May 9, 2012, CE Program
The next NHOA CE Meeting is coming up soon, and we have an unusually exciting program planned!!
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. The Grappone Center is right off I-93 (take exit 15-W) and attached to the Courtyard by Marriott.
Registration for the meeting is now open. See the schedule below and then drop down to the registration portion of this page.
Schedule for the day:
7:30 AM - 8 AM Coffee and pastries
8 AM - Noon - Jay Henry, O.D. will speak about Electronic Health Records, the CMS Incentive Program and PQRS. What you learn during these four hours could result in you qualifying for THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS of incentive payments from the Federal Government over the next several years! This lecture program is fully COPE-approved and partly subsidized by your AOA dues dollars, as well as several of our good friends from industry.
Because of the importance of this information to your practice, we are inviting you to bring your staff to the meeting also. You may register your staff at 1/2 price ($50 for the four-hour program). Also, if you want to have your staff stay for lunch you can do that at the reduced rate of $15. Please check the appropriate boxes on the registration form below.
Here are the program details:
1. EHR Incentive programs and Meaningful Use Update: (2 hours) (COPE # 33283-GO) This program will provide details of the CMS EHR Incentive Programs including requirements, incentives, penalties, and registration and attestation process. Also, Meaningful Use objectives will be covered in details including requirements, clinical implications, exemptions, and compliance. In addition, practical guides will be given on how core and menu objectives can be achieved.
· To review relevant current EHR federal legislation: HITECH, ARRA, and definitions
· To review the EHR Incentive Programs including Medicare and Medicaid programs
· Understand Meaningful Use objectives in detail with clinical examples of each objective
· Incentive Program Registration and Attestation will be covered in detail
· Software certification will be covered including ONC CHPL system
· To understand how meaningful use will dictate clinical care as part of the global healthcare system
2. Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and e-Prescribing made easy (2 hours) (COPE # 33285-GO)
This course will cover how to successfully implement PQRS in your office and its importance in clinical care. It will give detailed examples as well as define a process that can be utilized to become successful at PQRS reporting. You will be provided detailed information on Electronic Prescribing (eRx) of medications in clinical practice, benefits, including the CMS eRx incentive program, free and integrated eRx solutions, with practical applications. You’ll also be exposed to how eRx leads to higher quality patient care and improves the efficiency of your practice while allowing you to become a more truly paperless environment.
· To review the History of PQRS
· To Understand the Incentive and Penalties of PQRS
· To understand PQRS measures and their clinical use
· To understand the current changes in PQRS reporting
· To understand a process which Optometrists can use to become successful with PQRS
· To understand e-prescribing, how to begin utilizing eRx with patient encounters, and current changes
To understand the details and methods of E-Prescribing
To review how E-Prescribing leads to more efficient, accurate, and higher quality patient care
Noon – 1:30 PM Lunch and NHOA Business Meeting. Special reports on NHOA legislative and third-party activities. 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM The OCT for the Primary Care Optometrist, Alana Santaro OD, Ocular Disease Resident, Manchester VAMC (COPE # pending).
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Uveitis – Anterior, Intermediate or Posterior? Matt Garston, OD, COPE # 30548-AS
A brief review of uveitis, diagnosis & treatment pearls is presented, utilizing the speaker's 30+ years of clinical experience. Included will be six cases of anterior uveitis that emphasize aggressive use of topical steroids and three cases of posterior uveitis -all with clinical outcomes. Also discussed is when to get a medical work-up and what tests to order or to suggest be obtained by the patient's internist.
4:30 - 5:30 Dr. Garston's lecture will be "Not Your Average Glaucoma Case (COPE # pending).
Please note that this meeting will include at least one hour of glaucoma-specific education (of the seven needed for TPA/g license renewal). We plan to offer more glaucoma hours in July and October; you can get everything you need at the NHOA meetings!
Online registration will close at the end of the day on Tuesday, May 1 - after that, you will have to register on-site, pay a $25 late fee, and take a chance on having a seat and a meal! So don't risk it - register NOW!
We contract for meals based on pre-registrations, and must give a final count four business days before the meeting. If you must cancel an advance registration, please contact the NHOA office no later than Friday, May 4 - otherwise we will be obligated to charge you $30 to cover our costs. Thanks for your cooperation.
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I am an NHOA or AOA member, and my dues are current (use the MEMBERS fee schedule below)
I am NOT an NHOA or AOA member, OR my dues are in arrears (use the NON-MEMBERS fee schedule below)
I am a student or resident (no charge for CE but you must register, and pay for lunch)
MEMBERS: All Day CE (8 hours) and lunch -------------------------------------- $ 200 (includes lunch, do not check below) Morning CE Only (4 hours) and lunch....................................... $ 100 (includes lunch, do not check below) Afternoon CE Only (4 hours) and lunch .................................... $ 100 (includes lunch, do not check below)
Staff of Members (ONLY IF MEMBER IS ALSO REGISTERING): How Many @ $50 per person How Many for Lunch @$15 per person
================================================================== NON-MEMBERS: CE ------------------------------------------------------- $ 450 (does not include lunch. Check below if you want lunch)
Lunch: ------------------------------------------------------------ $ 25 (Check this box ONLY if your registration does not already include lunch)
Late Registration Fee $25 (DO NOT CHECK THIS BOX OR REMIT THE REGISTRATION FEE IF YOU ARE REGISTERING BY TUESDAY, May 1)
HANDOUTS: Speaker handouts will be available ONLINE for download about a week before the meeting. You can print them out, or bring your laptop to the meeting (there will be FREE WiFi ACCESS in the meeting room). We will also have a "power table" available so you can recharge your laptop during the day if necessary. You will receive an email from NHOA notifying you when the handouts are available for download or printing. Alternatively, you can request a printed handout as we have done before. To offset our rising cost of printing and processing, there will be a charge of $5.00 if you wish us to supply you with a printed handout the day of the meeting. Please check this box if you want a printed handout, and add $5.00 to your total registration cost.
Your total registration cost............................................................................................. $
As a new NHOA member (first 2 years of membership), I am entitled to a 50% discount on the CE charges for this meeting (does not apply to meals, handouts, staff registrations or late registration fee). Contact the NHOA office if you are not sure whether this applies to you.
How do you wish to pay: Use the credit card I have on file with NHOA. The last 4 digits are
and the expiration date (MM/YY) is
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I will mail a check to Dr. Ron Coutu, 17 Curtis Lane, Bedford NH 03110
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Please review all entries carefully and then click here to submit your registration. Please click only once! Thank you - we'll see you at the meeting!