NHITC on Board for the Medical Records InstituteÂ’s Latest Conference
LeRoy Jones to speak at the Medical Records Institute's last conference of 2004, the EHR Summit IV.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) November 25, 2004 -
– The Medical Records Institute (MRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of LeRoy Jones as one of the keynote speakers at the last MRI conference of the year, the EHR Summit IV. Jones, the Senior Technical Advisor from the Office of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator, will be presenting the topic, “Perspectives from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology” at 8:45 AM on Friday December 10th. This topic will be a discussion around national EHR perspectives and the future of EHRs.
LeRoy Jones is a health IT executive who has extensive practice distributing technological solutions spanning the health-industry spectrum with special attention to public health, acute care delivery, pharmaceuticals, managed care and general health informatics. As the Senior Technical Advisor to Dr. David Brailer, Jones is responsible for managing the strategic technical directions of the national healthcare agenda for the NHITC. Additionally, Jones is co-piloting the initiative to build a private sector union of health IT businesses to mold the nationÂ’s health IT foundation in order to enable universal interoperability.
"The Medical Records Institute is pleased that NCHIT is participating in the Summit. Summit participants will greatly benefit from learning about NCHIT's activities," stated CEO and President of MRI, Peter Waegemann.
The EHR Summit IV is a seminar-style, in-depth deliberation of various aspects of electronic health records. Invited speakers offer presentations between 30-45 minutes aimed at an audience of senior executives, top IT professionals from both the provider and vendor environments, healthcare leaders, management consultants, experts in clinical implementations, clinicians with strong interest in IT, standards experts, senior members of government organizations, and leading members of not-for-profit organizations.
Highlights of the EHR program include discussions on the following topics:
EHR Application in Different Healthcare Domains Latest Developments in EHR Standards Work New Developments and Impact of the CCR EPrescribing Applications Doctor’s Office Quality – Information Technology Vendor Panel Discussion on EHRs and PHRs
For more information about the Summit and for JonesÂ’ full bio, visit www. medrecinst. com/ehrsummit (http://www. medrecinst. com/ehrsummit).
About the Medical Records Institute – MRI’s mission is to be the global forum for healthcare consumers, providers, and technology vendors on the journey to improve quality of care through advanced information technology solutions. MRI is best known for its educational conferences such as TEPR, EHR Summits, and the Annual Mobile Healthcare Conference. For more information, please visit www. medrecinst. com.
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