Presenter:
Roger Holloway, MHA
Executive Director - Rural Health Resources, Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL

Title:
Health Information Technology - How Will Healthcare Change?

Description:
The massive shifting that is occurring within healthcare as i write this program overview will pale in comparison to the domino effect that is likely to occur as a result of the addition of this critical piece of the healthcare puzzle.

The current changes in healthcare information begins to put into place those tools necessary for gathering and communicating health information among a broad group of healthcare entities.

The 64,000,000,000.00 question is "then what”

That is where our discussion will take us. What does the world of healthcare look like 5 years from now when the majority of providers have access to and are meaningfully using an electronic health record. Are patients playing a larger role in their healthcare decisions? Have the roles of people and organizations changed from what we see as typical today? Have the hoped for changes occurred as a rsult of rapid deployment of electronic health records? Come and look into the "crystal ball” with us.

Objectives:

• Outline an overview and awareness of Regional Extension Centers and ILHITREC.
• Identify the impact of Electronic Health Records on providers, patients and healthcare in general.

This continuing nursing education activity was submitted for approval to the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Absence of conflict of interest: As required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Accreditation Program, we would like to make you aware of all the potential conflicts of interests. This educational activity's planners and presenters have indicated they have no bias or conflict of interest.

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