California State Rural Health Association's Events Update

IN THIS ISSUE: JUNE 9, 2010

eHealth in Rural CA: Coordination of HIT Support and Services | eHealth in Rural CA: Vendor Selection and Certification |

The California State Rural Health Association, in partnership with the State Office of Rural Health and Indian Health Services will host a free Webinar titled eHealth in Rural California: Who is doing What to move HIT in Rural California. The health information technology (HIT) Webinar is scheduled for Monday, June 14, 2010 from 2:00pm-3:30pm.

To register for this meeting please contact Shannon Means indicating you would like to participate in this Webinar. Space is limited.

The purpose of the Webinar is to help ensure that all rural health care providers have information about what is going on statewide to support HIT in California.

Who will benefit from this Webinar?

Indian Health Providers
Rural hospital, clinic, independent office and auxiliary services administrators
Physicians and Nurses
Allied health staff
Rural policymakers

Agenda:

1.	Welcome & Introductions	Desiree Rose, Executive Director, CSRHA
2.	Review of Agenda & Participation Directions	Desiree Rose, Executive Director, CSRHA
3.	Who is doing What statewide to help Guide eHealth in California	Earl W. Ferguson, M.D., Ph.D. President-Elect, CSRHA, Director, Southern Sierra Telehealth Network, Director, Telemedicine and Rural Health Development Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, Ridgecrest, CA
4.	What is Cal eConnect & their area of responsibility	Alana Ketchel, Program Manager Cal eConnect
5.	What is the role of the Office of Health Information Technology	Larry Dickey, MD, DHCS Office of Health Information Technology
6.	Who is doing What to provide technical support for Rural Health Care Providers	Speranza Avram, Director, CalHIPSO & Richard Swafford, PhD, Chief Technical Officer, CalHIPSO
7.	How are Indian Health Care Services integrated into eHealth	Rosario Arreola Pro, Health Systems Developmental Director, CA Rural Indian Health Board
8.	Rural Technology Advisory Committee & Rural Hospital HIT Assessment Project	Lynn Barr, CSRHA Health Information Technology Consultant
9.	How are these statewide entities Coordinating and Working Together	CSRHA Facilitated Discussion between Presenters
10.	Questions & Answers from the Field	CSRHA Facilitated Questions and Answer session with Webinar Participants
11.	Wrap up & Adjourn	Desiree Rose, Executive Director, CSRHA

To register for this Webinar please contact Shannon Means indicating you would like to participate in this Webinar. Space is limited.

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The California State Rural Health Association, in partnership with the State Office of RuralHealth and Indian Health Services will be hosting its second free Webinar titled eHealth in Rural California: Vendor Selection and Certification. This (HIT) Webinar is scheduled for Monday, June 28, 2010 from 2:00pm-3:30pm.

To register for this meeting please contact Shannon Means indicating you would like to participate in this Webinar titled eHealth in Rural CA: Vendor Selection and Certification. Space is limited.

Who will benefit from this Webinar?

Indian Health Providers
Rural hospital, clinic, independent office and auxiliary services administrators
Physicians and Nurses
Allied health staff
Rural policymakers

This Webinar will focus on:

Who is responsible for ensuring HIT vendors are qualified,
Who is setting standards,
Who is creating guidelines, and
Who is vetting and building an HIT vendor directory in CA.

To register for this Webinar titled eHealth in Rural CA: Vendor Selection and Certification, please contact Shannon Means indicating you would like to participate in this Webinar. Space is limited.

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