[Nfbf-l] Important message for members

[petercerullo at aol.com]

                      Excellent Post! Concise pertinent information that could enhance blind Floridians into a direction of a structured stable career environment. ?Merry thanks for sharing.




Truly Grateful,


Peter Cerullo/NFBF First Vice President


   
   
   
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Merry Schoch <merrys at verizon.net>
   To: nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
   Sent: Sat, Feb 1, 2014 11:44 AM
   Subject: [Nfbf-l] Important message for  members
   
   
         Hello Federation Floridians,     One issue that impacts many of us in the Social Services and healthcare industry was in the latest newsletter of the Jernigan Institute.  For those members and students who are involved in the industry I thought it very important to share this information with you.  Please find below the information from the newsletter:   Advocacy   Seeking Electronic Health Record (EHR) Accessibility Information from Health Care Industry Employees and Students  The health care and social assistance industry is predicted to add nearly 5 million jobs by 2022, per Bureau of Labor Statistics' data, making it the largest U.S. industry in terms of number of jobs.  As such, the industry offers ample opportunity for employment for blind individuals, provided it is, and remains, accessible.    The accessibility of health information technology is of timely importance to the NFB, considering both current federal incentives for health care providers to adopt EHR software and the multitude of EHR vendors presently contracting with these providers.    In an effort to understand how members are affected by the influx of EHRs, the NFB is gathering accessibility data from members whose job or school duties involve entering, reviewing, and/or retrieving data within EHRs.  If you work in the health care industry and encounter EHRs regularly at your job, or if you are a student enrolled in a health care program and your coursework or internship involves EHR software, NFB needs to hear from you.   EHRs in question may include Epic, Allscripts, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, and other software companies' products.  Please call Valerie Yingling, paralegal, at 410-659-9314, extension 2440, to share your EHR experiences, both positive and negative.  Your feedback in this area is critical and will help to guide future NFB advocacy and legal efforts.        Sincerely,  Merry C. Schoch, MSW ISW#6961  President  Human Services divisionof the National Federation of the Blind, Inc.     _______________________________________________ Nfbf-l mailing list Nfbf-l at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbf-l: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/petercerullo%40aol.com