Electronic Health Records

Jul 9, 2007

Video Highlights from Health Care Information Technology Summit Now Available

Video higlights from Kaiser Permanente's Health IT: Unlocking the Potential forum now are available to view. Two videos are now playing: A "highlight reel" of excerpts from several presentations at the event, and a video shown at the forum itself that kicked off the discussions throughout the forum.

More than 100 health care advocates, providers, policymakers and purchasers attended the forum and discussed the benefits and challenges of widespread adoption and promotion of electronic health information technology.

Keynote speaker Dr. Carolyn Clancy, of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and moderator Susan Dentzer, of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, led an informative discussion on communicating the benefits of health IT to consumers, policymakers, employers and other stakeholders.

The conference sought to address how the face of health care is changing, and how advancements in technology are beginning to transform the way we approach patient care and wellness. Health information technology is at the forefront of this transformation, but its value has not been compellingly conveyed to those who can benefit the most – consumers.

KP HealthConnect™ is recognized as the world's largest civilian EHR. This multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment will convert medical charts and prescription and treatment orders in more than 400 medical offices and more than 35 hospitals. Additionally, the implementation provides all 8.7 million Kaiser Permanente members with the option to securely access portions of their medical record through http://www.kp.org/.