Model Children's EHR Format Demonstration

Description:
AHRQ, CMS and Westat will demonstrate a portion of the draft model children's EHR format. This session will be especially useful to EHR vendors developing products for providers who treat children.
 

Speaker Information:
Scott Finley, MD, MPH, senior physician informaticist, Westat, Rockville, Md.; Erin Grace, MHA, senior manager, health IT, AHRQ, Rockville, Md.; and Jessica P. Kahn, MPH, technical director, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore.
     

    Objectives:

    • Understand the model children's EHR format, its structure and draft content
    • Understand how the model format can be used to develop new or enhance existing EHR products to help providers optimize healthcare for children
    • Understand how to use the model children's EHR format to assist children's healthcare providers in selecting EHR systems

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