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Hosted by the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), TechAmerica  and Florida Assoc. of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges.

The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU), the nation’s leading trade association representing private-sector post-secondary institutions; TechAmerica, the largest advocacy group for the U.S. technology industry; and the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC), will host a public policy roundtable today entitled “The Future of the Healthcare IT Workforce.”   The event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 8:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Partnership II Building, 3100 Technology Parkway, Room 208, Orlando, Fla.  32826.  The media is cordially invited to attend.

The roundtable will address some key issues confronting the healthcare IT arena.  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.  This action, combined with the passage earlier this year of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, has given America the tools to begin a major transformation in high-quality, affordable American health care.  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 crucial 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?

Source: APSCU