EHR, PACS & Related Standards Training Seminar & Workshop

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ICT for Health along with its US partners OTech Imaging is organizing its 4th PACS seminar in the Middle East with a special emphasis on EHR implementation & strategies, particularly the open source Electronic Health Record WorldVista, developed by VA. Course is delivered by industry leaders from US who carry over 25 years of experience in PACS related training and consulting.

Participants will get a thorough understanding of all the aspects of an Electronic Health Record, PACS system, the typical PACS System Administrator’s job and the DICOM standard. Our seminars are limited with regard to the attendance and is very interactive with a great deal of hands-on, especially during the last day.

Detailed Learning Objectives:

Participants will understand the basic components of Electronic Health Record, Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), the associated clinical workflow, and the technical aspects to exchange the image and information management between digital modalities, PACS and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) using DICOM. This will allow the participants to assist in:

Planning, preparing and supporting the implementation of a comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Preserving the image and information integrity, including image quality.
Managing the installation and/or enhancements of a PACS system.
Continuously improving the system efficiency and integrity.
Assisting PACS and EHR users such as physicians and technologists through training and support.
Troubleshooting of connectivity, image quality and data integrity issues.

For additional information:

Please contact us at info@ictforhealth.com
OR
call +2010-8523040

About ICT for Health ICT for Health is pioneer in healthcare technology training and consulting in the Middle East. ICTFH provides a variety of solutions and services to the healthcare facilities in the Middle East and US. Some of our solutions and services include EHR Strategy & Planning, Radiology Transcription, teleradiology and Dictation Management System.

Contact Information:

Zaheer Abbas Malik
ICT FOR HEALTH 53, Ahmed Qasim Goda Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
www.ictforhealth.com
zaheer@ictforhealth.com

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Federal Government Announces $80 Million Funding To Support Health ICT Workers

ICTFH — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:11:46 +0000

Grants Will Support Community College Training Programs, Curriculum Development, Additional Programs to be Announced in Coming Weeks

The grants that will be made available include $70 million for community college training programs and $10 million to develop educational materials to support these programs. Both programs will support the immediate need for skilled health information technology (health IT) professionals who will enable the broad adoption and use of health IT throughout the United States.

Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the grants are the first in a series of programs to help strengthen and support the health IT workforce. Additional details regarding the grant programs for these and other key resource and training areas will be announced over the next several weeks.

“Ensuring the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), information exchange among health care providers and public health authorities, and redesign of workflows within health care settings all depend on having a qualified pool of workers,” Dr. Blumenthal said. “The expansion of a highly skilled workforce developed through these programs will help health care providers and hospitals implement and maintain EHRs and use them to strengthen delivery of care.”

The Community College program will establish intensive, non-degree training that can be completed in six months or less by individuals with some background in either health care or IT fields. Participating colleges will coordinate their efforts through five regional consortia that span the nation. Graduates of this training will fill a variety of roles that both assist health care practices during the critical process of deploying IT systems and support these practices on an ongoing basis.

The curriculum development program will make high quality educational materials available to the community colleges so these training programs can be established quickly to meet these workforce needs.

Any U.S. non-profit institution of higher learning currently engaged in providing training in health IT that is interested in drafting curriculum or establishing a consortium that includes community colleges may apply for the grants.

“Critical to achieving the goal of the Heath Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and supporting meaningful use of health IT is the availability of a skilled workforce that understands the unique technology and management needs within a clinical setting,” added Dr. Blumenthal. “These newly funded programs are designed to equip the most qualified and advanced IT workforce in the world with the tools they need to modernize our health system.”