How to Get Funding and Support for Your Healthcare IT ProjectsManaged Care Information CenterJanuary 4, 2009 SKU: HP2677791 |
| Speakers Kevin Burchill Director of Beacon Partners; Cheryl Austein- Casnoff MPH Association Administrator for HIT Health Resources and Services Administration HHS; and Michael Christopher CTO Senior Development Analyst Healthcare IT Transition Group discussed how health information technology (HIT) has the potential to revolutionize the delivery of health care and solve many of today’s U.S. healthcare problems. Investment in HIT is critical to improving the quality of care efficiency and allowing participation in many current pay-for-performance programs. As healthcare reform becomes a major focus in the early months of the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama HIT is back in the spotlight. Obama’s healthcare platform includes a plan to roll out $10 billion per year for five years to help physicians and other providers adopt healthcare IT. It’s not a question of “if” but “when” the adoption of HIT such as e-prescribing and electronic medical records will be required to meet new federal mandates. Healthcare executives should no longer question the need for investment in technology. Instead they have been asking "How do I pay for it?" There is funding help for your organization no matter your size from charitable foundations federal and state agency programs that all focus on HIT projects. AGENDA: * The future of healthcare industry and the new administration surrounding HIT * How to get internal support for HIT projects * The importance of product/vendor selection to getting funding and internal support * Strategic approaches for funding these critical investments -- evaluating available financial options and strategies for technology assets and upgrades * How to approach private funding entities for HIT funding * How health IT grant applications can be made maximally effective * How vendors can assist with grant acquisition services * The value of partnerships surrounding HIT projects * Case study: HRSA’s public funding for HIT and profile of successful grant recipients * Question and answer session |
