(Please note: The content of these video modules is identical to that of the Improving Patient Care with Health Information Technology live conference held June 15 – 16, 2007 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, WV. The AMA states that physicians cannot claim credit for attending the same course twice. This course and the live conference would be considered the same course.)

Course Description and Who Will Benefit

These video modules will provide practical information for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, office managers, and medical group managers to encourage the adoption and implementation of health information technology.

Educational Objectives

After viewing all of the video modules, providers should be able to:

• recognize the challenges of selecting health information technology for their practices
• implement health information technology into their practices
• recognize how the implementation of health information technology changes the practice of medicine
• utilize health information technology as a tool to improve health outcomes

Specific module objectives are available by clicking on each module in the right-hand navigation area.

Speakers

Speakers and their credentials are listed under each specific video module.

Disclosure

It is the policy of the WVU Health Sciences Office of Continuing Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relevant relationships they may have with commercial companies. For this conference, Ken Connelly, MCSD, is the owner of Associated Systems Professionals and Jeffrey R. Matheny, MBA, CMPE is an owner of Physician’s Business Office, Inc. All of the other speakers and planning committee members have indicated that they have no significant interests to disclose.

These relationships, along with the educational content of this program, have been reviewed and any potential conflicts of interest have been resolved to the satisfaction of the WVU Health Sciences Office of Continuing Education.

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Course Credit

The credit information below assumes completion of all video modules to obtain the credit indicated. Please see each specific module for credit related to that module.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the WVU School of Medicine and the West Virginia Medical Foundation.The WVU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The WVU Office of CME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This continuing education activity has been provided by the West Virginia University School of Nursing for 8.1 nursing contact hours. The West Virginia University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Legislative Rule § 19CSR11-4 under provider number WV1996-0120RN.

West Virginia University does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, religion, or handicap in the administration of any of its educational programs, activities, or with respect to admission and employment. Inquires may be directed to the Executive Officer for Social Justice, 105 Stewart Hall, Office of the President, (304) 293-5496.

Credit Fee

You may view this activity free of charge. And due to support from the Physicians’ Foundation for Health Systems Excellence and the West Virginia Medical Foundation, continuing education credit for this program will be offered free of charge until the designated funding expires.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Physicians’ Foundation for Health Systems Excellence for providing an educational grant in support of this project.

Additional Information

For more information on this or other upcoming CE conferences, please contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit our website at http://www.ce.wvu.edu or e-mail ce@wvu.edu.

Technical Support

Technical Support is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, EST. Please contact Jennifer Van Brunt at 304-293-3937 or e-mail ce@wvu.edu.