On Friday, April 7, 2006, Health IT Certification will offer Preconference I which covers the following five-course Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR) and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT) Basic Training at the conference hotel:

8:00 am	Introduction and Overview by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS, President, Boundary Information Group, Member, Board of Examiners, Health IT Certification, LLC and Past Chair, WEDI, Denver, CO (Co chair)
8:15 am	Overview of Health Information Technology by William R. Braithwaite, MD, Ph.D., "Doctor HIPAA," Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, eHealth Initiative and Former Senior Advisor on Health Information Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC
10:15 am	EHR Migration Path by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS
1:00 pm	Legal and Regulatory Aspects of HER by Alan S. Goldberg, JD, LLM, Partner, Goulston & Storrs, Adjunct Professor of Law, Suffolk University and University of Maryland, Past President and Fellow, American Health Lawyers Association and Moderator, AHLA HIT listserv, Washington, DC
2:45 pm	Web Privacy and Security by Steven S. Lazarus, Ph.D., CPEHR, CPHIT, FHIMSS
4:30 pm	CPOE and e-Prescribing by Caroline Samuels, MD, Managing Member, CSMed LLC, Director of Ambulatory Care, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Prince George's Hospital Center and Author, HIMSS EHR Selector, Bethesda, MD
6:30 pm	Adjournment

SUPPLEMENTAL ONLINE CPEHR AND CPHIT TRAINING:

Preconference I above presents 5 of the 10 course CPHIT curriculum. For additional $495 (regular price $1,295), you get access to the complete 10 course curriculum online to review prior to taking certification examination. Click here for more information.

The Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records and Certified Professional in Health Information Technology certification examinations will be offered on Saturday morning, April 8, 2005 at the conference hotel.