Plan will examine Georgia’s leadership in healthcare info technology and how we will create and sustain our premier Healthcare IT workforce

ATLANTA (September one, 2010) – The Metro Atlanta Chamber, TAG Health and the Georgia Division of Economic Development announced today that they will jointly host the Healthcare Info Technological innovation (HIT) Leadership Summit on November 9, 2010. This event, which will run from eight:00 AM till five:00 PM, will look at the national spotlight on healthcare, obtainable federal funding, current financial conditions and the urgent need for jobs in Georgia. This essential event will also offer an opportunity to showcase Georgia’s HIT industry and profession development in a single of the country’s fastest increasing industries.

Georgia ranks as the major state for total HIT revenues according to the Healthcare Informatics HCI-100 checklist. Over the previous decade, Georgia has attained the premier nationwide leadership place as an HIT cluster. This notable achievement is due to the vast assets of the state’s many HIT companies and healthcare providers, served and supported by the varied assets of numerous companies situated in Georgia. One more vital element of this recognition is the highly skilled specialist HIT workforce offered by nationally prominent university health-related colleges, technical colleges and other coaching plans throughout Georgia.

The major purpose of the November 9th occasion is to unite business community leaders, healthcare providers and educators to further advance Georgia as the national leader in HIT. The particular concentrate of the event is to tackle present and long term business specifications essential to expand, equip and sustain the skilled workforce necessary to maximize HIT growth in Georgia.

Registration and data is now obtainable on-line at http://www.tagonline.org/HIT-11-9-10.php. The occasion will be held at the historic Fox Theatre in Midtown Atlanta.

About The Metro Atlanta Chamber:
The Metro Atlanta Chamber mobilizes and connects the business community to drive economic growth and public policies that promote sustainable development. Our board of directors draws from Atlanta’s top rated business leaders. We have a specialist staff of 90 and serve four,000 member firms who utilize practically 1 million employees. We produce worth in return for our members’ time and investment by generating final results on each and every issue we choose to tackle.

In economic advancement, our venture managers entice the very best businesses and jobs. In the final decade, we have recruited over 500 businesses producing over 85,000 immediate and indirect jobs. We focus on recruiting headquarters and worldwide enterprise — and businesses in the supply chain, healthcare IT, bioscience and technology sectors.

In public policy, we tackle crisis troubles and vital quality-of-existence problems. In 2010 we attained an historic “3 for 3” victory by passing all three of our major legislative priorities – transportation, water and college board reform.

For members, we offer 150+ events and activities every year to help them connect and make crucial enterprise contacts.

For more details on the chamber’s healthcare IT initiatives please get in touch with: David Hartnett, 404-586-8443, dhartnett@macoc.com Molly Taylor, 404-586-8461, mtaylor@macoc.com

About TAG Well being:
TAG Health is 1 of 27 particular interest groups that make up the Technologies Association of Georgia, which is a 10,700-member organization. TAG Health’s mission is to generate an atmosphere that fosters financial advancement through well being technology in the state of Georgia. That mission is fulfilled by way of applications and events for our members and guests, which include corporate, government, education and entrepreneurial leaders all through the state. As the federal government tends to make funds readily available for the adoption of healthcare technology, TAG Wellness is leading the way by bringing together providers, payers, vendors, as nicely as government and schooling leaders.

About The Georgia Division of Economic Advancement (GDEcD):
The Georgia Division of Financial Improvement (GDEcD) is the state's revenue and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new company investment, encouraging the expansion of existing sector and modest companies, locating new markets for Georgia goods, attracting travelers to Georgia, and advertising the state as a location for film, video and music projects, as effectively as organizing and mobilizing state sources for economic advancement.

About The Engineering Association of Georgia (TAG):
TAG is a major technology business association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology sector. TAG offers leadership in driving initiatives in the regions of policy, capital, training and providing, and also brings the technology community collectively via occasions, initiative plans and networking opportunities. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 27 particular interest groups, or societies, which includes Females in Technological innovation (WIT). Furthermore, TAG’s charitable arm, the TAG Training Collaborative, is targeted on assisting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) schooling initiatives thrive. For a lot more data visit the TAG site at http://www.tagonline.org or TAG’s nonprofit networking organization and technology community at http://www.TAGthink.com.
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