• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

National City Presents Webcast: Electronic Health Records: What You Must Know Today

Posted on: Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 12:00 CDT

CLEVELAND, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National City Corporation will hold the first of a two-part webcast series on Thursday, October 12, at 12:00 p.m. ET titled "Electronic Health Records: What You Must Know Today." Part one of the series will feature Dr. Andrew Ury, CEO of Practice Partner and vice chair of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Vendors Association (EHRVA). Dr. Ury will discuss how what you don't know about Electronic Health Records (EHR) could hurt you and your hospital or medical practice. His topics will include the overall impact on operations and patient care, cost reductions triggered by EHR adoption, case studies and their specific EHR benefits, and vendor engagement in quality measurement.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030428/NATIONALCITYLOGO)

Part two of the series, "Electronic Health Records: Show Me the Money," will be held on Thursday, November 9, and feature Charlene Underwood, director of Government and Industry Affairs for Siemens Medical Solutions.

Dr. Andrew Ury founded Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Practice Partner) in 1983. Over the past two decades, he has distinguished himself as a leading innovator in the development of physician office-based software systems, particularly electronic medical records. As CEO of Practice Partner, Dr. Ury is responsible for the design and introduction of the Practice Partner(R) software series, which includes Patient Records, Appointment Scheduler and Medical Billing. Under his leadership, Practice Partner has become a market and technology leader in the rapidly-growing EHR market, with over 1,500 sites in the U.S.

Dr. Ury is a board certified family practitioner and a graduate of Stanford Medical School. In 2002, he was recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year in the Healthcare Division for the Pacific Northwest. In addition to serving as vice chair of the EHRVA, Dr. Ury is a commissioner on the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT).

Register online by visiting http://www.nationalcity.com/Seminars. After registering, participants will receive dial-in instructions and an agenda for the webcast. Space is limited and registration is requested by Tuesday, October 10, 2006.

Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:45 a.m. ET - Dial In 12:00 p.m. ET - Speaker Presentations 12:45 - 1:00 p.m. ET - Q & A

This webcast is approved for one recertification credit by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). AFP does not require documentation of credits. However, CTPs and CCMs are encouraged to retain documentation of their attendance for a period of two years in the event of an audit.

About http://www.nationalcity.com/Seminars

National City http://www.nationalcity.com/Seminars is a website dedicated to a series of webcasts designed to give convenient access to important and helpful financial information. Webcast participants can register to listen from their own offices to business leaders and industry experts as they discuss such topics as financial markets, economic conditions, investments, and ways to successfully manage businesses. For a complete 2006 schedule of webcasts, visit http://www.nationalcity.com/Seminars, and sign up for e-mail updates.

About National City

National City Corporation , headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the nation's largest financial holding companies. The company operates through an extensive banking network primarily in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Pennsylvania, and also serves customers in selected markets nationally. Its core businesses include commercial and retail banking, mortgage financing and servicing, consumer finance and asset management. For more information about National City, visit the company's Web site at NationalCity.com.

National City Corporation

CONTACT: Terri Wilson of National City Corporation, +1-502-581-4073, orTerri.Wilson@NationalCity.com

Web site: http://www.nationalcity.com/http://www.nationalcity.com/Seminars

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

More News in this Category