Pennsylvania HIMSS Leaders Meet with Legislators on Health Information Technology Initiatives During 3rd Annual Health IT Awareness Day in the State Capitol

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pennsylvania HIMSS:

WHAT:	3^rd Annual Pennsylvania Healthcare Information Technology Awareness Day
WHO:	Co-sponsored by the Delaware Valley and Western PA Chapters of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 20, 2010
	8:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
WHERE:	State Capitol
	Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
DETAILS:	At its annual Health Information Technology Awareness Day, Pennsylvania HIMSS will present the results of a statewide survey of healthcare providers assessing their readiness to meet proposed federal regulations for electronic medical record systems.
	Using electronic medical records in meaningful ways is a key component of the Obama administration’s effort to revamp healthcare.
	The mission of the Pennsylvania Healthcare Information Technology (IT) Awareness Day is to provide the members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly with the knowledge and information that demonstrates how the widespread use of health IT will help save lives, prevent medical errors and lower costs for their constituents. The event will bring senior-level health IT stakeholders from across the Commonwealth to educate legislators on how Health IT can advance better, more cost-effective care for all Pennsylvanians.
	The Pennsylvania Health IT Awareness Day will include a breakfast with legislators in the State Capitol, meetings with key leadership in the General Assembly and a luncheon at the Country Club of Harrisburg for HIMSS members to get the latest updates on health information exchange activity from the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform, legislative activity relative to health information technology as it relates to the HITECH portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the CIO survey results.

ABOUT HIMSS

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices in Chicago, Washington D.C., Brussels, and other locations across the United States and Europe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate members that collectively represent organizations employing millions of people. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to ensuring quality patient care. Visit www.himss.org for more information.