...Help Save Your Practice

Practice Management Education Series: NJSIPT Fall Meeting 11/13/10

How IT (Information Technology) Can Help Save Your Practice: Understanding HITECH

Are you ready for HITECH? Implementation rules begin in 2011 with 2012 mandates. Some of these rules involve:

Conversion of manual/paper records into electronic health records for patients.

Compliance with Federal Legislation for privacy and security of patient identifying health information.

To ensure that the software vendor is held accountable and in accordance with Federal Legislation when selling software to Practices; which includes, but not limited to:

• Password protection and hierarchy for levels of passwords within the practice.
• Encryption capabilities for exchanging patient identifying health information that includes integrity of file/messaging validation.
• Auditing capabilities including read-only access to patient records.

Did you know that penalties can be as high as $50,000 per episode, if you are in violation and found to have willfully neglected the rules without adhering to them? If you aren't familiar with HITECH, or you think that not having electronic records or that your vendor is responsible for these rules and therefore, you are safe, think again!

Join us at our Fall Meeting on Saturday, November 13, 2010 to find out what you must know. The course brochure and registration form will be sent separately. Attendees will be granted 3 CE hours for completing this course.

Note: NJSIPT is approved by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners as a sponsor of continuing education

The Fall Conference is scheduled to be held Saturday November 13th at the  Days Inn in East Brunswick, http://www.dayshoteleastbrunswick.com/ .

NJSIPT 2010 Fall Conference - Hold This Date!

The NJSIPT 2010 Fall Conference is scheduled for November 13, 2010.  Please hold this date.  Place and timing is to be determined.

Update on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 8:01PM by NJSIPT

The Fall Conference is scheduled to be held Saturday November 13th at the  Days Inn in East Brunswick, http://www.dayshoteleastbrunswick.com/ .

The continuing education program is currently still in development.  Further updates will be posted as soon as they are final.

NJSIPT 2010 Spring Conference and Business Meeting and Elections

Please join us at the Hampton Inn - Woodbridge on March 13th, 2010 for the 2010 Spring Business Meeting and Continuing Education program “Functional Finance for Physical Therapy” by Chuck Felder, PT, SCS, MBA.

For more information on this meeting please click on the following link: NJSIPT Spring Conference and Business Meeting Brochure.

Update on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 3:30PM by NJSIPT

Elections will be held at the 2010 NJSIPT Spring Business Meeting.  The current slate is below.  Anybody who would also be interesting in running for election and serving the Society is welcome to let us know.  Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.

Current Slate:

Vice President - David Bertone, PT

Treasurer - Jeff Snyder, PT

Director of Membership - Brian Mullins, PT

Update on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:21AM by NJSIPT

If you haven’t signed up for the course or the conference, it’s still not too late! Due to popular demand, we have reserved 10 more seats!  Please don’t delay! If you are interested in coming but have not signed up yet, we can take 10 more registrants until Tuesday, March 9, 2010. After that, we will no longer be able to accommodate any late registrants.