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StatCom Supports National Health IT Week May 14-18
StatCom is a Proud Partner in National Health IT Week.
ATLANTA, GA –– April 8, 2007 – StatCom is joining approximately 50 public and private sector organizations in supporting the second annual National Health IT Week (May 14-18, 2007) in Washington, D.C.
National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum where organizations with diverse perspectives on healthcare unite to send a powerful message on the importance of fostering widespread health IT adoption. A ssociations, payers, provider groups, vendors, consumer organizations and research foundations work together under one banner with the goal of accelerating change to improve healthcare efficiency, quality, cost-effectiveness and patient safety in the US .
Activities throughout National Health IT Week consist of individually planned and hosted conferences and meetings. The week’s unique combination of industry events elevates national attention on the necessity of health IT adoption. Events during National Health IT Week include
- HIMSS Advocacy Day (May 15, Washington Court Hotel/Capitol Hill)
- The purpose of Advocacy Day is to advance the best use of health IT to improve the quality and affordability of healthcare
- Participants connect with federal and congressional healthcare policymakers in a half-day discussion on current issues before traveling to Capitol Hill to engage with Members of Congress and their staff on the HIMSS Advocacy Agenda
- National Health IT Week Networking Reception (May 15, Capitol Hill Club)
- 2007 HIMSS Advocacy Award winners will be announced
- US Senate Healthcare Quality Improvement and IT Caucus Technology Demonstration Showcase (May 16, Dirksen Senate Office Building)
Continue the Momentum of Health IT!
Since the inaugural National Health IT Week in June 2006, there have been several significant developments in health IT:
- Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt accepted 30 harmonized healthcare IT standards from the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) and version 1.2 of the HITSP Interoperability Specifications
- The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology ( CCHIT) became the first group to be designated as a Recognized Certification Body by the Department of Health and Human Services
- The American Health Information Community ( AHIC) formed a Quality Workgroup to address the need for the development of quality measures
- The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices created the State Alliance for e-Health, which enables governors, elected officials and other policymakers to work together in seeking interstate- and intrastate-based health IT policies and practices
- T en governors signed Executive Orders encouraging state initiatives, and the majority of states (33) have an identifiable level of health IT planning
- Congress renewed its focus on personal health records, quality measurement and establishing independent e-health record banks
- The Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute were relaxed to allow hospitals and health systems to subsidize the purchase of electronic health records and other health IT solutions
- Large corporations are entering the market in new ways and bringing a consumer focus to the health IT industry
National Health IT Week will build on these developments and further the discussion and actions needed to achieve national healthcare transformation for the purpose of improved patient safety and cost efficiency.
StatCom is proud to support National Health IT Week, and we hope you will join us in this milestone event – visit www.HealthITWeek.org for a full list of partners and a calendar of the week’s activities. Working together, we will transform healthcare for all.
About StatCom
StatCom’s patient flow logistics and tracking software was developed to improve hospital-wide communications, patient throughput and capacity management. This unique healthcare IT solution provides an immediate and comprehensive view of the entire patient flow process with real-time tools to manage that flow within and between departments. Operational visibility increases, communication is enhanced, and patient care hand-offs are turned into handshakes. As a result, financial performance is maximized while greatly enhancing the patient experience. A number of leading and innovative hospitals in the U.S. are using StatCom to address their patient flow challenges. StatCom is a subsidiary of Jackson Healthcare Solutions, a group of companies focused on providing the healthcare industry with innovative people resources and IT solutions. For more information contact us at 800.930.0870 or at info@statcom.com