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Health related Web-Assisted Audioconferences for 2008 are listed on this page as information becomes available. Please check back if you do not see an event that you are interested in, as the page is updated frequently. To view or register for other NCSL web events click here.
August 27: E-prescribing: A Path Forward for e-Health?
August 28: Critical Workforce Shortages: A Closer Look at Public Health and Oral Health Care
September 10: Accountability in Health as we Enter the Digital Age
E-prescribing: A Path Forward for e-Health?
Wednesday, August 27th 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern
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What is e-prescribing? Why should state policy makers care about it? How can state policymakers influence its use and adoption? This webinar will provide an introduction to e-prescribing and the policy challenges facing it. The State Alliance will discuss their efforts to drive the use of e-prescribing. In addition you will hear from Tennessee about their efforts to advance e-prescribing.
Potential Speakers:
- Mark Gorden, Director of Policy, eHealth Initiative
- Senator Richard Moore, MA
- Melissa E. Hargiss, Interim Director of eHealth Initiatives
Critical Workforce Shortages: A Closer Look at Public Health and Oral Health Care
August 28th 12pm (MST) and 2pm (EST)
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Purpose: This webinar will provide an overview of the status of the health care workforce shortage and how the nation's safety-net providers are working with universities, states, and other stakeholders to address these shortages. This webinar will also take a closer look at the shortage of oral health care providers in the nation's safety-net system.
Speakers:
- Ms. Hilda Heady, Associate Vice President for Rural Health at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University; Executive Director of the West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships; and Program Director of the West Virginia Area Health Education Center.
- Ms. Rudy Blea, Director of the Office of Oral Health New Mexico Department of Health.
- Dr. Jerry Harrison, Director of New Mexico Health Resources Inc.
Accountability in Health as we Enter the Digital Age
Wednesday, September 10th 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern
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As the health sector continues its slow march into the electronic age many new questions arise for state legislators. To realize the full benefit of electronic records a robust system for the exchange of electronic patient data will have to be established. What will the state role be in establishing and supporting organization that facilitate health information exchange? How will states structure oversight models for these new entities?
- Shaun Alfreds, Senior Project Director, University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Health Policy and Research
- Rachel Block, Executive Director, NY eHealth Collaborative
- Amy Zimmerman, Chief, HIE Project, Rhode Island Department of Health
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