HIDI Tech Connect - May 1

MHA Webinar Provides Overview Of Recovery Act
MHA Staff Contact: Theresa Rogers
(5/1/09)

A one-hour Webinar from MHA offers an overview of health information technology provisions in the economic stimulus act. Rod Piechowski, senior associate director of policy for the American Hospital Association, is the featured presenter for the Webinar scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 12. Hospital staff can register online to participate and receive the conference call number.

States Launch Stimulus-tracking Web Sites
MHA Staff Contact: Theresa Rogers
(5/1/09)

All 50 states have joined the federal government in creating Web sites to track funding received from the federal economic stimulus package. Missouri’s site also allows visitors to access state resources about the use and tracking of stimulus funds.