Registration open for May's TEPR 2005

The Medical Records Institute's 'Toward an Electronic Patient Record' (TEPR) 2005 will be held May 14-18, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
   
MRI said the show provides practical sessions, presentations from experts in the field and the opportunity to network attendees, companies and thought leaders in the EMR community.
   
Additional information on the conference can be found at http://www.medrecinst.com/conferences/tepr/2005/questions.asp.
   
Until Dec. 15, 2004, registration is $595 for the first person in the organization, $500 for the second and third, and $450 for any additional employees from the same organization. To register visit:
http://www.medrecinst.com/iebms/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=TEPR05A&eventid=5058.

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