Milwaukee, Wis. – September 4, 2012 – Health information technology improves the quality of healthcare delivery, increases patient safety, decreases medical errors, and strengthens the interaction between patients and healthcare providers. To mark the important role health information technology plays in improving healthcare delivery in America, VitalHealth Software, a leading global provider of web-based solutions for health management, and others across the U.S. have joined together to celebrate National Health Information Technology (NHIT) Week , September 10-14, 2012.
With the NHIT Week theme: One Voice, One Vision: Transforming Health and Care, VitalHealth Software will participate in various events during the week to support the NHIT mission of elevating national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT.
“Our participation in National Health IT Week highlights our organization’s commitment to ensure health information technology is integrated, interactive, interoperable, and intelligent to provide the best patient outcomes,” said Blair Butterfield, President, North America for VitalHealth Software. “By working together we can leverage the technology to promote the betterment of our healthcare system.”
Butterfield will share the message of health IT with government and industry leaders while attending the HIMSS Policy Summit during his visit to Washington, DC for National Health IT Week. For additional information about National Health IT Week, visit www.healthitweek.org/.
About VitalHealth Software
VitalHealth Software was founded as collaboration between the Noaber Foundation (NL) and Mayo Clinic (US), and delivers web-based software solutions for health management. Our model-driven software platform is used by a growing network of partners. VitalHealth Software has offices in the U.S., Netherlands and India. For more information about VitalHealth Software, please visit www.vitalhealthsoftware.com. For more information about VitalHealth EHR, please visit www.vitalhealthehr.com, or contact us via email at info@vitalhealthsoftware.com.
About National Health Information Technology Week
Now in its seventh year, National Health IT Week is a collaborative forum assembling key healthcare constituents—vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations, and consumer protection groups— working together to elevate national attention to the necessity of advancing health IT. Log onto www.healthitweek.org for more information.
