Information Therapy Conference in June in Washington DC

Posted May 16, 2008 by Lygeia Ricciardi

On June 12-13, the 2008 Ix Conference, WIxRED: Next-Generation Patient-Centered Care, will take place in Washington DC.

Dovetailing with National Health IT Week, the Ix Conference is presently the only partner event of the week with a specific emphasis on the consumer interface, where HIT and patient-centered care can be adopted and integrated.

This conference will convene 250-300 clinician and technology leaders who have spearheaded Ix innovations and health care policy and thought leaders from across the country. Attendees and presenters will explore how patient-centered care best practices and HIT applications can be leveraged to strengthen primary care, engage consumers in effective care management, and create efficient care delivery.

According to the Center for Information Therapy, which is organizing the conference, Information Therapy (Ix)® is the timely prescription and availability of evidence-based health information to meet individuals' specific needs and support sound decision making. Ix prescriptions are specifically targeted to an individual's needs at a particular moment in care and are delivered as part of the process of care.