Maintenance of Certification programs for physicians can be supported with tailored online tools. Nethealth worked with the American College of Rheumatology to launch the Assess, Improve, Measure (AIM) Practice Improvement Module. The web-based tool supports self-evaluation of practice performance and quality improvement. To learn more about the advantages of our approach to practice improvement, contact us.

A recent site launch is a course in cultural competence for health professionals who are dealing with the needs of older adults. This course has been developed to provide data, historical examples, and a theory as tools for understanding discrimination and miscommunication.

NetHealth continues to work closely with the content developers to provide important education to health care professionals. Visit the site at http://www.nethealthinc.com/cultural.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has provided leadership in teaching about the Doctor-Patient relationship for over 50 years. Since 1997, CWRU, NYU, and U. Mass medical schools have collaborated with the Josiah Macy Foundation on a demonstration grant to implement and evaluate medical school curriculae in Health Communciations. NetHealth developed a website for the program, found at http://cme.case.edu/macy.

The Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center is a consortium of nationally recognized academic leaders in gerontology and geriatric medicine. NetHealth developed a website for the consortium, supporting education and training in geriatric health care. The website supports research, participant and program databases, interactive communication among health care professionals, and dissemination of geriatric care information. The website is easily updated by members of the WRGEC, with little support needed from technical personnel.

The National Technology Assistance Center, part of the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions, develops, disseminates, and consults on resources to evaluate education programs for health professionals nationwide. The vision for this program and website is to achieve the following goals

• Universal access and utilization of quality health care
• Health workforce shortages eliminated
• Health disparities overcome
• Prevention emphasized
• Health outcomes optimal for all

The secure TRACKER database was developed to fulfill a need to track meetings, training sessions, online CME programs, and participants in these programs. The web-based TRACKER program provides a totally integrated database that links participants and programs, providing easy access to information and reducing the time spent generating reports by an order of magnitude. TRACKER is now used by many organizations to track their programs and participants. Learn More