The summit was an important step in bringing the LTC community together to develop a consensus and strategy for promoting health information technology and the EHR. "It is critical for the LTC community and its constituents to continue these efforts across a broad array of activities. We believe this is only the first in a series of steps to increase awareness and promote the use of health IT in aging services," adds Michelle Dougherty, RHIA, practice leadership manager at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

For a copy of the report, "A Road Map for Health IT in Long-term Care," visit AHIMA's Web site at www.ahima.org/meetings/ltc/index.asp. A second Long-Term Care Health IT Summit will take place in late spring/early summer 2006.


The 14 stakeholder groups that developed the report include the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and CAST; American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA); AHCA/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL); AHIMA; American Health Quality Association (AHQA); American Medical Directors Association (AMDA); American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP); Center for Health Transformation (CHT); Home Care Technology Association of America (HCTAA); National Association for Geriatric Nursing Assistants (NAGNA); National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC); National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL); National Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Association; Setting Priorities for Retirement Year (SPRY).

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