“The WVRHITEC provided total support in helping our practice recently achieve Stage 1 Meaningful Use. In particular, our Project Coordinator, Teresa Ansell, work closely with each of our doctors and me. Her personal attention along the way was terrific. I would recommend the WVRHITEC 100% for any/all services they provide.”

Kathy Carper, Administrator
Renal Consultants
South Charleston, W.Va.

“Premier Medical would recommend the WVRHITEC to any other practice in terms of assisting with the adoption of EMRs, as well as meeting meaningful use. Our WVRHITEC project coordinator, April Oakes, played a key role in providing weekly status updates on the progress and use of the EMR when it related to meaningful use. She has been a very important part of our work and is willing to assist in any way. Premier is extremely satisfied.”

Christine D. Sturtevant, CPA, CEO
Premier Medical Group, Inc.
Clarksburg, W.Va.

“The WVRHITEC was instrumental in getting our practice to Stage 1 Meaningful Use…and receiving our incentive payment check. As a small practice all of us have our regular jobs to do each day. But our WVRHITEC Project Coordinator, Teresa Ansell, worked with us each step of the way to understand and meet all of the criteria for meaningful use. She explained the goals that we had to meet, helped us fill out the necessary forms and, when necessary, assisted with calls to CMS. We are very satisfied with the help that was provided and have recommended to other local practices that they join the West Virginia REC.”

April Williamson, Medical Assistant
Hefferman, Assaley & Lee
Huntington, W.Va.

“Harvey Family Medicine, PLLC attested for Stage 1 Meaningful Use on Sept. 1, 2011. The services provided by our WVRHITEC clinical coordinator, Julie Williams were invaluable in facilitating our successful attestation. We would absolutely recommend the WVRHITEC to other practices for the guidance and leadership the organization gives.”

Harvey Family Medicine, PLLC
Hurricane, W.Va.

“The WVRHITEC has been assisting our practice in Meaningful Use set up and support, and we are very pleased and very satisfied with the help that the center has provided…and is still providing to us. Our Project Coordinator is very knowledgeable and helpful, and we really enjoy working with her now and in the future. We would recommend the WVRHITEC to other practices, particularly for all aspects of Meaningful Use and for the set up and training of the WVHIN’s new WVDirect email system.”

Nancy Derrick
Medical Billing Officer
Office of Gregory Harrah, M.D.
Hurricane, W.Va.

“Stanton Cardiology is very pleased with the assistance that has been provided by the W.Va. Regional HIT Extension Center. The help of the WVRHITEC has made what we thought would be an unbearable process seem quite manageable. In the beginning this whole process seemed quite overwhelming, and we had no idea where to even begin. Our WVRHITEC Project Coordinator Jodie Douglas came to our office, did a site visit, helped establish a plan and gave us access to the resources needed to get the job done. We also liked the fact that Jodie’s plan provided recommendations on how to streamline our workflow in order to help achieve meaningful use. She met with the physicians and staff and educated us on all of the measures and what is needed to achieve them. She keeps us updated and is very prompt to respond to emails with answers to questions. We also like the WVRHITEC’s website, which has helpful links, and we have participated in the center’s informative webinars. We would most definitely recommend the WVRHITEC.”

Stanton Cardiology Center, PLLC
Charleston, W.Va.

“I am pleased with the services and support that have been provided by the West Virginia Regional HIT Extension Center, particularly in assisting us in a process of mapping our patient flow and identifying potential improvements. The input and recommendations provided by the WVRHITEC staff offer improvements to our patient flow process that will ultimately improve patient care. In addition, the WVRHITEC staff is assisting us in evaluating our current electronic health record system and determining whether the clinic should stay with our current EHR vendor or migrate to a new system. Overall, the WVRHITEC team has been professional, knowledgeable, relevant and sincere in their approach! The WVRHITEC consultants approached our associates and providers with a positive can do attitude and a willingness to help. To me, this type of attitude is critical to this success of these types of projects. I strongly encourage other health centers and practices to join the WVRHITEC and to benefit from the knowledge, experience and skills that they can provide.”

Steven Swart
Executive Director and CFO
Robert C. Byrd Clinic on the campus of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, W.Va.

“The knowledge base of the West Virginia Regional HIT Extension Center is remarkable, and the support we have received has been a great asset to our system. They have worked closely with both our management and our providers in analyzing our workflow and evaluating the overall use of our existing electronic health record system. By working with us to put in place a system-wide plan, we have been able to get more buy-in on necessary changes. The WVRHITEC staff also has provided education and improved our understanding of the meaningful use criteria. Finally, the staff is serving an important role by functioning as a middle-person with our EHR vendor as part of identifying areas where we need additional training and customizing templates to work better and more efficiently for our providers. Overall, the center’s staff members have been invaluable in assisting us to get on track with achieving meaningful use more than we could have done by ourselves. I recommend the WVRHITEC to other health care providers.”

Nina Smith, RN
Primary Care Nursing Director
Minnie Hamilton Health System
Grantsville, W.Va.

“The physicians of Madison Medical, Robert B. Atkins, M.D., Ron D. Stollings, M.D., and J. Mark Snyder, D.O. successfully attested to Medicare for Stage I of Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program on June 9, 2011. We would like to thank the WV Regional Health Information Technology Extension Center for their guidance and support. Special thanks to Jill Aliff and Julia Williams who worked very hard with our Practice Manager, Angela Linville, during this long process. We highly recommend WVRITEC and their competent staff to any physician who may be considering their assistance.”

Robert B. Atkins, M.D., Ron D. Stollings, M.D., and J. Mark Snyder, D.O.
Madison Medical Group
Madison, WV

“The West Virginia Regional HIT Extension Center has been a wonderful group to work with and a terrific resource. They provided information about meaningful use and instructed our office on how to align our EHR system and its codes to be able to properly report. Our project coordinator is very knowledgeable and is always willing to answer our questions and assist us, even if it means coming to our office. We would be floundering without her help. I would highly recommend other small practices to work with the WVRHITEC and to take advantage of the knowledge and skills they have.”

Elaine Rose
Billing Clerk
Prime-Care 12, Inc.
Princeton, W.Va.

"The WVRHITEC and Julie Williams have been a great asset to me in helping my office reach the beginning stage of meaningful use and attain the incentive payment to assist our practice in the transition to a certified EHR system. I’m certain I will call on the support of WVRHITEC as we work through the remaining stages of meaningful use as well."

Rita Hope, CMOM
Teays Pediatrics
Scott Depot, W.Va.