Friday, January 20, 2011, 12pm MST

This webinar provides tips on how safety net providers and staff can use health information technology (IT) to increase patient engagement. Health IT systems provide powerful tools that enable safety net providers to view a range of health information about their patients. This includes generating graphs and charts through an electronic medical record or patient portal that displays critical information such as a patient’s weight, blood sugar levels, or other health factors over a period of time; as well as the ability to message with patients about their health needs. Safety net providers can use this resource for engaging patients in their healthcare environments and communicating to them how they can achieve better health outcomes. Webinar speakers will speak from the perspective of rural inpatient and health center primary care settings. In addition, speakers will provide tips on how health literacy can foster better patient communication, the use of patient portals and kiosks as a tool for patient engagement, and how doctors can best work and engage with patients who now have access to their health information.

Presenters include:
· Kevin Larsen, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Hennepin County Medical Center

· Deborah Stoud, RN, POC/EMR Clinical Support Specialist
Mayo Regional Hospital

· Staff from East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Questions for presenters are welcome ahead of the event and may be emailed to healthit@hrsa.gov.

To register: http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=50899904