” he said. </p>
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<p>Read on at: <a href="http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/13/flexibility-embraced-in-final-mu-regs/">http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/13/flexibility-embraced-in-final-mu-regs/</a><br/></p>
<br/> KLAS: HIE software market is crowded, muddled ... by Neil Versel at FierceHealthITtag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-13:2140535:Topic:334812010-07-13T01:07:29.925ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttp://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>See article penned by <span style="font-weight: bold;">MedTech-IQ</span> member, <a href="http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/NeilVersel?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Neil Versel</a> at <a href="http://www.fiercehealthit.com/">FierceHealthIT</a> on the emerging, and "fierce", U.S. market for Health Information Exchange (HIE) technologies ...<br></br><br></br>... HIEs are particularly important now that federal stimulus money has reached the States for execution and set-up of…
Colleagues,<br/><br/>See article penned by <span style="font-weight: bold;">MedTech-IQ</span> member, <a href="http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/NeilVersel?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Neil Versel</a> at <a href="http://www.fiercehealthit.com/">FierceHealthIT</a> on the emerging, and "fierce", U.S. market for Health Information Exchange (HIE) technologies ...<br/><br/>... HIEs are particularly important now that federal stimulus money has reached the States for execution and set-up of statewide exchanges... Neil is a leading Health IT journalist, and is among the most important voices in the field ...<br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"/><p>Even though health information exchange has been around for a while, the market for HIE technology remains crowded, with no real dominant players, a new <span style="font-weight: bold;">KLAS</span> Enterprises report shows, suggesting that vendors have a long way to go to earn the confidence of potential customers.</p>
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<p>In a survey of 95 provider organizations, respondents named an astounding 38 different vendors they were considering for HIE technology. But only five vendors were being considered by at least 10 percent of those providers, KLAS reports. Potential customers considered <span style="font-weight: bold;">Medicity</span> in 23 percent of purchasing decisions, while <span style="font-weight: bold;">Axolotl</span> was on the list of 22 percent of respondents. McKesson's <span style="font-weight: bold;">RelayHealth</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Informatics Corp. of America (ICA)</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Epic Systems</span> also were considered more than 10 percent of the time, but, KLAS notes, most of those seriously interested in Epic were looking for Epic-to-Epic connections...</p>
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Read on at: <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/klas-hie-software-market-crowded-muddled/2010-07-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz0tWHRzqVr">KLAS: HIE software market is crowded, muddled - FierceHealthIT</a> <a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/klas-hie-software-market-crowded-muddled/2010-07-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz0tWHRzqVr">http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/klas-hie-software-market-crowded-muddled/2010-07-12?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz0tWHRzqVr</a><br/>
<br/><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br/>To learn more:<br/><p>- have a look at this <em>Healthcare IT News</em> <a href="http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/vendors-abound-serious-options-are-lacking-hie-market" target="_blank">story</a><br/>- order the <a href="http://www.klasresearch.com/Store/ReportDetail.aspx?ProductID=572" target="_blank">report</a> from KLAS</p>
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