Legislative Update

The Future of the Healthcare IT Workforce in Texas

The Career Colleges & Schools of Texas, the Career College Association and TechAmerica invite you to attend a State Capital CEO Roundtable on building the Health IT workforce of the 21st Century.

This event features:

• Rep. Mark Strama, Texas House of Representatives and Chairman, Technology, Economic Development and Workforce Committee
• Camille Miller, President and CEO, Texas Health Institute
• Lawrence H. Hanrahan, MD, Global Lead, Accenture Health Facility Development
• Ted Terrazas, President and CEO, TerraHealth
• John Lubrano, PhD, Founder, Protis IT Solutions
• Pat Diebold, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Concorde Career Colleges
• Harris N. Miller, CEO/President, Career College Association
• Jeff Clark, Executive Director, TechAmerica Texas
 

Tuesday, November 17, 9 am – 11 am
Thompson Auditorium ~ Texas Medical Association Building
401 W. 15th St ~ Austin, TX

President Obama has set aside nearly $19 billion for Health Information Technology in government spending plans, with $17 billion through Medicare and Medicaid and $2 billion in direct funding.  With this action, combined with the passage earlier this year of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, America has the tools to begin a major transformation in high quality, affordable American healthcare. The change is made possible through the creation of a secure, interoperable nationwide health information network, upgraded hospital and clinical information systems, and millions of intelligent devices, on the edge of the network and at the heart of care delivery.  But a critical piece of this puzzle remains:
• What new talents and skills will be required to implement, maintain and use these resources? 
• How will it change the state of practice? 
• How will healthcare delivery models evolve?
• Will the human capital be readily available to assure successful implementation and longer term maintenance? 
• Will healthcare practitioners from physicians to technicians have the education and skills necessary to realize the upside potential?
 

Click here to join leaders in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Technology.  Breakfast will be provided at this widely attended event.  For more information, contact CCA SVP Bob Cohen at 202-336-6836.

This event is sponsored by: Accenture