2012 HIT Course

The 64th AAN Annual Meeting in New Orleans featured The $44,000 Question: Are You Ready to Make the Most of Your EHR?

AAN member presenters prepared attendees to qualify for federally mandated changes with electronic health records (EHR), including an in-depth look at how to report and qualify for Meaningful Use incentive payments.

The presentations highlighted (click on each topic to view presentation):

• Meaningful Use—How to Register and Get Reimbursed (.pdf)
• Patient Engagement and Social Media (.pdf)
• Using Templates in Your EHR—no slides available.
• Neuro Applications and Tablets, Voice Recognition (.pdf)

Handouts from the Breakout Sessions:

• The Basics of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs (.pdf)
• Clinical Quality Measures (.pdf)
• EHR Implementation Checklist (.pdf)
• Resources for Becoming a Meaningful User of EHRs (.pdf)

2011 Meaningful Modules Presentations:

• An Overview of Meaningful Use, What's Ahead for Stages 2 and 3 (.pdf)
• Electronic prescribing — Live demonstrations were given, no slides available.
• Quality registries (.pdf)
• Patient portals (.pdf)
• Pulling It All Together (.pdf)