DETROIT, June 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Covisint, a Compuware (Nasdaq:CPWR) company, is joining with eHealth Initiative to present a live webinar titled: "Leveraging a Single Platform: Connecting a Statewide Healthcare Ecosystem." This is the first of six planned webinars sponsored by Covisint and hosted by eHealth Initiative (eHI). eHI is an independent organization driving improvement in the quality, safety and efficiency of care through IT.
The first free, health information technology (HIT) webinar will offer step-by-step guidance on:
- various healthcare organizations' involvement in advancing Michigan's HIT;
- Michigan's position in leveraging HITECH funding;
- advancements in connecting the entire care delivery system through a "single technology platform;" and,
- leveraging HIT assets and initiatives.
Moderating the webinar will be Covisint's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tom Stevenson. Other participants sharing their views on this distinguished panel include the President of my1HIE, John Vismara; the Executive Director of Michigan Association of Health Plans, Rick Murdock; the Managing Executive of Michigan State Medical Society, Virginia Gibson; and the HIT Coordinator for Michigan Department of Community Health Information Technology, Beth Nagel.
When: 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Who should attend: Clinical and administrative healthcare professionals and organizations, particularly physicians, state-based HIT directors, state-designated entities for HITECH funding, regional extension centers, CIOs, CMIOs, plan administrators, etc.
Register here: http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/hie-webinar-june-29-2010.html
eHealth Initiative and its Foundation
The eHealth Initiative and its Foundation are independent, non-profit affiliated organizations whose missions are the same: to drive improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology.
eHI engages multiple stakeholders, including clinicians, consumer and patient groups, employers, health plans, health IT suppliers, hospitals and other providers, laboratories, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, pharmacies, public health, public sector agencies, and its growing coalition of more than 260 state, regional and community-based collaboratives, to reach agreement on and drive the adoption of common principles, policies and best practices for improving the quality, safety and effectiveness of healthcare through information and information technology. For more information, go to www.ehealthinitiative.org.
Covisint, a Compuware Company
Covisint, a Compuware company, enables information ecosystems that quickly revolutionize organizations by providing secure communication and collaboration between people and systems in remarkably simple ways. Covisint is a recognized cloud computing pioneer driving the on-demand revolution that helps organizations connect, communicate and collaborate with their partners--enabling anywhere, anytime information. Covisint's ExchangeLink™ platform provides industry-specific services for identity management, collaborative portals and data exchange, as well as a third-party application marketplace. Learn more at www.covisint.com.
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Compuware Corporation
Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet for leading organizations around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.
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