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Nebraska's Regional Extension Center

 

Wide River Technology Extension Center (TEC) was awarded the Regional Extension Center cooperative grant agreement for the state of Nebraska in February 2010. Wide River TEC offers technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support and accelerate healthcare providers' efforts to become meaningful users of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), as well as the ability to exchange health information with other providers and agencies. 

Regional Extension Centers were established as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. $6.6 million was awarded to CIMRO of Nebraska, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Nebraska, as a four-year cooperative agreement grant from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to establish Wide River TEC to assist Nebraska healthcare providers with implementing and using EHRs.

To contact a member of our staff, please email info@widerivertec.org or call 402-476-1700.

Board of Directors  
Wide River TEC is led by a team of experienced professionals and an 11-member advisory board comprised of physicians; representatives from hospitals, nursing homes, and homecare agencies; and consumers. 
 
To read the full biographies of the Board of Directors, please click here.

 

 Staff

Tina Georgy, RN, MSCEO
Greg Schieke, MBASenior Vice President
Bob Rauner, MD, MPH, FAAFP, CPHITPrincipal Clinical Coordinator
Todd Searls, BSDirector
Jennifer Rathman, BJCommunications Manager
John Gorman, MS, PMPProgram Manager
Becky Shedeed, RN, MSN, CHCEM, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Clinical Advisor
Bryan Whisler, BSBA, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Clinical Advisor
Cindy Filippini, RN, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Clinical Advisor
Diane Sullivan, RN, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Clinical Advisor
Jodi Nelson, RN, BSN, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Clinical Advisor
Brenda Ouellette-Bell, MSHIT Clinical Advisor
Matthew Marquardt, CPHITHIT Support Technician
Michelle Kiedrowski, BS, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Support Technician
Tammy McNeil, RHIA, CPHIT, CPEHRHIT Support Technician
Jay Shaeffer, BSHIT Support Technician
Thomas Johnson, BBAHIT Support Technician
Julie Smith, RN, BSN, MHA, CPHIT, CPEHRCAH IT Specialist
Jane Stotts, RN, BSNCAH IT Specialist