Understanding Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Mandates
Complimentary Webcast by Healthcare Infotech Expert Ali Pabrai – Thursday, July 29, 2010

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Audra Curtis
Phone: 1.877.899.9974 x16
E-mail: Audra.Curtis@ecfirst.com
Website: www.ecfirst.com

NEWPORT BEACH CA USA -- HIT/HIPAA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- JULY 21, 2010: The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) introduced rules to implement provisions of ARRA to provide incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology. Further, meaningfull use has an impact on HIPAA and HITECH mandates. There are two incentive programs introduced as a direct result of HITECH’s Meaningful Use program.

Join ecfirst – home of the HIPAA Academy – for a compelling Webcast on Thursday, July 29, 2010 – Understanding Meaningful Use Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Mandates.

Register for this event exclusively at www.ecfirst.com. Webcast is presented by Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) expert, Ali Pabrai, MSEE, CISSP. Walk through both the Medicare and Medicaid incentive programs and understand critical parameters associated with the meaningful use requirement.

Is your organization/practice prepared to address meaningful use requirements for EHR? Attend this 29-minute fast-paced, fact-based, Webcast to learn about core requirements for adopting and implementing capabilities required for EHR.

The Medicare EHR incentive program provides incentive payments to Eligible Professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) – meaningful users of certified EHR technology. The Medicaid EHR incentive program provides incentive payments to EPs and hospitals to adopt, implement, or upgrade certified EHR technology or for meaningful use in the first year of their participation in the program and for demonstrating meaningful use during each of the subsequent 5 years.

Understand both meaningful use programs in this complimentary
Webcast on Thursday, July 29 at 8:30 am PST, 10:30 am CST.

For more information or to register, please visit www.ecfirst.com

These EHR meaningful use initiatives are coupled with strong mandates for privacy and security compliance that must be addressed. Step through what organizations must do to comply with critical meaningful use mandates for compliance.

To discuss a private Webcast tailored for your organization, please contact John Schelewitz at +1.480.663.3225 or at John.Schelewitz@ecfirst.com.

ABOUT ecfirst
ecfirst delivers world-class Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) solutions with expertise in HITECH, HIPAA mandates and global standards such as ISO 27000 and PCI DSS.

With over 1,500 clients since 1999 and recognized as an Inc. 500 firm – America’s Top 500 Fastest Growing Privately Held Business in 2004 – our first year of eligibility. ecfirst assists organizations with their compliance initiatives for a secure information infrastructure that is compliant with regulations such as HITECH, HIPAA, ISO 27000, or federal and state legislations (such as California or Massachusetts).

ecfirst serves a Who's Who client list that includes technology firms, numerous hospitals, state and county governments, and hundreds of businesses across the United States and abroad. A partial list of clients includes Microsoft, Symantec, HP, McKesson, EMC, IBM, Principal Financial, U.S. Army, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs and many others.

Talk to ecfirst and you will find an organization that is passionate about the services we deliver and exceptionally devoted to its clients.

We deliver value with intensity and are paranoid about our performance for your organization.

ecfirst’s ON-DEMAND JUMPSTART PROGRAM FOR MEANINGFUL USE
The On-Demand Jumpstart Meaningful Use Program from ecfirst provides your organization with access to specialized healthcare information technology consultants and senior advisors with no short term or long term commitments. Get Started Today!

Contact John Schelewitz for a customized On-Demand Jumpstart Program proposal to address your specific requirements for meaningful use. John may be reached at John.Schelwitz@ecfirst.com or at 1.480.663.3225. For more information, please visit www.ecfirst.com.