A Review of the Monday, June 23, 2008 Meeting

Rotary International - Rotary Club of Springfield Ohio

Newsletter Volume 94, Issue 46

Health Information Exchange

Marty Larson

Marty Larson, the director of Clark Champaign Counties Health Information Exchange (HIE), said changes are necessary in the current state of health care. We have the highest per capita cost for health care of any nation but are only ranked 37th in quality by the World Health Organization. Medical errors each year cause 7,000 deaths. Some of the errors result from relying handwritten notes and paper records that cause fragmented data and fragmented care. An estimated $132 million a year could be saved by creating a secure, electronic hub for health information that would reduce errors and eliminate duplicate, unnecessary tests. HIE would allow electronic results delivery, public connectivity, secure messaging, electronic referrals, a health data repository, and electronic health and personal records. The end result would be accessible health that will improve the health of individuals, communities and the nation. Mandates have set 2014 as the date for records to be kept electronically. Larson hopes to have 60 providers online by the end of July and a critical mass doing electronic health information exchange by the end of the year.

Remember…

The main entrance to Casey’s will be closed on Monday, July 7, in order to fix the pavement. You will need to enter Casey’s parking lot either from West Main Street or from the shopping center.

Upcoming Duty Assignments

	Greeters	Fellowship	Blue Tickets	Invocator	Sergeant At Arms
7/14	Hagerman, Hobbs, Larson, Cornette	Weaver	Federer	Detrick	Dolbeer
7/21	Loehrer, Larson, Cox, Keller	Baker	P. Smith	Detrick	Dolbeer
7/28	Melchi, McCready, Ingle, Greer	D. Deitrick	Peifer	Moormann	Dolbeer
8/4	Keriazes, Potts, Neely, Melchi	Culp	Foley	Sisler	Hannel
*Please get a substitute if you are unable to serve.*

Paul Harris Fellows

Two Paul Harris Fellows were presented on Monday. Mel Marsh received her second Paul Harris Fellow and spoke briefly about Rotary’s impact on her as an Ambassadorial Scholar. Jim Hebner was made a Paul Harris Fellow by his wife, Sue. Congratulations, Mel and Jim!

Next Meeting, Monday, July 7 12:10 PM at Casey's

Project Jericho: Inside the Walls, Outside the Box

Speaker: TBA

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Duty Assignments

Greeters: Leep, Suter, Teusink, Youngman, Kreckman
Fellowship: Storer
Blue Tickets: Krauss
Invocator: Sisler
Sergeant-At-Arms: Dolbeer

This Week's ...

Guests:

Brian Schubert, Ashey Manson, Aubrey Herbse, Ben Adams, Taylor Hafley, Mathew McDonald (with Lin Erickson and Melissa Patsiavos)

Visiting Rotarians:

Francis Hazard (Urbana), Bob Buchy (Dayton) and Rodger Baker (London)

Birthday Checks:

Jim Twiggs

Welfare Funders:

Patrick Field (vacation), Jean Chepp (son’s wedding), Jim Twiggs (vacation), Jenny Baader, Karen Rafinski, Mark Erickson, Matt Kridler, Ken Hershberger

Rovatarians:

John Detrick (3 in New Carlisle), Nicole Roberts (New Carlisle), Herb Greer (Dayton and New Carlisle)

Click here for a complete list of the Club Officers and Committees

The Rotary Club of Springfield Ohio
1324 Richmoor Road, Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: 937-399-4994 Fax: 937-390-7863
Email: info@rotary98.org
We Meet: Every Monday at Casey's, 2205 Park Road.

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