GA-HITREC Overview for Critical Access & Rural Hospitals Georgia Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center.

GA-HITREC Overview for

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals

Georgia Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center

PurposeThe GA-HITREC supports and serves

healthcare providers and the CAH and Rural hospitals in Georgia to become adept and meaningful users of EHRs.

One of 60 centers nationally

5200 providers and 56 CAH and rural hospitals

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Partnerships

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Partner Organizations

American College of Physicians Georgia Rural Health Association

Georgia Hospital Association Georgia Medical Care Foundation

LISTA Georgia State Medical Association

East Georgia Health Cooperative Georgia Partnership for Telehealth

Georgia Academy of Family Physicians HomeTown Health

Georgia Association of Primary Health Care Southern PolyTech

Georgia Board of Regents GA OB/GYN Society

Georgia Department of Community Health Georgia Chapter /American Academy of Pediatrics

Eligible Hospitals

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APPLING HOSPITAL EMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER

BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL FANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL

BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLINT RIVER HOSPITAL

BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL

BURKE MEDICAL CENTER HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL

CALHOUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL

CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

CHARLTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL

CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HOSPITAL

CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL JENKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL

CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

COBB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOUIS SMITH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL(owned and operated by SGMC)

DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF TATTNALL, THE LOWER OCONEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC

EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MCDUFFIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

EFFINGHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADEL

MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL

Eligible Hospitals

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MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL SCREVEN COUNTY HOSPITAL

MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HELATH SYSTEM –CAMDEN CAMPUS

MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITALSOUTWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR

MOUNTAIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER MINNIE GA BOSWELL MEMORIAL

MURRAY MEDICAL CENTERSTEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL

NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER SYLVAN GROVE HOSPITAL

PEACH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPTIAL

PERRY HOSPITAL (Houston Healthcare) UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL

PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER

WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTERSOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM-CAMDEN CAMPUS

PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

POLK MEDICAL CENTER WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL

Technical Assistance Meaningful Use Gap Analysis EHR Vendor Selection Assistance and EHR Vendor Support Participation in State-Wide EHR vendor user groups Meaningful Use Education specific to your organization Guidance and advice on translating Medicare and Medicaid

qualifications and incentive calculationsOptional (Fee-based) Services Include:

Detailed on-site assessments and Security Risk Assessments

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MUVers Ceremony“Celebrating Our Frontline Trailblazers for

Leading the Quest Toward Meaningful Use“Recognizing GA-HITREC providers who

have reached MUCeremony was held on September 22nd at the

Gateway Marriot Atlanta (Camp Creek)Honorees include 7 individual providers and

10 Critical Access and Rural Hospitals

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EducationMeaningful Use WEBINAR SERIES

Physician Lunch and Learn

Session 1: Sept. 20 : Drug, Medication, eRx Now available on the Online Training Center at

www.ga-hitrec.org

Session 2: Oct. 18 Recording patient data

Session 3: Nov. 15 Interoperability, exchanging data outside the clinic, other than to patients

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Resources/EducationHealth and Human Services Office of National

Coordinator for Health Information Technology:

Website: http://healthit.hhs.gov

NeHC National Ehealth Collaborativehttp://www.nationalehealth.org

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Education Access to the Online Training Center at www.ga-hitrec.org

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

www.ga-hitrec.org resources: hot topics such as meaningful use final regulations, attestation guides, workbooks, and more.

Group Training Event: scheduled for January 26 2012 in Macon, GA. Gain insights from our pool of industry subject matter experts

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Contact information

70) 402-3105

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Contact information

70) 402-3105

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Contact information

70) 402-3105

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HIT Education

Intro to Healthcare and public health in the US Terminology in Health Care and Public Health Settings Introduction to Information and Computer Science Working with Health IT Systems Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems Networking and Health Information Exchange Configuring EHRs Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems Professionalism/Customer Service in the Health

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Contact information

Sherri Ackerman, Project Liaison

[email protected]

(770) 402-3105

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