AMCNO Co-Sponsors Electronic Health Records Training Session

Over the last two weeks, the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) was pleased to co-sponsor two electronic health record (EHR) training sessions for physicians and their practice staff. Other co-sponsors included the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP) and the Case Western Reserve University Regional Extension Center (CWRU REC). The first session was held at the EMH Regional Medical Center where AMCNO Immediate Past President Dr. Anthony Bacevice moderated the session. The second session was hosted by the AMCNO at our offices and AMCNO President Elect Dr. Lawrence Kent moderated the session. Both sessions provided detailed information to physicians, practice managers and information officers on the services that are available to help them select, adopt, and meaningfully use an electronic health record (EHR). The sessions were planned in order to provide physicians and their practices from the Case REC region with information on how they could qualify for subsidized technical support and assistance for EHR selection and implementation. The presenters also covered what a physician practice would need to do in order to achieve meaningful use of their EHR, and if the MU guidelines are met how much incentive money a practice could receive – and when. Physicians interested in learning how to sign up for REC services may contact the AMCNO at 216-520-1000 or Mr. Joe Peter at 216-368-5756. Additional information regarding these sessions will be included in the upcoming issue of the Northern Ohio Physician magazine.