Rx2000 Institute
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 952-595-9551
FAX: 952-513-1544

Welcome to the Rx2000 Institute!

 The Institute's web presence is focused on creating an online healthcare learning community that forms naturally around stimulating and relevant best practices; where members can easily tap into collective wisdom and where successful experiences and outcomes are captured and instantly shared.

Finding unbiased information about the business of healthcare in the new century.  From its founding in 1996, the Institute's mission has always focused on healthcare’s business and patient care concerns. Given the potential threat Y2K posed to patient care and practice continuity, the Institute directed much of its earlier efforts to keeping the industry informed about Year 2000 concerns. Its efforts earned it significant respect from the healthcare community and government for being one of the key providers of critical, unbiased and up to the minute information.

Moving beyond Y2K
We now look forward to concentrating our efforts on issues many believe will have an even greater impact on the healthcare community than the Year 2000 changeover. These include evolving federal regulations such as HIPAA and new eHealth and IT initiatives.

HIPAA, eHealth and rapid change
Most healthcare organizations are able to absorb a modest number of technical or organizational changes. Many, however, are not prepared to manage several major challenges at once. For example, new HIPAA regulations and increasing competitive pressures brought about by eHealth technologies are demanding new technology investments at the same time BBA implementation is cutting cash flow. This is happening even as the healthcare delivery system in many communities is being reduced in size.

The growth of the worldwide web is fueling these changes
Healthcare professionals are beginning to increase their use of the Internet and most are wondering how it will eventually affect the industry. What will it mean for consumer empowerment? How will it fit into existing practice management systems? What about information security? Privacy? Will it cost money or save money? Brochures arrive in the mail every day trumpeting this and that electronic solution. Email boxes are filled with offers to "click here and participate in a "free" webcast.

Whom do you trust? What’s critical and what’s window dressing? What’s really required by the new regulations? What are others doing about this? Institute staff are seeking answers to these and many other questions and Institute members are benefiting from what we’re learning.

Healthcare faces unique challenges because it is diverse and fragmented and consists of a relatively few larger players and many, many smaller providers and practices. The future, however, is clear. All organizations in healthcare, regardless of size, fiscal capacity or technological sophistication, will be deeply affected by this new information technology environment. To this end, the Rx2000 Institute makes the following commitment to help you meet these changing needs.

Our commitment
We are committed to:

- maintaining an independent, neutral, member supported information clearinghouse
- building a set of services that will help healthcare organizations manage these new demands while maintaining the highest levels of patient care.

We intend this web site and our services will evolve over the coming months. Please let us know what more we can do to be of greater service to the healthcare community.

To receive more information

Telephone : 952.595.9551
Fax. : 952.513.1544

Rx2000 Institute
11824 Wayzata Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55305

Click here to contact Rx2000

What is the Rx2000 Institute?
What is the mission of the Rx2000 Institute?
When and why was the Institute organized?
Who does the Rx2000 Institute represent?
What are the Institute’s activities?
How is the Institute funded?
How can I receive more information?

The Rx2000 Institute is an independent, non-profit member supported organization dedicated exclusively to informing the healthcare industry about business, technology and information issues that can have significant impacts on patient care and business continuity.

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Multiple business and technology issues are seriously challenging healthcare. Patient care may be affected by increasing government efforts to regulate how care is monitored, recorded and delivered. As a provider of mission-critical information and training to the healthcare community, the Rx2000 Institute’s mission is to help its members cooperatively address these industry-wide regulatory, technology and information delivery issues.

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When and why was the Institute organized?

The Institute was created in 1996 and formally organized as an independent nonprofit organization in early 1997. This was done after Institute management determined there was a need for a neutral independent organization that could address healthcare’s critical Y2K risks. During and after the Y2K crisis, Institute researchers continued extensive research into the impact regulatory and technology challenges could have on the healthcare industry. They determined that improperly implementing change could threaten a healthcare organization’s ability to deliver quality healthcare.

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Who does the Rx2000 Institute represent?

The Rx2000 Institute works exclusively for the healthcare community. This includes but is not limited to hospital systems, managed care organizations, integrated delivery systems, individual hospitals, provider clinic systems, individual provider clinics, long-term care facilities, health plans, insurers and healthcare venders. A special commitment has been made to provide the Institute’s information resources at little or no cost and services to the healthcare organizations that serve indigent, under-served or impoverished populations.

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What are the Institute’s activities?

www.Rx2000.org:

www.rx2000.org is one of healthcare’s most important websites.

The GovLink section of www.rx2000.org is available free to all site visitors. This section features links to:

- Federal government websites critical to planning for and implementing HIPAA and other federal healthcare administrative regulations.
- HCFA’s latest provider education videos
- Presentations by key government officials at Rx2000-sponsored national conferences
- Audio interviews with federal administrators and decision makers.

The Rx2000 Knowledge Center and the Institute’s Support Center services are available exclusively to Institute members.

The Rx2000 Knowledge Center includes articles, presentations, extensive conference and listserv archives, self-help materials, training programs, education, conference & seminar listings and information about what other healthcare organizations are doing about specific issues.

Institute members can save significant time by emailing Rx2000 Support Center staff and requesting assistance to quickly find information about healthcare regulations, eHealth and other information technologies.

HIPAA and eHealth ListServs:
Available free to all, the Rx2000 Listservs focus on specific topics of interest to significant groups within the healthcare community. The Rx2000 listservs offer participants access to other healthcare professionals who are also working to meet today's challenges. The complete archives of the listservs are available free to Rx2000 members.

Click here to register for Rx2000 listservs.

Rx2000 National Conferences and Special Interest Group Meetings:
Rx2000 members receive significantly reduced admission to Rx2000 national and regional conferences. These meetings consist of focused presentations on healthcare issues plus plenty of opportunities to discuss specific problems with other professionals from across the country. Rx2000 Members who cannot attend the meetings have exclusive access to webcasts of the meetings on the Rx2000 web site.

Access to the Rx2000 Speaker’s Bureau:
Do you need speakers for your conference or seminar? Members of the Rx2000 Speakers Bureau can add the critical input you need to successfully address tomorrow's healthcare challenges today. Rx2000 members receive significant discounts on Institute staff speakers.

White Papers and Industry Surveys:
The Rx2000 Institute may regularly review and periodically publish its findings on critical and timely issues facing the industry. These publications are free to Institute members.

In-house Executive Briefings & Educational Training:
Knowledgeable and persuasive professionals are available only for critical input and group training in current healthcare issues. Institute members receive significant discounts.

Audiochats and Transcripts:
The Rx2000 Institute regularly interviews leading government and industry leaders about HIPAA and eHealth technologies. Institute members can access these audio and video transcripts at www.rx2000.org.

How is the Institute funded?

The Institute was initially funded through educational grants from healthcare stakeholders and others with an interest in the survival of the healthcare industry. Funding now comes primarily from membership fees, fees for services and foundation grants.

How can I receive more information?

Telephone : 952.595.9551
Fax. : 952.513.1544
Click here to contact Rx2000

Rx2000 Institute
11824 Wayzata Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55305


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