(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.)

Module 1

CME credits: 2
Nursing Contact Hours: 2.4

June 15-16, 2007
Waterfront Place Hotel
Morgantown, WV

Moderator: Michael O. Fidler, MD

Conference Overview
Michael O. Fidler, MD
Conference Planning Committee Chair
Bone & Joint Surgeons, Inc.
Charleston, WV

Welcome and Remarks and Merlin Project
John E. Prescott, MD, FACEP
Dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, WV

West Virginia EHealth Initiative
John C. Wiesendanger, MHA
Chief Executive Officer
West Virginia Medical Institute and Quality Insights
Charleston, WV

Accenture Project Update
Marshall Ruffin, MD
Partner & Senior Executive
Accenture Health & Life Sciences
Reston, VA

Module 1 Objectives

At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

• better understand e-health initiatives throughout the state
• discuss health information technology implementation at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center
• better understand the role of customers and employers with privacy and security as it relates to health information technology

View Module 1 Video