Our Meaningful Use Collaborative was a huge success in July! Join us on Friday, October 5^th for a free Meaningful Use Collaborative Breakfast Meeting, as we address new topics and continue the discussion from our last collaborative.

At the meeting, you will have the opportunity to:

• Receive updates on the Meaningful Use program and information on upcoming deadlines
• Learn how other organizations are achieving the Clinical Visit Summaries and Smoking Status measures
• Hear from a hospital outpatient department that has successfully engaged a support staff union; participate in discussions on union issues and identify strategies to increase buy-in from unionized support staff
• Discuss best practices on patient engagement & Patient Portal
• Network with providers and office staff from other large practices

Food and refreshments will be served.

For further information, please contact Events Coordinator, Shayla Nastasi at 347-396-4826 or by e-mail at emrtraining@health.nyc.gov.

NYC REACH is the federally designated regional extension center (REC) for NYC. The mission of the REC is to educate and support health care providers in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records (EHRs). NYC REACH is administered by the NYC Department of Health’s Primary Care Information Project (PCIP), a mayoral initiative focused on improving quality care in NYC through health information technology and funded under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.