Perot Systems Webinar to Provide Industry Perspective on Health Information
Exchanges
Discussion Focuses on Linking Healthcare Providers to Enhance Access to
Patient Information and Improve Quality of Care
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems
Corporation (NYSE: PER) today announced that it will conduct a free webinar
Wednesday, September 16, from 2:00-3:00 pm (CDT) on Health Information
Exchanges (HIEs), providing an industry perspective and highlighting recent
activities and trends. The webinar will help healthcare leaders and state
officials better understand how to establish and evolve HIEs. The webinar
will be hosted by Tim Quigley and Dave Marchand, leaders in the Perot Systems
Healthcare group.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides nearly $600
million in start-up money for the creation of HIEs, which are expected to help
healthcare providers better exchange critical patient health information and
improve the interoperability of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
During the webinar, participants will learn:
-- The market conditions driving the need for HIEs, including federal
grants and incentive payments
-- Key issues and challenges states, regional entities, and healthcare
providers must consider when implementing HIEs
-- Technology, privacy, and security issues regarding health data
exchange
-- Different HIE deployment models and evolutionary paths
-- How HIEs enable "community based" services
-- Perot Systems approach to improving the adoption rate and lowering the
costs and risks associated with implementing HIEs/EHRs.
WHAT: Perot Systems webinar on Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 16; 2:00-3:00 pm (CDT)
REGISTER: www.perotsystems.com/insights.
QUESTIONS: Karen Modlin, (972) 577-3597, karen.modlin@ps.net
Perot Systems Corporation: A US Healthcare IT Services Industry Leader
-- Ranked #1 in market share for healthcare professional services in
North
America by the Gartner Group
-- Recognized by the Black Book of Outsourcing as the highest rated
full-service vendor by Hospital & Healthcare Provider clients as
well as the highest rated Information Technology Outsourcing Vendor,
based on criteria such as trust, reliability, and client relationships
-- Earned two prestigious KLAS awards, including the #1 ranking of
professional services firms that provide clinical implementation
services
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and
business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot
Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom
solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and
create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot
Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than
23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at
http://www.perotsystems.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For
factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ
materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information
regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
developments, or otherwise.
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