Agenda:

- Scott McCabe, president of IMR Digital, will update us on some recent IMR project successes, touching on meaningful use requirements and integration with electronic medical record systems. A $5,000 investor in our Health IT group, IMR also is the featured meeting sponsor. See sponsor information below.

- Christine Cavanaugh, executive director of the Pennsylvania eHealth Initiative (PA eHI), will update us on her group's current efforts.

- We will review the status of Senate Bill 8, which establishes the governance structure and funding mechanism for the state's health information exchange efforts. The senate hearing on Senate Bill 8 is Wednesday, March 7; TechQuest President & CEO Kelly Lewis is one of the scheduled speakers, as is PA eHI's Chris Cavanaugh. We will take some time at this meeting to really make sure everybody understands the legislation and the direction of HIE efforts in the state.   

Meeting Sponsor: IMR helps you control your data and documents. IMR Healthcare Solution enables streamlined workflow throughout the entire healthcare delivery system. IMR Healthcare facilitates the electronic capture, storage, and management of all types of documents, so that all users - from scheduling to billing - can have access to the same documents simultaneously. Any document within the system can be retrieved, viewed, revised, annotated, and distributed as needed. IMR Healthcare offers meaningful use solutions and integrates easily with virtually any EMR. For more information, go to imrdigital.com.

Call in: 712-432-0111 pass code 651289#

Save the date for the next meeting (4/19)!  In part, Gary Scicchitano, Vice President of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pennsylvania, will discuss a set of challenges the VNA shares with many non-profit healthcare organizations: how to prioritize among numerous potential technology investments in an increasingly tight reimbursement environment. 

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The TechQuest Health IT Group:

Group Mission: This group's mission is to speed the expanded use of integrated information technology; support the growth of Health IT businesses and the openness & sustainability of the State's HIE plans; and ensure that technology interests are well-represented in state and national boards and all conversations surrounding the electronic exchange of healthcare information across disparate organizations.

Meeting Schedule: The TQ Health IT Group meets once a month (typically on the third Thursday) at the TechQuest offices on the 2nd floor of the Historic Harrisburg Train Station. The co-chairs of the group are Roderick Savidge, VP of HR at Gannett Fleming, and Ann Grove, President of Logical Writing Solutions Inc.

Membership: Non-members are welcome. However, in order to help defray costs related to the committee and its efforts, TechQuest Pennsylvania requests non-members to become members of TechQuest or make an equivalent contribution.

What is TechQuest? TechQuest is the catalyst for the growth of the technology industry in Pennsylvania. To speed the growth of this critical industry, TechQuest works hard to ensure that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provides a strong infrastructure, tech-friendly environment, and best-skilled workforce to enable our companies and citizens to compete in the global marketplace.

Based next to the State Capitol, TechQuest builds coalitions to encourage state legislation, tax codes, and policies that support technology innovation and investment, and, as needed, to fight initiatives that discourage innovation and investment.

TechQuest also engages state and local governments to use best and fair practices in awarding IT contracts; to maximize the use of IT in leading continuous improvements projects in government and industry for better government and cost-savings.

As the driver of the FUN industry, TechQuest hosts networking events, socials, trainings and business development opportunity to bring together our industry in innovative ways and means.

www.techquestpa.com

Kelly Lewis, President & CEO

TechQuest Pennsylvania

415 Market Street, Suite 201. The Historic Harrisburg Train Station

Harrisburg, PA 17101

717.635.2114 / m 570.510.7745 / klewis@tccp.org

www.techquestpa.com . www.techquestmarcellus.com . www.techquestawards.com

Upcoming events:
March 13, 2012 ~ Government Technology Committee
March 20, 2012 ~ TechQuest Marcellus & The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group
March 22, 2012 ~ MS Dynamics User Group Meeting
March 26, 2012 ~ TechNet Night Out
March 27, 2012 ~ Government Technology Committee Meeting
March 30, 2012 ~ PA TECH AWARDS
April 3, 2012 ~ TQ Marcellus & The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group
April 19, 2012 ~ State Health IT Strategy Meeting
April 24, 2012 ~ TechNet Night Out
May 17, 2012 ~ State Health IT Strategy Meeting