OHITX Calls for Speakers
Healthcare association seeks subject matter experts on health IT topics
MINNEAPOLIS-April 29, 2010undefinedOHITX™ (www.ohitx.org), a healthcare industry association promoting open health IT and interoperability, today announced that it is seeking subject matter experts to serve as presenters for its 2010 Collaborative Health IT “CHIT CHAT” summer webinar series.
OHITX webinars provide participants with best-practice guidelines and valuable resources that support all stages of health IT adoption, particularly developments, information and materials related to the HITECH Act of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). Sessions are typically 60-90 minutes in length, and include presentations from various healthcare subject matter experts, followed by a question and answer (Q&A) session.
Scheduled to begin in June, the topics slated for the summer webinar series include:
|
Topic |
Date and Time |
Application Deadline |
|
Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
June 2, 2010
1:00-2:30 pm CDT |
May 7, 2010 |
|
Meaningful Use |
June 23, 2010
1:00-2:30 pm CDT |
May 15, 2010 |
|
Broadband and Healthcare |
Summer 2010
To be announced |
June 1, 2010 |
|
Handheld Devices and e-Health |
Summer 2010
To be announced |
June 1, 2010 |
Individual speakers or panel members typically include healthcare executives, association leaders, technology or solution providers, and representatives of regulatory or policy-making bodies. Subject matter experts gain visibility as thought leaders and champions of health IT through event promotions.
Applications may be submitted online at http://www.ohitx.org/programs/webinars. OHITX is also accepting proposals for webinar or educational topics relevant to health IT adoption. For more information, contact Colleen Sauter, OHITX Administrator at csauter@ohitx.org or (763) 230-1245.
ABOUT OHITX
The mission of the Open Health IT Exchange™ (OHITX) is to bring together the major players in the health IT ecosystem in an open and collaborative environment to advance healthcare technology adoption and initiatives. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., the national association provides an open forum for hospitals and clinics; health IT vendors and service providers; healthcare IT organizations; and government and policy groups to communicate and share information, best practices and resources. For more information, visit http://www.ohitx.org.
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Media Contact:
Loan D. Gordon
OHITX™
763.230.1220
lgordon@ohitx.org