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DESCRIPTION:Health Information Technology Gets $19 Billion Boost\, Compar
 ative Effectiveness Research Gets $1 Billion  &#13\;\n&#13\;\n  &#13\;\n
 The new economic stimulus bill is an example of the priority and urgency
  the new Congress and Obama Administration gives to reforming the health
  care system. As part of the stimulus package\, signed into law by Presi
 dent Obama\, $19 billion is now dedicated to transforming the patient re
 cord to an electronic format and adopting standards\, to be developed by
  Jan 1\, 2010. &#13\;\n&#13\;\nPractitioners will receive incentives to 
 use&#13\;\n&#13\;\n Heath Information Technology (HIT) standards that mu
 st be developed by Jan. 1\, 2010.  &#13\;\nPhysicians and other practiti
 oners will be eligible for up to $64\,000 in incentive payments over sev
 eral years for the meaningful use of an electronic medical record for pa
 tients. By 2015 all physicians will be required to use electronic record
 s in their practice.&#13\;\n Hospitals will also be eligible for $1-9 mi
 llion in incentives for meaningful EHR adoption.&#13\;\nThis stimulus pa
 ckage is expected to create new opportunities for entrepreneurs to provi
 de technology and services to healthcare practitioners and organizations
 . It will also focus on developing the health IT workforce that institut
 ions like OHSU are already doing\, creating new career opportunities in 
 this area.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nTIE Oregon has partnered with OHSU and lined u
 p a great panel of healthcare industry professionals and entrepreneurs w
 ho have pioneered the development and use of Electronic Health Records\,
  who will provide insights into this industry and how entrepreneurs can 
 capitalize on this opportunity. &#13\;\n&#13\;\nIf you are looking to ge
 t into this field this is your opportunity to network and learn! &#13\;\
 n\n\nTags: healthcare\, information\, technology\, entrepreneur\, opport
 unity\, business\, electronic health records\n\nImported from: http://ca
 lagator.org/events/1250456920
URL:http://www.oregon.tie.org/TGS/EM/viewevent/viewEventPT?mode=edit&id_e
 vent=3061&from_where=status_event&id_status_chapter=50&current_year=2009
 &batch_start=0&chapter_region=North%20America&status=1
SUMMARY:TiE Oregon/OHSU: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Health IT 
LOCATION:OHSU - BICC (Biomedical Information Communications Center) theat
 re   : 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road\, Portland or 97239 US
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