1. GA-HITREC Overview for Critical Access & Rural Hospitals Georgia Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center

2. Purpose The GA-HITREC supports and serves healthcare providers and the CAH and Rural hospitals in Georgia to become adept and meaningful users of EHRs. One of 60 centers nationally 5200 providers and 56 CAH and rural hospitals 2

3. Partnerships 3 Partner Organizations American College of PhysiciansGeorgia Rural Health Association Georgia Hospital AssociationGeorgia Medical Care Foundation LISTAGeorgia State Medical Association East Georgia Health CooperativeGeorgia Partnership for Telehealth Georgia Academy of Family PhysiciansHomeTown Health Georgia Association of Primary Health CareSouthern PolyTech Georgia Board of RegentsGA OB/GYN Society Georgia Department of Community HealthGeorgia Chapter /American Academy of Pediatrics

4. Eligible Hospitals 4 APPLING HOSPITALEMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER BACON COUNTY HOSPITALEVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITALFANNIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALFLINT RIVER HOSPITAL BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITALGRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL BURKE MEDICAL CENTERHIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL CALHOUN MEMORIAL HOSPITALIRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITALJASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHARLTON MEMORIAL HOSPITALJEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITALJEFFERSON HOSPITAL CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITALJENKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITALLIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COBB MEMORIAL HOSPITALLOUIS SMITH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL(owned and operated by SGMC) DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF TATTNALL, THELOWER OCONEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITALMCDUFFIE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EFFINGHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADEL MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL

5. Eligible Hospitals 5 MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITALSCREVEN COUNTY HOSPITAL MONROE COUNTY HOSPITALSOUTHEAST GEORGIA HELATH SYSTEM –CAMDEN CAMPUS MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SOUTWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR MOUNTAIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER MINNIE GA BOSWELL MEMORIAL MURRAY MEDICAL CENTER STEWART WEBSTER HOSPITAL NORTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER SYLVAN GROVE HOSPITAL PEACH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPTIAL PERRY HOSPITAL (Houston Healthcare) UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM-CAMDEN CAMPUS PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER POLK MEDICAL CENTER WILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL

6. Technical Assistance Meaningful Use Gap Analysis EHR Vendor Selection Assistance and EHR Vendor Support Participation in State-Wide EHR vendor user groups Meaningful Use Education specific to your organization Guidance and advice on translating Medicare and Medicaid qualifications and incentive calculations Optional (Fee-based) Services Include: Detailed on-site assessments and Security Risk Assessments 6

7. MUVers Ceremony “Celebrating Our Frontline Trailblazers for Leading the Quest Toward Meaningful Use“ Recognizing GA-HITREC providers who have reached MU Ceremony was held on September 22 nd at the Gateway Marriot Atlanta (Camp Creek) Honorees include 7 individual providers and 10 Critical Access and Rural Hospitals 7

8. Education Meaningful Use WEBINAR SERIES Physician Lunch and Learn Session 1: Sept. 20 : Drug, Medication, eRx Now available on the Online Training Center at www.ga-hitrec.orgwww.ga-hitrec.org Session 2: Oct. 18 Recording patient data Session 3: Nov. 15 Interoperability, exchanging data outside the clinic, other than to patients 8

9. Resources/Education Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Website: http://healthit.hhs.govhttp://healthit.hhs.gov NeHC National Ehealth Collaborative http://www.nationalehealth.org 9

10. Education Access to the Online Training Center at www.ga-hitrec.org 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www.ga-hitrec.orgwww.ga-hitrec.org resources: hot topics such as meaningful use final regulations, attestation guides, workbooks, and more. Group Training Event: scheduled for January 26 2012 in Macon, GA. Gain insights from our pool of industry subject matter experts 10

11. Contact information 70) 402-3105 11

12. Contact information 70) 402-3105 12

14. Contact information 70) 402-3105 14

16. HIT Education Intro to Healthcare and public health in the US Terminology in Health Care and Public Health Settings Introduction to Information and Computer Science Working with Health IT Systems Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems Networking and Health Information Exchange Configuring EHRs Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems Professionalism/Customer Service in the Health 16

17. Contact information Sherri Ackerman, Project Liaison sherri.ackerman@hometownhealthonline.com (770) 402-3105 17